A Jarring Question

[vakkotaur]

Minnesota's law regarding indoor smoking went into effect on the first of October. It's been very pleasant to be able to go into any restaurant and not have to deal with smoke. It is now quite jarring when I go somewhere else and get hit with the question, "Smoking or non?"

Comments

[jcw-da-dmg.livejournal.com]

It hits Illinois Jan. 1 (YAY!!!). Evanston has been that way about a year and a half.

[theskunkrocker.livejournal.com]

I like smoking. And I can take some liberties with my smoking like leaving a restaurant so non smokers can enjoy clean air. But I hate the fact that some business have gone so psycho they ban -outside- smoking as well. What in the world?

I'm still glad that those indoor smoking laws don't apply to bars.

[jmaynard.livejournal.com]

They do apply to bars here in Minnesota. There's one place that makes good cheeseburgers we had to quit going to because of the smoke that we can go to now.

I can see banning smoking near doorways. What good is it to be free from smoke inside if you have to run a smoky gauntlet to get inside? Banning smoking anywhere on the property is a bit more problematical.

[invader-tak-1.livejournal.com]

If I need to go eat bar food with a smoker in Minneapolis, I suggest the Railstation.

They solved the problem with a simple external smokers building called the Smokers Caboose. "A real Caboose BTW" They don't even have to worry they are missing the game, its heated and Fully equipped, including TV.

I can get my cheeseburger in stench free peace, and They can get their poison in warmth and comfort.

A big win all around.

[melissasutton.livejournal.com]

I can't WAIT for South Dakota to join MN in this law! It will be so nice to be able to once again go to the Comedy Club, to a bar where they play great music but I can't see once I'm there, to restaraunts we love but can't tolerate anymore!

Hurry up SD, hurry up!

[vakkotaur.livejournal.com]

And my folks hope Wisconsin comes around soon too. I know that it took Minnesota a few years of discussion (or argument) to finally reach this point.

There are a couple few in Fairmont that jmaynard and I can now go to. One does a good breakfast (aside from the "You showed this water a picture of a coffee bean, at least?" coffee) and another makes good burgers. These are places that we tried, found we liked the food, but not the de-tox session needed afterward. The de-tox, for me, was taking a long shower and doing laundry almost immediately upon getting home so as to ward off the impending headache.