All Right, my town has adopted a smoking ban for all public facilities, with only a small number allowances. I am so tired of my constitutional rights being eliminated, I am annoyed. I do not fathom the reason non-smokers have such a assertive judgement on what us smokers are doing. I understand that smoking is harmful, but I made a conscience choice when I took up smoking, observant of the fact it was harmful. Just because non-smokers want me to stop, will not mean that it’s going to happen. Smoking in restaurants has been a privilage, but most restaurants have a special smoking area. If you do not want to breathe in the smoke, don’t sit in the smoking area, you are not unwilling made to sit in that section. And as well as the employees of these pubs that comment they are distressed by second hand smoke, what a joke. I worked in the hospitality industry for more than 10 years, and I know that most of thepeople I worked with were smokers. Dealing with the public, always, drives you to smoke. And, I have never overheard any non-smoking co-worker ever protest about cigarette smoke while on the job in the smoking area. Putting a smoking restriction in restaurants and bars, can only save me money, considering I refuse to eat out after the January 1st.