Smoking ban a boon for out-of-state bars (CNN)

[LauraK]

SUGARGROVE, Pennsylvania (AP) -- At a bar two miles south of the New York line, Roxann Lang took a drag from her cigarette, exhaled and smiled -- she knew no one was going to tell her to put it out.

Like other New York residents who enjoy a smoke with their drink or meal but can't because of that state's new law, Lang, 46, and her husband have decided to trade their Jamestown, New York, bar for one in northern Pennsylvania.

Since the ban went into effect, bars and restaurants along the New York state line say they have seen more New Yorkers looking to light up, creating a boon for establishments in Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. ..

Immediately after New York City's ban went into effect, New Jersey restaurants near the Big Apple experienced a spike in business, said Deborah Dowdell, executive vice president of the New Jersey Restaurant Association.

That trend is expected to expand with the statewide ban, Dowdell said.

"Our members have reported a surge in business," Dowdell said. "We're in close dialogue with leading restaurateurs in New York City and they continue to report their sales have suffered as much as 20 to 50 percent."

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[PartyPooper]

1. Just go outside to smoke. That's what I do!

Even between courses!

:smoke:

[w4rma]

2. outsourcing of jobs, boon for other countries, bust for America (n/t)

[Dover]

3. Must also be a boon for food and diet products. The country will

gain weight as they end their smoking habit. And that has/will be particularly traumatic for Californians. :smoke:

[ChoralScholar]

4. To quote Greg Proops.......

"You're drinking POISON. You're trying to have sex unsafely with someone you don't know. Is secondhand smoke really the chiefest of your health concerns? ""Dude---I been doin' Tequila slammers since noon, I'm tryin' to bang this chick I don't even know her name---uh-- could you put that out?"" "

The liberal bastion of Fayetteville, AR is trying to pass a smoking ban, but after some pressure, i think they are excluding bars.
I personally don't care, I don't smoke, but I pretty well expect to be around it in a bar. Restaurants - a different story. Still riding the fence on this one.

ChoralScholar

[PartyPooper]

5. Hi ChoralScholar! Welcome to DU!

Have a beer on me!

:toast: :beer:

:smoke:

[ChoralScholar]

6. Thanks a bunch

I'm an Amber Bock drinker myself... I like it with a Marlboro-scented haze :)
Thanks for the welcome.. been a lurker for a while... but glad to be here.