The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #66221   Message #1097341
Posted By: GUEST
20-Jan-04 - 03:01 PM
Thread Name: Should our folk club be non smoking?
Subject: RE: Should our folk club be non smoking?
The club I help run went non-smoking about ten years ago and had a big upsurge in attendance. Many people were staying away because of the smoke. After the change, the smokers kept coming and now adjourn to the parking lot during the breaks.

However, there are fewer and fewer smokers in the parking lot every year. Several have died from cancer and heart disease and more and more are quitting every year. I'm yet to hear any ex-smoker say they've regretted quitting.

So many singers have commented on how much they appreciate the non-smoking atmosphere.

I've never smoked myself, but now a night at the club means I don't come home stinking like I do and I feel a whole lot better the next day.