-------------------------------------------------- REMINDER: Only 2 Posts Per Day Per Person -------------------------------------------------- We also decided to be smoke free when we opened our coffee shop almost four years ago. I dunno, maybe we did it because we support a "gay agenda" or we're seeking some form of revenge against stadium-backers. But I thought we did it for both health and marketing reasons. I know we haven't regretted it and Dave Thune's proposal looks like common sense and decency toward non-smokers from here. Jon Kerr West Side
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Skrbec" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 3:46 PM Subject: [StPaul] Thune and smoking > -------------------------------------------------- > REMINDER: Only 2 Posts Per Day Per Person > -------------------------------------------------- > > > As a coffee shop owner, we made the decision from day 1 to be smoke free > - and both owners smoke. We did this out of pure respect for the health > of our customers. Even though I smoke, I applaud and support this ban in > St. Paul and hope that Minneapolis and Bloomington are smart enough to > follow suit. I only smoke when I know that I am not bothering someone > else - i.e. outside or in my car when I'm alone. If I have others in the > car, I ASK them before I light up. If I choose to smoke - fine. But I > should not force others to inhale my smoke in the process. > > > > I sincerely hope that this thing gets passed. If it does, maybe this > time I will be successful in quitting this disgusting habit. Every time > I have quit in the past there has been one common denominator associated > with my starting again - you guessed it - bars. If our St. Paul bars > were non-smoking (like in Los Angeles or New York) perhaps we would have > more and more people that would successfully quit. And if I chose to > continue smoking, I will at least have to be reminded of how horrible it > is for my health every January as I step outside to have a heater. > > > > Paul Skrbec > > West 7th resident and business owner > > _____________________________________________ > NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul > > Archive Address: > http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/ _____________________________________________ NEW ADDRESS FOR LIST: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, modify subscription, or get your password - visit: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/stpaul Archive Address: http://www.mnforum.org/mailman/private/stpaul/
