The Cancer of the Anti-smoking Puritans

NewsMax.com ^ | Nov. 7, 2002 | Barrett Kalellis

[Ken Garrett]

If I pass an ordinance that effectively reduces your income by 25%, would it make any difference to you what the ordinance was intended for?

[Ken Garrett]

There is tons of proof that diesel exhaust is harmful to the general public more so than Passive cigarette Smoke. Why aren't you people that are so concerned about health issues pushing to have diesel engines banned from your cities?

[Ken Garrett]

As a matter of fact, many do come to my restaurant to have a pleasant dining experience, which includes a smoke after dinner. If my city imposes a smoking ban, like the neighboring city did, I can expect the same results their restaurants experienced. Many of them closed down due to loss of revenue.

[lewislynn]

As a matter of fact, many do come to my restaurant to have a pleasant dining experience, which includes a smoke after dinner. If my city imposes a smoking ban, like the neighboring city did, I can expect the same results their restaurants experienced. Many of them closed down due to loss of revenue.

I live in California. If you want a table you'll have to wait...but not for someone to finish their cigarette.

If your customers decide your food is not worth going without a cigarette for 45 minutes or an hour, or they decide they'd rather cower at home than risk going without a cigarette then you have a customer problem...Open a private cigarette lounge instead.

This article is over 2 yrs old, how's the anti, anti-smoking battle going for you?

[lewislynn]

As a matter of fact, many do come to my restaurant to have a pleasant dining experience, which includes a smoke after dinner.

Encouraging your customers to stay and have a smoke after dinner while other paying customers are waiting for a table doesn't sound like a good business plan.

[buckleyfan]

Q: You have plenty of non-smoking places to go. Why is it so abhorrent to you that we might have a few places to go?

A: I still remember when there was no place to go without smokers. One of the reasons there is a total ban movement is because the owners played only lip service to setting up non-smoking areas.

There is truth in that, but it doesn't answer the question. Unless you are looking at anti-smoking laws as punishment/revenge for past foot-dragging by some business owners.

[Texas Mom]

But the world is changing. Smoking was king in the fifties, now it is mostly relegated to the lower class.

You are so full of yourself.. How rude.

[Ken Garrett]

Encouraging your customers to stay and have a smoke after dinner while other paying customers are waiting for a table doesn't sound like a good business plan.


How about having a dual system, one room completely separate, seperate cooling, heat, a/c and ventilation. I have such an establishment but, the anti-smoking zealots say that's not good enough. I say when they put up the money to reimburse me my $31,000 creating a friendly environment, then they can dictate to me as they write out the check.