In these heady, anti-carcinogenic times, bar etiquette has become more and more important… and confusing! Gone are the days of blowing second-hand smoke into the faces of complete strangers. Instead, we’re drunkenly entering bars to find loads of empty barstools and tables… only to be confronted with angry, smelly patrons who stepped outside to smoke their faces off. It’s confusing, right? Is that barstool really empty, or is it being occupied by the ghost of a smoker?
What to do about this piece of awkwardness?
When I previously lived in Tacoma, smokers would place coasters over their beers and then step outside. This cleared up any confusion about the occupancy of a seat. Unfortunately this solution involved a lot of roofie-induced blackouts.
I propose that Blogtown come up with a simple and effective way to solve this dilemma. Taking suggestions in the comments.
One solution… leave your puppy there to get roofied.
Is there anything actually wrong with the coaster method? Is there proof of people being roofied because of this? I lived in Seattle during the smoking ban and never heard about any problems.
Shanghai Tunnel has little business card sized cards that hang on the side of your glass that say “Gone to smoke…don’t fuck with my drink” or something to that effect. I think it’s perfect.
Everybody quits smoking?
(I totally would have punched myself for that suggestion a mere 23 days ago…)
Hey Graham, I don’t think anyone ever got roofied, but being in college and drinking with college-aged girls means that you think everyone is out to roofie you.