[WillowIX]

Originally posted by Timber Loftis: Willow: 1. It was not intended as a low blow - at all, but a fair point about the fact that one day Wellard's kid may exercise his(?) own freedom. Again I say "Sarcasm my dear Timber, sarcasm". Hence the use of the " [img]tongue.gif[/img] " smiley. I noticed I didn´t use it in the first post directed to you. Sorry about the confusion. [img]smile.gif[/img] 2. Non-smoking restaurants are common in the US. And, I am not against banning smoking in restaurants. I agree that non-smoking bars are rare -- primarily because many non-smokers DO smoke when drinking. (Seems we all need a release every now and then -- a time to do that which we normally don't.) HOwever, my point was that todays 15-20 year olds have a high percentage of asthma (ranging from 10-25% IIRC), so in the future the market actually WOULD provide non-smoking bars. Anything that high a percentage of the population has an interest in will be provided by the market. Non-smoking bars WILL be profitable without legislation, I assure you.I won´t get into an asthma debate with you. It wouldn´t be a fair fight. [img]tongue.gif[/img] Actually I´m not against smoking in bars. We have several non-smoking bars here in Toronto. It´s not their policy, instead the visitors decided themselves that ir was proper respect towards other guests. [img]smile.gif[/img] My pet-peeve is smokers standing right outside the main hospital entry. I´ve even seen some people smoke outside the casualty department. However I do believe all restaurants should be smoke free. Plus, things which cater to kids will always be non-smoking. Think Disney World -- large, private, and they stuff you in an out-of-the-way corner if you dare light up (best I remember -- it's been years). AFAIK they still have this policy. We went there a few years ago and some smokers complained about being harassed when they were politely, but firmly, asked to get out of the way if they intended to smoke. But there are still several parents smoking when taking their childrean to the play grounds.