Mahoning Valley Forum

While having lunch at the Food Court on Thursday, I noticed that many vending machines were being wheeled into the 20 Federal Place Building.  Some people in the Food Court speculated that the vending machines were being delivered to the call center upstairs.  The call center's employees provided a much needed boost to business at the Food Court but now that will be taken away.

As if vending machine fare equates to a hot cooked meal? 

Whenever someone wants a can of pop, or a candybar, they can't just take a break and go down to the food court.

In the past, one of the complaints from the Food Court restaurants was that the former call center workers rairly left their work area to come to the Food Court.

Observation
Did you notice how many 20 Federal Place workers are smokers?  It is often difficult to exit the building because of all the smokers standing outside the building's doors.

Jay...the voters of the State of Ohio decided to make it illegal to smoke inside a building.  No smoking lounges, no designated rooms for a smoker to use.  Where did all of the people that voted to outlaw "indoor" smoking think that the smokers would go? 

I thought that those that voted to outlaw "indoor" smoking mandated that the smokers go a minumum of 30 feet away from any entrance to a building.

They should repeal the smoking ban... If I want people to smoke in my place of business that's my choice, my business.. If you want to be smoke free that your choice... We as a nation have better things to be worrying about, than the smokers that pay a huge amount's of tax's to smoke outside...

i am no smoking but i do not mind it if my guests smoke in my house as long as they do not stamped out their cigarettes butts on my shag carpeting in my living room or any other rooms in my apt. the smokers at federal place do not throw their cigarettes butts in the containers that are provided but they use the sidewalks or Phelps st as their containers that is wrong. >:(

I would call the cigarette police and have them all arrested!!   ;D

Dirty Smokers OMG!!!  I'm with Shar here.... String em up... :laugh:

As a former smoker I can honestly say; You have to smoke someplace.

The anti-smoking laws have gotten way out of hand in my own opinion.

BTW I have been smoke free for nearly 5 years now.

Congratulations sfc-oliver.  It is very tough to quit!!   ;D

Yes it is I have tried time and time again..

 >:( Run the whole lot out of Youngstown along with the companies foolish enough to hire them!  >:(

>:(  Boycott the restaurants in the building and refuse to patronize them until the building inside and out are 100% smoke free!  >:(

>:( We don't need the likes of these folks here in Youngstown!  >:(

>:( The smokers are no better than the 9/11 terrorists!  >:(

Ahhhhh...there you go....you've got all the answers.  Maybe you could talk to the Mayor and arrange some public hangings in the square.   :o

Shar, get a life ... don't you know tongue-in-cheek when you read it?

This face  >:(  >:(  >:(  certainly does not imply "tongue-in-cheek".  And I don't know you personally. 

This face  ;)  ;)  ;) might imply "tongue-in-cheek". 

This little track will explain all.

http://www.archive.org/download/Old_Radio_Adverts_01/OldRadio_Adv--Lucky_Strike2.mp3

Very cool!!  Do you know what year that ad is from?   ;D

Ditto very cool!! I bet it's from the late 40 trough the mid 50's

The exact date wasn't listed but it sounds like it came out of the 1940's or '50's when tobacco companies sponsored a number of radio programs such as the Jack Benny Show, Dragnet and The Red Skelton Show.

Quote from: Shar on January 19, 2010, 06:21:19 PM
Ahhhhh...there you go....you've got all the answers.  Maybe you could talk to the Mayor and arrange some public hangings in the square.   :o

i am for public hangings as long it is on thursday in the downtown when the wandering diners go for their weekly shop/lunch excursion in ytown downtown spend a buc and hang a fag violator day. ::) :o 8) :-X ;D