Smoking Ban
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I've just been waiting for the right thread to come along. I got bored, so here I am. I had dreamt that my first post might be more ethereal but no, it was about Stoke.
Well since it's ilegal now, and since the NHS wont treat you no matter HOW much fag tax you give them, there is now no reason at all not to buy your baccy from the local ice cream man/other black market operative.
Has anyone considered the effects of sending smokers out in the freezing elements?
As has been said, it's just made the pubs and clubs switch off their air con. Airliners are now MUCH LESS healthy as passengers now rebreath unfiltered air for their whole flight.
I am also terrified walking to the bus station to get to work as one of the local hood bars is in between, and now has a halo of assholes outside it!!
No matter, I understand the need for it in pubs....but law should force owneers to keep filtration running.
Haven't seen anyone ignoring the ban in my part of the world so far. It hasn't hurt business in any of the clubs and bars I go to, either - in fact, most of them are now busier than ever.
Some hotels are still selling 'smoking rooms'; and of course, you can still smoke in the houses of parly and in prison.
Hmmm.
Decisions, decisions.
It means I will be able to go for lunch wherever I like, and take my son, without worrying about him breathing in over 2000 poisonous chemicals! I think it is long overdue, and bloody great! (and I am still here, just been busy with looking after my 6 month old and recovering from a horrendous accident in which I tore my finger off...)! :)
Jimll wrote: just been busy with looking after my 6 month old and recovering from a horrendous accident in which I tore my finger off...! :)
Nasty, Ouch! The Finger accident makes the new Son's care etc.s a.. challenge.
Good luck- fast healin.
Suppose the Smoking Ban makes sense from the Health Care's stance and point of view. Just wish the City trucks might first Clean up their act.
Esp. those that use Diesel.
For all of you that are talking about how great it is that the smokers pollutants are now not gonna be around you, what the fuck do you say to all those cars/buses/industries that are pumping out a shitload more carcinogens than all of us smokers ever even thought of putting into your air???
just a question, as I am a wee bit curious...
Jeffari-al-Texani wrote: For all of you that are talking about how great it is that the smokers pollutants are now not gonna be around you, what the fuck do you say to all those cars/buses/industries that are pumping out a shitload more carcinogens than all of us smokers ever even thought of putting into your air???
just a question, as I am a wee bit curious...
Absolutely, and it puzzles the hell out of me when one town in America has banned smoking in the open air and (get this!), if you smoke in your car, you can do so as long as the window is not wound down!
(Edited: should have said "not wound down")!
Karlos wrote:
I had dreamt that my first post might be more ethereal but no, it was about Stoke.
Nowt wrong with that. Yeah OK, maybe there is... 
I've lost count of the amount of times that the city of my birth has now been renamed Smoke-on-Trent by the media over the last couple of days *groan*
Nick King wrote:
Jeffari-al-Texani wrote: For all of you that are talking about how great it is that the smokers pollutants are now not gonna be around you, what the fuck do you say to all those cars/buses/industries that are pumping out a shitload more carcinogens than all of us smokers ever even thought of putting into your air???
just a question, as I am a wee bit curious...
Absolutely, and it puzzles the hell out of me when one town in America has banned smoking in the open air and (get this!), if you smoke in your car, you can do so as long as the window is not wound down!
(Edited: should have said "not wound down")!
A certain bass-god informed me that in LA it's illegal to smoke in the street. Can anyone confirm?
I also remember reading that they banned smoking on all of Sydney's beaches a couple of years back. That's something i'm DEFINEATELY all for. Nowt worse than laying down on a lovely beach somehwere only to notice that your surrounded by fag ends. Gross.
GlasVegas wrote:
A certain bass-god informed me that in LA it's illegal to smoke in the street. Can anyone confirm?
I also remember reading that they banned smoking on all of Sydney's beaches a couple of years back. That's something i'm DEFINEATELY all for. Nowt worse than laying down on a lovely beach somehwere only to notice that your surrounded by fag ends. Gross.
Not sure it would be a good idea to be standing IN the street smoking in LA...but it is California, and they do have some odd laws...when I flew into San Francisco for that Area One thing, all I could think about was getting outside so I could light up...copper sees me and tells me I can't...too close to the building's doors...so I have to fucking stand in line to get on the shuttle to pick up my rental...and the fuckers still won't let me smoke...
Then they had this nice little sticker in the car that said thank you for not smoking....I guess they gave me the wrong car!!!
Well... on the first of January 2008 smoking is banned in Europe, too. I can't await it. As a non-smoker I'm looking forward to it. Not only because of my job in the multiplex cinema (it will be hard enough to tell people not to smoke there anymore then)... 
My Dad died fairly young of Parkinson's and smoked 40 a day. Granted, I did have to light alot of them for him... so I doubt smoking has any negative/positive effect...
I gave up smoking a while ago and don't really miss it, but I think that simply banning it in this way is very silly. Smokers are getting fewer and fewer anyway, so you could say, 'Just let smoking die a natural death' 
Well I don't see the number of smokers decrease over here. Indeed all the "like-to-be-hip" teens are smoking (and drinking) just for provocation and coolness. You have to prevent kids from starting that sh**... I never started it because I hated it when my parents smoked. I'm glad that they quit many years ago. Passive smoking is as dangerous as smoking, never forget that folks...
I say, put all the smokers into a nice little clear plexiglass tube that's venilated...also put one of those "bank-teller" voice boxes in it so they can talk to the non-smoking types.....I think you can thank my special state of California for coming up with this ban....f'ing idiots in this state come up with alot of the world's stupidest ideas/laws
Been out quite a bit since the smokin ban started and being a heavy smoker (40+ p d)i have noticed that i havent been smokin quite as much,well,apart from last week when we went to Leeds on an all day sesh.
Generally i can do 20 on a sunday afternoon and last week i think i did 6/7 which is a good thing is it not?
Anyone else reaping the benefits of the fag ban?
As a smoker it would be the perfect time for me to give up but i like my fags
EdelBrock wrote:
New some daft yank would reply, a la beavis and butthead, dude you said fag!
Cant see the fookin picture either ed!
Generally i can do 20 on a sunday afternoon and last week i think i did 6/7 which is a good thing is it not?
Anyone else reaping the benefits of the fag ban?
As a smoker it would be the perfect time for me to give up but i like my fags
i have been waiting for this chance to slow down my drink=smoking bit,went to lisbon last weekend and people even smoked at the cake shop counter,so that didnt help.not out this weekend,so havent even tried the thing yet
banshee wrote:
Generally i can do 20 on a sunday afternoon and last week i think i did 6/7 which is a good thing is it not?
Anyone else reaping the benefits of the fag ban?
As a smoker it would be the perfect time for me to give up but i like my fags
i have been waiting for this chance to slow down my drink=smoking bit,went to lisbon last weekend and people even smoked at the cake shop counter,so that didnt help.not out this weekend,so havent even tried the thing yet
back in a bit G,going for a fag!
Smoking ban where I live is great in my opinion... it is so much nicer to go out.
It makes a difference in the demographics of the bar/club thou. The more educated/diverse the clientele, the more likely they follow the smoking ban. The poorer/less educated clientele bars defy the ban on purpose, so the dive/redneck/hick/white trash bars all smoke anyway and the cops don't really want to waste their time.
It is kinda silly to have law that can't be enforced but it has improved things anyway.
EdelBrock wrote:
New some daft yank would reply, a la beavis and butthead, dude you said fag!
Cant see the fookin picture either ed!
Whoa! Like that's me..eehhhh...daft as a brush Huh, huhuhuh
But here's another pic for yer fancy
Went for my first 'after the ban night out' on Thursday
Started at 2 at the thirsty scholar so was sat out and sheltered by the railway arch (not too bad)....
after a trip round the science museum found an ace pub that served proper Chinese food... the owner said she'd be getting in some patio heater things for the outside soon....so might just have found a new local ha!
The new Hilton building was the next stop... Cracking views and worth it for a quick trip, though expensive and although the lift is bloody fast still a pain in the bum when you want a quick cig...
Finished up at the Kro bar opposite the uni, good pub for smokers...out back is mostly covered, with a fair amount of space and the heaters work well.
Not a bad day/night out, especially as I was only going out to meet a mate for one pint.
Minx wrote: Went for my first 'after the ban night out' on Thursday
Started at 2 at the thirsty scholar so was sat out and sheltered by the railway arch (not too bad).... after a trip round the science museum found an ace pub that served proper Chinese food... the owner said she'd be getting in some patio heater things for the outside soon....so might just have found a new local ha! The new Hilton building was the next stop... Cracking views and worth it for a quick trip, though expensive and although the lift is bloody fast still a pain in the bum when you want a quick cig... Finished up at the Kro bar opposite the uni, good pub for smokers...out back is mostly covered, with a fair amount of space and the heaters work well.
Not a bad day/night out, especially as I was only going out to meet a mate for one pint.
i spent a long time out the back of kro bar smoking recently on my own,after being errm,helped out of a tribute band gig 
mite have a look up the hilton when out down there next saturday
