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.. and what do you think of the public smoking ban.
Also can Scottish members tell us how its affected things in Scotland.
I smoke and I'm in favour of the smoking ban. I hate people who smoke in restraunts. It really pisses me off. If people are eating, they dont want to have smoke all over, so I always wait til I get outside.
No smoking in pubs will be a bit different, although I imagine a lot of working mens clubs and local pubs won't bother with the law.
boro_boy
05-12-2006, 19:04
Well when i went over to ireland this year, I went out clubbing and it was fantastic, i was coming home at the end of the night and i didn't smell of smoke, also it was a better atmosphere inside the pubs and my eyes didn't sting.
I can't wait for it to start in England, hopefully it will cut the amount of people smoking also.
I don't smoke so it doesn't really bother me.
FourOneFourOne
05-12-2006, 19:40
I smoke occasionally (well, when I'm p***ed, so it's fairly regularly).
I'm for it because people such as bartenders should have a right to a smoke-free environment at work.
Simonutd
05-12-2006, 22:23
dont smoke, looking forward to no smoking , as me and wife can then go out more, she got bad asthma
I think it will encourage alot more people to try and give up, well it seems like it would do..
As for me, I don't smoke, hate it when people talk to me after they've had a fag, they smell tbh.
ninjaterra
06-12-2006, 00:46
smoking is naughty
so i don't :)
a bar in town has had a non-smoking policy for a long time and has always had great business. always packed.
ThatOneGirl
06-12-2006, 03:07
I hate smoking, hence the no smoking. We don't have a ban here, yet. But if the way people bring the future ban up with Congressmen and Senators, I think we will have one soon. Right now, bar owners and reasturants are allowed to ban smoking (not a new thing, obviously) and there is a group of people trying to get bars to have a night where it is totally smoke-free. So far, one local bar has allowed that. And right now, it seems to be really popular and everyone likes it.
I don't like people smoking but still believe that the new rules are too restrictive. There should smoking pubs and non-smoking pubs.
Also does it mean that airports and places won't have smoking areas?
I smoke and while I agree it should be banned in restaurants and where food is served. I dont agree a total ban in pubs is fair to the smokers, yes non smokers shouldn't have to breathe anyones smoke but a seperate room would be better and even have a bar in there and only have 2 doors 1 for the entrance/ exit then the other to the toilets.
Next year when the law comes in your going to get loads of smokers taking over beer gardens or under canopies that have been made. So what will happen if its a red hot day and there is a slight breeze and a non smoker goes outside the smoke could be drifting over to them by the breeze so your back to square 1.
I have heard of someone been done for smoking in his/her car in Ireland or Scotland, now that is going too far its their car so its their smoke getting breathed in.
Your always going to get over zealous policeman trying to catch people at every oppurtunity. There was an play that was stopped in Scotland because it involved someone lighting a cigarette!
I don't think smokers will even be able to take over beer gardens because they are still public places, although if you are right it just shows how stupid the rule is.
Simonutd
07-12-2006, 11:44
i think it will take time to settle, at first they will be doing everyone then they will slow down and people will get away with it more
JimmyShimmy100%
07-12-2006, 16:30
I smoke, and im with Gizzy, i hate the ban in pubs (etc) firstly it spoils the atmophere about it all on a match day! But in a restaurant it is good so you can eat your food without having a side order of Lambert And Butler!, brb, away for a smoke! lol
i dont smoke, im happy with ban smoking! dont forgot its bad your health and too expensive!!!!!;)
superally
07-12-2006, 19:29
I smoke and drink loads! I agree with the restarunt ban maybe but not pubs or definately lot all pubs i believe in freedom of choice.
Simonutd
07-12-2006, 21:56
i think they should do like my local, there are 2 rooms one smoking one not,
Wont be long before someone finds a legal loophole and then the Govt will panic like fck. :D
What I don't understand is that less people will be smoking cause some people will probably give up. That will piss the goverment off cause of the VAT they were getting etc. It's only downwards for them.... As someone said above, should do 2 rooms.
wonder if you'll have the same as us up here smoke wardens for the pubs etc ,you can be reported for lighting up and fined up here they are quite regular around the pubs up this way,It really is funny as **** seeing all the smokers outside puffing away in the wind and rain,by the way ex smoker and i actually don't give a feck but just find it amusing to see scantily clad young women when yer walking from pub to pub outside freezing feck i'd kick the habit
superally
08-12-2006, 09:45
What happened with the kieth richards thing,smoking onstage at hampden,with the stones?.
What I don't understand is that less people will be smoking cause some people will probably give up. That will piss the goverment off cause of the VAT they were getting etc. It's only downwards for them....
The tax goes towards funding medical care for smokers on NHS and also people will theoretically live longer if they smoke, therefore earning more money (thus paying more taxes) and also supporting their family so the government doesn't have to
Well when i went over to ireland this year, I went out clubbing and it was fantastic, i was coming home at the end of the night and i didn't smell of smoke, also it was a better atmosphere inside the pubs and my eyes didn't sting.
I can't wait for it to start in England, hopefully it will cut the amount of people smoking also.
i`ll pack up when i want to,& any goverment telling me to stop will only wanna make me smoke more,they legalise cannabis & ban smoking,i say rage the drinking age to 21,& to drive to 21.in that case.
FourOneFourOne
08-12-2006, 16:15
What happened with the kieth richards thing,smoking onstage at hampden,with the stones?.
He got let off in the end IIRC, thank God for common sense.
i`ll pack up when i want to,& any goverment telling me to stop will only wanna make me smoke more,they legalise cannabis & ban smoking,i say rage the drinking age to 21,& to drive to 21.in that case.
Cannabis hasn't been legalised.
i`ll pack up when i want to,& any goverment telling me to stop will only wanna make me smoke more,they legalise cannabis & ban smoking,i say rage the drinking age to 21,& to drive to 21.in that case.
Yeah same here
weed hasn't been legalised is just been dropped down the categories but you can still be done by courts.
I don't know anyone who would give up just because it's been banned in public, personally.
Can't smoke got quite bad asthma and personally wouldn't want to anyway
Aren't you allowed to have weed in your possession as long as it's for personal use? (so therefore only a certain amount)
FourOneFourOne
10-12-2006, 21:38
Aren't you allowed to have weed in your possession as long as it's for personal use? (so therefore only a certain amount)
I think I'm right in saying that the police will sometimes just confiscate it and not take you down to the station for a slapped wrist, but it's not guaranteed.
I think I'm right in saying that the police will sometimes just confiscate it and not take you down to the station for a slapped wrist, but it's not guaranteed.
Yeh it depends on the policeman and how he feels, you could receive a warning or fine.
FourOneFourOne
10-12-2006, 22:16
I don't think they should ever have downgraded it myself, I know a few people who've gone gone completely over the top with it.
It's crap as well, most overrated thing I've ever done.
Aren't you allowed to have weed in your possession as long as it's for personal use? (so therefore only a certain amount)
It's still illegal but you won't get banged up for having a small amount.
Not sure what the hell sw6 is on about....
You are allowed to have as much tobacco as you want in your possession.
The issue is not its legality, but smoking it in other peoples' faces....
I don't think they should ever have downgraded it myself, I know a few people who've gone gone completely over the top with it.
It's crap as well, most overrated thing I've ever done.
People will go over the top with it whether or not it's legal, downgraded, or not - or even upgraded.
Personally i'd legalise and tax it, but that's another debate.
I like the odd joint but people who let it rule their life end up pissing it away.
I have it now and again it as its good to take the pain away and know of others that use it religiously to ease the pain, it should be given to those with serious pain if its proven it helps them but thats another debate.
I have tried most drugs in my younger days but always preferred a beer.
FourOneFourOne
12-12-2006, 15:52
People will go over the top with it whether or not it's legal, downgraded, or not - or even upgraded.
Personally i'd legalise and tax it, but that's another debate.
I like the odd joint but people who let it rule their life end up pissing it away.
If it's legalised then more people will try it, so more people will go over the top.
I have it now and again it as its good to take the pain away and know of others that use it religiously to ease the pain, it should be given to those with serious pain if its proven it helps them but thats another debate.
I have tried most drugs in my younger days but always preferred a beer.
I'm definitely in favour of it being legalised for medicinal reasons, can't see why they don't.
Yeah I think people look at the drugs issue in a way that is too simple.
Banning alcohol, tobacco, weed and all the rest isn't as simple as it seems because you wouldn't have as much control as it would all be on the black market. Also it is human nature to want something more if your not allowed it and people will be encouraged to smoke or drink just because it's against the rules.
On top of everything else, the police have got enough to do at the moment...
I dont like smoking but I have absolutely nothing against people who smoke. ive tried it once and I didn't like it however its up to people what they do with there lives and I think people should be allowed to smoke in pubs and for you none smokers if you cannot put up with it get your mates round to yours and have a few bears or with your lass/lad stay at home and drink.
I think banning smoking in pubs is wrong.
I dont like smoking but I have absolutely nothing against people who smoke. ive tried it once and I didn't like it however its up to people what they do with there lives and I think people should be allowed to smoke in pubs and for you none smokers if you cannot put up with it get your mates round to yours and have a few bears or with your lass/lad stay at home and drink.
I think banning smoking in pubs is wrong.
I agree with you pretty much, I don't smoke and I have to admit it will be nice to go out and not come back stinking of smoke. However it's part of the atmosphere going into a smoky pub, or being at a football match. I think there should be an alternative for groups of people who don't smoke but to make public places non-smoking is too extreme
Well if the landlord of the pub smokes then he should be allowed to decide if he wants to allow smoking in his pub and likewise for non smoking landlords if they dont smoke then they will want it banned.That way you would be a choice for both parties and everyone is happy instead of it been forced on us.
The Forse
12-12-2006, 23:14
I think there should be an alternative for groups of people who don't smoke
I think the ban is not workable or sensible (yes I smoke), but your comments above suggest sepratism!
FourOneFourOne
12-12-2006, 23:34
I think the ban's already starting to work, and it's not even in yet.
Me and my mates were the only people smoking in the club we were in last night.
Walkabout in Liverpool - s***hole incidentally.
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