Many San Antonio restaurants move to outright ban but some renovating
Y'all might as well get used to this, because it's the wave of the future. Those of us in the anti-smoking lobby are making progress, and San Antonio is merely the latest city to head down this road.
Really, from a public health standpoint, how can this NOT be a good thing? Yes, as I've said before, I am aware that my argument is hardly airtight. Nonetheless, my right to breathe clean, unpolluted air trumps anyone's "right" to pollute said air with second-hand smoke. I should be able to go out to eat with my family without being assaulted with someone else's expelled cigarette smoke. Why should that be such a point of controversy?
Of course, if you are a smoker, I can imagine that you'd be describing me right about now with terms that include "health Nazi" somewhere in them. I can understand your frustration, but I as a non-smoker demand the right to breathe clean air. To me, that is basic, inviolable, and beyond question. Sorry, but your addiction is not my problem, and I refuse to willingly be subjected to it byproducts.
San Antonio's new ordinance is definitely a step in the right direction. Houston and it's surrounding municipalities could learn a thing or two here....
