07/13/2012
Were can you enjoy a cigar while out on the Town. Dinner or Drinks
One of the biggest challenges of enjoying a cigar is were can you smoke when you are out . Many places that have smoking areas will not let you enjoy a Cigar. As a member of a cigar club in Punta Gorda this has been a subject of many discussions among the members. We are not allowed to enjoy a cigar but you can chain smoke all the ci******es you want.
So for the first news letter what better subject to bring up. We are not asking to be ably to smoke were there are not smoking areas just to be given the same treatment that other enjoy.
There are lots of places that will ask you to decide between a dinner out with you wife or having a cigar while out. For example while out for a sunset dinner in Venice we (my wife and I) we picked a place that had a smoking area out side with lots of space while it was summer the crowds were gone finding a table on the deck well away from the bar and the few other people we sat down and the waitress came ant took our drink orders and left menu’s I asked about smoking just to be sure the signs were correct. We were told yes you can smoke. After she took our orders I lit a Padron 1926 a b-day gift from a friend at the club, a few moments later the girl brought our drinks and we waited to order dinner as we watched the sunset and enjoyed our drinks and my cigar. Now tak into account the next closest customer on the deck was at least 30 feet away, the manager came over and asked if I would please put out the cigar. I asked if we were not in the smoking area and explained we had checked with the waitress. He was quick to answer that we were in the smoking area but they would not allow me to smoke my cigar as it was bothering other in the smoking area. When I asked how that was possible that we were 30 feet from anyone? The answer was I could put out my cigar or we could leave, well we all know the answer to that choice was thanks for the free drinks and left and went out on the public board walk to finish the sunset. The board walk being only 5 feet from were we were sitting moment before.
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