Mr. Thompson: Do not presume to know where I'm from, where I go nor where I stop for a drink or any other purpose. I now avoid Ramsey and Dakota County and probably go to some of the places you seem to think are great but assume I wouldn't go there because you've put some kind of "yuppy" label on me.
People that don't smoke, have children or breathing issues do not have the option to go to these establishments if there is smoking. People that do smoke can chose to not smoke and still go. Simple, right? I just can't ignore the fact that I see families that go to places such as the Chatterbox that would never ever go there before. Besides, you can actually smell their food now. Its wonderful. No one has banned the legal choice of smoking. The ban simply limits the negative impact of a person's individual choice to smoke. Let's hear from other families or individuals with asthma or emphysema (from smoking before) that can enjoy restaurants now that businesses don't have to cater to the smokers. Thank you, Jared Chester Now enjoying corner bars in Nokomis -----Original Message----- From: Michael Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2005 8:58 AM To: Jared Chester Subject: Re: [Mpls] RE: Smoking ban It's posts like yours below that make me scratch my head and wonder if you really believe what you write. In many, many bars in Minneapolis (probably the ones you've never lowered yourself to patronize), working men and working women used to stop in after work for a beer and a smoke. These are bars in areas that you probably don't notice or drive by one your way to the jazzzzzzz clubs. They're off Hiawatha and in NE Minneapolis. To say that smoking, and not the ban, killed their business is absurb and ridiculous. The ban killed their business. A ban whose proponents, in my estimation, would never deign to patonize 98% of the bars impacted by the ban. The establishments had a business plan that allowed the use of a legal product (a product that the government makes billions off of), then the government decides to ban the use of the legal product. That's the government pulling the rug out from under business, not the business' failure to have an adequate business plan. Gimme a break. The smoking ban is about some people in Minneapolis voluntarily abdicating their ability to make an adult choice, and subsequently turning in their backbone, all because they can't decide to stay out of places that are smoky. I don't like rap "music"....... so I stay out of places that play it. It ain't that tough. Mike Thompson Windom 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
