Lindy’s Ice Cream Stop becomes a smoke free shop
(Zachary Meseck photo)
NORWICH – After more than 30 years of business in the Town of Norwich, Lindy’s Ice Cream Stop announced Tuesday it won’t allow smoking or vaping so customers can enjoy their food without dealing with second-hand smoke.
According to Lindy’s Ice Cream Stop Owner Kay Lindenthaler, this change in smoking policy came for several reasons including her husband’s battle with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) which is an umbrella term used to describe progressive lung diseases including emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and non-reversible asthma.
“It’s not just for my husband though, I made this change for everybody, especially for the young and old who really struggle with cigarette smoke,” said Lindenthaler. “You should be able to enjoy a meal without sitting next to someone who is smoking.”
She said by installing signs and enforcing rules that include no smoking, vaping, or climbing, she hopes to provide the best experience possible for her customers. She added that she’s been very fortunate to have the same employees returning for several years in a row, and hopes seeing familiar faces makes customers feel more at home.
“I think working at the shop is a great stepping stone for these kids to get real work experience, make money, and pursue their futures,” said Lindenthaler. “I have one motto that I tell them when they get hired, you have to learn to add, subtract, and be pleasant – that’s all.”
“I want to make sure they be nice, because I know customers don’t have to buy ice cream from here, but I appreciate that people do.”
Tobacco-Free Chenango Coordinator Rose Walsh said more businesses are enforcing smoke-free policies and the majority of people support it. She said a Community Tobacco Survey of Adult Residents in Chenango County done in 2017 reflects that change.
“42 percent of those who are currently employed report that there is a smoke-free policy on the entire grounds of their workplace,” said Walsh. “52 percent of adults in Chenango County indicate that they are in favor of a policy that prohibits smoking on the entire grounds of all workplaces.”
“A large majority of adults in Chenango County, about 91 percent, indicated that they are in favor of a policy that prohibits smoking in entranceways of public buildings and workplaces.”
According to the New York State Department of Health, smoking is the number one cause of preventable disease, disability and death in NYS and the United States.
The department said smoking causes nearly one in five deaths in the U.S. Smoking kills more adults every year than illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor vehicle crashes, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and firearms combined.
It added that smoking kills about 28,000 adults in NYS every year, about 750,000 adult New Yorkers live with serious smoking-related illness, but about two million NYS adults still smoke because most are addicted to the nicotine in tobacco.
According to Lindy’s Ice Cream Stop Owner Kay Lindenthaler, this change in smoking policy came for several reasons including her husband’s battle with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) which is an umbrella term used to describe progressive lung diseases including emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and non-reversible asthma.
“It’s not just for my husband though, I made this change for everybody, especially for the young and old who really struggle with cigarette smoke,” said Lindenthaler. “You should be able to enjoy a meal without sitting next to someone who is smoking.”
She said by installing signs and enforcing rules that include no smoking, vaping, or climbing, she hopes to provide the best experience possible for her customers. She added that she’s been very fortunate to have the same employees returning for several years in a row, and hopes seeing familiar faces makes customers feel more at home.
“I think working at the shop is a great stepping stone for these kids to get real work experience, make money, and pursue their futures,” said Lindenthaler. “I have one motto that I tell them when they get hired, you have to learn to add, subtract, and be pleasant – that’s all.”
“I want to make sure they be nice, because I know customers don’t have to buy ice cream from here, but I appreciate that people do.”
Tobacco-Free Chenango Coordinator Rose Walsh said more businesses are enforcing smoke-free policies and the majority of people support it. She said a Community Tobacco Survey of Adult Residents in Chenango County done in 2017 reflects that change.
“42 percent of those who are currently employed report that there is a smoke-free policy on the entire grounds of their workplace,” said Walsh. “52 percent of adults in Chenango County indicate that they are in favor of a policy that prohibits smoking on the entire grounds of all workplaces.”
“A large majority of adults in Chenango County, about 91 percent, indicated that they are in favor of a policy that prohibits smoking in entranceways of public buildings and workplaces.”
According to the New York State Department of Health, smoking is the number one cause of preventable disease, disability and death in NYS and the United States.
The department said smoking causes nearly one in five deaths in the U.S. Smoking kills more adults every year than illegal drug use, alcohol use, motor vehicle crashes, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and firearms combined.
It added that smoking kills about 28,000 adults in NYS every year, about 750,000 adult New Yorkers live with serious smoking-related illness, but about two million NYS adults still smoke because most are addicted to the nicotine in tobacco.
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