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smoking ban

the smoking ban in boston officially starts today. i think it's a ridiculous law, not only because i'm directly affected as a smoker (who can barely find a place to smoke other than my own apt as it is without the ban), but also because i think it's up to the bar/restaurant owners whether they want to keep their establishment smoke-free or not.

most people i know smoke when they drink, and suffer when they can't smoke while drinking. i think the ban will result in a drop of the number of people going to bars in boston, which in turn will affect the profitability of these businesses.

people should be able to choose whether they want to hangout or work at a smoke-free place or not... it shouldn't be something that's decided for them.

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waaah, boston has banned smoking in restaurants and bars too, eh? good thing it's summer. you can still smoke outside. winter would be harsh, no? :(

I'm not going to boston then :p

cuma di boston-nya aja sih, daerah sekitarnya masih boleh koq... kayak cambridge gitu sih masih belum di-ban...

iya, it definitely would be tough on winter... tapi gue rasa mereka emang sengaja ngeluarin ban ini pas summer, jadi orang2 ngga terlalu heboh protes-nya... they think that by winter people would've got used to it already...

Yellow, it's me again :)
Got some coffee?

hey you :)
sure, do you want cream + sugar with that?

Yes, please. Thank you.
The weather is so fine today, don't you think?

here ya go... more sugar?

uhm, actually, 58°F is not warm enough for me, esp. for may... glad to hear you're enjoying your day, though...

Enjoying my day? Well, I guess so. If you consider playing basketball at noon under the tropical sun enjoyable. Some people just don't understand why we keep doing it ;)

i consider anything done under the tropical sun enjoyable. especially after being in an 8-month long winter that still has yet to end. :(

Ah, that's a good one. The next time someone asks me why we do what we do, I'll give him/her your answer. Thanks.

anytime... ;)

This is what I meant. Hmm...

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