[hoosierskypilot]

As a non-smoker, some of my favorite memories are when I was living in Tennessee and went out to eat in a nice restaurant. (Yes, they have some of these in TN.) The hostess would ask, "smoking or non-smoking?" I asked for non-smoking. Then she would seat me in the non-smoking area which happened to be about 12 1/2 inches from the smoking area. I just loved trying to enjoy my meal while inhaling 32 toxic gasses, included cyanide and carbon monoxide.

[Trailerpark Badass]

Oh, please, this has nothing to do with health, and you know it. Mr. Der Bogosian gives it away: he doesn't even want to SMELL cigarettes, even if there is no real smoke present. Bunch of fastidious whiners. Maybe I will just go around farting, just to soil the air of the smell police.

[omega4412]

As someone said, having smoking and non-smoking areas in a restaurant is like having peeing and non-peeing areas in a swimming pool.

[TLI]

Send em over my way, in the form of a hand rolled CEEE-GARR!

[TXBubba]

I'm a non-smoker that disagrees with the government forcing businesses to become non-smoking. But if this decision was made by the businesses of their own accord then I have no problem with that.

[Protagoras]

I just loved trying to enjoy my meal while inhaling 32 toxic gasses, included cyanide and carbon monoxide.

Here comes the call for government guns to force people to run their business as YOU see fit.

[Peace will be here soon]

"in Basking Ridge, about a half-hour drive west of New York City, the 171-room North Maple Inn"

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My brother is a manager at this hotel !!! What a hoot!!! I`ve been there many times. Used to be "The AT&T Learning Center ".

[Publius6961]

Hotels Across the U.S. Going Smoke-Free

BS!
The appearance of that is being very well promoted, but fraudulently.

Last month I decided to visit Shelter Cove, a quaint and beautiful fishing village on the California coast which I had never visited.
It is unique in that the overpowering feature of the town is a paved airstip next to the actual coast, a golf course surrounds the airstrip.

I went on the net and identified the 8 possible places to stay. I called them all, and not only was I laughed at, but lectured for requesting a smoking room. Almost all.

It so happened that the last call, to Mario's Marina not only got me a smoking room, but the best location in town!
It is a working fishing town, and this was the spot where all the fishermen used. Gorgeous miles-long walking beach, all a long way from all the other "smoke free" so-called service businesses. We enjoyed the place so much we spent a couple of days longer than we planned to.
Oh yes, a couple of months ago, in San Francisco, we also got a smoking room at the Hyatt Regency. Say what?

A directory of real places, run by real people should be the first priority of smokers, to combat this self-fulfilling BS.

[Publius6961]

I just loved trying to enjoy my meal while inhaling 32 toxic gasses, included cyanide and carbon monoxide.

Judging by your sense of self-importance (to say nothing of your inability to figure out you could have gone elsewhere), I would say that you are probably immune to any toxic gases, including cyanide and carbon monoxide; perhaps even the noble gases, too.

The universe wouldn't dare!

[Old Professer]

Those same gases, with the notable exception of nicotine, are in the kitchen smoke in every restaurant where meat is broiled; stinking shame.

[ErnBatavia]

My wife and I arrived in Singapore and got to our hotel around 3am a few years ago...we dragged ourselves down to the Shangri La's all night restaurant and requested a smoking table....the host pointed to two tables and told us that those were the NON-smoking section and we could sit anywhere else we liked.

[nutmeg]

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[A CA Guy]

Makes sense since I am sure fires get started by customers who smoke in hotels. I can see their insurance costs and damage costs going way down due to this.

I would still hope there is a smoking area oustside for them though.

[Republicus2001]

I'm waiting for the first ADA lawsuit discriminating against those who must smoke pot for medical reasons...

[Great Dane]

while inhaling 32 toxic gasses, included cyanide and carbon monoxide.

Name them, I have asked the Cancer society, the Lung Association, the Heart Foundation and the government healt department, none of them could come up with even 20...... and they admitted that.

[Jorge]

I used to like smoking in non-smoking hotels. It was like sneaking a cigarette in the Jr.High school bathroom. The cigarettes always tasted better.