Jan 1 - A Sad Day in Alberta

[Snakeyes]

January 1, 2008 marks the beginning of the province wide smoking ban in Alberta. Essentially, the only place you will be able to smoke in Alberta after Jan. 1 will be your own home or outside (and I believe it has to be a certain distance away from public businesses, basically out in the bush ) or your car.

This really chafes my arse. I can go to the bar, drink myself into the ground, get behind the wheel and take out other motorists but smoking a cigar is dangerous. Boggles the mind.

So, on New Years Eve, to show my love for this new law, I'm going to bring a box of my favorite cigars to my local pub and smoke until I pass out Hopefully the smell lingers for a month or two. Any of my fellow Albertan CS brothers/sisters are more than welcome to join me. In fact...this has the makings of an Alberta herf...(wheels are spinning)

[Simplified]

The cigars cost so much up in Canada think of all the money you will save.

Sucks you are joining the club.

[DETROITPHA357]

Sorry2hear that Square, u r more then welcome to drive1day and come across the water and herf with us anytime.

Now its time to invest into your home smoke room.

[sailchaser]

That is Simply is Just Not Right!!!

[calgarydetail]

it has been like that in calgary for a while now. It sucks.
I have started smoking more in my car (which i hate to do) since its warm. I have also found i drive less since i am driving and smoking i wont drink. At the end of the day they are loosing tax dollars.
some conservative goverment we have

[weetone]

In Edmonton we're already like that essentially. Can't smoke in any bars, hell, you can't smoke at a smoke shop.

I am optimistic, however, that in the future we'll be allowed to smoke in cigar shops, I know there are a couple guys in Edmonton fighting that one out in the courts right now.

[calgarydetail]

Originally Posted by weetone

In Edmonton we're already like that essentially. Can't smoke in any bars, hell, you can't smoke at a smoke shop.

I am optimistic, however, that in the future we'll be allowed to smoke in cigar shops, I know there are a couple guys in Edmonton fighting that one out in the courts right now.

thats the same as in calgary .. i know there are a few bars that are tryin to change the law.. the chances are slim but its worth a shot

[Snakeyes]

Originally Posted by weetone

In Edmonton we're already like that essentially. Can't smoke in any bars, hell, you can't smoke at a smoke shop.

I am optimistic, however, that in the future we'll be allowed to smoke in cigar shops, I know there are a couple guys in Edmonton fighting that one out in the courts right now.

I know, I go to Burlingtons whenever I get to town and it's just not right that I can't sit down and enjoy one of my purchases. I mean honestly, anyone who walks in is a smoker or doesn't care and the staff are certainly smokers so what's the big deal?

[rumballs]

same type of ban, same starting day in Illinois

[Headcrash]

I have 1 pub by my house that has been able to allow smoking this year but I have a feeling that place will be a ghost town come Jan 1.

And now it is too damn cold to smoke outside. Not a lot of options left!!

[calgarydetail]

Originally Posted by Headcrash

I have 1 pub by my house that has been able to allow smoking this year but I have a feeling that place will be a ghost town come Jan 1.

And now it is too damn cold to smoke outside. Not a lot of options left!!

where where? i will make a drive to smoke inside

[weetone]

Burlingtons rocks, people still smoke in there occasionally, but I doubt they'd allow customers to do so.

[Mtmouse]

We have been like that for a few years now in Ontario.

[Snakeyes]

Originally Posted by Headcrash

I have 1 pub by my house that has been able to allow smoking this year but I have a feeling that place will be a ghost town come Jan 1.

And now it is too damn cold to smoke outside. Not a lot of options left!!

A friend of mine is building a bar in his garage complete with heater, music, and of course, ashtrays for cigars. I see more of this happening.

I wonder what the legislation is for private clubs? Does the Legion have to go smoke free?? If I made a smoking club that only allowed members could this work??

[Yansee]

Originally Posted by calgarydetail

thats the same as in calgary .. i know there are a few bars that are tryin to change the law.. the chances are slim but its worth a shot

As already mentioned... it's been like this in Ontario for a few years. Honestly, I welcome it in public places like resturants and bars. I go into a nice place to eat and I can actually smell food now, not cigarette smoke. Although, places that are dedicated to smoking should be allowed to skirt by the law. I doubt that the bars fighting in court (mentioned above) will win. When this law first started going into effect in Ontario, a bunch of local places built special additions that were for smoking only as they were told this would be acceptable. Once the law was passed in full, these smoking rooms went bye-bye and establishements that had built the special rooms were left holding the bill to a useless room.