note about the poll

I've been extremely busy as of late, so I chose not to do a poll for October. Look for a new one to show up sometime next week. I think I'm going to do a change with the upcoming poll, and have each new poll start at the beginning of each month, instead of mid-month(and when my past polls have traditionally started for each monthly period, and that tradition will end with my next one).

Anyway, here are the results of the last poll I did, which was for September/October:

What best describes your smoking habits, if you smoke cigarettes or RYO cigarettes at any rate?

I am a daily smoker, and smoke a pack or more a day.	1 (33%)
I am a daily smoker, but I smoke less than a pack a day.	0 (0%)
I'm not quite a daily smoker, but I am someone who smokes socially in social situations, and when drinking.	2 (66%)
I used to smoke years ago, but quit.	0 (0%)
I don't smoke cigarettes, but smoke other tobacco products instead, like cigars or pipes.	0 (0%)
I've never smoked a cigarette in my life, including RYO tobacco.	0 (0%)

final poll results for my August/September question

If you smoke, do you tend to completely obey outdoor smoking bans whenever you encounter them, bend the rules slightly on outdoor bans, or ignore them outright?

I always disobey outdoor smoking bans, regardless of who gets annoyed.	3 (75%)
I obey many bans, but tend to bend the rules on small ones, i.e. like 'smokers must stand 10-15 feet radius from door', and only stand something like 5-8 ft. away. I also use discretion and look around where I am, before lighting up.	1 (25%)
With rare exceptions, I obey outdoor bans the vast majority of the time.	0 (0%)
I don't take any chances, and obey all outdoor smoking bans.	0 (0%)

new Gallup poll: just 31% of Americans favor complete smoking bans including bars

And anti groups who do drives to collect enough signatures to get comprehensive smoking ban proposals onto general election ballots throughout the country still wonder why they often fail? Duh, it's because they don't give any leeway to privately-owned adult-only establishments that prohibit minors from entering or being employed in the first place the call they deserve to permit or ban smoking in their establishments. Just look at Amarillo, TX, and Kenosha, WI in 2008 as among many examples of past voter referendums where total bans failed EXACTLY due to this reason. (can't forget Kenosha also failed, since restaurants with 50% or more food sales that invested money to build ventilated smoking rooms to comply with an older 2000 ban wouldn't have been allowed to continue allowing smoking in those rooms)

And although Brentwood, MO's council was recently foolish enough to pass a ban, I wouldn't be surprised if the council members who voted in favor get voted out very soon in the next election, and/or a ballot drive to ease their smoking ban to mirror the Saint Louis County ban occurs. Anyway, here's the Gallup poll I'm referring to:
http://www.gallup.com/poll/141809/Americans-Smoking-Off-Menu-Restaurants.aspx

final poll results for my July/August question

The question was, How long do you think till the first wave of smoking bans worldwide begin to be amended and/or repealed? I'll admit I only did one vote to this poll, that repeals would start to occur within 1-2 years(but I'll note I changed my vote from my initial one thinking they'd happen within 3-5 years).

Just hope the participation in these polls start to slowly increase over time, but special thanks to the 6 visitors to my blog who did participate in the poll! I will have a new poll up within the next few days, just haven't decided when I will officially submit the new poll and open it up to voting. Anyway:

There will start to be a wave of smoking ban repeals and/or amendments in 2011 and 2012. 5 (71%)
In the next few years(3-5 years). 2 (28%)
It'll be 5-10 years, before any massive waves of amending and/or repeals begin. 0 (0%)
The fight against smoking bans and tobacco prohibition will be a very tough one that lasts a long while, and gains no real momentum till the 2020s. 0(0%)

People will continue to buy the insane lies of anti-smokers, to the point that very few(if any) will be repealed or amended, and tobacco prohibition surpasses alcohol prohibition. It's all but completely hopeless to fight back against anti-smokers. 0(0%)