Well, St. Louis has accepted a smoking ban for all restaurants and bars, with only a small number allowances. I’m so sick and tired of my human rights being eliminated, I’m fed up. I can’t understand the reason non-smokers have such a sharp judgement on what we smokers are doing. I comprehend that smoking is damaging, but I made a conscience selection when I began smoking, observant of the fact it was harmful. Just because non-smokers want me to stop, won’t mean that it’s going to happen. Smoking in bars has been a favor, but most restaurants include a chosen smoking room. If you do not want to breathe in the smoke, don’t sit in the smoking room, you are not unwilling made to sit in smoking. And as far as the employees of these restaurants that comment they are affected by second hand smoke, I don’t believe it. I worked in the service industry for over 10 years, and I know that almost all of thepeople I worked with were smokers. Doing business with the public, always, compels you to inhale. And, I have never heard one non-smoking co-worker ever protest about smoking while at work in the smoking room. Putting a smoking ban in restaurants and bars, will only save me money, considering I will not go out after the January 1st.