Michigan Senate OKs smoking ban in bars, restaurants - Topix | Thread profile

Steve wrote: If I owned a Bar...I would make it a members only establishment that the By-laws allow smoking. If its a private club.. this law would not apply.. 5 bucks per year to maintain the required paper work and membership cards. anyone can join so long as they agree with the by-laws. sure would be nice to see our Reps. work as hard on fixing this state as they are to destroy it. Problem is they even banned it in private clubs here.

Finally wrote: <quoted text> The government has the right to protect citizens, whether they want to be protected or not. That is why we have seat belt laws and helmet laws and hopefully non smoking laws. You need help from the government NOT to walk into a bar that permits smoking. How pathetic? Does Uncle Sam hand you your toilet paper when you're finished or does he hold your hand while you do your business? And to think...

Judged: 1 1 1 recieved this morning from state rep terry browns asst.today this info.the house shoved through labor friendly legislation this afternoon designed to protect employees from being fired for bad credit,smoking at home,having sick family members or being overweight.rep fred miller(d-mt clemons)said the four bill package didnt stem from the weyco incident of 2005,in wich the okemos based human resources company fired four employees...

Judged: 1 1 1 SimplySue wrote: <quoted text> I don't know the statistics like you do, but your correct about the fact that the smoking bans do have a very negative effect on bars, cafe's, casino's, etc. The ban in Illinois has resulted in many small businesses being shut down and has cost our state millions. Why dwell on the negative, lets look to the positive. Let's look at the HEALTH BENEFITS from the new...

Judged: 1 ROFL wrote: Read up. Secondhand Smoke and Cancer The U.S. Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has classified secondhand smoke as a Group A carcinogen. You fail to mention that the EPA report was thrown out in court because they cheated. It was junk science. http://www.forces.org/evidence/epafraud/files... http://milkandcookies.com/link/101779/detail/ You also fail to mention that the Congresional Research Service looked at all the...

fluteman greg wrote: <quoted text>I've already said a thousand times..... it's your choice NOT to go into a bar that permits smoking. How many times must you be told? Remember, this is a person that picks his nose and flings it!!

Judged: 1 Smoke Free wrote: <quoted text> here's the problem with that slick, I enjoy going to bars, bars are for drinking, playing pool, shooting darts, listening to music, watching sports. Why can't you just step outside and smoke for a couple minutes? Why are you subjecting the employees and patrons to YOUR harmful habit? Who do you think you are? I have a habit of picking my nose and flinging it, sorry if it lands...

Judged: 1 I don't take more breaks. I take less. I don't go out and have social hour with the other employees. I said they are 5 minutes long. 1 in morning, 1 in afternoon Allowed breaks. Sorry where I work it is a TRUE fact about the sick time. It is not a cop out. Maybe you just can't believe it is true. Please note that I didn't say all smokers, I was referring to myself. There are several non smokers here that are...

PicassoIII wrote: <quoted text> Um, OK.... I'll give you this, his voice is an acquired taste and i don't own any of his stuff. But he is a brilliant songwriter, a national treasure as a poet. How many people have covered "All Along the Watchtower", "Subterranian...." etc. Supposedly put on some good shows back in the day. Not to knock Nugent, there's a performer. Got some vinyl...

Scott wrote: <quoted text> And no offense, but Dylan SUCKS, sings about as nice as he looks. OOPS, actually he looks better then he "sings" and that's HORRIBLE!!! NEVER EVER could understand how that guy of all people managed to have a singing career, lol, if he was new and competing on American Idol that sucka would never even make it to final contestants, he would have been booed off right off the bat,...