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[lollardfish]

Any clue who I write to about the Minneapolis smoking ban? I spent money in bars last weekend in a Minneapolis bar /because/ it was smoke-free. Now the Hennepin Cnty Commission has temporarily reduced the ban to only apply to places that sell more food than liquor. Time to complain.

EDIT: After further review, while it seems clear that some bars have been hurt and that the demographic of bar use has changed (where people go, etc.), overall, the hospitality industry has remained pretty stable. So ... I feel bad for bars being hurt. My stance remains.

Comments

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

You should stop smoking. It's lethal. (I bug my friends once a year or so).

[mrsmodew.livejournal.com]

duh. Smoking and breathing the crap that comes from cars during my commute are both lethal.

Anyway, what I want to see is what the effects of auto emissions and various other environmental air borne contaminates have in relation to lung cancer (and asthma and other lung issues). Funny, an SUV emits more particulates and carcinogens with one tank of gas than I do in an entire year. But, please, blame the smokers and "2nd hand smoke", not the oil industry. :)

I wish I could post when not at work so as to put together a more coherant paragraph.

[lollardfish.livejournal.com]

See! See! (he says excitedly).

I totally agree with what you're talking about here. The thing, though, is not to let up on secondhand smoke, which /is/ a health hazard, but to also work on other health hazards that degrade air quality.