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La. Senate passes restaurant smoking ban
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| May 2, 2006
Posted on 05/03/2006 5:13:08 AM PDT by SheLion
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To: SheLion
Point well taken. But I must say, I am in the health care industry and I see every day the toll smoking takes; in lives, health and yes cost. Its enormous. Any yes, I also see what the illegals are costing us by using the ERs as doctors offices.
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posted on
05/03/2006 10:16:21 AM PDT
by
bella1
To: mysterio
I don't hold nannies responsible for this kind of crap anymore. I hold the smokers who continue to spend money at nonsmoking establishments after the bans responsible. If they ban it in your area, don't solicit the businesses. A 25% drop in business will end a smoking ban in any area.Well, Maine forced a total smoking ban a few years ago, and lots of us do not go into restaurants or bars anymore. And a lot of businesses have closed. And that doesn't make the anti's reconsider. They could care less if a business can't make it or not. The won just by getting the ban through.
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posted on
05/03/2006 10:18:45 AM PDT
by
SheLion
To: bella1
Point well taken. But I must say, I am in the health care industry and I see every day the toll smoking takes; in lives, health and yes cost. Its enormous. Any yes, I also see what the illegals are costing us by using the ERs as doctors offices.Well, I smoke and have for a long time. I enjoy it and I have my own health care insurance. If I ever get sick, no one will pay for me but me! Oh yes! Cigarettes are still legal. :)
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posted on
05/03/2006 10:20:29 AM PDT
by
SheLion
To: SheLion
And that doesn't make the anti's reconsider.
It's because the bars didn't lose all of the smokers. They lost a percentage of them, to be sure. But not all of them. And those individuals who just resign themselves to stepping outside cause things like this to spread.
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posted on
05/03/2006 10:27:22 AM PDT
by
mysterio
To: mysterio
It's because the bars didn't lose all of the smokers. They lost a percentage of them, to be sure. But not all of them. And those individuals who just resign themselves to stepping outside cause things like this to spread.Well, I don't know. The winters up here are long and hard. Makes it very difficult to go stand outside for a cigarette.
My front yard and a road on the other side of the tree.
You put the snow together with 60 mph bitter cold winds, and smoking outside becomes impossible.
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posted on
05/03/2006 10:31:50 AM PDT
by
SheLion
To: Raycpa
You DO remember the takings clause from the Constitution, right?
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posted on
05/03/2006 10:35:59 AM PDT
by
MortMan
(Trains stop at train stations. On my desk is a workstation...)
To: Skooz
I visited my sister in Breaux Bridge last week for a few days. On the first day, I requested to go to Crawfish Town for lunch, a place I fondly remembered through out the years I have been gone. As we drove into the huge parking lot, it seemed almost empty. When I commented on it, my sister laughed and told me that the place had changed ownership and had no smoking section any longer.
I told her to just turn around and we would go somewhere else, as I was not going to spend two hours peeling and eating crawfish without a cigarette.
We went to Landrys, which has a nice smoking section, and had a wonderful lunch.
With Cajuns being able to have their own seafood "boils" and cooking just as good as the restaurants, I see the restaurants losing business.
To: MortMan
Sure do. I think these owners should be reimbursed. Too bad the smoking fanatics disagree, they would at least have some progress on that front. I think they secretly want to lose this battle because they sure don't adopt winning strategies.
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posted on
05/03/2006 10:45:07 AM PDT
by
Raycpa
To: mysterio
the bars didn't lose all of the smokers. They lost a percentage of them, to be sure. But not all of them.
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posted on
05/03/2006 10:48:06 AM PDT
by
Raycpa
To: Raycpa
Sure do. I think these owners should be reimbursed. Too bad the smoking fanatics disagree, they would at least have some progress on that front. I think they secretly want to lose this battle because they sure don't adopt winning strategies. You forgot the part about a taking needing to be for a public use. There is NO constitutional allowance for these laws.
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posted on
05/03/2006 10:48:40 AM PDT
by
MortMan
(Trains stop at train stations. On my desk is a workstation...)
To: MortMan
There is NO constitutional allowance for these laws.Sure there is. It is called states rights.
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posted on
05/03/2006 10:50:39 AM PDT
by
Raycpa
To: MortMan
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posted on
05/03/2006 10:51:53 AM PDT
by
Raycpa
To: Raycpa
OHMYGOD! YOU DID IT! You surpassed even my expectations for greatness!!!!!HOW DO YOU DO IT?
I WANT YOU TO DO MY TAXES!
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posted on
05/03/2006 11:19:17 AM PDT
by
383rr
((those who choose security over liberty deserve neither; GUN CONTROL=SLAVERY)
To: Raycpa
I get a red X from the picture.
From the previous post, you are saying that the bill of rights does not restrict the states' ability to take property (Kelo notwithstanding)?
Wow.
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posted on
05/03/2006 12:06:06 PM PDT
by
MortMan
(Trains stop at train stations. On my desk is a workstation...)
To: MortMan
The constitution addresses property rights and states.
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posted on
05/03/2006 12:21:53 PM PDT
by
Raycpa
To: Raycpa
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posted on
05/03/2006 12:22:49 PM PDT
by
Raycpa
To: SheLion
At least they can still smoke in bars.
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posted on
05/03/2006 1:59:33 PM PDT
by
Mears
To: Mears
At least they can still smoke in bars.At least that is something, right? Maine even took away smoking in bars. :(
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posted on
05/03/2006 2:15:07 PM PDT
by
SheLion
To: SheLion
Same here in Mass. I used to go into the bar area for a smoke.
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posted on
05/03/2006 2:19:13 PM PDT
by
Mears
To: 383rr
"I think that if smokers were more courteous. non smokers would be more tolerant"
BWWaaaAAAHHhhAHA!!!!!
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posted on
05/03/2006 2:57:59 PM PDT
by
The Foolkiller
(BSXL* The year the NFL became irrelevant..)
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