tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15230386.post115919800196997195..comments2024-01-26T08:29:25.175-08:00Comments on Knit and the City: Is it Safe to Take Your Needles to a Bar Near You?Wendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14892795256613235278noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15230386.post-1159308731272926222006-09-26T15:12:00.000-07:002006-09-26T15:12:00.000-07:00Life is so much nicer smelling since our smoking i...Life is so much nicer smelling since our smoking in All workplaces ban went into effect. I can actually take my daughter to a restaurant now without worrying about affecting her health. Most of the bars built outdoor patios and acquired the necessary paperwork (more money for gov't coffers) to serve alcohol on them. Winter causes smokers to quit too.<BR/><BR/>Hope Philly can jump on the bandwagon and stay on. I do agree with Ilana, more fines = more money, more money = raises for politicians. They'll enforce it in other people's public places.Dorothyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148292775860672247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15230386.post-1159304343321991242006-09-26T13:59:00.000-07:002006-09-26T13:59:00.000-07:00Personally, I love smoking bans. Glad to hear that...Personally, I love smoking bans. Glad to hear that I'll be able to not smell like an ash tray next time I'm out in Philly. Watch those dangerous ones, though!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248214550905214005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15230386.post-1159284611852187652006-09-26T08:30:00.000-07:002006-09-26T08:30:00.000-07:00I fear I'd be too tempted to use my pointy sticks ...I fear I'd be too tempted to use my pointy sticks as weapons against a) cheesy men entering my personal space b) awful hair-tossing bimbos shrilly emitting their mating call (hee HEE hee HEE!) c)Loud cell phone users.<BR/><BR/>Can you picture the headlines? "Knitter Goes Mad in Bar! Puncture Wounds Suffered by Many"Nikkita Auerbauchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18302195069952764306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15230386.post-1159278753243249422006-09-26T06:52:00.000-07:002006-09-26T06:52:00.000-07:00The image of Philadelphia cops picking up the poin...The image of Philadelphia cops picking up the pointy sticks to lower stress and quit smoke is priceless. Just priceless.Knittahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15945035053199605558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15230386.post-1159275524984344172006-09-26T05:58:00.000-07:002006-09-26T05:58:00.000-07:00I can see the argument that people might need a "c...I can see the argument that people might need a "comfort habit" while at the courthouse...I imagine that most people there are pretty stressed out.<BR/><BR/>Maybe someone needs to start a "Quit Smoking, Start Knitting!" campaign to calm those nerves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15230386.post-1159243054368402602006-09-25T20:57:00.000-07:002006-09-25T20:57:00.000-07:00We've had the ban here for a while - more people w...We've had the ban here for a while - more people want smoke free environments than not, at least here in Australia. And people tend to police it more than the authorities, knowing it's in their rights now to be in a smokefree environment.Alisa Krasnosteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07998430128376197754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15230386.post-1159238282098648992006-09-25T19:38:00.000-07:002006-09-25T19:38:00.000-07:00Actually I do like to knit in pubs! Hubby likes li...Actually I do like to knit in pubs! Hubby likes live tunes, and it's nice to catch a band with a beer and a sock in hand. The former two helps if the prior sucks. ;)Sherry Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103490521732524156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15230386.post-1159229647078694902006-09-25T17:14:00.000-07:002006-09-25T17:14:00.000-07:00I'm glad you're back. I'd been searching in vain f...I'm glad you're back. I'd been searching in vain for a new blog entry!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07651035210994960810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15230386.post-1159215532640924462006-09-25T13:18:00.000-07:002006-09-25T13:18:00.000-07:00Or dropping stitches because of blurred vision (LO...Or dropping stitches because of blurred vision (LOL) or worse yet completely losing your place in a pattern for lack of proper tracking due to making eyes at some cutie on the opposite side of the room (a handsome fella, with the eyes of an appreciator for fine knitted goods)... Of course a knitted project for display only (i.e., peeking out of a tote, or the binding off of a scarf that you can then toss around your neck with a flourish is a completely different matter.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04917376548068894094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15230386.post-1159208069915140232006-09-25T11:14:00.000-07:002006-09-25T11:14:00.000-07:00Ah, but you have to consider the financial aspect....Ah, but you have to consider the financial aspect. If the city catches someone smoking in the halls of its own City Hall it has to fine...uh...itself. If it catches a bar owner allowing illegal puffery - presto! More shiny coins in the city's coffers, which will pay for more enforcement to find more scofflaw bar owners and put more shiny coi...oy, my head hurts.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, cigarette smoke isn't the only danger in a bar. I'm not sure overdyeing with cranberry juice would provide good results.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com