jezter6 Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 http://www.hookahforum.com/?showtopic=30601 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 cool...but total suck for smoking ban.Government should stay out of businesses!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delSol_si Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 QUOTE (delSol_si @ May 14 2009, 10:48 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Mush, why not just make your lounge an outdoor lounge. Just use the building to house the hookahs, supplies, and set up and such, then just have a big outdoor patio type thing for the smoking?QUOTE (Niolet and Locke)The bill, which passed 62-56, prohibits smoking inside bars and restaurants, but doesn't affect outside areas of those businesses. The bill makes an exception for cigar bars, although bars could not start selling cigars to skirt the ban.Also, how the hell did cigar bars get exempt from this law and not hookah bars?!?!? From the sounds of it, the reason for the ban is to improve health conditions...hookah second hand smoke is much better than cigar smoke. I work at a local restaurant/bar and every time someone lights up a cigar, I seriously have to hold my breathe when walking past it to keep from gagging most of the time. People on campus are constantly telling me how much they enjoy the smell coming from my hookah. Hell, the other night, I was smoking outside and accidently blew my entire smoke cloud in the face of the guy sitting next to me. I said "Sorry about that, didn't mean to" and his response was "Actually, I enjoyed that."I seriously loathe ciggs, but come on, the definitions of the law seem a bit bullshitty to me.Just thought I would post my post in the other thread here as well since it is the same topic. I originally posted this in the news thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjcrain Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 QUOTE (delSol_si @ May 14 2009, 09:53 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Also, how the hell did cigar bars get exempt from this law and not hookah bars?!?!? From the sounds of it, the reason for the ban is to improve health conditions...hookah second hand smoke is much better than cigar smoke.Not trying to sound like a conspiracy nut, but if the cigar bars there are like the cigar bars here, they tend to be full of the wealthier fellows of the city. Most places are loathe to piss of their wealthy elite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 We should orgonize a big group of people to go stage a sit-in with our hookahs infront of their offices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 Bastards Allthough I was hoping to see Mushie inna interview..... but dressed in his wargear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilikemyusername Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 so lame, sounds to me like mush needs to hire someone to kick some ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1v3th3ad Posted May 14, 2009 Share Posted May 14, 2009 what now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 now we wait. 2 of the members of the house are trying to put a rider on another bill to get me an exemption. it MAY even work. I'll keep you all informed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. Morgan Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Sucks to hear. That's ridiculous that they would allow cigar lounges but not hookah. Hope it all works out for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampy6997 Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 QUOTE (mushrat @ May 14 2009, 07:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>now we wait. 2 of the members of the house are trying to put a rider on another bill to get me an exemption. it MAY even work. I'll keep you all informed.Rawk on I'd sent a comment to Mr. Burr about it a few days ago, with reasoning: families aren't going to your hookah lounge...kids aren't even going to be going in there. How the hell would there be such a blanket over it but not cigar shops....furthermore, it makes sense for real restaurants and public places where innocent, un-involved, non-smokers would be, but if people are going somewhere with the intention to smoke...why would they care if anyone around them is smoking? The logic with what was passed is not fully there...*boggled* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezter6 Posted May 15, 2009 Author Share Posted May 15, 2009 Mush - if you need to have some sort of hookah sit-in event at your bar to show these politicians what's up - let us know. I'm sure there are enough of us within a few hours drive that would come down and lend support.Maybe if you just invited people in to see what hookah is all about and help them get informed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canon Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 good luck, we all feel the same way about this.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampy6997 Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 QUOTE (jezter6 @ May 14 2009, 09:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Mush - if you need to have some sort of hookah sit-in event at your bar to show these politicians what's up - let us know. I'm sure there are enough of us within a few hours drive that would come down and lend support.Maybe if you just invited people in to see what hookah is all about and help them get informed!I'd go to a sit in. I'm only an hour away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladimir Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 QUOTE (Capt. Morgan @ May 14 2009, 05:22 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Sucks to hear. That's ridiculous that they would allow cigar lounges but not hookah. Hope it all works out for you.You haven't been watching the government for very long have you. Nothing they do is can be labeled "ridiculous" anymore, it's all just SOP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampy6997 Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 QUOTE (Vladimir @ May 15 2009, 03:25 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>You haven't been watching the government for very long have you. Nothing they do is can be labeled "ridiculous" anymore, it's all just SOP.Yeah, the gov't is getting quite the power trip, trying to make sure we're all zombies for their every beck and call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Whatever happened to grandfather clauses? Why is it that they feel compelled to pass a law and put companies out of business? They used to just put a stop to new ones and let the old ones fade away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny_D Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Not sure about American Grandfather rights/laws but when the smoking ban came into practice in the uk (Nationwide) There were no grandfather/existing business rights.It was ban period. Full stop & .Apart from the houses of parlament... And any Royal palace. Good innit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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