tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432483.post116287350629003131..comments2023-11-05T07:29:08.693-05:00Comments on Micah, please!: Hey, Ohio votersMicahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07866664453584849339noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432483.post-1163467069817424662006-11-13T20:17:00.000-05:002006-11-13T20:17:00.000-05:00Enjoy winter!Enjoy winter!Micahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07866664453584849339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432483.post-1163462207837715952006-11-13T18:56:00.000-05:002006-11-13T18:56:00.000-05:00Catching up on my blogging.The bastards passed fiv...Catching up on my blogging.<BR/><BR/>The bastards passed five. I voted for four.<BR/><BR/>Now I guess I'll join the rest of the smokers outside...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432483.post-1163032474571086852006-11-08T19:34:00.000-05:002006-11-08T19:34:00.000-05:00THSE - Bartenders and waitrons choose to work in t...THSE - Bartenders and waitrons <EM>choose</EM> to work in those environments. And that's all I'll have to say about that.<BR/><BR/>jasdye - Believe me, I benefited from Columbus's ban in that I'd rather be in a smoke-free environment. I guess I just favor personal liberty (for individuals and businesses) more than my preferences.<BR/><BR/>As for your proposal, I say let the free market decide.Micahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07866664453584849339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432483.post-1163027990263217452006-11-08T18:19:00.000-05:002006-11-08T18:19:00.000-05:00we have that law taking effect in chicago. my wife...we have that law taking effect in chicago. my wife has high sensitivity to smoke, so she's not much fun to take at smokey bars. i just hate the after-smell of them on my clothes.<BR/><BR/>what they should do is offer a lift on the ban for bars that pay a certain amount, and have that amount go toward something civic-minded (like cleaning butts off the street; or cleaning bums. either way, it's all good). then people can choose to go to a smoker's bar or a smoke-free bar.<BR/><BR/>ta-daa. problem solved.<BR/><BR/>ummm... but didn't that ban get passed in Ohier?jasdyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17492591447246532970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432483.post-1162954962806910992006-11-07T22:02:00.000-05:002006-11-07T22:02:00.000-05:00I can dig the smoking ban; I'd hate to see my non-...I can dig the smoking ban; I'd hate to see my non-smoking bartenders or barbacks develop respiratory ailments down the road.<BR/><BR/>Tobacco stores, on the other hand...c'mon that's a no-brainer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432483.post-1162929053495269612006-11-07T14:50:00.000-05:002006-11-07T14:50:00.000-05:00Yeah, surprisingly I'm not so much a fan of those....Yeah, surprisingly I'm not so much a fan of those. Or maybe not surprisingly.spydrzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225206035608440158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432483.post-1162919438780737162006-11-07T12:10:00.000-05:002006-11-07T12:10:00.000-05:00Yeah, it's the one that bans smoking EVERYWHERE. ...Yeah, it's the one that bans smoking EVERYWHERE. Even bastions for health conscious, like bars and tobacco stores.Micahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07866664453584849339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9432483.post-1162906885702416512006-11-07T08:41:00.000-05:002006-11-07T08:41:00.000-05:00I'm guessing that #5 is a smoking ban?I'm guessing that #5 is a smoking ban?spydrzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12225206035608440158noreply@blogger.com