Yes, I would think fine dining restaurants would get more business, as there is a negative correlation between smiking and dining. If you notice the numbers coming out, let me know. I am kinda interested. Dana On 9/30/05, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's one of the options they're looking at now (exemptions based on 80% > alchohol sales). The initial ban (which is about 5 years old) was on 50% > alcohol sales. So, bars weren't affected, but restaurants were. The > economic > impact study results are in yet. My neighbor, who owns one bar and manages > a > restaurant/bar combo, said his revenues are actually up. But, he's in the > area where they would be and his places are "high-end." > > On 9/30/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > so there is definitely an economic impact? We didn't see one here, but > > that > > may be a matter of geography. If you drive out of town, in most > directions > > you wind up in an indian reservation, with a casino but little else. > Also, > > they exempted establishments that make more than a certain amount of > their > > sales from alcohol. > > > > Dana > > > > On 9/30/05, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I'm not a smoker, so all my opinions are biased. There's great > > contention > > > here about the smoking ban. It's come back up for vote once already > (in > > a > > > measure to appeal the ban which narrowly lost). It seems that those > > > hardest > > > hit by the ban are the little neighborhood working-class joints. The > > more > > > upscale bars or the student bars don't seem to be bothered too much. > You > > > do > > > now see crowds of people hovering around doorways. Should be > interesting > > > to > > > see what happens. > > > > > > I have mixed feelings. I think it's a complicated issue in that what > one > > > person does affects the health of those around them. I love being able > > to > > > go > > > out with no smoke around me. But, I also feel for all the bartenders > and > > > business owners and waitstaff who's incomes are suffering. > > > > > > > > > On 9/30/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > that explains that then. Just wondered as the governor is now > jumping > > on > > > > the > > > > bandwagon, though with lower numbers from what I gather. > > > > Other question out of curiosity, how is the local smoking ban > working > > > out? > > > > And do you personally smoke? We had one a couple of years back and > I'm > > > > loving it, but I'm a non-smoker and we don't have the sort of > quilted > > > > jurisdictions you describe. Only one small village inside > Albuquerque, > > > and > > > > several on the fringes. > > > > > > > > Dana > > > > On 9/30/05, Deanna Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > There was specific language that stated that the state law > > supercedes > > > > all > > > > > local laws. > > > > > > > > > > The local smoking ban passed. The state smoking ban is still in > > limbo. > > > > > > > > > > On 9/27/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Pausing between tasks here. I am not really sure why the state > law > > > > > > overrides > > > > > > the local ordinance unless there was language specifically > saying > > > so? > > > > > Just > > > > > > interested in how this has worked (or not) elsewhere. > > > > > > And by the way, did the no smoking ordinance pass? > > > > > > Dana > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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