All Right, St. Louis has accepted a smoking ban for all public facilities, with only a short list allowances. I’m so done with my constitutional rights being taken away, I’m ill. I don’t understand the reason non-smokers have such a stong personal opinion on what us smokers want to do. I understand that smoking is nasty, but I made a conscience decision when I started smoking, aware of the fact it was bad. Just because non-smokers want me to cease, will not mean that it’s going to happen. Smoking in restaurants has been a favor, but most restaurants have a special smoking room. If non-smokers prefer not to to be in the smoke, don’t eat in the smoking room, you are not forced to sit in the smoking section. And as far as the employees of these bars that say they are distressed by second hand smoke, what a joke. I worked in the hospitality industry for more than 10 years, and I know that the majority of thefellow workers were smokers. Interacting with people, always, drives you to puff. Also, I have never heard any non-smoking co-worker ever complain about cigarette smoke while at work in the smoking room. Putting a smoking prohibition in restaurants and bars, will only save me money, because I will not eat out after the the new year.