smoking in pubs new law in UK

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Ibiza-girlie

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whatcha all reckon? im pretty pleased, being a non smoker myself, but i can see it might be annoying for peeps who smoke. but the health risks are dangerous, for those who have chosen not to smoke in their lives. whatcha all reckon? is it fair or not?
 
what was the law change in the end?

I'm a smoker, it's going to annoy me, but then hopefully I'll cut down too.

I like smoking though, can we still smoke in clubs?
 
They cant stop people dealing in drugs in clubs - cant see them being that arsed about policing people with regards to smoking....:? :? :?

I would be happy to see a no smoking rule implemented on the dancefloor , but I do think there should be a smoking room provided in clubs for those of us who choose to wreck our bodies that little bit more on a night out... :lol:
 
It's definately a good way to cut down.

I don't see the problem with designated smoking areas in bars/clubs (providing there is good air con/extraction systems in place)

Now can our useless government concentrate on reducing other pollutants from our environment, which we don't have such a control over?
 
Drew said:
It's definately a good way to cut down.

I don't see the problem with designated smoking areas in bars/clubs (providing there is good air con/extraction systems in place)

Now can our useless government concentrate on reducing other pollutants from our environment, which we don't have such a control over?
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Exactly! sort of the environment before you worry about my lungs (.... oh and the lungs of all those non-smokers who are inhaling my second hand smoke!! :oops: :oops: )
 
I'm all for a total ban (and this is from the girl who was smoking 20+ Camel lights a day up til a few months ago). I still smoke socially (well as soon as I get a glass of wine in my hand) and I wish I could knock these on the head and I think a total ban in public places will help a lot of 'social' smokers stop. I know that if there'd just been a partial ban I'd have ended up just drinking/going out to places where I could still smoke.

I noticed a real positive difference in Barcelona where the smoking ban has already come into force and I didn't miss not been able to smoke inside.
 
I smoke (still trying to quit) and I'm very happy with this result :D It will mean that you are forced to cut down, no more getting through ridiculous amounts of cigs then thinking where have they gone? :lol:

We'll also be able to wake up the morning after without our hair/clothes/coats/scarfs stinking of smoking :D
 
I think it's ****ing disgusting.

If we chose to smoke we should be allowed to smoke wherever we like. Whatever the **** next?

Non smokers are a ****ing pain in the arse. Bunch of ****s the lot of them ;)
 
Im very pleased about the prospect of it, i hate coming back from a restaurant smelling of smoke :?, people that smoke inbetween courses aswell really annoy me, its disgusting :spank:
 
I'm in two minds...I never thought it would work in Spain since they all smoke there and it has.
I was also shocked to find a similar thing in NYC and LA...this was the first time I'd been exposed to a smoking ban (me and the husband stumbled into a west hollywood bar being very vile and English, immediately sparked up a fag and got shouted at by all the boring poncy types. :lol:).

I think it's a good thing because it will encourage more people to give up but looking at the history of clubbing and the DIY ethos on which it was formed - I hate the idea of this regimented 'don't do that, stand there, pay there, queue there' approach to a night out. I'm already traumatised at the thought of trade without cigarettes. :?

I also think it will cause chaos because in order to make this work, they're going to have to enforce the new law really heavily. This means promotors are going to get fined left, right and centre and security will be patrolling venues looking for cigarettes over dealers. 8O :lol:

So...I love it and hate it but ultimately, I'm quite proud of the government for being so radical - this time for the right reasons - people's health and wellbeing. ;)
 
Have to disagree totally, it's bull****.

Why don't they go the whole hog and ban drinking which causes far more long term health problems.

You don't see people throwing up, fighting, getting abusive and falling over after 7 or 8 cigarettes do you. Why should it be socially acceptable to drink but not smoke :roll:
 
Smoking bans suck.

I managed to avoid them by moving out of the US and now they're creeping across Europe. The Puritan anti-tobacco lobby is winning.

If you don't like smoke, then YOU go outside and freeze your butt off in the winter :lol:
 
Morbyd said:
Smoking bans suck.

I managed to avoid them by moving out of the US and now they're creeping across Europe. The Puritan anti-tobacco lobby is winning.

If you don't like smoke, then YOU go outside and freeze your butt off in the winter :lol:
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Hear hear. Very wise words Mr M :lol:
 
Barbie said:
I noticed a real positive difference in Barcelona where the smoking ban has already come into force and I didn't miss not been able to smoke inside.
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If it works there, it can't fail here.

I've never seen such a high concentration of smokers as my previous visits to the city 8O

Wonder how it went down with the older generations who aren't used to all these new PC regimes?
 
pip uk said:
Have to disagree totally, it's bull****.

Why don't they go the whole hog and ban drinking which causes far more long term health problems.

You don't see people throwing up, fighting, getting abusive and falling over after 7 or 8 cigarettes do you. Why should it be socially acceptable to drink but not smoke :roll:
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I think they should! I hate people that can't handle their alcohol. :roll:

But then, I rarely see that sort of thing these days. I did pop into the West End on a Saturday night not long ago and I was horrified. 8O

I don't think alcohol causes more problems though - like any recreational drug, most of the effects are immediate (unless you count liver damage - but that's fairly minor if you don't drink that much).

Cigarettes are much more subtle and long term - you only have to look at those black lung pics to see that.

I can't stand people (like my flat mate) that drink like a fish, smoke 10 cigs a day and get on their soap box about so called 'drug use' (as in 'e'). Cigs are the worst of the lot imo.

BUT - I have to agree with you when you say it's patronising that personal choice is taken away...but I still think it's a positive thing because for once, the main motivation behind the government appears to be health and not money.

Short term, it will piss people off but long term it will eb beneficial - just look at the template of other countries and apply it to the UK over 10 years. ;)
 
Morbyd said:
Smoking bans suck.

I managed to avoid them by moving out of the US and now they're creeping across Europe. The Puritan anti-tobacco lobby is winning.

If you don't like smoke, then YOU go outside and freeze your butt off in the winter :lol:
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What a selfish attitude, you've obviously never seen anyone dieing from smoking related lung cancer :roll:
 
Barbie said:
What a selfish attitude, you've obviously never seen anyone dieing from smoking related lung cancer :roll:
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Hey! Why do you always attack me? Pip UK said something first! :lol:

No, I haven't... except one of my idols, TV newsman Peter Jennings (a giant in the business, r.i.p.).

Still, I don't support total smoking bans. There's a million environmental hazards that will kill you (and voluntary ones as well) so you're not going to ban everything. Sooner or later, we must face up to the fact that human beings don't live forever.
 
Morbyd said:
Still, I don't support total smoking bans. There's a million environmental hazards that will kill you (and voluntary ones as well) so you're not going to ban everything. Sooner or later, we must face up to the fact that human beings don't live forever.
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I still think it comes down to people selfishly not liking their routines being mucked about with...we just have to look at this with a long term view.

I look forward to the time when we live in a cleaner London and people are in pubs saying, "I can't believe everyone used to smoke in these places, it was horrid wasn't it?" (because despite being a smoker I think it IS horrid!)

For me it's the next positive step after the congestion charge. ;)
 
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