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Author Topic: An idiot ruined a night at the movies by smoking Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-20-2003 10:49 AM                     Smoking in theaters is a no-no whether there are laws/ordinances or not. I just about any other situation, a person who doesn't like the smoke can (and should have the right to) ask the smoker to "move downwind". (AND a courteous person would move down when asked!) In a theater it's not possible to ask: It's dark and hard to see... It's rude to talk in a theater when there are other people... and lots of other reasons. It's just weird how people don't realize that when they smoke, about a dozen (at least) other people have to sit behind them and watch the movie through their collumn of smoke. The projector beam lights it up and it's sometimes impossible to even see the screen if the smoke is heavy enough. When I have had to ask smokers to put out their cigs, I tell them that and a look of dawning comprehension often comes across their faces. Strange! It just makes sense to me! Any business owner who thinks he can make money by not allowing smoking should have the right to post his establishment as "No Smoking". OTOH, any business owner who thinks he can make more money by allowing it should have the right as well. Ordinances or not, a theater owner who thought he could make a buck could try a designated "Smoking Allowed" auditorium. He could "wall-off" a section of the room or put a glass window in front of the balcony to keep the smoke in, for example. I don't know for sure. What I'm saying is that it should be the business owner's right to decide if that's what he wants to do! I think the law in New York should be rewritten. It should say that all businesses should DECIDE if they are going to have smoking or not and post signs to that effect. If somebody refuses to obey a "No Smoking" policy, it should be HIM who gets fined!  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 08-20-2003 10:54 AM                     Claude, bring your cell phone to the theater. Make sure you have all of the local theater direct lines programmed in. When that or something else is wrong (patron or projection problem for example), just call them. This is the one time where using a cell phone in a theater is acceptable.  |  IP: Logged Rachel Craven Madam Moderator Posts: 2190 From: Pensacola, FL Registered: Dec 2000 posted 08-20-2003 11:06 AM                     If you ever have to complain just ask the staff or manager to wait 5 or so minutes after you come back into the theater. There is no way to know that you complained, you may have just been going to the bathroom and they staffer or manager may just have been doing theater checks--better yet go buy some popcorn and then it would be obvious what you were doing! . Just never have them walk back in with you!  |  IP: Logged Kevin Wale Expert Film Handler Posts: 167 From: Guymon, OK USA Registered: Aug 2003 posted 08-20-2003 05:59 PM                     We definately check our auditoriums and have had a searchdown or two when someone was brave enough to try and smoke. It's impossible to find out who when they see you come in, but they didn't do it the rest of the night. We went back in several times more than usual that night and had the projectionist ready to stop the film. The worst yet however has been the stink bomb incident at Dumbass. Jeff told the owner she didn't want to play it, and then Core was delayed so we had to fill a screen. We had to hire a security gaurd(as I'm sure many of you did) because they did everything from the stink bomb to peeing all over everything in the bathroom. The problem is, you check the auditorium ten times and they do something while you go to the bathroom or something. The people prone to do that must go to some funky school of vandelism and anoying patrons at large gatherings.  |  IP: Logged Dave Williams Wet nipple scene Posts: 1836 From: Salt Lake City, UT, USA Registered: Jan 2000 posted 08-20-2003 08:14 PM                        Now how expensive would it be to install a night vision cam attached to a video recorder? These days not that much. In fact, you can set stuff like this to set off an alert to management that a spike in lighting (i.e. lighter, matches, cell phone, etc) has occurred and then they can "go to the tape" and get an instant replay, find the offender, and kick thier ever lovin' ass! Dave  |  IP: Logged Kevin Wale Expert Film Handler Posts: 167 From: Guymon, OK USA Registered: Aug 2003 posted 08-21-2003 12:28 AM                     quote: "...find the offender, and kick thier ever lovin' ass! ... ...uuummmmm right on out the door." Right? LOL  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 08-21-2003 04:26 AM                        quote: What is it that tells smokers to throw away their butts on the floor or sidewalk? The fact that they're morons. Any smoker who does that is definitely a moron, otherwise they'd dispose of their butts properly. Anyone care to disagree?  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 08-21-2003 08:22 AM                        Joe, just so you know...when I was a smoker: The world was my ashtray.  |  IP: Logged Steven Privett Expert Film Handler Posts: 208 From: Pasadena, TX, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 08-21-2003 06:26 PM                    oh those gosh darn smokers! I can't believe they are so irresponsible as to smoke, and right out in the open where everyone can see them. Then they take that nasty butt and drop it right on the ground, right there where people have to look at it. They are just putting nails in their coffin and trying to take all the non-smokers, the poor clean lunged smokers right down with them. Oh wait, I smoke. I have knocked 3 out while reading your whiney posts. I wouldn't smoke in a theatre, and I would stand up and make whoever was stop. I'm not so harsh as to smoke where it bothers people. Of course that mostly just includes children. Where it is legal, I smoke. Adults can move away if it bothers them.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 08-21-2003 07:14 PM                        Smokers think all non-smokers are whiney (non-smokers also think all smokers are whiney). I think it is up to the individual if they want to smoke or not (though not necessarily where). But if ya smoke, you'll just have to deal with the rules, because guess what--- the world's a-changin'! If you knocked down 3 cigs reading this thread, you read slow or really suck 'em down quick.  |  IP: Logged Phil Hill I love my cootie bug Posts: 7595 From: Hollywood, CA USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 08-21-2003 07:34 PM                  On the subject of smoking, I think both the smokers and the non-smokers are whiners. >>> Phil  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-21-2003 11:13 PM                        Smokers throwing their used butts on the ground has nothing to do with smoking....that's called LITTERING and it is against the law in even more places than smoking is. We're always finding piles of butts on the curb from idiot smokers who empty their car ashtrays on the ground. What, they think that crap is biodegradable or something?  |  IP: Logged Randy Stankey Film God Posts: 6539 From: Erie, Pennsylvania Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-22-2003 10:32 AM                     Yeah! That's a good one! Let's see... You can smoke the cigs, put them out in the ash tray then dump them on the ground when it's full... OR... You can simply flick the cigs out the car window when it's done. Technically the same result. How stupid is THAT!  |  IP: Logged Thomas Procyk Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1842 From: Royal Palm Beach, FL, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 08-22-2003 12:26 PM                     Whether it's someone smoking, putting their feet on the chairs, talking on their phone, or bringing their own food, it all boils down to idiots who think they're in their own house and can do whatever the hell they want because the $6.50 they paid makes them God. Besides, it's a "public" place, so they have "the right to do what they want." =TMP= P.S. "You can't kick ME out... I'm a CUSTOMER!!"  |  IP: Logged William Leland III Master Film Handler Posts: 336 From: Charleston, SC, Registered: Aug 2002 posted 08-22-2003 03:23 PM                        We had this asshat smoking in #13. I could smell the smoke threw the booth port glass. I notified management on the walkie, but the guy heard me I guess. He looked up at me and put his cigarette out. What I don't understand, people hardly ever complain about someone smoking. They complain about everything else, sound to loud, out frame, crappy movie, bad popcorn etc... but rarely did I ever have a smoking complaint. Maybe 2 or 3 in the 6 years I've worked in theatre buss. Joe, you are the only one on this thread calling smokers names. I smoke and I'm not calling you names. We are not whiners, you are the whiner. I know you don't like smokers and I respect your decision by not insulting you and calling you a moron. So respect mine decision to smoke. "I don't know what to do with my hands, that's why I smoke" Dale Dribble "King of the Hill"  |  IP: Logged

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