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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

to think that now you can't smoke in public places, you shouldn't really be making your roll-ups in them either?

157 replies

ScatterChasse · 05/05/2012 21:19

Recently, I've seen a few people doing this, and it surprised me (and when did so many people switch to roll-ups?).

I don't want to see people fiddling about with tobacco pouches and cigarette papers in coffee shops and restaurants. Obviously, if they could smoke them there then it makes sense, but now it seems to me like going into a cafe and starting to make your own sandwich (with no intention of eating it in there obviously).

AIBU? A friend says I am, because if they did it outside "their tobacco might blow away", which while possibly true, hardly seems a good justification to me.

OP posts:
2shoes · 05/05/2012 21:40

yabu
ffs grow up
bloody hell

LoopyLoopsTootTootToots · 05/05/2012 21:40

As a smoker of rollups, I confess that rolling in advance would be tantamount to admitting that I won't be giving up today.

Never going to happen.

ScarletLadyOfTheNight01 · 05/05/2012 21:41

What a ridiculous thing to get annoyed about...I don't think tobacco oozes pollutants in a non-flammatory state. Yes non-flammatory...that is a thing.

Maybe we should stop people BUYING tobacco in public places...send it underground! Baccy pouches in brown paper bags, hidden behind the porn!

AgentZigzag · 05/05/2012 21:41

I used to know someone with only one arm who rolled his own.

Impressed people far and wide he did.

ScatterChasse · 05/05/2012 21:42

Ok, grip taken and judgy pants removed Grin

I still think you could make them in the comfort of your own home before you go out though

OP posts:
ScarletLadyOfTheNight01 · 05/05/2012 21:42

That is impressive. I remember a friend drunkenly declaring he was going to roll one using only his face...he didn't get very far though.

CrunchyFrog · 05/05/2012 21:43

It's windy outside. I always do mine inside.

Thinking of taking up pipe smoking though.

WorraLiberty · 05/05/2012 21:43

I used to pay some Chinese children minimum wage to roll mine for me

alistron1 · 05/05/2012 21:43

My DP rolled one up one handed, halfway up hellvellyn, in a strong wind.

AgentZigzag · 05/05/2012 21:44

Hahahahahaha only the very shitfaced would take on such a task Scarlet Grin Grin

He gave it a go and that's all that matters.

AnnieArsehole · 05/05/2012 21:44

I'm stock piling my rollies,got enough to last me til 2015.I'll never get caught out coz I wouldn't want to offend anyone by legally rolling a tobacco product outside of my own home.

HolyCameraConfusionBatman · 05/05/2012 21:44

YABVU and a bit weird.

Do you object to people sending texts in cafes? Or speaking to other people? After all you could just have a conversation with your friend at home, why bother going to a cafe to do it.

ScarletLadyOfTheNight01 · 05/05/2012 21:45

He was rather shitfaced ZigZag...I wish it had been the days of everyone having cameras on their phones though...it was much harder to keep a photographic record of everything back then.

AgentZigzag · 05/05/2012 21:46

His dedication must shine through the rest of his personality alistron.

FizzyLaces · 05/05/2012 21:47

This made me laugh:) What a ridiculous thought to entertain for long enough to leave the cafe, travel home, swith on laptop, log in to MN and type unless you have a fancy schmancy phone of course, god I'm old Grin

chipmunksex · 05/05/2012 21:47

Am I the only one who really wants a rollie now?

AgentZigzag · 05/05/2012 21:47

'it was much harder to keep a photographic record of everything back then.'

A double edged sword Scarlet, of which I'm eternally grateful for

Grin
Chubfuddler · 05/05/2012 21:48

Not the only one. The way they used to go out was curiously tantalising.

yakbutter · 05/05/2012 21:48

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threeleftfeet · 05/05/2012 21:49

YABU!

Smoking has been banned in public places because it's harmful to those around the smoker (which rolling isn't), not because of trying to instill some kind of etiquette in the general public!

WorraLiberty · 05/05/2012 21:49

I've got an E.Cigarette somewhere

We could pass it round like a peace pipe

ErikNorseman · 05/05/2012 21:50

YABU! Have a Biscuit for being bonkers.

ScarletLadyOfTheNight01 · 05/05/2012 21:50

Not the only one chipimunk...and I gave up 5 years ago. I still make them for DH occasionally if I'm feeling nostalgic.

Agreed Zigzag...many many shameful memories!!

RachelWalsh · 05/05/2012 21:50

Yes, very good. This has to be a fucking joke? You must have a very dull little life OP.

SkinnyVanillaLatte · 05/05/2012 21:50

Not the only one chipmunksex. But I gave up a year or so ago.

So no can do.

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