No, I'm not. The statement was that since Houston has implimented a smoking ban in malls; business had declined. I stated that the exact opposite had, in fact, occured. Considering the timing of the anti-smoking decision, and the present economy; smokers would have us believe that things would go down. Factually, retail sales have gone up.
I'm an ex-smoker. I could manage to go several hours between nicotine fits. Not smoking during your meal will not kill you, and not smoking while you shop doen't hurt too much either. I sincerely doubt you would buy clothes at full retail price that have either been saturated by cigarette smoke, or damaged by a cigarette. I also doubt you enjoy the smell of stale smoke. You can still smoke, but you can't demand the right to pollute everyone else's air in a confined space.
The fact is we don't demand that.
We would LIKE to demand that the property owner be allowed to make that decision.
I'm not sure where you got the idea that we, on this forum, have demanded to be able to smoke anywhere, anytime, any way we want to.
If you can find that statement on a past thread, from an admitted smoker, on this forum, I will personally send you a $10 money order.
Show me the statement, FReepmail me your address, and the money is yours.
I own a bar in the Houston area, I hope Houston follows Auston. My business will increase greatly as Houston bar hopper flee the city. Watch the increase in business in bars just outside Austons' city limits.