On 10/16/05, Jim McGuire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I realized a while ago that a by-product of the smoking ban is that bars > are going to be providing heat outdoors for smokers using heat lamps or > whatever works. Personally, I think this is a bad idea. It will provide > small comfort to the smokers, of course, but heating the outdoors in the > winter in Minnesota is a silly idea at best, but I know from talking to bar > owners near me that they are already making plans to do just that.
Perhaps I'm missing something here, but why exactly is this a bad idea? The way I see it, if bar owners want to spend their money to attract smokers in this way, it is no different from spending money on other things to attract customers. It has nothing to do with me. -- Nathan Hunstad CARAG Minneapolis, MN PGP DH/DSS public key -- http://www.angelfire.com/mn/freakpower/nhpubkey.txt ________________________________________________ Do you Gonzo?! http://www.angelfire.com/mn/freakpower REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
