[Just another Joe]

Some owners of restaurants that don’t meet one of the exemptions say they have lost a significant amount of business since the law went into effect.

Why is it anyone's business besides the business owners?

[Just another Joe]

I think I'm going to try to get hold of this Greg Roberts and see what kind of info I can provide for him.

[Revolting cat!]

Well, where is the mayor?

[Eric in the Ozarks]

What value does smoking add ?

[Mark]

I would like to see a city that has a majority of smokers pass an ordinance requiring all business to have smoking, provide ashtrays, and maybe allow them to have a non smoking section in some corner of their business. I'm sure that the other towns would agree with that policy-- majority rules.

[gatorgriz]

So typical, they form a committee whose mission is to find a compromise... Well I've got news for you, the anti-smoking nazis don't compromise... And as soon as they got their anti-smoking statutes on the books, watch out; they'll be after your lawn mowers, barbeques, weed wackers, and leaf blowers next...

There's no compromising with nazis, and thats the bottom line!

[Wright is right!]

"except those that derive at least 50 percent of their profits from liquor sales, or sell at least $200,000 worth of liquor each year, or sell liquor and have a separately ventilated area for smokers to dine, or have fewer than 50 seats."

If those were voluntary exceptions, I'd say they're pretty reasonable. That's a LOT of places exempt. Any chain restaurant, like Fridays. O'Charley's, Ruby Tuesdays, Outback, is going to sell over $200,000 in retail liquor sales per year, so they're exempt. They don't even have to have a separate vent system. Aunt Ethel's Diner is exempt, because it has fewer than 50 seats, as does any Waffle House. A Ruth Chris' Steak House MIGHT have trouble meeting the volume requirement, but I'd bet most places could slide in under one of those exemptions.

But still, it should be left to the owners of the restaurants to decide.

Michael

[Protagoras]

Because some so called conservatives have merged with liberals in agreement that fascism is good as long as it's for their pet cause.