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So what do we all think about the proposed smoking bans?

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KateandtheGirls · 16/11/2004 15:58

Interesting thread...

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emmatmg · 16/11/2004 16:00

I think it's about bloody time

I choose not to smoke so why should I have to breathe other people's disgusting smoke?

(I'm running for cover now)

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KateandtheGirls · 16/11/2004 16:01

So who started this thread without leaving a message?

And, for someone the other side of the pond, what are these proposed bans?

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ponygirl · 16/11/2004 16:01

Personally, don't smoke and hate smoky atmospheres, but feel unhappy about the encroachment of government on people's lives in this way. It'll be drinking next, and I'll have to leave the country...

ponygirl · 16/11/2004 16:03

KATG - ban on smoking in all cafes and pubs that serve food. So, I assume you'll get 2 sorts of pub: food and no smoke or smoke and no food.

bundle · 16/11/2004 16:04

here KATG, it's basically anywhere that sells food, plus offices. doesn't go far enough imo. what about the poor people who work in pubs that won't be covered by this ban? low paid work and passive smoking to top it. harumph

Northerner · 16/11/2004 16:05

I started it but where did my message go?!!!

I did post one honestly.

Branster · 16/11/2004 16:07

exactlly, how was this thread started without leaving a name or first message???

beansmum · 16/11/2004 16:08

I used to smoke and it would still feel strange to be in a pub without the smoky atmosphere, but I hate smoking in restaurants and would love that to be banned.

And i wish my uni would get rid of the smoking area next to the lifts, it stinks and I have to walk through it with bean twice a day.

Northerner · 16/11/2004 16:08

I gave up smoking almost a year ago, and as a smoker I would have been appalled at these proposals, but now from the other side of the fence I think it's about time too.

However, is it not hypocritical of our government? Is it right to ban a perfectly legal activity in public? Should it be banned totally? (but of course I guess they still need the taxes!)

Socci · 16/11/2004 16:11

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beansmum · 16/11/2004 16:14

apparently the taxes are less than the money spent on looking after people with smoking related diseases, my mum told me that so don't know if it's true.

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KateandtheGirls · 16/11/2004 16:15

We currently have these bans in Florida, and as a non-smoker I love it!

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KateandtheGirls · 16/11/2004 16:16

And I can't believe there isn't already a ban on smoking in offices.

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Branster · 16/11/2004 16:17

don't have a problem with it as long as it doesn't extend (in the future) to banning smoking in places like outdoor public areas, then all the smokers will end up doing it indoors, hiding from everyone!
After all one could argue that the next door neighbour smoking in their own back garden is affecting the quality of the air when you so happen to be in your own back garden and can smell the smoke.

beansmum · 16/11/2004 16:20

I think they should ban smoking in bus shelters. And especially ban bending over to talk to babies in pushchairs with a cigarette still in your hand.

bundle · 16/11/2004 16:20

KATG many offices already have their own bans in place, but this would help those who maybe work in smaller companies, esp non-unionised workers.

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KateandtheGirls · 16/11/2004 16:21

Branster, of course it is perfectly accpetable for someone to smoke a legal substance in their own back yard. But I would argue that it affects the quality of the air if I could smell it in my back yard. I would hate it if that happened.

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JoolsToo · 16/11/2004 16:32

I say - HURRAH!

Filthy habit!

Gobbledigook · 16/11/2004 16:33

About time too!

Carameli · 16/11/2004 17:40

I was on holiday in Ireland during the summer and it was absolute bliss being able to go into a pub without having to think about coming out stinking of smoke. It also made it much easier for us(with dd 13mnths) to go into a pub.

My mum is also really allergic to loads of things and would always start coughing like mad when she went into a smoky pub so think its great for her as well.

MissHoolie · 16/11/2004 17:44

I live in Ireland and it is fab. The really weird thing though is that you notice all the other smells that you didn't before. The biggest one is BO.

The other thing is that you can, if you want, wear the same clothes the next day without them smelling ghastly.

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KateandtheGirls · 16/11/2004 17:53

MissHoolie, hence the BO perhaps?

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BadHair · 16/11/2004 17:57

Can't see why they can't have designated smoking and non-smoking restaurants, pubs etc. Smokers can clog up the air in one type and the non-smokers can stay safe in the other type.

As for protecting workers from passive smoking - if you don't like it then don't work in it.

tex111 · 16/11/2004 18:06

As I non-smoker I'm really pleased. It's one of the things I enjoy about visiting the States, especially with 2 year old DS. If I was a smoker though I know I'd hate it. Why can't they just increase regulations on non-moking areas in restaurants like having to install those suction thingies that suck up the smoke. I don't want to stop people from smoking if that's what they want to do, I just don't want to breathe it or smell like it myself.

MissHoolie · 16/11/2004 18:06

KATG - don't you ever wear the same clothes two days running.

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