My first vote in the week's New Blog showcase goes to......
(Probably my only vote, because of that vote-dilution thing, but we'll see....)
UPDATE: See how fuzzy-headed all those 12-hour days made me? I totally forgot I meant to vote for THIS entry....
Posted by Susie at June 17, 2003 05:24 PM | TrackBackI am on the fence on the whole smoking/no smoking thing. I remember when we owned the diner we had to have 75% for non smokers and that side was always packed. When the mandate first came down we thought it would hurt us but we found out that it actually helped. I know that I don't like going to bars because I come home smelling like a over used ash tray.
Posted by: Pete at June 17, 2003 07:26 PMHowdy and thanks for the shout-out.
With respect to Pete's comment, I am not unsympathetic to the "not wanting to smell like ass after going to a bar" viewpoint. However, in Austin, the once-Live Music Capital of the World and home to a rather youthful population, such a sentiment would kill bars dependent on live music.
Posted by: Norbizness at June 17, 2003 07:45 PMPete, if you took up smoking you probably wouldn't even notice it......
Kidding!!!!!
Actually, it probably does depend on the demographic...in most restaurants around here that still have smoking sections, it's in the bar and there's a long wait for a table; if you are really hungry and want to get seated right away, you ask for "non".
That's totally different than from this area. Most of the places seem to have seats available in the smoking section a lot quicker than the "non". As for smoking I used to smoke, but nothing that could be bought over the counter...does that count?
Posted by: Pete at June 18, 2003 11:22 AM