Jan 29, 2009, 10:23 PM
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The only catch is that there seems to be a larger percentage of smokers amongst billiards players than those who do not smoke. And the non-smoking billiards players are rather accepting of smoke as part of the environment of the game they so enjoy. Telling these establishments to go smoke-free is telling them to alienate the larger percentage of their loyal customer base. It's just bad for their business.
Christ, dude, I'm a strictly non-smoking guy and I fully accept that some places are meant to be tobacco zones. Seedy bars, off-track betting parlors and pool halls are all the kinds of places where I expect cigarettes to be, because those kinds of people generally smoke. It's not a slight against them, just an observation.
But it's also why I stay out of places like that, no matter how much I like a good game of darts. It's why I purchased a home dartboard. It's why you can buy beer and salty snacks in the grocery store also.
It's why people keep billiards tables in their own homes rather than go out in a cloud of smoke.
If you don't like it, don't go there and find another way to enjoy the game with people who feel similarly. That's what I've done.
Jam it back in, in the dark.
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