Extreme smoking

posted by Jeff | Wednesday, March 28, 2012, 10:51 PM | comments: 2

If there's one thing I've noticed about people in Northeast Ohio, it's that they seem to smoke a hell of a lot more than they do in the Pacific Northwest. Here I thought the public at large was generally getting it that it's a destructive and expensive habit, but apparently that momentum is regional.

The reason I care at all is because restaurants with outdoor seating tend to allow smoking, since it's prohibited by law indoors. While I used to think it was a stupid law, believing that a business should decide for itself, now I'm at the opposite extreme. I don't even think they should be allowed to smoke in the outdoor areas. Yeah, I'm now chasing smokers away from being outdoors. What can I say, I like eating outdoors. Maybe May through August, they reverse it and let people smoke indoors so we can go out.

I don't care if that sounds like elitist douchebaggery. If people want to do unhealthy things, that's their business. But if disrespecting your health can disrespect mine, then I'm not the douchebag.


Comments

tigellinus

March 29, 2012, 12:31 PM #

And sadly Cedar Point's queue enforcement remains putrid to boot! :(

Bryan

March 29, 2012, 10:25 PM #

Enforcing smoking bans in theme park lines is a losing battle. There's very little return on investment in dedicating the army of staff it would take to enforce it effectively.

My wife and I went to a restaurant last weekend and the gorgeous weather had us thinking about trying to sit on the patio. We quickly changed our minds after noticing that there were smokers at nearly every table.


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