Be careful. Make that outdoor smokers patio too nice, and the anti-smokers will want it for themselves too. They'll kick the smokers out of there with a new outdoor patio smoking ban, so they can sit comfortably outdoors with their drinks too!
Dan McGrath Longfellow ----- Original Message ----- From: "phaedrus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 1:38 PM Subject: [Mpls] What does Outdoors mean? > Ok, this does feel a bit like chicanery, or at least > searching for a loophole, but at some point, somebody > has to ask... > > Last night I was discussing the smoking ban with a > bouncer from my bar and a bartender from a bar I > frequent. > > The bartender mentioned that her bar was planning to > start keeping their back patio open all year. They're > going to put a tarp over the roof, shovel it, and put > out heat lamps. > > She was wondering if we were planning on it, but the > bouncer mentioned that we have a pretty hard time > heating the bar in the winter as it is. At that > point, he asked: "What exactly defines something as > being 'indoors', anyway?" > > So, does anyone know? My initial guess was that > missing one wall would make it an outdoor space, but > that doesn't seem quite right as, during the summer, > it would make all of Bob's Java Hut outdoors. > > How much shelter can a bar build on their patio before > it is considered to be an indoor space? > > ### > > It might be noted the question as to why one of the > back rooms couldn't have been turned into a smoking > room was brought up. > > - Jason Goray > Sheridan, NE > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > REMINDERS: > 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
