All Right, St. Louis has adopted a smoking ban for all public facilities, with only minimum exemptions. I’m so done with my rights being revoked, I’m going crazy. I do not understand the reason non-smokers have such a assertive judgement on what us smokers are doing. Everyone knows that smoking is foul, but I made a conscience decision when I took up smoking, alert to the fact it was bad. Just because non-smokers want me to stop, won’t mean that it will happen. Smoking in restaurants has been a privilage, but most restaurants include a approved smoking area. If you do not want to inhale the smoke, don’t sit down in the smoking area, you are not coerced to sit in smoking. And as far as the workers of these bars that comment they are distressed by second hand smoke, I don’t believe it. I was employeed in the restaurant business for more than 10 years, and I know that almost all of thefellow workers were smokers. Dealing with people, if anything, drives you to puff. Personally, I have never heard any non-smoking co-worker ever protest about cigarette smoke while on the job in the smoking area. Putting a smoking ban in restaurants and bars, will only save me money, for I will not eat out after the first of the year.