Wow, the pubs were packed in Boston around St. Patrick's Day. Imagine that!
Many people may not have known about it.
The Boston ban hasn't been in effect as long as the statewide ban in Delaware, where I was on St. Patrick's day this year.
There were more parking spaces available around the Irish Pub I hung out in when I still lived in Dover, De on SPD at 7pm.....then there used to be at 3 in the afternoon in the middle of the week before the ban went into effect.
The only people that believe government mandated smoking bans are good for business are those that are too afraid to speak with the owners of their favorite place or are making money by supporting such bans.