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To smoke or not to smoke..............hows this one for a silly example.
Local golf club with 2 rooms, a members only room, and a main function room (which can be hired by non-members)
A member of the council states that he will not bring his wife and child up to the club to sit in a smoke filled room.
So the council make the members only room non-smoking - result members walk out and go to local pub, hence loss of bar revenue.
Oh the council said, well we will have a referendum and ask the members which room they want as a non-smoking room, you guessed it the members voted to make the main function room non-smoking.
Oh dear say the council what about the socials and private functions that use the room, they will not book it if it's a non-smoking room - result - loss of bar revenue. So the council dicide to put the referendum to one side for socials and private functions !
The silly part about all this is that this particular council member, never brings his wife or child to the club.
All those problems, could have been overcome by allowing smoking in the members only room, and a specific area (adjacent to windows) in the main function room. Away from the bar and small dining area. They call it good old common sense
Sorry about being long winded.