Well, St. Louis has accepted a smoking ban for all public facilities, with only minimum exceptions. I am so done with my legal rights being abolished, I am disgusted. I cannot fathom why non-smokers have such a sharp conviction on what we smokers are doing. I comprehend that smoking is unsafe, but I made a conscience selection when I started smoking, aware of the fact it was bad. Just because non-smokers want me to give it up, will not mean that it will happen. Smoking in pubs has been a allowance, but most restaurants provide a accepted smoking area. If you prefer not to to breathe in the smoke, don’t sit in the smoking area, you are not coerced to sit in that section. And as well as the jobholers of these bars that comment they are distressed by second hand smoke, what a joke. I was employeed in the restaurant business for over 10 years, and I know that the majority of theco-workers were smokers. Interacting with people, tends to, initiates you to inhale. Also, I have never heard any non-smoking co-worker ever protest about smoking while at work in the smoking area. Putting a smoking restriction in restaurants and bars, will only save me money, for I won’t go out after the first of the year.