Smoke ban allows non-smokers out

I think Spencer from Lake Barrington (Fence Post, Jan. 19) has the right idea.

He states "if there is something about a place I don't like, I don't go there."

This is perfect advice for all to follow. As a non-smoker, I have been following that advice for years. I have stayed away from countless bars and restaurants due to the stink of cigarettes.

I used to go bowling with some neighborhood friends, but we stopped due to the smell on our clothes we would come home with.

Now that smoking is not allowed at these places, I will go to them again. I will now be able to go to a bar, have a beer and watch a game.

There is a sports bar here in Bartlett that I've been frequenting since it opened this summer. They were ahead of the game and instituted a non-smoking policy before it became law.

I will continue to patronize this establishment. I may start taking the kids bowling as their young, uncontaminated lungs will be able to breathe the air without serious consequences.

Spencer, you do have the right to smoke. The only problem is that your right to fill the air with carcinogens affects my right to breathe clean air.

If you had a smokeless cigarette, I'd be the first one to invite you to my table and buy you a beer.

Until that happens, please follow your own advice. If you don't like the fact that you can't smoke at a certain place, don't go there. Maybe stay home -- the way all the non-smokers had to until Jan. 1.

Tom Sedlack

Bartlett