[QUOTE=Horsetrader]The SO is out of town so I took the opportunity to tour the block on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, this was my first experience after the smoking ban. I was also there about 10 days ago, which was before the smoking ban.
There is no doubt in my mind that things are different now. In about 6 hours in those bars, I only spotted about 3 cigarettes and all of them were customers. I bought a total of 4 drinks for 3 different girls in 2 different bars and never heard a single complaint about smokes. I did hear complaints that I wasn't tipping the fuglies but I don't want the fuglies to be there in the first place.
The bars don't smell nearly as smokey now, but my clothes still smell like I spent a few hours in an exhaust pipe.
I noticed fewer customers than typically seen over the years. But my 10 days ago visit didn't have many customers then either. So, the lack of customers might not be related to smoking.
The biggest change was the increassed activity of the SWs along the block. Normally I don't get approached by these girls unless I smile and say something to them. Now, they seem to approach me in much larger numbers. I also had 2 pimps ask if I was looking for a good time, that was very unusual for me in the past. Maybe they were just scam artists pretending to be pimps. Perhaps these girls want the street job so they can smoke.
I think the overall quality of the girls inside the bars is a little better than it was a month or two ago, but I'd say there are fewer of them now.
When in the bars, the girls were more competative for. 01 tips ad for. 25 drinks. They work harder and accept lower payment. A back room dance was offered for. 6 to the house plus. 4 for her; it was tempting but I passed. Perhaps it was really just a dance that was being offered. It has been several years since I've heard anything even close to that cheap.
Best looking staff on Tuesday was Lust, best looking staff on Wednesday was Pussy Cat. About 6 bars had decent choices both days. You have to go in and out of every bar if you want to find the good looking girls.
My guess is the smoking ban will keep away a few custoers but bring in a few others. The same thing will happen for the girls. Overall I expect the block to erode a bit.
Horsetrader[/QUOTE]This smoking ban is the main reason I haven't gone back to Lust in the last week. I was out of town the first half of the month. The nights I spent at Lust were the only nights I had ever spent on the Block. I was disappointed by all of the other clubs until I walked in there because they had some hotties. My only problem was with the layout of the bar. They have such a small area for lap dances. How can you get any kind of alone time? I am still a little too nervous to ask for more than a dance. Has anyone been kicked out of a club for asking for too much?