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I sort of wish they would ban smoking in more places where I live! I always get annoyed when I'm at a pool hall or bowling alley where everyone is smoking.

I remember one pool hall I went had this visible thick cloud of smoke from about 4 feet off the floor all the way to the ceiling. It was so bad I almost got physically sick by the end of the pool tournament I was playing there -- needless to say I never went to that establishment again...

I really don't see why the people who regulate smoking give so much leeway to smokers; they shouldn't have the right to inconvenience other people with their addiction in my opinion...

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Originally Posted by Pangalin

So, when you decided to reply to this thread, did you take a moment to look at the rest of the thread's posts? In particular, did you notice the sort of reception another poster got when he espoused the sort of attitude you're promoting?

A pool hall should be full of smoke. Smoke, beer, and salty snacks. If people wanted to be healthy they'd go and play some fucking tennis. But no, you have to be that rarest creature: the health-conscious billiards enthusiast. Who's inconveniencing who, exactly?

I'm fine with the beer and salty snacks part but with smoking on the decline I feel such establishments should try to cater more towards the majority of the population rather than the small minority of smokers. I would be fine with something like a smoking and non-smoking area even. A thick cloud of smoke that makes someone feel sick just being there is a little too much though...

...and no, I got bored after reading the first page or two of replies and just skipped to posting a reply -- I need to stop doing that... *sigh*

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Originally Posted by Crash Landon

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.

Yeah, I guess it is part of the culture; and for the most part I've grown to accept that and I am usually willing to put up with smokers.

I've always wondered how much business bowling alleys and pool halls would lose if smoking was banned in all establishments. I couldn't see anyone joining bowling leagues anymore; there is always a nice thick cloud of smoke hovering around whenever the leagues near where I live end. I can't really imagine pool halls either without smokers. A smoking ban would probably put most of those establishments out of business. It seems pool halls around me are already going out of business left and right as it is now.

I wish somehow an acceptable compromise could be found; something a little more than just the hour or so of "smoke free bowling" alleys here offer.

Originally Posted by LeHah

I'm fine with people who post here and people who stick to the concert hall - but with people being fucking stupid on the internet on the rise, I feel that you should shut the fuck up and leave the majority of this website's population alone.

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