Butt ban
On a totally different subject, as I wrote in a previous item, I recently was in Manhattan for vacation. We went out to a number of bars and restaurants during our stay and I have to say that I'm a big fan of the New York City smoking ban. I don't smoke myself, but I wouldn't consider myself a rabid anti-smoker. In fact, I believed that the ban on smoking in bars and restaurants to be too draconian. After all, drinking and smoking just seem to go together and I do believe that smoking is a choice that adults should have in this country.
But, after experiencing some smoke-free clubs and really noticing that it was just more comfortable to be in a smoke-free environment. Plus, the clothes I wore didn't reek of smoke (a little spilled beer, but that's another story) and I didn't feel as hung-over as I might have had I just felt like I'd been smoked out. Anyway, I think I would go out more if there were a similar ban on smoking where I lived - it's a better experience.