Pierce County has recently tried to ban smoking at all bars, restaurants, bowling alleys, pool halls, card rooms, etc.
Do you think they have the right to do so? Should smoking be banned within all indoor public places?


I smoked for 15 years, half of my life, and quit last year...will be one year smoke free of February 19th. I play alot of pool in leagues and tournaments around the Puget sound area and sometimes nationally. I frequent bars and pool halls that are always filled to capacity with chain smoking pool players and other regulars who enjoy their tobacco often.

Now even though I have quit, I dont mind going into a place with smoking allowed, as long as the air isnt inundated with smoke and not breathable; to the point where your eyes burn.

IMO, smoking should be allowed, but there should be stricter indoor air quality standards where people will be smoking. The air in establishemtns who allow smoking should not be overcome so that the second hand smoke is unbearbale.
It's somewhat similar to most Mens rooms.....why the hell dont they have double power turbo fans in these places!


What do you think? Where shoudl people rights begin and the arm of the government end?