It's official - Washington State is going Smoke Free on Dec 8th

[pheasant tail (no 18)]

Non-smokers will rejoice to be sure.

But lets be clear. This is about being annoyed and not health. I find it disturbing when annoyances are legislated. Not one blurb on the news showed someone walking out of a bar glad for their health. It was mainly platinum blond bimbos who said that they are glad that they will not smell like smoke anymore when they are out ho'in it up.

Card rooms have always had the option to be non-smoking and if all the non-smokers had really cared that much the hideaway would still be in business or at least it would have forced sh!t holes like Parkers to do the same or lose business. (I, BTW both smoke and play in a non-smoking room and agree that it is invasive.)

When super majorities can get away w/ this sort of legislation don't you think that there are things that you like that are in jeopardy, like cardrooms.

Look around next time you are in some dive in shoreline. Do you think any of those places contribute to society. Just one high profile crime by a regular poker player and the voters could take that away in an instant.

Democracy w/o guarantees of personal freedom can be very tyrannical to those who do not fit in a majority.

You can be glad that now you do not have to exercise a choice and not go to a place that allows smoking (like I have), but I'm not so sure that this is really a victory for anyone except the self rightious Washingtonians, of which there are plenty.