Unclebuck257
Platinum Member
RayH,
On a serious note, after reading all the posts so far on this subject, by far yours are about the most confrontational, attitude wise. I'm sure you relate that attitude very well too, everytime you personally run into a smoker, who is smoking, when you go into a restaurant or other public place that has both a smoking and a non smoking area.
As Bird has said, there are rude people in both catagories, but on either side of that equation, a little courtesy will go a long way. Like I said earlier, ask me nicely and I'll put out my cigarette as a courtesy to your children and family. Ask me with a lot of attitude, well, I've already stated what that'll get you too!
If at all possible, I will personally stay out of non smoking restaurants most of the time and I do that for obvious reasons. Why then, when non smokers like you come into a restaurant that allows smoking in a certain area, do you feel that it's your right to have the smokers stop smoking while you're there? Go somewhere else that is completely non smoking and stay out of restaurants or businesses that allow smoking anywhere on their premisis. Your problem would then be completely solved.
I have a very good friend that owns the most popular Steak House Restaurant in the area. He is a non smoker and his restaurant is outside of the city limits, thus there are no smoking regs to contend with. He allows smoking anywhere in his restaurant, just like before all this PC nonsense of smoking regs started in most areas of the country. His place is packed and has a waiting line most of the time. I can also factually tell you that about 75% of his customers do not smoke. There are never any problems and if someone who is a non smoker is seated too close to a smoker's table, they'll move those non smoking folks, with no hoopla or problem when asked to.
The problem is really magnified by non smokers like you, with a great deal of attitude, who honestly believe and verbalize that nonsense you spouted earlier about you being better than smokers. That is as pathetic a statement, lacking any knowledge or fact, as could ever be made, and you have got to know it deep down inside. Makes me think that you were probably scared real bad by someone with a cigarette when you were a child!
Try using tact and politeness instead of attack and attitude and I'll just bet you'll get more cooperation, 99% of the time, from smokers when the situation arises.
On a serious note, after reading all the posts so far on this subject, by far yours are about the most confrontational, attitude wise. I'm sure you relate that attitude very well too, everytime you personally run into a smoker, who is smoking, when you go into a restaurant or other public place that has both a smoking and a non smoking area.
As Bird has said, there are rude people in both catagories, but on either side of that equation, a little courtesy will go a long way. Like I said earlier, ask me nicely and I'll put out my cigarette as a courtesy to your children and family. Ask me with a lot of attitude, well, I've already stated what that'll get you too!
If at all possible, I will personally stay out of non smoking restaurants most of the time and I do that for obvious reasons. Why then, when non smokers like you come into a restaurant that allows smoking in a certain area, do you feel that it's your right to have the smokers stop smoking while you're there? Go somewhere else that is completely non smoking and stay out of restaurants or businesses that allow smoking anywhere on their premisis. Your problem would then be completely solved.
I have a very good friend that owns the most popular Steak House Restaurant in the area. He is a non smoker and his restaurant is outside of the city limits, thus there are no smoking regs to contend with. He allows smoking anywhere in his restaurant, just like before all this PC nonsense of smoking regs started in most areas of the country. His place is packed and has a waiting line most of the time. I can also factually tell you that about 75% of his customers do not smoke. There are never any problems and if someone who is a non smoker is seated too close to a smoker's table, they'll move those non smoking folks, with no hoopla or problem when asked to.
The problem is really magnified by non smokers like you, with a great deal of attitude, who honestly believe and verbalize that nonsense you spouted earlier about you being better than smokers. That is as pathetic a statement, lacking any knowledge or fact, as could ever be made, and you have got to know it deep down inside. Makes me think that you were probably scared real bad by someone with a cigarette when you were a child!
Try using tact and politeness instead of attack and attitude and I'll just bet you'll get more cooperation, 99% of the time, from smokers when the situation arises.
