[Nachoman]

Ordinarily, I would take the position against statist government, but I think this issue is somewhat unique. One non-smoker cannot ruin dinner for a room full of smoking diners. One the other hand, one smoker in a restaurant can screw up even the best of meals for everyone in the area.

[gtech]

Ordinarily, I would take the position against statist government, but I think this issue is somewhat unique. One non-smoker cannot ruin dinner for a room full of smoking diners. One the other hand, one smoker in a restaurant can screw up even the best of meals for everyone in the area

Vote with your wallet, not by giving the government more power. ASK restaurants to go totally non-smoking, DON'T go there if they don't. GET other non-smokers to do the same. Let the FREE market guide these private property owners. NOT the government.

[Gabz]

One non-smoker cannot ruin dinner for a room full of smoking diners.

I beg to differ - I have had it happen to me on numerous occassions. A non-smoker who opted for "first available" seating and wound up in the smoking section and then proceeded to make continuous complaints to the staff and management that the smoke was bothering him/her which forces the staff to then harrass the law abiding smokers.

In other words, to paraphrase you - one militant-anti-smoker in a restaurant can screw up even the best of meals for everyone in the area.

[Eaker]

one smoker in a restaurant can screw up even the best of meals for everyone in the area.

Who the hell keeps forcing you into the smoking section of restaurants? I am so sick of this argument. NUT-UP and tell someone that is smoking to please stop and have them directed to the smoking section.

Can't you people stand up for yourselves JUST ONCE???

Geez......

Eaker

[cinFLA]

One the other hand, one smoker in a restaurant can screw up even the best of meals for everyone in the area.

If only smokers had recognized this, there probably would be FEW smoking bans ....