I have watched this at our favorite bar/restaurant. The non smoking room, (behind glass, heh!), have people coming and going, somewhat. They eat, drink one drink and out they go. The smoking (bar) area, has people eating, having several drinks, talking, laughing having fun.
I know the longer we sit there, the better the tip for the waitress. I don't know......maybe the anti's hate seeing us having so much more fun. You think?
You and me both. Our favorite place has 2 seperate ventilation systems, but about the only time I see more than one tale taken in the non-smoking section is on Sunday afternoon during football season, and more times than not ashtrays are being brought in there as well - and not a person has ever complained.
I was there for 5 hours yesterday, playing trivia and drinking beer with friends. The only people in the non-smoking section the entire time were the daughter and friend of the owner, who playing in the back corner. when my husband came to pick me up my daughter joined the other 2 little girls. Every table and barstool in the smoking section was full.
BTW - I don't normally spend 5 hours drinking at the bar - yesteday it was an exception - it was my b'day and my present was a few hours of NO responsibilities.