the bann will cause a bit of fun esp for venues that have no outside open area.
you cant use conservatorys as any enclosed space is deemed no smoking.
Destiny SX being fully licensed has been visited by the authorities and all venues will be visited accordingly.
we been to quite a few veneus and not many have areas that can be used as secluded out side smoking. so will be weird to see places have guests outside in various states of undress or dress.
the govt have cocked up once again,they should have made breweries allocate say 50/60% non say they want to encourage people to stop smoking,thats rubbish,
if they wanted smokers to stop,all they have to do is bang £10 tax on a pack of 20 cigs.
a friend of ours owns 2 arcades nr the seafront. yes hes thinking of the money hes gonna smokers will have to go already planning on laying off staff.
how is the ban on smoking in company cars that are shared,gonna be policed?
expect an acceleration of pub other public places,such as bingo halls and the been a non smoking pub going a mile from us,and since it became non smoking,its shut down 3 times in 18 months.
Im a non smoker and I detest everything about it but I do feel sorry for those that choose to use this drug. There should be designated areas inside places so we all have freedom of choice to what we put our bodies through.
I work in a pub every sat night running the karaoke/disco. I have to have my fan running constantly to keep as much smoke away from me as possible as it affects my singing. :karaoke:
Though Im chuffed to nuts that I wont have to wash my hair 4 times before I get rid of the smell :smug:
It will all work out.. it has elsewhere. After-all, if you want to sing, dance or drink in the right atmosphere and every place is the same.. ya gota go somewhere... N even better, No more fag burns from drunk peeps in my clothes YIPPEEE!!! :thrilled:
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Smoking ban is long overdue for public places like restauants, bars etc ... remember how horrible it used to be on the top deck of a double decker bus?
Not a smoker and have never smoked, but am not over-zealous about it, don't over-react like some anti-smokers do if someone lights up next to them at a bus stop etc and think talking about banning people smoking outside buildings is, well, just plain stupid ... if you go that far, we should make tobacco illegal ... that won't happen obviously as the revenue is too 'tasty' ...
Not necessarily,
You see with a compromise.....everyone has a choice.
You can choose to use the smoking venue, with your buddy, or of course your buddy can choose to use the no smoking venue and not smoke.
As it stands after 1st July, you'll be sat on your own anyhow, while your buddys outside, smoking.
The absolute biggest problem anyone should have is the decision has been completely taken out of your hands. Smoking is still a legal activity and for a government to restrict anyones right to a legal activity without providing equality to both sides is a worrying precedent. As i posed.......whats next?
As to the 'holy' pub thing, well compromise comes from both sides, you want to smoke in a pub, you do it in a smoking pub, comes down to how much you wish to smoke whilst having a drink doesnt it?
It is a truly astonishing piece of legislation, which imo infringes human rights. Its a real sad state of affairs that we have a government quite happy to promote a society and culture of all day drinking, and have absolutley no issue with it, and to ban smoking............
I am a non smoker
I prefere to not have the smoke around but if I want the company of my drinking buddy I don't have the choise to sit with the smokers... She is a heavy smoker and can't imagine going anywhere without being able to have one... not even for me lol, she's too addicted lol, but I do sympathise with her... Maybe I need a new drinkin buddy!! lol
Look at it as a health and safety measure.
If the legislation had not been passed, the pubs would have had the problem anyway, since the bar staff who don't smoke are being exposed to the smoke.
Any COSHH assessment based upon the toxic and harmful components in tobacco smoke would have to conclude that the staff must not be exposed to same.
And for the human rights afficionados, the UK is going to opt-out of the european human rights act/s soon. Which means that we won't have any (again).
Smokers always make me laugh anyway, so very up-their-own arses. I stopped to give a lift to a hitch-hiker....(well, it was pissing down)....the guy asked me if it was ok to smoke. I said no. At which he asked me to stop and got out...mind you, if he had the money to smoke...he could probably have had the bus fare as well....but then...buses are no-smoking as well......
My employers have decided that the no-smoking laws don't apply to them....we'll see....each smoker faces a 50 quid fine if seen smoking in the workplace...but for each smoker fined in the workplace the company faces up to a £2500 fine.
