Strangely enough, not everyone does it for the money.
You said a mouth full! If the only reason me and "toots" lived on the ranch was to make money we would have moved to a condo a long time ago! See my home page .........LOL 
Posted on 08/07/2005 10:13:06 AM PDT by elkfersupper
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- The day the Legislature approved a smoking ban for most North Dakota businesses, Dennis Laches put a sign on his laundry and television repair shop, announcing he would close when the ban took effect Aug. 1.
"Nobody knew if he was going to go through with it," said Troy Mosbrucker, the mayor of Mott, a town of about 800 in southwestern North Dakota. "He had a point to prove, and he proved it."
As promised, Laches closed his business that day. He said it had nothing to do with his pack-a-day habit. Rather, he said, it was a matter of fairness.
"The state of North Dakota is attempting to make me discriminate against another person or group of people," said Laches, 59. "I don't believe government of any kind should be allowed to dictate what I do at my own business and my own building."
State officials say they know of no other businesses that have closed because of the new smoking ban, though police have rounded up ash trays in some bingo parlors.
The new state law bans smoking in most public areas and workplaces. Bars are exempt, unless they have a restaurant in the smoking area. Violators can be fined up to $500. A building owner who allows illegal smoking also faces fines of up to $500 for multiple infractions within one year.
Law enforcement officers are trying to adjust to the new rules.
"It's almost embarrassing walking in and being called the smoke police," said Ward County Sheriff Vern Erck said. "We have better things to do, but we'll enforce it."
But health officials say feedback had generally been positive.
"We had some (people) call that are dissatisfied, but it's been very few," said Kathleen Mangskau, director of the Health Department's tobacco prevention and control program.
Two days after Laches closed his shop, an economic development group purchased his laundry machines, mostly to keep the 100 or so visiting custom wheat harvesters in town.
"If they leave town to do their laundry, then they leave the town grocery, the gas station and the cafe," Mosbrucker said. "Everything loses."
Laches said his business was never a moneymaker in the 17 years he owned it. Now, he'll either retire or move to another state to find work.
"If I find a job, it's going to have to be in a state that allows smoking," he said.
Strangely enough, not everyone does it for the money.
You said a mouth full! If the only reason me and "toots" lived on the ranch was to make money we would have moved to a condo a long time ago! See my home page .........LOL
Oh my good golly. Thanks for posting that.
The government sure is crafty about finding new ways to milk taxpayers, aren't they?
I used to wash my clothes in a redneck laundromat in Ft. Stockton, Tx. There was a sign that "Do not dry pelts in driers"
Were they assault ash trays?
They aren't migrant workers in the traditional sense. It requires least a half million in equipment, if you're willing to run older stuff. Many will spend a million or two or three for new equpment down in TX, use it for a couple months as they travel north to Canada. They'll sell it at the end of the season, and start all over next year.
Don't they have, like, combustion products coming out of them there pipes on them flyin' machines?
ROFLMSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This always cracks me up when it comes to banning smoking in airports.....just one jet sitting at the gate waiting to load luggage and passengers spits out more "combustion products" than 3 million cigarettes ..........and where does the air come from for those airports.............outside of course!!!!!!!
Then, I discovered that doing something as simple as buying my shirts 1/2" bigger in the collar made the world a better place.
Surely there is something you could try.
"Well, OK. But it'll cause a ringing in your ears..."
OH MY - that is just SOOOOOOOOO funny!!!!!!!!!!!
Uh, no. Custom cutters run the entire length of the midwest fllowing the ripening crops. Since small farmers can't afford to each own a large fleet of Combines and trucks etc to harvest their entire crop in the narrow window, the Custom Cutters come through and harvest for a percentage, and everyone is happy. There may be a couple of the truck drivers or what-have-you that are illegals, but it is NOT like the tomato pickers or lettuce pickers in california.
Eagle, you beat me. And I'll admit yer answer was less snide than mine!
Hard work, long hours, every imaginable kind of disaster around the corner all day every day.
Been there, done that. It's a tactical and logistical nightmare that can be highly profitable for all involved, if done right.
Got home about 2, and now we're waiting for our Alaskan salmon off the grill. The biggest argument is over glaze. I think it's too sweet...I just like salt, pepper and lemon. My brother just does two batches to satisfy everybody.
It's only a little after 5...plenty of Sunday left!!
Just a thought - people who don't smoke might not want to do their laundry in a smoke filled laundromat; their clean clothes will smell like smoke and so will their own hair and clothes.
I know, I know - freedom to smoke is a big issue with some people. Freedom to breathe and not have asthma attacks is also something to consider.
An asthma attack requires inhalation of something containing a protein.
There are no proteins in tobacco smoke.
LOL!!! I am experiencing both today!!!
I think he might be a little bit smarter than you think.
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