Seems to me the same claims were made regarding prohibiting
> smoking in airplanes, bars, restaurants, and stores.
That's why it had to be banned in all bars at once, all resaurants at once and all stores at once.
-- Wes Leatherock snipped-for-privacy@aol.com snipped-for-privacy@yahoo.com
That is the claim that the bar and restaurant owners make. I'm not convinced their argument holds water. Maybe.
To my knowledge no one has tried setting up a cell phone dead zone on purpose (save for some special cases of secure facilities) and advertising the fact. I really don't see why new movie theatres don't do it. Restaurants are a bit different, and I really don't mind cell phones there, but some do. I would not avoid a restaurant because my cell phone didn't work there. I'm not afraid to be out of touch for an hour or two. I could even see some places advertising it as a feature, "come enjoy our elegant, cell phone free, environment."
Bill Ranck Blacksburg, Va.
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