Not really..a bar is a bar and Sunday River has plenty of bars. People just made a choice to ski over smoke. It is geared to the family, I admit.
I do agree in your right to 'light up' as it is not against the law; but this has been going on in Maine for some time..no smoking unless under the Class 10 license. There wasn't but a couple restaurants around me that allowed smoking in their bar areas. So I am used to it.
The local watering hole or the small business tavern (more liquor sales then food) owner is going to be hurt by this law. Most bars/eateries near me see their surge of income in the summer months. Maine's biggest industry is also tourism. I also might add, the owner was smoking while we discussed this ban. I was surprised he was not more upset over it..definitely not as much as you.
I wonder sometimes why a poster has to yell and remark "Ya get it?" like he is the only intelligent life on this planet. I do understand where you are coming from. I just reported on those owners I spoke with in regard to this smoking ban.
Yes, they would have liked a 10 pm. timeframe to allow smoking at night. The owners, as I mentioned above, will now drop the Class 10 and pick up the business they lost if an underage person entered the pub/eaterie without a parent(but still in the company of an adult) for lunch or dinner.
The tavern owner will patrol himself. He will decide if it is worth the fine to allow smoking. However, they could lose their license if multiple violations are reported by 'concerned citizens'. So buy any newbie a drink when they enter.. and show em some of your good ole Maine charm.
This 'ski place' as you so aptly put it has places(resorts) all over the country.
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