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On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:26:55 -0400, wrote:

On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:06:26 -0400, X ` Man
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On 9/12/11 1:49 PM, wrote:
On Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:21:22 -0400, X `
wrote:

We were not talking about malls, we were talking about bars and
restaurants. If a person wants to have a "smoking allowed" restaurant
on a separate lot, you have no reason to be there if smoke bothers
you.
I bet you don't spend a lot of time in strip joints either, no matter
how good the food is..

Many states are banning smoking altogether in public buildings and
private facilities, such as bars and restaurants.

Why can't the bar and restaurant owner make this decision themselves?
If you don't like the smell of smoke, put them out of business by not
spending your money there. That is how free enterprise is supposed to
work.

It's a public health issue. The state or municipality also regulates
cleanliness in restaurants, the quality of water, and many other factors
of food service. Or are you saying restaurants should determine the
level of cleanliness they must maintain?

That is the issue then isn't it. What public health issue?

At what concentration is this smoke harmful? That is how OSHA measures
health issues due to airborne contaminants
Using your example of the quality of the water, the standard is not
that the water is absolutely pure, only that the contaminants are
within a given standard for each..

A good example of this is Sonny's Barbecue here in Florida. Sonny was
one of the last hold outs in the smoking ban. It is pretty hard to
make a case that a little cigarette smoke was the most unhealthy thing
in a place where they are smoking pork shoulders right in the building
and the french fries are boiled in lard.

I don't understand your obsession with OSHA. One cigarette takes 12
minutes off your life span, according to what I've read.

Who said "most unhealthy thing" in a place? Nobody, but it's a nice
talking point.