[bryant]

Originally Posted by marklwood

Bars and restaurants are not a public necessity no one is compelled to go there. If the marketplace determined that they needed to be smoke free, then they already would be. There are some chain restaurants that are smoke free in this market already. They are quite successful in a certain demographic, one that my business does not share. Crackle Barrel does a bang up job here. My crowd is just a wee bit younger than that.

You mean they aren't where you are, man, i thought "Maine" was the most backward state as it always has been known to be.