I quit going to restaurants when they banned smoking. Geez, that’s gotta be about 15 years ago.
I will still do take-out occasionally..........
Not long ago, a paying customer (and tipper) could at least go to the restaurant bar to have a smoke. Even that option is being taken away by the self-righteous, "I am sinless!" frauds.
Ding...ding...ding! We have a winner!
As I kept reading the article all I could think about is: It's about smoking stupid!
This sentence was particularly strong for our sentiments:
A recent survey found that 38 percent of consumers have scaled back on restaurant visits. Of those who do dine out, 28 percent skip appetizers or desserts, and 21 percent are consuming less alcohol.
Our FReeper friend Gabz has been talking and posting about this issue for years!
It was an incredibly stupid law to strip business owners of the right to determine how to run their businesses.
“I quit going to restaurants when they banned smoking. Geez, that’s gotta be about 15 years ago.”
....time was, I couldn’t wait to light up after a good meal and have a cup of coffee....smoked Camels for years and loved ‘em.....quit 5 years ago....now I have to go to pulmonary rehab...I got COPD and only 79% lung capacity...see, I thought once you quit your body heals and you go back to having perfect breathing again...wrong! ....I wish all the smokers good luck....as for me, I ain’t going back to the butts....I want to hold on to what I got left...don’t want to have to carry that oxygen tank around.
Me too. When I travel I pick up a sandwich and a cup of coffee at the supermarkets. Saves a bundle and, best of all, no tipping.