Florida passed with less than 20% of registered voters caring enough to show up to vote on the ban.
13% voted for and won.
80% of Floridians didn't care.
Actually, if people would start getting menu's from these restaurants before the bans, then get menu's after the bans are implemented, it would help.
In Florida prices increased 15-20% in many of the chain restaurants within a couple of weeks. I wouldn't have caught it if we hadn't had take out menus before and after to compare.
Our non smoking friends were furious. They boycotted them on principal. And continue to. We now just gather in each others homes.
Outback Steakhouse had probably the largest increase.
Seems odd, to jack prices like that, when all these people claim how much better business is after the bans.
The smaller places that only sell limited food to be able to cater to smokers, had no increases at all.
I think if more of the public really understood what the "clean air" that they didn't care about anyway is costing them, attitudes may change.
If that many didn't show up, who knows? I still don't support universal bans. People should be able to smoke somewhere. Pretty soon they will be banning it in people's homes too.
Now before you jump on me, I say it from the view of a nonsmoker. And yes, I don't think it should be done around kids and yes, I don't like the smell of it on my clothes, and yes, I don't like it when someone blows it in my face, and yes, there shouldn't be smoking in certain places. But in some places it should be left up to the business owner.
My apologies, I thought I was replying to WheethePeople. I am very sorry for my first statement.
Actually, I'm sorry for my whole entire reply to you. I should check next time to whom I'm replying (note that it was just after the person to whom I thought I was replying).