Thanks, yourself!
I have two very good friends, also bartenders, who are vehemently opposed to the ban on the grounds that it is an intrusion into a private business' right to operate that business as they see fit. I am frustrated that I can't convince them that regulating dangerous behavior is well within the jurisdiction of government.I know other bartenders that are simply concerned with a drop in income. I would concede that, but for the fact that sales in New York have proven otherwise. Someone made a snide remark about former smokers being holier-than-thou, and I guess it can be true to an extent. There can be a bit of sanctimony that can come from triumph. But, when I started smoking in the sixties there wasn't quite the amount of conclusive data that we now have, plus I feel that it was a "moment of clarity" that enabled me to rise from my ridiculous addiction. I was lucky. My Mom could only quit when my brother died. She still died from cancer.
Bob Parker
Dayton's Bluff
On Mar 10, 2005, at 9:06 AM, Christian Friesen wrote:
...for that posting. As a fellow bartender who quit due to the smoke being blown in my face and having difficulties breathing at the end of a busy night, I am looking forward to picking up some shifts again after the ban goes into effect -and being able to patronize these establishements for the first time now that they are smoke free. I am thrilled! And as per the posting re: smoking and child abuse, that should have been front and center before the business related ban. I believe you are found guilty of negligence when you consciously�put your children into a risky setting...so, if I�knowingly feed my child small doses of poison over a long period of time, how does that�differ? I just don't think it does, and children are especially vulnerable citizens. Why _aren't_ we first protecting them within all of the wrangling over smoking?
Andrea Friesen W. 7th
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