Or like we did when I waited tables in NYC when they tried the first smoking ban, we would sneek a smoke in the bathroom. Sure did not make anyone more productive.
While I lived in California, I was amazed to see how many employees would slip off into the bathroom for a smoke no matter how "illegal" it was.
That's another point have made.
The non-smoker at the bar is not going to bet served promptly if the smoking bartender is outside with all the smokers.........You know the bartenders who's HEALTH the bans are designed to "protect."
Oh yes!!!!!!!
California Smokers Use Prohibition Tactics to Get Around Ban
But many patrons are still lighting up at bars that secretly accommodate their habit.
While cops try to sniff out the worst offenders, in many cases they're butting up against organized opposition. Bartender phone trees warn each other of impending busts, powerful fans blow away tell-tale scents of "smokin' in the boys room" and tin cans double as ashtrays in case of an unexpected visit by police.
Smoker Ian Hughes said that if someone in one of those bars spots a squad car driving by, he or she will alert those puffing away — and everyone will stub out their cigarettes before they can be discovered.
It's an OSHA law, so basically we kick out the employees and you're OK," said Tim Dale, general manager of Le Colonial.
Police say it's not OK when some bars comply and others don't. But until the smoking ban goes the way of Prohibition, hoppers who smoke and bars that welcome them will continue to be a perfect match.