mushrat Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A407760 Misquoted a bit but over all not bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chreees Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Wish I could be there for the protest, Mush. I hope something good comes out of all this. Let us know what happens Saturday... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuie Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Good Luck, Mush. I am praying the Heart of America (small business) will overcome. Government should stay out of business. Especially Small business. That's what they are afraid of. They can control and manipulate bigger business, but they can't small business...unless they drag them out to pasture with stupid legislation, and probably the ONLY reason this got through is because it's a tobacco related business. Hey maybe by the end of this you could own the State. Just make sure you have a good lawyer, and you could be Governor of HookahLand (formerly North Carolina)!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 I tell you, running for public office after all this might be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redjako Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 [quote name='mushrat' date='31 December 2009 - 09:01 AM' timestamp='1262275297' post='442738'] I tell you, running for public office after all this might be fun. [/quote] Sadly this is the only recourse for rationality, because rationality in Every level of government (regardless of party) is in low amounts now days (centuries). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonthert Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 I know it sucks to have the government assuming such broad powers to tell honest people what they can and can't do on their private property. I'm right there with you, man. Roll with the punches, find something else to supplement your profit centers to replace the beer. Make your money back and get out...or you might find you still enjoy it and want to stay in. I fail to understand why smoking bans cover venues with patrons over the age of 18, like bars and nightclubs. If you said no smoking in a business that minors are allowed in and if you allow smoking, there must be clear warning signs as such out front, that would be one thing. To just blanket ban smoking in alcohol establishments smacks of dictatorial oppression. Its my property, government should keep the hell off of it. I don't agree with smoking bans on private property. I don't think the government has the right to make laws that cover what we do on our private property. That being said, I understand the anti-smoking people's frustration at having to smell smoke whenever they go out. I feel the same way as I hate the smell of cigarettes. What is now a flagrantly ignored social construct is being a legally mandated morality. We have to come to some sort of understanding, but having the government make a baby-sitter rule is absurd. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vin13 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Best of luck, Mush. Maybe next time lobby with some Tangiers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LZ22 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 Because of this: [font=arial, helvetica, sans-serif][size=3]"We're just a bunch of schmucks here trying to make ends meet," Bliss said. "We can't afford lobbyists."[/size] [size=2][font="Verdana"]Everyone needs to do THIS every single day, otherwise they'll take away everything:[/font][/size] "thumbing my nose at injustice."[/font] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Shock Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Such a sad world. sometimes i feel the only soulution to make things feel better is a baseball bat and a good layer, but that felling never lasts long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretender85 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I've never had problems with people smoking at home, or in places designated for the activity..only people I've ever agreed with is the bans on smoking in most public places and regular bars(no hookah involved). The local bar here used to drive me batty because I couldn't see 2 feet in front of my face through all the cig smoke(which I was never a huge fan of)...That aside, in this case, I still don't understand why the state won't allow the sale of alcohol and tobacco in the same place of business. That's just ridiculous, seeing as it is a designated place for smoking..and in this case it is hookah. Makes you wonder how some of these fools get into government..let alone out of college Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted January 2, 2010 Author Share Posted January 2, 2010 Damn we're popular.... http://heraldsun.com/pages/full_story/push?article-Hookah+Bliss+-to+stay+open-%20&id=5392944&instance=homesecondleft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathrynx Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 Waiting to hear how the 2nd of January went....We need pictures and video of the party-protest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mushrat Posted January 3, 2010 Author Share Posted January 3, 2010 I actully shot some video. I wasn't really a "protest" it was me conducting business as usual...pretty much pretending they law didn't matter. That'll piss em off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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