Opening salutation. This is the blog of Aaron Walker, me, and I'm finally posting again. After a little bit of time away, I'm happy to report that things are going well, generally. It's Monday afternoon, and I'm home from work and happy to report that I'm continuing to live my life smokefree.
Something that I hadn't discussed yet, at least not in any detail, is that the state of Kansas has just passed (a couple of weeks ago) a smoking ban. While it's not in effect yet, the law has been passed which means that soon Wichita, in addition to the entire state of Kansas, will be smokefree in all public places.
While the new 'non-smoker' or 'recovering smoker' version of me is happy that I'll be able to visit a bar, a restaurant, or another public place without having to smell cigarette smoke, I've got some issues with legislation around something like smoking.
It would actually be more accurate for me to say that I have a problem, in general, with government groups passing laws mandating something that I personally feel should be left up to business owners. I'm sure this is entirely because I WAS a smoker who faced the beginnings of a smoking ban when Wichita passed municipal legislation stating that smoking would only be allowed in businesses which strictly catered to people over 18 years of age.
What I don't understand, however, is how THAT law is any less effective than the one that was just passed.
I agree, I don't like coming home stinking after a night out. But the truth is, if I'm out drinking I'll probably stink by the time I get home anyway, cigarettes or no.
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