I'm not so sure about the point about losing business. Perhaps it has some validity, but I don't recall that many WA restaurants went out of business when the current rules came into force. My recollection is that there was a lot of grumbling and predictions of doom, but for the most part people did change their smoking pattern to fit the new rules. Maybe you also gain a bit of business from non-smokers who now find it attractive to come back?
Hmm been in this particular Restaurant for 9+ years, it is situated in a busy eating out suburb, and since the smoking thing happened on an avarage saturday night bussiness has gone from 200- 250 down to 100 -150 customers, not too mention that now I have to supply outside heaters so that the customers who do smoke dont freeze there [nocando]'s off.
How do you feel about your own smoking Mea? Do you rather wish you didn't? Do you not believe that it's harming you?
I smoke ... 75% is habit 25% is enjoying a moment of peace and quiet, I wish ... no not really it hasn't bothered me ...but then I dont drink alcohol, do you drink? wish you didn't ? Have you driven a car while you had 1 beer too many? etc etc <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />
I can’t help noticing that Mea Culpa means "an acknowledgment of guilt" – literally Latin for "my fault" – does that reflect your attitude to your own smoking?? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
Nope it is not guilt in the point of view towards smoking, however it is a form of guilt, since I am the person in Charge it will always be "my fault" <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
and that's all I am going to say about this particular subject, now where did I put my cigarettes ??? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ROFL.gif" alt="" />
