So, this smoking ban............how many of you are for it, and how many against?

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If you are against it - why are you?

Totally for it can;t wait it will make my life 100x easier!

we've found that it has increased the number of pissed idiots on the streets late at night- having a bit to drink then going out into the cold air to have a fag makes them ten times worse, there has been a heck of a lot of violent attacks and vandalism- our windows have been put through a few times.

But i suppose you can't please everyone!

For definitely. I wish they would make public streets non-smoking as well, I hate walking through smoke.

for - its made me give up smoking again - again and again - started again big time when my mum died. so today is second day - and i am glad there wont be the temptation.

I agree tortoiseSHELL i hope that eventually it will aply to everywhere except someones own home so i can take DS into town without worrying about smoke agrivating his chest.

Oh for. We've had no smoking here in Ireland for a few years now. No smokey hair and clothes after a night out and when I BF'd I was able to bring my two to restaurants at night. Rx

Where are all these folks then, that are apparently having Smoking "sit-ins"????

I did chuckle, rather too heartily, at the report on local radio that said that Anthony-Worrall-Thompson was involved in one where they could "all smoke to their heart's content". Well that's a contradiction in terms, isnt it

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for.... I've really missed going out for a drink with my dh while pg, I can't stand the smoke at all these days.

Hmm - I'm definitely for it in restaurants etc, but I will miss proper pubs where you can have one away from the children and I'm sorry but I really feel that it's yet another step into the stupid nanny state that we've become.
I smoke a little (s'ok I've already turned to meet the firing squad!) but never near the dcs/ cars/ enclosed spaces apart from pubs, I also question the whole pub thing as the really addicted smokers may decide to stay at home and smoke round their dcs instead.

What was wrong with The Tap Room? I think there should be a disclaimer for certain pubs where they don't serve food and have the agreement of staff and clients...

For. It will be great to go to a pub and not to go home smelling of smoke

I have loved the ban in Scotland. When I was pregnant I could meet friends for lunches in pubs etc with no worries at all.

But people do tend to lurk in doorways and entrances smoking though.

wisteria i can se where you are coming from and undoubtably (sp) we will loose a lot of pubs which will be a great dissapointment and loss. I think its hard to police a law that allows smoking in certtain places an not in others.

Wisteria - I think it's fair in the pubs, because it's not fair on the barstaff who are at present constantly breathing other people's smoke, putting their health at risk.

I'm for it. I don't believe that the ban will make people who are heavily addicted suddenly start to smoke at home around their kids - they are more likely to have done this anyway regardless of a ban.

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Although there is one disadvantage for us. We often take the dds to lunch in a local pub which has a beautiful waterside patio, lovely to sit outside in the summer, throw bread to the ducks etc Once the ban comes in the smokers will all be outside with us.

Will LMAO in winter though when we're inside and they're outside.

For, it has been inforce in Scotland for some time, when we were on holiday last year in England, DD1 wanted to go to the mini-disco at night and it was horrible sitting in a smokey environment.

against!!! and i cant be the only dirty evil smoker on here who is cross at being told what do do?!
though prob wont affect me anyway as i dont have much of a socialwhirlwind of a life..

Tortoiseshell, that's why I specifically said where they have the agreement of staff and customers. I know bar staff who smoke and don't mind it at all!
I agree with the ban in general but it's a shame that smokers are being left with nowhere at all; what would be wrong with having the odd pub that had staff and clients who smoked? If it was made perfectly clear outside the bar that this is what it was.
I feel we may lose some of our little village pubs which would be a great shame.

Read this on Sunday - thought it was excellent article! (so there )

comment.independent.co.uk/commentators/article2701060.ece

last week we went out for a [rare] meal at a pizzeria, me, dh, 2year old ds. Had to sit outside tables inside were full. Middle class couple with a child next to ours finished their meal just as ours arrived. Both of them lit up immediately and had two fags in succession - the length of time it took us to eat our meal, surrounded my cigarette smoke. They didn't want to smoke whilst eating, but we had to inhale and smell their smoke while eating. Can any smoker really justify this behaviour? Maybe i should have got up and farted in their face or something.

by smoke, not my smoke..

Would you fart twice in quick succession tho????