Light It Up One Last Time
Wednesday, December 7th, 2005If you are a smoker, tonight is the last night of your free reign on smoking in public places. At 12:01 Thursday morning the Smoking Ban, which was passed by a 2:1 margin on November’s ballot will go into effect. This means, that you can no longer smoke in public places or 25 feet around an entrance to them. The Seattle Times has a nice Q&A up that covers the basic details of the ban. Here’s an excerpt:
Q: But I’ll still have my smoking sections and patios in restaurants and bars, right?
A: Nope. Those are considered workplaces and public places. What’s more, the few cigar rooms and hookah bars in the state must follow the law, too.
Q: Holy smokes! When does this ban go into effect?
A: 12:01 a.m. Thursday. Yes, that means if you are sitting in a bar late tonight, you can light up at midnight, but you’ll only have a minute to smoke it.
- Posted by Ryan at 5:09 pm
- Filed Under: In The News
On December 7th, 2005 at 7:23 pm #
Finally! I think this has been a long time coming, and as worried as some business owners are I truly think this can only improve things for them. I know I’ve often decided not to go out because it just wasn’t worth the hassle of having to shower after getting home and quarantining my clothes.
On December 7th, 2005 at 11:23 pm #
Yeah, we should go out soon to celebr–I mean, support our local business owners! :)
Truly.
On December 7th, 2005 at 11:58 pm #
I wish they had that in Oregon. EVERYONE smokes on campus, it’s ridiculous.
On December 7th, 2005 at 11:59 pm #
Yeah, my roommate was saying that finally the Asians can leave the front of OUGL and smoke somewhere else.