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 From: cuntyrice@lying.slut.com 
  
 Phil wrote: 
 > On 13 Apr 2004 11:59:57 -0700, dnland@spencer-lawfirm.com (David) 
 > wrote: 
 > 
 >> butch44@id7.com (whesen) wrote in message 
 >> It seems that big tobacco has a plan to fight the smoking issue 
 >> through 
 >>> the hospitality industry and everytime a new ban is in the works, a 
 >>> group of bar and restaurant owners/operators get together and start 
 >>> spreading stories about financial hardship they will have if bans go 
 >>> through. 
 >>> 
 >> Pierce County Washington (tacoma), just recently passed a smoking ban 
 >> in all restaurants and bars. While I don't have any problem with the 
 >> ban, it is obvious that the ban has had a drastic effect at least 
 >> here in Washington on business. Since the ban 2 months ago, all of 
 >> our non-tribal casinos have been hemoraging business as the gamblers 
 >> drive out to the tribal casinos where they can still smoke even 
 >> within the county. The casinos' business has dropped by almost fifty 
 >> percent and they've already laid off more than 1/3 of their staff. 
 >> While the ban is a good thing, and I support it, no one can claim 
 >> that it does not have an effect on business. 
 > 
 > When the ban spread across New York, the Ramapo Valley Brewery, in 
 > Suffern, lost a lot of business as the smokers walked a few blocks 
 > into Jersey where they could smoke in bars.  The owners put a sign on 
 > their sign and (I think) in some advertisements asking when the 
 > non-smokers will be showing up to support the business. 
 > 
 > They haven't. 
  
 Just goes to show you, lowlife addicts have no loyalty to anything 
 or anyone except their pathetic drug addiction. Why didn't the smokers 
 show support for their long-time bars and simply smoke outside as needed? 
  
 Sucker. 
  
 > 
 > 
 > Phil 
 > 
 > ======== 
 > visit the New York City Homebrewers Guild website: 
 > http://www.homebrewersguild.org 
  
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