Obviously I don’t know how to use the links in MT.

On the smoking thing again, I’ve had occasion to visit a few restaurants here in NY the last few day. Haven’t been eating out much. The difference was immediately noticeable. Restaurants with a smoking and non-smoking sections are a joke, since smoke doesn’t conveniently stay in the designated area. To be able to sit anywhere at all in a restaurant and not be subjected to cigarette smoke is terrific. People should be able to smoke in their home (but if they have children I hope they are smart enough not to) or their car but not in public areas and definitely not at the entrance of buildings. (the latter is pretty much being ignored so far).