maybe Ill law change poss.

[catfish]

I was talking with the owner of one of my local B+M yesturday. He was telling me that there is a group pushing to exempt bars from the smoking ban. I asked him how realistic it was and he said that it looks real good right now. So we'll have to wait and see if anything comes of it.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by catfish

I was talking with the owner of one of my local B+M yesturday. He was telling me that there is a group pushing to exempt bars from the smoking ban. I asked him how realistic it was and he said that it looks real good right now. So we'll have to wait and see if anything comes of it.

Lots of friends in the bar business, and I haven't heard a thing about it Don. Sure hope your friend is right though!

[Oyin]

that would be great news! keep us updated

[DonJefe]

Originally Posted by icehog3

Lots of friends in the bar business, and I haven't heard a thing about it Don. Sure hope your friend is right though!

This comes as a complete shock to me!

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by DonJefe

This comes as a complete shock to me!

Shocking indeed!! Made me think of some of my favorite W.C. Fields' quotes.

"Now don't say you can't swear off drinking; it's easy. I've done it a thousand times."

"Back in my rummy days, I would tremble and shake for hours upon arising. It was the only exercise I got."

"Thou shalt not kill anything less than a fifth."

"Somebody's been putting pineapple juice in my pineapple juice!"

Charlie McCarthy: "Say, Mr. Fields, I read in the paper where you consumed two quarts of liquor a day. What would your father think about that?"
WC: "He'd think I was a sissy."

"I exercise extreme self control. I never drink anything stronger than gin before breakfast."

"I don't believe in dining on an empty stomach."

"Say anything that you like about me except that I drink water."

"Of course, now I touch nothing stronger than buttermilk: 90-proof buttermilk."

"Some weasel took the cork out of my lunch..."

"I never drank anything stronger than beer before I was twelve."

"I certainly do not drink all the time. I have to sleep you know."

"A woman drove me to drink, and I'll be a son-of-a-gun but I never even wrote to thank her."

[AAlmeter]

It's been tried a lot here in NY since the enacted the ban (Maybe 5 years ago?) and its been pretty unsuccessful. The best luck anyone had was having smokers sign a waiver that they knew they were breaking a law by smoking in the bar and the bar then claimed that they were not responsible for policing the actions of other people. It worked for a while I believe, but the state eventually ran the guy out of business.

With NY and Chicago as co-leaders of the jackboot parade, I'd assume that your results would be pretty much the same....but good luck!

[catfish]

At this point I'm not holding my breath. I'm just hoping that business and money can bring some sanity to this situation.