Paul: I feel your pain. There's no other way to put it then to say this is an outrage, not to mention the situation at your own country club.

The way I look at it, you can do one of three things:
1. Divorce your wife so you can smoke in the house whenever you like. Of course it probably wouldn't be very practical. Not only would it be the most expensive route, but you'd probably lose the house, too, and wind-up living in a smoke-free condo.

2. Build a well-ventilated "man cave" in or onto the house where you can enjoy your cigars year-round in privacy.

3. Find a group of guys (maybe from the country club) and a good lawyer who knows his way around the current Ohio smoking act. See if there's a way all of you can start a private men's club that would permit you to smoke inside, under the law.

Other than that, I guess you'll have to wait for Spring. But look at the upside: After that long Winter's nap, your cigars should smoke mighty nicely.

~ Gary Korb