<HTML><HEAD>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> All public bars and restaurants in PG County are now required to be smoke free.</FONT></div>
<div> </div>
<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> To check out how the new law is working, I dropped by our own local friendly </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> pub/honky tonk, the S&J, late Saturday night and was pleasantly surprised. </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> The air was clear. Really. And business seemed lively too. So far - very good.</FONT></div>
<div> </div>
<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> My smoking friends will tell you that I am hyper sensitive to smoke, and </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> I can honestly report that the air inside was fine. I had a good time and I</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> came home without my clothes smelling of smoke.</FONT></div>
<div> </div>
<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> S&J has an outside deck with a tent top and heater for the smokers. </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Steve is planning on improving this area and putting in a stronger heater.</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> (Non-smokers would do well to sit away from the door to the smoking deck.)</FONT></div>
<div> </div>
<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> The County banned smoking from public bars - but not from private clubs.</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Private clubs might pull away so many patrons that we could loose the </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> only successful business left in town center. Hopefully, non-smokers will </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> make up the difference! If you have avoided S&J's or Dumm's Sub shop due </FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> to the smoke, I urge you to give it another try. </FONT></div>
<div> </div>
<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> I am having lunch at S&Js 12:30 Sunday 1/8/05 with my Dad.</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Please join us!</FONT></div>
<div> </div>
<FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> </FONT><div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Take care</FONT></div>
<div><FONT FACE="Arial" SIZE=3> Rob Oppenheim</FONT></div>
</body></html>