And could we get with the program on non-cell phones? In the library
yesterday, there was a very annoying kid with his cell phone loudly talking
sweet-nothings with someone while he read the titles of whichever section he
was in with silly comments, we're subjected to business calls on hawg
futures in a nice restaurant, or the plumber's laments on late deliveries
and in the dr's office, we were forced to hear a very intimate description
of the patient's pre-op instructions, something about 'don't' when the suds
subside. Good grief. Wonder what ever happened to polite? Polly
"Batik Freak" wrote in message
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Man I really wish the USA would get with the program on smoking - I hate
it. Slowly but surely most good restaurants around here are going to
either totally nonsmoking, or smoking ONLY in the bar, but it will take
(literally) an act of Congress (or possibly an act of the gods...) to get
freedom from smoke in all public places. 
I keep hearing from
restaurant folk all this whining about "O the smokers won't go out to eat
and we'll lose business." That's just crap. In exactly NONE of the
restaurants I've been to has this happened. Usually, in restaurants where
there IS still smoking, there is a wait for the non-smoking section.
Restauranteurs are getting the clue - last week, I saw a sign at a
die-hard, "family style" restaurant that said WE WILL BE ALL NONSMOKING ON
SUNDAYS. Hopefully it won't be long til every day is Sunday there.....
L
"Sylvi" wrote in message
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Aha - but Kiwiland passed that law last year.....good on the Scots for
doing the same...
but I can't see how quilts would smell any better with the aroma of beer
wafting thru them
Quilts in pubs??? Not down here I don't think...but then again, maybe in
a quiet corner....
cheers
Sylvi
sylviald at ihug dot co dot nz
"KJ" wrote in message
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Well, darn. We just missed it by a few months. That law would have
certainly made our trip (albeit very nice) even more memorable.
Congrats to the forward thinking Scots. Lift a glass to better smelling
quilts! Cheers!
KJ
"Jack Campin - bogus address" wrote in message
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The ban on smoking in public places in Scotland came into force today.
I was playing at an afternoon folk session, the difference was amazing
(mainly, people talk much more quietly when they're not smoking, so we
could hear what we were doing a lot better - more details in a post I
made to uk.music.folk and rec.travel.europe).
Marion has occasionally tried handquilting in Bell's while I'm playing.
The problem is that it was so smoky the quilt ended up smelling like an
ashtray, particularly since the player I described as the Fire Goddess
joined us.
Now, no smoke. Scottish pubs have become quilting-friendly.
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