Smokers in the minority

lenny

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Noticed last weekend at Hayfield that I was the only smoker amongst a group of about 20 and possibly on the whole site:eek:, although I dont know if anyone noticed cos I would never smoke in anyones face.

Anyone out there admit to being a social outcast:eek::D,just like me:eek::p
 
i am a smoker i enjoy a cig i think it is the non smokers that are anti social :eek::eek::D:D
 
no we are good people and we enjoy the finer things in life :D like nicotine, alcohol have you noticed lately how all the nice things in life are bad for you like booze cigs and a dam good fry up, its a wonder they havent put a bit o slap an tickle on the bad for you list :eek::eek::D:D
 
What really puzzles me, about this subject
is that we smokers are asked to go outside in the beautiful fresh air,
while the non smokers and anti-smokers sit inside
devoid of the lovely fresh clean air which the long for.:confused: :confused:
why don't they force us polluters of the air
to enjoy our anti social behavior
in the confines of an enclosed space
while they sit outside breathing
fresh air to their hearts delight :D :D

oops! here comes the flak!
 
sundown said:
What really puzzles me, about this subject
is that we smokers are asked to go outside in the beautiful fresh air,
while the non smokers and anti-smokers sit inside
devoid of the lovely fresh clean air which the long for.:confused: :confused:
why don't they force us polluters of the air
to enjoy our anti social behavior
in the confines of an enclosed space
while they sit outside breathing
fresh air to their hearts delight :D :D

oops! here comes the flak!
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i agree with having to go outside to smoke why should i share my expensive ciggy smoke with the general public ;):D:D
 
I can,t believe Tony has,nt responded to this thread yet:confused:, well, with a username of "WEE,Z":eek: you would expect some input on this subject:D:p
 
why don't they force us polluters of the air
to enjoy our anti social behavior
in the confines of an enclosed space
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You will be pleased to know that the designers of modern airports are way ahead of you and always provide one little room just for smokers.
 
What I would really like to know is how much Pub trade has gone down as a result of the ban.
There seem to be a lot of my acquaintances who no longer bother to go to the Pub.
The Pubs are putting a brave spin on it and have said their Trade is up. The number of pub closures would give the lie to this statement.
Certainly, the take-away trade for the Supermarkets has increased dramatically since the Ban.
I think that the French have the right idea: They just ignore it :D
 
baloothebear said:
I think that the French have the right idea: They just ignore it :D
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They simply cannot ban tobacco in bars for that's the only place tobacco is sold. :rolleyes:
In Belgium is a ban in restaurants and some idiots would have a ban in cafés too. :mad:
And yes I smoke like a steam engine :D
 
wheeze

Lenny

Wheeze!! wheeze!!cough!cough!

too much passive smoking.:D:D

On a more serious note I have lost all my Friends from my early youth to the ravages of smoking.As a lone survivor of the group I am in favour of banning
smoking in internal spaces.
Lenny has the right idea of disappearing for a quiet puff when he needs to.

However each to their own:)

My bad habit is Motorhoming, should I give this up ? :confused:

weez
Tony
 
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I smoked for many years, and although i agree with the smoking ban in principle, i dont agree with having a smoking ban in every pub. The pubs in my town have suffered immeasurably since it came in. Weekdays now all the pubs are dead, and i can foresee quite a few closing soon.
I do a lot of motorcycle rallies in Belgium, there is only a smoking ban there in pubs that do food, pubs that dont serve food you can smoke in. Why we couldn't have had a sensible compromise like this is beyond me.
 
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Biker Jeff
I agree that there could be smoking pubs if people wished that,

keeping away from food etc. is a good idea.
as a family we are eating out more often because we can enjoy the smells of well cooked meals instead of whiffs of cigar/cigarette spoiling the atmosphere.

As I said Each to their own thing

weez
Tony
 
Staff have been working in pubs for many years before the smoking ban came in. Then as it could be now, staff could simply choose which pubs to work in.
There is many jobs that i would have considered to be detrimental to my health, i simply didn't work in those jobs.
This country is becoming a health and safety obsessed nanny state.
 
Well it works perfectly well in Belgium, i never here anyone there complaining about the system of the smoking ban only being in pubs that serve food.
But in my local, the landlord, the staff, and the customers do not, and never did want this total ban.
 
For me I prefer the ban, but each to there own, but one thing for sure the ban will be here to stay forever, infact I can see it getting worse, ie no smoking in public parks, streets, beaches etc etc, now this would be taking it too far, I know of a public park in my neck of the woods thats banned smoking in the play area, and this is in an open space. For me Im fed up of this big brother state we live in, I read that the average person is caught on CCTV at least 10 times a day !! The nanny state has gone bonkers, sorry about the rant, Im just fed up of goverment attacking our freedom.

Tom
 
Another thing the smoking ban has caused is high energy costs for landlords. Pubs cannot afford to lose anymore trade due to the smoking ban, so they are forced to have patio heaters and electric heaters outside for the smokers. My landlord told me that his monthy fuel bills have escalated £400 a month in the winter due to this.
Not to mention the huge carbon footprint this causes.

But no doubt our Government will ban them soon as well..... Then they can start inflicting H&S legislation on the drinkers.
 
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