
There back !!!!
The Coalition for a Smoke-free Adams County is here once again to save us for the hazards of smoking in "any public place or place of employment" in the city. This burns my ass for so many reasons, it's hard to mention. Since this is my blog and I have all day, I will address it anyways…..
2,200 signatures supporting that "requiring all Quincy restaurants to go smoke free"? If this is a true statement, then how can you propose to ban smoking "in all public places in Quincy"? You summit a specific condition, but make a blanket ordinance. I feel that there will be a petition on the opposite side of this from local business owners with a lot more on it.
As "an employee of the Adams County Health Department", don't you have anything better to do with your time than dictate conditions in which YOU think business in the city MUST operate? I think the health department does a fine job mandating conditions in which food is prepared, just don't tell me what I can do while eating this food.
"Quincy Clean Indoor Air Act of 2006" ?? WTF is this? Define "Clean Air" ? I have a problem with obese women who sit around me in a restaurants that smell like they showered in the cheapest perfume Walmart sells. Is this Clean Air ?? I think not.
Fines ?? You propose fines too? Wow, if is isn't enough to force this crap down our throats, you also want fines. Would there be a fine for farting? This is definitely not "Clean Air" either. This must be fined too.
A survey conducted showed 70 percent of the 402 registered voters contacted said they support smoke-free policies and feel smoking should be "restricted or banned in public places"…402 ?? You surveyed LESS than 1% of the city of Quincy and conclude that smoking should be "restricted or banned in public places" ??? And you picked banned? So much for surveys !
I have inserted a Poll on this page on the right of the page here myself. Please vote on what YOU think should take place. >> Please vote only once.
"Is it their right to smoke and put poisons into the air? Or is it our right to not have those poisons in the air and breathe clean air? That's the question."
Here's your answer. It is YOUR right to eat, drink in a place where YOU choose. If you do not like the atmosphere that is there, YOU are FREE to choose another location that is more suitable for YOU. When YOU dictate RULES in which YOU decide, that's where I have a problem. If a bar or restaurant owner DECIDES that HIS or HER business would benefit from a different environment, let THEM decide what to do. There are several "smoke-free" locations going up in Quincy everyday. If you prefer these locations, please visit them.
I still like this
Article. Has some truth to it.