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"The picture is the owner must provide a safe environment for the patrons if he or she will continue to operate a public establishment. I doubt that you would listen to any study by anyone that said that cigarette smoke is dangerous to people who inhale it. To me, that is a no-brainer, regardless of studies."

And we should BAN sick people from coming to resturants. God knows I don't want one of them to sneeze near me or touch the table where I've been sitting. This endangers ME, so it should be BANNED!

There are people who are allergic to cat hair. Each resturant/bar should install a hypoallergineic (not a real word) air chamber to statically remove all cat hair from patrons who could endanger ME.

There are plenty of resturants/bars that prohibit smoking. The problem is, the anti-smoking control freaks simply wish to impose their will upon the rest of the population without regards to their personal rights. Then the freaks whine: "What about my rights?" Right there you are stating: "My rights are more important than your rights." What an arrogant and selfish load of Bullfinch.

If you don't like the way a business is being run, go somewhere else. If you feel business owners are in violation of OSHA regulations, report them to OSHA. Stop whining, grow a pair, and do something besides relying on the government to bully people for you.

I stopped smoking in 1999 and feel great, however, I don't start spazzing when I see a cigarette ad in a magazine; or pull out an air horn and start bleating when someone lights up on the other side of the lake I am fishing in. Which is how the anti-smokers sure appear with their hateful dialouge and accusations to the pro-smokers.

"The problem is, the anti-smoking control freaks simply wish to impose their will upon the rest of the population without regards to their personal rights. "

No Rabid, the problem is that people no longer give a darn about how others feel. We live in a society in which Number One is uppermost and immediate, personal gratification is most important to the individual.

You folks carry on, I am going to take a shower.