Posted on 12/20/2007 4:31:52 PM PST by DeaconBenjamin
A German restaurateur has come up with a novel solution to a new ban on smoking in restaurants: He has made three holes in the wall of his restaurant so that customers can smoke "outside."
Michael Windisch, proprietor of the "Maltermeister Turm" restaurant in Goslar in the state of Lower Saxony, was frustrated by the state's ban on smoking in bars and restaurants, which was introduced on Aug. 1 . His solution was to get out the saw.
With the "smoking point," customers can put their heads through the large hole in the middle and one hand through each of the two smaller side-holes. The patrons can then legally enjoy a cigarette without having to leave the comfort of the inn.
The idea could well catch on across the country: Several of Germany's 16 federal states are to introduce smoking bans on Jan. 1, 2008, including Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia and the city-states of Berlin and Hamburg.
yea right - bend over with a room full of drunks behind you
Nanny State PING!
Innovation, innovation!
Sad.
What’ll end up happening is the tobaccophobics will complain that even though the guy is smoking outdoors, the smell is still offensive. Then, after pulling a bunch of questionable scientific studies done by, “Experts,” out of theit butts, claim that the smell of someone who recently smoked is some kind of health hazard. Thus, this idea wouldn’t work.
Sad.
You mean third hand smoke..........
Cornhole hole
Yup.
Pot, water, frog, heat.
it may be sad, but if I for one prefer not to have to smell it or breathe it in
LOL!
Brilliant.
and then........”turn it up”
gag!
Stocks? STOCKS???
I know people say LOL all the time, and I’ve been known to type that when I didn’t even crack a smile, but that picture actually made me laugh out loud.
How about “opening” a bar that is entirely outside...then you could build a small enclosure for the non-smokers.
How about cutting a hole in the roof? Screen in an area and allow smoking under the outside sky.
There of course will be times that it don’t work too well, but gotta fight these nannies.
So that’s what those holes in the walls of the porno movie houses are for.
thanks, bfl
Umm, there is a door 1 foot away.
Whats the point?
I like the way you think.
No, no! Those holes are for...uh...
Mind you, I don't speak from any personal ex...
I have no idea what you're talking about.
In New York state an outside designated smoking area cannot legally even have a roof or walls to protect smokers from the elements.
That is beyond the scope of “protecting” non-smokers - it is mean spirited and calculated to make smokers as uncomfortable as possible.
Most places upstate ignore the law.
I am a non-smoker but disagree with nanny state laws like this. Tobacco is a legal product and people should be free to use it in reasonable ways.
I hope I live long enough to participate in the next revolution to overthrow tyranny as predicted and advocated by Thomas Jefferson and other Founding Fathers.
Thats how the socialist nico-nazis work......
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