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Smoking

By John Dant

Friends, I realize it is a day to celebrate our independence, but since the smoking ban I get madder and madder at what our government has done to the businessman. If we are to corral our customers like criminals on patios, sidewalks and God only knows what room certain businesses can accommodate. Maybe we should just make pig pens so all the non-smokers can hover over and laugh as they have been since the ban went into effect. Not once did I ever disrespect the non-smoker for his choice to visit my establishment. Hell, I even spent thousands of dollars to accommodate them and would do even more if the government had not intruded on my business and pass a ban.

I have customers tell me all the time this is the acceptable way of life now, so get used to it. The only way you accept it now is by force from the government and not by the decisions of business owners. One day you will come across something that you cherished or worked your ass off for and the government will one day take it away from you and then and only then will you wake up and realize that things you once enjoyed will be gone, or as our the general public only seems to acknowledge the word “controlled”. For those who have continued to tell me that it will hurt for a while, and then eventually bounce back, I thank you for your words of wisdom.

 I may be one business to survive this mess, but I do know it will cost me as well as my employees who have mortgages, car loans, insurance payments and let’s not forget rent, utilities, phone and all those other extravagant expenses we seem to have. I will close now so I can enjoy what freedom I have, Government office open Thursday and I am sure they are anxious to write a new law.

If I have offended you, then move to another country, but as of today we still have freedom of speech.

GOD BLESS AMERICA. I hope I have not offended anyone by using the word GOD.

John Dant ex-smoking criminal

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