[Dan from Michigan]

The some co-worker smokes, and the person is forced to deal with the 2nd hand smoke. It's not unreasonable to expect to breathe clean air.

Let the BUSINESS decide. If I don't want to breathe smoke air, I don't have to take that job by that PRIVATE company.

If I'm a customer that doesn't want to breake smoke air, I don't go to that PRIVATE business.

But no, the public health fascists(they are TRUE fascists, gun grabbers as well) and the anti-smoking gestapo always run to the Jack Boots in governemnt.

[Hodar]

Hi Dan;

You must have missed my statement earlier. From the Customer point of view, I agree with you 100%. Let the owner decide on whether his place of business should be smoke-free or not. Personally, I think a smoke-free restuant could do very well, anywhere.

However, from the band and waitstaff point of view, they want to be able to earn their (usually meager) living without having to endure smoke. Most all business's have banned smoking (OSHA rules and regulatons concerning Smoking and the Workplace). The waitstaff and bands here in Austin have asked for the same consideration. And in this case; the waitstaff do not have a choice of not going to work. Unemployment sucks, and with jobs scarce they take what they can get. They should not be forced to breathe stale smoke 8 hours a day, simply because they work in a resturant.