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 From: akwaraaat8@look.ca 
  
 "slim"  wrote in message 
 news:407D5BBE.7BAFCD7E@nyc.rr.com... 
 > 
 > 
 > "** Bu$h's Porch Monkey **" wrote: 
 > > 
 > > 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. 
 > 
 > There's nothing sadder to see than jonesing junkies getting their fixes 
 > in front of office buildings and bars. 
  
 that is, of course, except for those who look for them...and masturbate when 
 they see them... 
  
 You're gonna get caught... 
  
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