Boycott List

[deathmetal]

Commercial establishments merely react to the masses. The root cause being public opinion against smoking of any kind (sparked by fear/hysteria) and is apparently a runaway train.

From my experience, you're correct. Where do I sign up to boycott fear of public opinion?
Also, boycott Pipe Smokers Forum -- people without honor.

 

[woodsroad]

I'm boycotting this thread!

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

I'm pretty sure Canada belongs on this list.

 

[jpmcwjr]

Impressed—in a bad way— how many angry posts there were five years ago! And a few nut jobs, too. Present company excepted.

 

[tuold]

I was in Spokane last weekend in the crappiest part of downtown and saw signs that said, "No smoking with 25 feet buildings". That would have put me right in the middle of the street.

 

[danielplainview]

It's interesting to see all the forum members that posted in this thread that have gone AWOL.
I don't expect anything to change if I boycott something, but I do boycott certain things for my own reasons.
Google Bayer/AIDS

 

[juanruiz]

A few years ago I stayed at the Omni in Chicago. The only smoking room they had available was...666. Coincidence?

 

[seacaptain]

I boycott a few places for reasons other than tobacco. I think private companies have a right to make their own rules for employment etc. What crosses the line is when government dictates how/who employees must hire, or how they should run their business (smoke free). That's what I have a problem with.

 

[deathmetal]

What crosses the line is when government dictates how/who employees must hire, or how they should run their business (smoke free).

One seems to lead to another. Court of public opinion.

 

[mikeklumpp]

airports in Manila, Tokyo and Hong Kong all offer smoking rooms and smoking areas and are quite friendly - there are still some civilized places in the world

 

[jvnshr]

airports in Manila, Tokyo and Hong Kong all offer smoking rooms and smoking areas and are quite friendly - there are still some civilized places in the world

Seoul as well. By the way you should see the smoking rooms in Moscow airport, comfortable as a cigar lounge.

 

[fitzy]

I personally boycott someone named R*ch.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

Impressed—in a bad way— how many angry posts there were five years ago! And a few nut jobs, too. Present company excepted.

It's been another five years.
What do we add to the list?

 

[Elric]

It's been another five years.
What do we add to the list?

I'm fed up with the government mandating I "breathe" all the time. Going to stick it to the man!

 

[olkofri]

China.

 

[Elric]

China.

That would eliminate Amazon! ;-)

 

[olkofri]

That would eliminate Amazon! ;-)

I don't care. Amazon sux anyway (though not quite so much so as to boycott them too... yet).

 

[mikethompson]

I thought this thread was lost in the Great Update. Oh well.

 

[olkofri]

I thought this thread was lost in the Great Update. Oh well.

It's actually a Sticky.

 

[brian64]

China.

Nice thought, but it's going to be rather difficult considering about the only thing still manufactured in the west is public opinion.