Thread: just been passed

Chris · 14-02-2006, 10:08 PM

from next summer folks no smoking in public places,

lozzie · 14-02-2006, 10:22 PM

Arrrrrrrghhhhhhhh!

Gf272 · 14-02-2006, 10:38 PM

Kelly · 14-02-2006, 10:47 PM

What they gonna take away next? My right to breathe?

I can understand no smoking in places where food is eaten but in pubs they are really gonna feel the effect of this ban. I for one wont want to go in a pub and i can imagine locals wont want to go outside for a ciggie, we will see people out of jobs cause they wont have the custom to keep the pub open.
I do believe there might be some uproar over this lol.

Kelly (a smoker)

mollie · 15-02-2006, 02:32 AM

DO you know what..........They can get stuffed cos if i wanna smoke i will. If i get banned from every pub in the country well who cares. Wonder if you get arrested for smoking in public. We can all get slung in jail
Charge sheet............smoking in public
Punishment...............30 days in local nick.........but come about 2008 cos we full up with other smokers.............pmsl

petal · 15-02-2006, 09:35 AM

what happened to this human rights stuff and freedom of choice ? I think its ok as it is.....most pubs/cafe's have smoking or non smoking areas.........some cafes are total non smoking zones anyway. Can see us all huddling in little groups/gangs on street corners puffing away..wearing hoodies of course............we'd probably get arrested for that. Or it would be a case of slipping quietly round each others house for an illicit fag................oh the worlds gone barmy.

kim · 15-02-2006, 09:52 AM

as a former smoker now a non-smoker of 7 years i do belive we will have a healthier britain and surley thats best for our children

petal · 15-02-2006, 10:13 AM

I'm sure you're right Kim but how things are at the minute there is a choice for non smokers ...they don't have to be in a smoking environment -plenty of places offer either no smoking areas or are smoke free zones particularly where children are concerned. Our local has a 'smoke free' area and one pub in the town banned it a while back.
And if we all stopped smoking tomorrow think what a mess the treasury would be in with the money they glean from peeps like me. They'd just take it from somewhere else or spend less where its needed.

kim · 15-02-2006, 11:21 AM

no matter how this ends theres no way everyone will be happy xx

Rockgod · 15-02-2006, 12:30 PM

The ban comes into effect in Scotland on 26th March. Personally I can't wait. I quit in October 2005 because my health was suffering and I was feeling more and more "out of touch" with current thinking. It's an addiction worse than heroin (medical fact) and what people forget about the ban is that it isn't about our "rights" or stuff, it isn't targetting individuals, it's about improving the nation's health and changing our culture. Our grandchildren won't believe it when they hear that we used to light up in bars and restaurants. I used to smoke in my office back in the 1970's and my kids don't believe it when I tell them! As an ex-smoker I remember feeling very threatened any time someone challenged my "right" to smoke. But that was the addiction speaking, not me. I'm glad the ban will be nationwide!!

14-02-2006, 10:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
Chris Ancestry Aid Owner Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: UK - England Posts: 5,581	just been passed from next summer folks no smoking in public places,
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14-02-2006, 10:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
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14-02-2006, 10:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
Kelly Ancestry Aid Owner Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: UK - England Posts: 1,675	What they gonna take away next? My right to breathe? I can understand no smoking in places where food is eaten but in pubs they are really gonna feel the effect of this ban. I for one wont want to go in a pub and i can imagine locals wont want to go outside for a ciggie, we will see people out of jobs cause they wont have the custom to keep the pub open. I do believe there might be some uproar over this lol. Kelly (a smoker)
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15-02-2006, 02:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
mollie Ancestry Aid Staff Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Isle of Man Posts: 1,686 Total Awards: 2	DO you know what..........They can get stuffed cos if i wanna smoke i will. If i get banned from every pub in the country well who cares. Wonder if you get arrested for smoking in public. We can all get slung in jail *Charge sheet............smoking in public* *Punishment...............30 days in local nick.........but come about 2008 cos we full up with other smokers.............pmsl*
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15-02-2006, 09:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,637 Total Awards: 5	what happened to this human rights stuff and freedom of choice ? I think its ok as it is.....most pubs/cafe's have smoking or non smoking areas.........some cafes are total non smoking zones anyway. Can see us all huddling in little groups/gangs on street corners puffing away..wearing hoodies of course............we'd probably get arrested for that. Or it would be a case of slipping quietly round each others house for an illicit fag................oh the worlds gone barmy.
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...

15-02-2006, 09:52 AM	#7 (permalink)
kim Advanced Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: peterborough Posts: 243 Total Awards: 1	as a former smoker now a non-smoker of 7 years i do belive we will have a healthier britain and surley thats best for our children
	smile you never know who's watching

15-02-2006, 10:13 AM	#8 (permalink)
petal Super Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Horncastle, Lincolnshire Posts: 8,637 Total Awards: 5	I'm sure you're right Kim but how things are at the minute there is a choice for non smokers ...they don't have to be in a smoking environment -plenty of places offer either no smoking areas or are smoke free zones particularly where children are concerned. Our local has a 'smoke free' area and one pub in the town banned it a while back. And if we all stopped smoking tomorrow think what a mess the treasury would be in with the money they glean from peeps like me. They'd just take it from somewhere else or spend less where its needed.
	(AKA Mary) How beautiful it is to do nothing and rest afterwards...

15-02-2006, 11:21 AM	#9 (permalink)
kim Advanced Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: peterborough Posts: 243 Total Awards: 1	no matter how this ends theres no way everyone will be happy xx
	smile you never know who's watching

15-02-2006, 12:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
Rockgod New Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 16	The ban comes into effect in Scotland on 26th March. Personally I can't wait. I quit in October 2005 because my health was suffering and I was feeling more and more "out of touch" with current thinking. It's an addiction worse than heroin (medical fact) and what people forget about the ban is that it isn't about our "rights" or stuff, it isn't targetting individuals, it's about improving the nation's health and changing our culture. Our grandchildren won't believe it when they hear that we used to light up in bars and restaurants. I used to smoke in my office back in the 1970's and my kids don't believe it when I tell them! As an ex-smoker I remember feeling very threatened any time someone challenged my "right" to smoke. But that was the addiction speaking, not me. I'm glad the ban will be nationwide!!
	growing old is unavoidable - growing up is a matter of choice