From: zeborah@gmail.com   
      
   Brian M. Scott  wrote:   
      
   > On Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:14:47 -0400, "J. Clarke"   
   >  wrote in   
   >  in rec.arts.sf.misc:   
   >   
   > [...]   
   >   
   > > Personally I don't smoke, but I think that the way the US   
   > > handles  smoking is just another example of Puritanism   
   > > running amok.   
   >   
   > Prohibition was arguably Puritanism running amok; this is a   
   > different motivation altogether.   
      
   John would probably disapprove of the situation in New Zealand.  Smoking   
   is banned in all restaurants, bars, etc.  It means I can actually go to   
   the pub now.(1)  I don't know that the net effect is strictly in favour   
   of Puritanism. :-)   
      
   Zeborah   
   (1) I don't go often, but I don't go out *anywhere* often.  I've   
   certainly gone more often since the ban was enacted than I had before   
   it.   
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