Some comments on the 2012 Attendee Survey ...

[Michelle V]

Hi,

Just a comment here.

Smoking: Very glad to hear the girls are quitting. Last time I attended it was about half/half smoke/non.

When I quit, and quit cold turkey I'll have you know, of course food tasted better and I had more energy. But weeks/months afetr I noticed I always had more loose bills in the wallet. You spend $2000 a year or more on cigarettes and that's a trip to Vegas right there.

[annie]

> Smoking: Very glad to hear the girls are quitting. Last time I attended it
> was about half/half smoke/non.

Up until recent years, yes, I would agree with those numbers. I noticed the decrease in smoking in particular this year.

What brought on the survey question was this. On Monday at Drink And Drag, one of the attendees asked me if it was ok to smoke in there, pointing to the ash tray on the table. I quickly glanced around and did not notice anyone in the place obviously smoking. (This was before the bulk of the crowd arrived.) I glanced at other tables and noted that yes, there was an ash tray on each one. I then remarked that since ash trays were out, the smoking lamp was lit.

I thought it would be a good question to add, since the topic of smoking (more specifically complaints about smoking and smoke) has been a recurring perennial topic in feedback.

Although we did have a few complaints about Drink And Drag, none of them were about smoke or smoking.