HW: Hawkwind in New Zealand

[K Henderson]

RJ said...

>That's the thing about freedom.  One group thinks they should be free to
>DO it.   Another thinks they should be free OF it.
>
>I say let the proprietors decide, and if the customers don't like it they
>can go to another place~

Well, that's all fine and dandy for your local pubs and such, but that
doesn't really apply for concert halls.  It's not like you have a choice on
where to see a band travelling across the country...they're only likely to
be in your city once, if at all!  And most clubs/halls (outside of CA
anyway) do allow smoking, and so unless the band itself demands a smoke-free
hall (and I don't think there are many who do), it simply doesn't happen.
Personally, I've learned to tolerate it, and actually the thing I dislike
the most about it, is the stench my clothes emit the following morning.
(Esp. your coat, that you might like to wear without first having to air it
out for a week.)  As bad as it is for your lungs, the awful smell of clothes
and furniture is really the most hideous thing about the habit.  (Other than
the early death.)  :)  I know the smoker him/herself becomes oblivious to
the smell (I worked in a chemical plant for awhile, and so I know how that
works), but how a non-smoker can live around heavy smokers I can't imagine.

Keith H. (FAA)