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Shawnee123 · 12-09-2008, 01:42 PM

When Ohio voters saw fit to pass the stupidest law ever, taking away the rights of private tavern owners, and due in a large part to two concurrent issues on the ballot that confused the hell out of most people, I expected to see my (then current) campus go non-smoking. I admired the president's decision to designate very specific smoking areas saying he agreed with a person's right to smoke if they want even if he did not, and to place designated areas where they are easily avoided by those who want to be nowhere near smoke.

It's basically the same thing here.

However, at our local hospital...you cannot smoke on campus at all. Not in your car, not in your car as you're driving in the driveway or out of the driveway...no where.

A hospital I can understand, but think the "in your car" thing is pretty stupid...but at a community college you just about have to make concessions for smokers or risk losing students. Every student counts in enrollment and retention and enrollment and retention are the goal.

I hear rumors that they may put another vote on the ballot, allowing Joe Schmoe who owns a damn beer and shot bar to decide if he wants smoking allowed in the establishment that he pays for. I also heard from a bartender the other day they got a written warning based on "two guys from somewhere else who reported they saw someone smoking in the bar." She was there, and saw no such incident.

Yeah...Gestapo State anyone?

12-09-2008, 01:42 PM	#5
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	When Ohio voters saw fit to pass the stupidest law ever, taking away the rights of private tavern owners, and due in a large part to two concurrent issues on the ballot that confused the hell out of most people, I expected to see my (then current) campus go non-smoking. I admired the president's decision to designate very specific smoking areas saying he agreed with a person's right to smoke if they want even if he did not, and to place designated areas where they are easily avoided by those who want to be nowhere near smoke. It's basically the same thing here. However, at our local hospital...you cannot smoke on campus at all. Not in your car, not in your car as you're driving in the driveway or out of the driveway...no where. A hospital I can understand, but think the "in your car" thing is pretty stupid...but at a community college you just about have to make concessions for smokers or risk losing students. Every student counts in enrollment and retention and enrollment and retention are the goal. I hear rumors that they may put another vote on the ballot, allowing Joe Schmoe who owns a damn beer and shot bar to decide if he wants smoking allowed in the establishment that he pays for. I also heard from a bartender the other day they got a written warning based on "two guys from somewhere else who reported they saw someone smoking in the bar." She was there, and saw no such incident. Yeah...Gestapo State anyone? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby Last edited by Shawnee123; 12-09-2008 at 01:50 PM.