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 From: akwaraaat8@look.ca 
  
 "** Bu$h's Porch Monkey **"  wrote in message 
 news:xu6fc.157$P76.185072@news.uswest.net... 
 > 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? 
  
 Cuz we wuz the only onz there...you idiot... 
  
 You have to have smoke-free bars so that when you go to bed alone at night 
 you can rest assured that nobody else is having fun... 
  
 Try your left hand... 
  
 --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05 
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