tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post5687532334744585535..comments2023-11-30T04:19:29.368-06:00Comments on ILLINOIZE: Did Illinois Ban Ashtrays at Work With Its' New Smoking Ban ?Rich Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05405714376169753223noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post-51516442549129495502008-01-04T20:08:00.000-06:002008-01-04T20:08:00.000-06:00personally i think this all a load of the communis...personally i think this all a load of the communist county of usa now i have politicans telling me what i can do and what i cant so we are not the home of the free. smoking is a personal choice i dont have to ask any one (they pay to mcuh in taxes (ie politicans salary) to not allow smoking so you can die in a casino from second hand smoke but not at any other public place in illinois so the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post-34348510835576425582007-12-11T21:30:00.000-06:002007-12-11T21:30:00.000-06:00An ashtray is contraband. Oprah says says...I hat...An ashtray is contraband. <BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>Oprah says says...<BR/><BR/>I hate everything which is not in myself.Prof. Goldblatt Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11750218589175401938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post-78182435835366323462007-12-11T17:26:00.000-06:002007-12-11T17:26:00.000-06:00Pray tell, does smoking ban go in affect for priso...Pray tell, does smoking ban go in affect for prisons too? And what about politicians will they smoke in their rooms, or will they have to wait to go to prison?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post-37890253235881995372007-12-11T17:10:00.000-06:002007-12-11T17:10:00.000-06:00Anon,You are one of the worst kinds of dingbat. Yo...Anon,<BR/>You are one of the worst kinds of dingbat. You are a dingbat who doesn't have a clue as to your own ignorance.<BR/>No, in Illinois, you cannot sue your own employer. That's been the law here -- and in just about every other state -- since about 1919 I believe.Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271109506393354557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post-88019438073892806632007-12-11T16:53:00.000-06:002007-12-11T16:53:00.000-06:00Skeeter - No, I didn't know you couldn't sue your ...Skeeter - No, I didn't know you couldn't sue your own employer.<BR/><BR/>I live in the United States. It is very prevalent here.<BR/><BR/>Where are you from?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post-4055594493937362932007-12-11T16:14:00.000-06:002007-12-11T16:14:00.000-06:00Anon,Not sure if you heard.You can't sue your own ...Anon,<BR/>Not sure if you heard.<BR/>You can't sue your own employer.<BR/>Liability insurance has nothing to do with it.<BR/>If the mineworkers are hurt, they are SOL.Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271109506393354557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post-20547478986282409312007-12-11T15:59:00.000-06:002007-12-11T15:59:00.000-06:00I don't have a problem with skeeter's position.It ...I don't have a problem with skeeter's position.<BR/><BR/>It will all come out in the actuarial laundry when the companies that own the iron mines try to buy liability insurance. <BR/><BR/>Crummy safety record? Hello premiums! Hello business expenses! Goodbye profits! Goodbye business!<BR/><BR/>A triumph of the free market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14463601.post-50464466036877767192007-12-11T12:23:00.000-06:002007-12-11T12:23:00.000-06:00I agree.I think that the same should go for mine s...I agree.<BR/>I think that the same should go for mine safety and ironworking.<BR/>It is way too difficult for the state to regulate the air quality for mines or fall protection for ironworkers.<BR/>We need to leave the safety of waitresses, mine workers, and ironworkers to the municipalities or to the contractors.Skeeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03271109506393354557noreply@blogger.com