As the paper stated this morning, part of the compromise is that there will be no food or drink service in these set-aside smoking rooms. They will be just a "break room" so anyone who needs a smoke doesn't have to go out into the cold, or smoke up the entry-way to the retaurant or bar. If a non-smoker wants to accompany a smoking friend to the room to continue a conversation, I guess they can, but they won't need to be affected by smoke hanging around while they are eating a meal or enjoying a beverage.
Gloria Bogen West Side = Best Side [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: "Mike Fratto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [StPaul] Smoking Ban Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 16:12:46 -0500
A group of people walk into a bar, one or two smoke. Where do you think they will go? I would bet the non-smokers would acquiesce and accompany the smoker to the "smoking room" This will increase that rooms occupancy and the owners will show by use statistics, not by actual smoker statistics that the set aside room was a waste of money.
So its not a big jump to expect this group to eat in the smoking area, use a private smoking room etc.
Mike FrattoPayne Phalen
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