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Tinlar · 08-20-2006, 10:08 AM

If you have ever been through Austin Texas you have probably heard of 6th street; our club section of town. The smoking ban that passed here included clubs (something about providing a safe work environment... BS) so you can not smoke in the clubs. 6th street is lined with bars on both sides for probably a half mile. Now everone smokes outside the bars in the street. Sunday morning the ground is carpeted with cigarette butts ... literally carpeted. The club owners are refusing to do anything about it because the problem is in a public street; and they'd be happy to clean it up if the problem can be moved back inside their club where they can sell drinks.

Providing public ash trays and writing littering tickets have done nothing to deal with this issue. The city is considering lifting the ban for this reason alone.

08-20-2006, 10:08 AM	#62
Tinlar Yall Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Austin, Texas Casino cash: $10064900	If you have ever been through Austin Texas you have probably heard of 6th street; our club section of town. The smoking ban that passed here included clubs (something about providing a safe work environment... BS) so you can not smoke in the clubs. 6th street is lined with bars on both sides for probably a half mile. Now everone smokes outside the bars in the street. Sunday morning the ground is carpeted with cigarette butts ... literally carpeted. The club owners are refusing to do anything about it because the problem is in a public street; and they'd be happy to clean it up if the problem can be moved back inside their club where they can sell drinks. Providing public ash trays and writing littering tickets have done nothing to deal with this issue. The city is considering lifting the ban for this reason alone. __________________ It's not whether you win or lose that matters. It's whether we win or lose.
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