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From: chabot@amber.DEC (Lisa S. Chabot)
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Subject: YA Bright Restaurateur
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Date: Tue, 17-Jul-84 09:02:41 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 17 09:02:41 1984
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The following is paraphrased from an AP article I found in the Boston Globe 
(16 July 1984): 

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Title: "Nonsmokers' tables draw Cambridge yawns"

A few weeks ago a Cambridge city ordinance went into effect requiring that 25%
of restaurant space be set aside for nonsmokers.

The manager of the Pizzeria Uno in Harvard Square says that 90% of his 
customers opt for the no-smoking area when asked for their preference.  But 
given the choice of waiting 30-40 minutes to get seated in the no-smoking area
or sitting immediately in a smoking area, "most people will change their 
minds," the manager said.
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One wonders if the city ordinance specifically prohibits increasing the
no-smoking space above 25% (there *is* a strong tobacco lobby in the state).
One wonders if the manager might understand that the demand for no-smoking
tables is an indication that people really do want them.  (Nah--can't be)

Later in the article the manager says that he hasn't had any problems with 
walkouts as he had feared; I find this strange since I have walked out of that
establishment in the past for just that reason--of course, maybe he doesn't
think the loss of *my* business a problem. 

L S Chabot

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