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Title: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: splitcity on January 23, 2006, 12:58:24 PM: i love bowling but damn, i walk out of there after 3 games and i have to do 2 things 1)wash my hands and 2) take a shower! i reek of smoke and not only that, i have a 5yr old that likes to go but damn im thinking of leaving her home for her own good! drinking is ok i guess because it doesnt effect me, you want to suck down budweiser and scream and shout fine, but put out those damned ciggarettes before i gag and then puke. anyone else agree with me? are there any centers that are doing this yet?
Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: Long Roller on January 23, 2006, 09:02:57 PM: St. Joseph County in Indiana just passed a smoking ban in all public areas but seperated bars by themselves. All bowlers around me are going to have to chew or eat sunflower seeds...
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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: Traumatize on January 23, 2006, 09:04:37 PM: Come to NY state....Smoking has been banned for almost 3 years now
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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: splitcity on January 23, 2006, 09:14:09 PM: well people smoke at our table and every table accross the 52 lane house. ceiling fans running and the tables are only about 25 feet from the lanes so because i dont sit by the ball return i am going to catch that smoke drifts. maybe im just in the wrong house or wrong area. dayton ohio is what it is i guess!
Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: michelle on January 23, 2006, 09:17:02 PM: Austin finally extended its ban to the bowling centers last fall...'bout time as far as I was concerned. There was so much smoke lingering in the air that if the clothes did not go straight into the washer as soon as I got home, I could still smell the smoke the next day. Granted, I have oft been accused of being overly attentive to smoke in the air and get sickened at the idiots two cars up at an intersection that are smoking and hanging their cigarettes out the window, but the fact remains...the fewer places we have to have the toxins associated with second-hand smoke foisted upon us the better.
Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: Ringing10 on January 23, 2006, 09:30:08 PM: All public buildings (bars included) in California have been smoke free for years. I do remember the stink (pun intended) that it raised when it was put on the ballot. Anyone who smokes must go outside so anyone needing to leave or enter the lanes must pass through a cloud of fumes.
Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: curtcrank on January 23, 2006, 09:30:28 PM: I believe his point is that in most houses there is no smokers lounge so everyone has to put up with the smoke. Personally, I have allergies and asthma. I don't dare go into a bowling alley without my inhaler. After my Saturday night league, even my hair smells like smoke - and I am almost never on the concourse. I have team mates that smoke and its too much for them sometimes.

Smokers will complain that smoking bans impinge their rights. But what about my right to not breathe their smoke, not have my clothes smell like smoke, or worse, suffer an asthma attack because of the smoke (yes, it has happened).

My opinion - build an enclosed room and put all the smokers in there. Just think how much cleaner the bowling alleys would be without all of the ash and butts around.
Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: TJFreaky24 on January 23, 2006, 09:39:39 PM: quote:
Come to NY state....Smoking has been banned for almost 3 years now
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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: MSC2471 on January 23, 2006, 09:45:25 PM: It's been banned in Massachusetts I believe for 4 years. What can slow the league down amongst other things will be the people who have to go out between games for a smoke, and then forget when they are up again...

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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: DukeHarding on January 23, 2006, 10:53:36 PM: Smoking is banned in Chicago's bowling centers.
Last Thursday was the first smoke-free night.
It was great....No sore throat the next morning.
Elk Grove Village, IL is talking about going smoke-free, also.

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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: Brickguy221 on January 23, 2006, 11:13:07 PM: quote:
Smoking is banned in all public buildings in Oregon.

Ditto for Oklahoma......

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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: bowler257628 on January 23, 2006, 11:18:08 PM: what sucks is, 80% of the bowlers at my alley smoke.. you can still smoke in the bars, but if you go in the bar to get some drinks, your gonna have to be on the patch to quit smoking!
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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: TWOHAND834 on January 23, 2006, 11:20:34 PM: Smoking is banned here in the Atlanta area as well. Curtcrank made a comment about people's rights. I agree with him. People can have the right to take years off their lives, but please do not make other people who don't smoke suffer and take years off their lives as well. Smoking in centers is only going to help the decline of league bowling as we know it simply because bowlers are tired of going home smelling like a chimney. I think it is about time smokers did us a favor and respect us who do not smoke. The more you respect the people who don't smoke, the more people are going to want to continue bowling and the more leagues there are for them to bowl as well. So it becomes a win-win situation. If the govt has to get involved to help out, then so be it.
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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: Garcia on January 23, 2006, 11:23:03 PM: DALLAS is also nonsmoking
Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: charlest on January 24, 2006, 06:18:30 AM: New Jersey goes smokeless around April 15th, 90 days after the law was passed this month ... supposedly.
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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: BackToBasics on January 24, 2006, 07:43:35 AM: Ambushed:

There was a smoking ban in PG County that went into effect January 8th I believe so there is no smoking in bowling centers anymore even if they have designated enclosed rooms. Riverdale, Capital Plaza and Laurel has signs banning smoking.

Now I wish NOVA would do the same but I doubt that would ever happen.
Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: shelley on January 24, 2006, 07:49:52 AM: There's a smoking ban up for consideration here in Starkville. I don't know if it's passed yet, but the bowling alley here has never allowed smoking. There are three attached bars that do, but unless you go through the doors, you won't smell it. It's really one of the best things about this house.

Every other house I've been to does allow smoking, if not in the pit then in the back area. I don't like it, but at least I'm only at those houses once in a blue moon.

SH
Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: Jeffrevs on January 24, 2006, 07:59:07 AM: come on Michigan!!!!!!!!
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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: cgilyeat on January 24, 2006, 09:26:32 AM: achappy, I know that you can still smoke in the bar in AMF Waldorf, so maybe PG has a stiffer smoking ban that the rest of the state. And I agree with you about NOVA, I really hate to bowl in the centers there because of the smoke.

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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: Bowler19 on January 24, 2006, 09:33:28 AM: Currently the centers in Windsor Ontario have to have smoking rooms.
As of May 06 there will be no smoking in any public area and you will have to go outside to smoke.
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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: iommifan on January 24, 2006, 09:33:31 AM: It did affect the houses a little here in NY. They lost some revenue because of it but they probably added years to their own health to make up for it. I personally couldn't stand it. Let the social leppers go outside in the cold for their fix.
Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: dizzyfugu on January 24, 2006, 09:35:13 AM: I wish smoking would be banned around her, too. In many public places it already has been banned, but not in private institutions like bowling lanes
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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: badpoly on January 24, 2006, 09:36:46 AM: Here in Wisconsin it's still smoke if you got em...too bad. My clothes go right in the wash and I go to the showers when I get home...hopefully sometime soon
Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: greggo on January 24, 2006, 09:37:06 AM: quote:
come on Michigan!!!!!!!!

There has been a public ban in East Lansing for quite a few years now. But I think the times are going to be-a-chang'n slowly statewide because of our dependency on the cigarette tax revenue.

The AG has even found smokers who purchase on-line and hit them with a retroactive tax bill.
Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: dogman666 on January 24, 2006, 09:43:21 AM: I need a cigarette!
Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: 9andaWiggle on January 24, 2006, 10:47:34 AM: quote:
I got so tired of trying to find a place TO smoke in CA so I finally quit after 30 years. OK, it was that and that whole cancer thingy too!!
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Keep looking... I'm sure there's a 300 in one of those balls you keep buying!!

That, and at $3 a pack, say 5 days a week, you can now put all that green towards new equipment!

Indy is trying to get their smoking ban in full effect by March - includes Bowling Alleys, but I think they will still be allowed to smoke if they go in the lounge to do it.

On Edit: I'm glad too. My truck stinks for days after I get home from bowling. In the winter it's worse since it's too cold to open it up and air her out while I'm going down the road.

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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: greggo on January 24, 2006, 10:56:52 AM: quote:
That, and at $3 a pack, say 5 days a week, you can now put all that green towards new equipment!

One of the guys on our opponents team last week bought a pack at the center. It cost him $7!! And to top it off...they didn't even have the brand he normally smokes
Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: mumzie on January 24, 2006, 11:56:32 AM: The Portland metro area of Oregon has had the smoking ban for a long time. It just went statewide last year I think.
Pierce County (Tacoma) in Washington went smoke free last year. It was delightful to go up there for a tournament and NOT stink like smoke for a change. The rest of Washington State went smoke free the first of this year. I was up there for a tournament last weekend, and it was WONDERFUL!!!
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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: ParoxysM on January 24, 2006, 01:18:47 PM: quote:
Come to NY state....Smoking has been banned for almost 3 years now
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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: KDawg77 on January 24, 2006, 01:23:11 PM: I'm glad there's no smoking at the houses in my town. I can wear good coats without ruining them with funk. I don't mind the smoke, but I'd prefer not having it.
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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: toomanytenpins on January 24, 2006, 08:17:51 PM: chicago is now none smoking and believe u me i can tell the difference
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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: toomanytenpins on January 24, 2006, 08:18:01 PM: chicago is now none smoking and believe u me i can tell the difference
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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: toomanytenpins on January 24, 2006, 08:18:04 PM: chicago is now none smoking and believe u me i can tell the difference
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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: BrianCRX90 on January 24, 2006, 10:22:03 PM: It would be the best day of my life if my bowling alley went smokeless.
I used to smoke, but even when I smoked I didn't like smoking in the alley but everyone else did it so I did too. Now that I'm clean from the malecholic disease called tobacco for over 3 years now I don't want those rabid diseased people near me. If you can't go outside or wait to you go home, then you have a serious problem. There is already a couple of big cities in this area that banned smoking in public buildings, I hope the rest of the state does. I nearly died last Friday night cause of that deathstick smoke.

Also, I don't ever want any childern of my own but I just get angry when I see these parents bring thier babies and young kids, epecially babies to a smokecloud bowling alley.
Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: slowmofo908 on January 24, 2006, 10:28:12 PM: quote:
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I got so tired of trying to find a place TO smoke in CA so I finally quit after 30 years. OK, it was that and that whole cancer thingy too!!
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Keep looking... I'm sure there's a 300 in one of those balls you keep buying!!

That, and at $3 a pack, say 5 days a week, you can now put all that green towards new equipment!

3 dollars a pack? ITs 5.50 here in nj and like the guy said around april 15th smoking is banned everywhere except for Casinos. I dont understand how they are passing this as a health bill if the casinos are not affected. Oh yeah thats right, the politicians have their retirement funds invested in casinos.
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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: TWOHAND834 on January 24, 2006, 10:58:43 PM: LANE1,

You open that "smokers only" place and see how much business as a whole declines. 75% of business right now is family oriented and last I checked, most toddlers to middle schoolers are not allowed to smoke, and high schoolers only smoke because stupid people buy the cancer sticks for them
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Title: Re: what are the odds of bowling centers going no smoking?
Post by: bstone on January 24, 2006, 11:08:10 PM: in minnesota its hit or miss. my Tuesday league is in Minneapolis and the center is non smoking(Minneapolis ordinance) My Wednesday league in West St Paul falls under Dakota county and is not restricted for now. The Tuesday league lost & gained 1 team from last year to this one (when ban went into effect), but my Wed. league (scratch) gained 3 teams since a partial ban went into effect. We have no statewide ban on the table as far as I know but it would be a more equitable way of evening the field between centers in our metro area.

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