Today the Star publishes a stupid editorial endorsing a KC smoking ban. The silly opinion simply proves that the paper is the product of JoCo writers who don't understand anything at all about this town. Furthermore, they write of "anti-smoking forces" who I'm guessing must be housewives who have given up sex. Sadly, this position doesn't take into account the fact that smoking bans have harmed businesses once they are put in place. Don't get me wrong, I hate smokers and smoking but clueless columnists who stand firmly behind an issue (No homo?) that nobody really cares about represent a greater danger to this city's safety. Also, people should have the right to kill themselves however they want . . . Whether that means the option of smoking, working in a bar or living on the Eastside . . . As usual a group of women with too much time on their hands are doing their best to limit your options in much the same way that they've probably crushed the spirits of their husbands.
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more fucking nanny laws. can't these cunts give it a fucking rest already?
ReplyDeletei hate nannies, but have to say that lawrence rocks. it's the only reason i go out (that and they have an actual hip hop scene) to their venues, because i know i won't have to put my clothes out on the porch for three days to air out afterwards. kc bars reek.
ReplyDeletei hate the smell of your perfume and the exhaust of your suv is killing the planet but you don't see me trying to make you stop wearing it or drive a hybrid.
ReplyDeletemaybe when they have banned smoking everywhere they will focus on something you do care about.
Legislation for the sake of just being cool is just stupid.
ReplyDeleteI smelled some pretty rank perfume in the past, and usually those who are wearing it, have bathed in it.
ReplyDeleteIt's only a matter of time before every public place is smoke-free.
Yeah, well, despite my heavy smoking habit, I can totally understand and support the move towards a city of smoke-free restaurants and bars. Going outside for a few minutes isn't that much of a hassle for me, but smoke inhalation is obviously a major hassle for folks trying to enjoy a night out. The economic argument is a flimsy canard. Bars and restaurants in other cities have seen their non-smoker business pick up after smoking bans have been enacted, and you can't deny that the smoking population is a dwindling minority. Now if someone could come up with a tobacco product that smells like a backyard grill loaded with pork steaks, we wouldn't be having this discussion. Let's innovate, people!
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