Right after they mandate dress and hygiene codes at all restaurants.Russell wrote:Yes, I know, personal property rights, an owner should be able to decide what he wants in his store etc etc. But the fact of the matter is most business people won't ban smoking from the building because that effectively cuts out 30% of their revenue (30% of US citizens are smokers). This is an area where the government does need to step in to protect the health of the other 70%.
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Let's not forget language (proper) and education as well.KD5NRH wrote:Right after they mandate dress and hygiene codes at all restaurants.Russell wrote:Yes, I know, personal property rights, an owner should be able to decide what he wants in his store etc etc. But the fact of the matter is most business people won't ban smoking from the building because that effectively cuts out 30% of their revenue (30% of US citizens are smokers). This is an area where the government does need to step in to protect the health of the other 70%.
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gee, thanks....Russell wrote:I know, off topic. I'm done.
FWIW, IIRC, AFAIK, FTMP, IANAL. YMMV.
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we don't even have WH here in San Antonio. It's good food to kill off a hangover.
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Russell wrote:You're quite welcomeDoubleJ wrote:gee, thanks....Russell wrote:I know, off topic. I'm done.I am an outspoken individual

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I must agree with Russell on the smoking issue. I have asthma, and for many years, there were places that I simply could not go. The few times that I brought up this point to a smoker, his/her response was, "Stay home."
I find "stay home" a rather callous response. A person's desire to smoke is not a necessity--it's a luxury. My desire to breath is a necessity. Why should I be expected to stay home because someone else wants to indulge?
If a person wants to smoke in their cars or at home, or even outdoors (away from entrances), I'm fine with that. When what you do affects only you, it's your decision. When what you do affects others, you have choices you need to make. With rights come responsibilities.
I enjoy shooting my handguns. When I do, I'm exercising my second amendment rights. However, I've moved from Crosby, and I can no longer go out my backdoor and start firing away. People run on the greenbelt trails behind my house, and cars travel the road behind that. Those people have a right not to have my bullets entering their bodies and possessions, and I have to respect that.
Just as there are designated places that I can take my guns and shoot them, there are designated places where others can take their cigarettes.
JMO.
I find "stay home" a rather callous response. A person's desire to smoke is not a necessity--it's a luxury. My desire to breath is a necessity. Why should I be expected to stay home because someone else wants to indulge?
If a person wants to smoke in their cars or at home, or even outdoors (away from entrances), I'm fine with that. When what you do affects only you, it's your decision. When what you do affects others, you have choices you need to make. With rights come responsibilities.
I enjoy shooting my handguns. When I do, I'm exercising my second amendment rights. However, I've moved from Crosby, and I can no longer go out my backdoor and start firing away. People run on the greenbelt trails behind my house, and cars travel the road behind that. Those people have a right not to have my bullets entering their bodies and possessions, and I have to respect that.
Just as there are designated places that I can take my guns and shoot them, there are designated places where others can take their cigarettes.
JMO.
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jimlongley wrote:Yeah, but you have to ask, which is like asking for a plain burger at Wendy's - they get all upset and never know quite how to handle the request - I usually just give up and have a short stack of pancakes.Venus Pax wrote:You can get waffles with the blueberries on the side. They will let you have a plain waffle if you ask them.jimlongley wrote:and IHOP doesn't like to make plain waffles, they want to add blueberrys or some other chozzeraie.
LOL...since the topic seems to have shifted to Waffles, I will throw in that this attitude you are getting is probably of your own making. In all the years...and there are more of them than I care to think about...I have been going into IHOPS across the country(literally hundreds of them, I travel on the road alot) I have never seen one waiter or waitress get upset because I said to leave the fruit off my waffles....LOL...I don't like the fruit garbage either.

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