I question whethet this is in fact the case. Somebody somewhere has probably studied it but I don't have any statistics to hand. Still, that link wasnproof of anything either.
Dana Matthew Small writes: > Actually, I don't ever think there was a message that non-smokers did not > frequent bars & restaurants because of smoking. the ban was to non-smokers > that work in those places, and to protect non-smoking customers from being > exposed to smoker's air. > > That being said, and the fact that I have fully supported the smoking ban in > a restaurant, if the facts are true that banning smoking is causing > restaurants to lose that much (30% - 50%) of their business, then I support > repealing the ban in favor of very stringent rules for separating the > smoking section from a non-smoking section - e.g. completely enclosed > smoking areas, different ventilation systems, etc. Of course, that does not > protect the non-smoking workers. I don't know what to do about them. > > - Matt Small > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Angel Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 10:54 AM > Subject: RE: Where are the non-smokers? > > > > Well... > > > > It does say something about Non Smokers. > > > > If you ban smoking...and you lose 20% to 50% of your sales... > > > > Then that means you have lost smoking customers. > > > > It also means that those smoking customers whom you have lost, have > > *not* been replaced with non-smoking customers. > > > > Part of the reasoning for the ban was that there were thousands of > > non-smokers that do not frequent bars and restaurants because of the > > smoke,ergo if there was no smoking these people would patronise these > > institutions. > > > > -Gel > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: William Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > That doesn't say anything about non smokers it simply says the smokers > > are going where they can still pollute the air thats all. > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
