In opposing the smoking ban, the owner of Costello's on Selby said that 90% of his customers were smokers. If this is the kind of information that's being used to oppose the ban it's no wonder that we will soon see it enacted. I've been in Costello's and I can assure you that less than 9 out of 10 people there are smokers.
Of course, I can see how one might imagine that 90% of the people in a bar are smoking. It only takes a few smokers to foul the air to the point where it seems that everyone is smoking. Could it be that bar owners' opposition to the ban is based on their mistaken notion that the vast majority of their customers are smokers? And how many people who do smoke in bars do so only because other people's smoke triggers their addiction and would be happy not to smoke? I know more than one person who won't go into a bar because they know they couldn't resist the urge to smoke if they were there. Personally, I don't know why anyone would want to run a business if they thought the only way to do it was to allow a few people to not only endanger themselves but everyone around them as well. Charlie Swope Ward 1 _____________________________________________ 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/
