They banned smoking indoors in New York way before they did here in Jersey. It was such a pleasure to go out to dinner - or go out to have a drink and not have my sinus allergies kick up due to all the smoke. We would drive to the city to go out rather than stay local because of it.

Eventually, New jersey wised up and as of last year there is no smoking at all in in restaurants, bars etc. It is a pleasure for me - that's for sure.

And I will add that I am a convert LOL. I used to smoke a lot - I grew up smoking as did so many in my generation. I quit at the age of 31 when I had my first kid and I have never smoked (cigarettes anyway) again. It doesn't bother me in the slightest that people who do smoke must do it outside.

Kathleen