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Interesting that most cities in North Carolina - the heart of tobacco country - banned smoking in public buildings long ago.
I wonder how much business fall off this causes? Here in DC, it's been banned from bars for a long time, that's why so many bars developed rooftop rooms that are thriving. I go out with my cow-orkers and the smokers just go to the rooftop. They don't even think about complaining. In a generation or so, nobody will think much about this, and it certainly won't go backwards. Once a toe hold has been established, it never lets go.
I avoided the bars and clubs where smoking was allowed. I'm allergic, and it just plain smells bad. Now I can go and have fun too.
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I think the Apocalypse is happening all around us. We go on eating desserts and watching TV. I know I do. I wish we were more capable of sustained passion and sustained resistance. We should be screaming and what we do is gossip. -Lydia Millet
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