[SW6906]

This is one of my pet peaves - business owners being forced to make their businesses smoke free. My wife and I used to own a beauty shop. The state (WA) was considering banning all smoking in any business. We were looking at customers having to get up while having their hair done (some women's coloring and such can take hours), walk outside 50 ft from the building, stand in the rain while their hair is processing to have a cigarette. It would have made getting your hair done an ordeal rather than a pleasure. Our other option was to put in a separate hermetically sealed, outside vented room where smokers could go. That would have cost tens of thousands of dollars. Over 50% of our customers smoked, so we fought this hard and they relented.

If I want to have customers smoke, why can't I? If people don't like smoke, they can take their business elsewhere. Why is this so hard to understand???

If this country is so free, why can't I start an all-smoking airline if I thought I could make money doing so?

Please add me to your puff list......

[SW6906]

Oh, and by the way, I'm not a smoker, but I do enjoy a cigar maybe once a month or so.......

[cibco]

"If I want to have customers smoke, why can't I? If people don't like smoke, they can take their business elsewhere. Why is this so hard to understand???

If this country is so free, why can't I start an all-smoking airline if I thought I could make money doing so?

You have stated the whole argument. Private property rights. The anti's fail to see this. They act like someone forces them to go into bars and other businesses.

Why don't you see Health Bars sprouting up around the country? The fresh juices should attract loads of customers.

I have my favorite Subway sandwich shop nearby. It does a good business. Down the street is a McDonald's. They have 5 times the customers, yet Subway is the healthier place.

Maybe we should outlaw Micky D's and force everyone to eat at the healthier Subway. The owner of McDonald's be damned. People need to be forced to do what is good for them because WE know better. Right?

[SheLion]

Please add me to your puff list...... Gotcha added. Thanks so much!

[altair]

If this country is so free, why can't I start an all-smoking airline if I thought I could make money doing so?

I thought someone did this. Did it get outlawed too?