smoke ban

stewartlittle · 06-17-2005, 01:46 PM

This may be a little stupid,but I just want see how diffrent people feel about this.
In Ga.,a new law that bans smokeing in all pubic builds was passed,not restrants,convinant stores,BARS,and even at tobbaco stores where you used to try diffrent pipe tobbaco before you buy.
I dont smoke so it dont bother me,Im just curios if anyone on this forum that smokes how the feel.
Land of the Free!?

PurdueGuy · 06-17-2005, 04:09 PM

We have that in my area, and it's made a lot of places nicer to go. I think everyone likes it except the smokers, and I've even heard some people who smoke say they like it, because even they sometimes don't like to be in too much smoke. I'm sure it's a pain for some people, but the opposite is a pain for others. We do have to keep an eye on our freedoms, but I think this is for the general good of all.

99SVLRSC2 · 06-17-2005, 06:03 PM

Being an ex-smoker (still occasional) I can see both ways. It does kinda suck when you are at a bar and the smoke is so strong that you can't breath or it's so thick it hurts your eyes, but I do feel that forcing the smokers outside for their enjoyment is not fully right either.

I think that if they were to enforce better ventilation and separated smoking areas it woul be a better solution for everybody. This way the non-smokers can be separated from the smokers, but even if there isn't a wall the better ventilation would ensure that the smoke goes up and out insead of suck inside.

When I was a regular smoker I could not smoke in my house or even in my car with the windows up because it would bother me severly.

stewartlittle · 06-17-2005, 07:02 PM

Better ventilation,serarate rooms,that could work.But I think the childeren are the most important,but they are around it at home,car,or somewhere else w/ it.But when I think of bars,I think of drinking and smoking,hand in hand.
Most of the time it dont bother me if someone smokes close to me,but in a closed up room does.

sifon187 · 06-17-2005, 07:45 PM

i live in south carolina but im in georgia alot, and it sucks, we used to be able to smoke in clubs and such, i can understand in resturants, but a bar or a club, come on now. but i dont make the decisions, ill just have to step outside for my cancer stick break.