Austinist: Where there's smoke, there might not be soon

allowed

Mon, 06 Feb 2006 22:32:28 -0600

http://www.litefire.com/wwwboard/messages/31475.html dimlyfingeringwelcomed

trish

Thu, 31 Mar 2005 07:54:02 -0600

I plan on voting for the ban, but if the same damn thing that happened last time happens again, I will be severely upset. Why bother putting an issue to a vote if money-hungry business owners can just get the laws changed in their favor at the end of the day? Is the vote just a formality?

designor

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:28:29 -0600

new yorker here–the smoking ban is one of the best things to happen to new york lately...a lot of people initially threw a fit but after a few months nearly everyone appreciates it...it's the right way to go, I never come home smelling like cigarette smoke and even my friends who smoke appreciate the cleaner air indoors. when I travel elsewhere in the US I can't go out anymore because it is so smoky. THIS IS A GREAT THING. i hope austin embraces it.

willo

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:13:12 -0600

Right now I can hardly think of moving anywhere else than SF because of how disgusting the bars are where this ban hasn't been enforced yet. You can't be around the smoke for 15 minutes w/o it seeping into your hair & clothes. EEWW! I'm all for the ban - If anything it'll make me look forward to SXSW even more!

RitterBetty

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 15:00:15 -0600

Hmmm, this all sounds so familiar... I just moved here from NYC and went through this whole deal there. Yeah, everyone was up in arms before the decision, business owners said business would go down and so on. Once the ban went into effect (no cigs- anywhere.) businesses took a hit- briefly. Everyone came back very quickly and all of the smokers that I know said that they actually preferred going out and not smelling like an old dirty ashtray- and it helped them cut down. When I got the feeling for a smoke while inside it was really a drag, but I wouldn't want to give up my seat and the next day I could breath easier. It works out in the end...besides, don't we have a lot of outdoor seating here?

modam

Wed, 30 Mar 2005 11:22:11 -0600

bet that is the last time anyone asks a wendy's employee for their "digits." okaay. nice post, btw