Smoking Ban

[Man On The Clapham Omnibus]

I was a smoker for about 9 years but haven't smoked for a very long time. An ex-smoker is, they say, more avid about banning than a life-long non-smoker. Personally, I find smoke unpleasant but not so much that I totally avoid pubs where smoking is allowed. In restaurants, though, I strongly dislike smoke. If there is a partial ban I suspect that some perfectly good pubs that serve good-value food will stop in order to appease their smoking non-eating clientele.

How say the massive?

[adhawkins]

Personally, I hate the smell of cigarette smoke. I guess being the child of parents that both smoked was one of the reasons. Personally, I'd be in favour of a total ban in all enclosed public places. One thing I hate is going to the pub and coming home stinking of the stuff...

Andy

[Mark B]

Ban the lot for me, but then again I don't smoke.....    

[steppenwolf]

I am an ex-smoker and we are the worst! I cannot believe that I inflicted such horrible 'secondaries' on people for nearly 4 years! Total ban seems good to me - it would open up a whole load of venues that I currently avoid.

[Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO]

My motto is "Ban it on the Planet"  

[Bean]

Total ban, what gives people the right to poison the air I breathe.

[adhawkins]

Total ban, what gives people the right to poison the air I breathe.

Gonna ban cars too then?

Andy

[dern]

I'm all for imposing my will on others through legislation...

[Bean]

Total ban, what gives people the right to poison the air I breathe.

Gonna ban cars too then? <!--emo&

Andy

Perhaps that came across a little harsh, but you don't normally get as high a level of direct air pollution walking down the road as sitting in a pub for 2-3 hours.

[pistonbroke]

How would you police a total smoking ban

[adhawkins]

I assume he means a total ban in public places.

In which case, I presume it wouldn't necessarily actively be policed, unless there's a complaint against either a person or an establishment.

Andy

[SADDLEWORTH]

I vote total ban  

[jak]

I'm all for imposing my will on others through legislation...

Better than imposing cancer on someone through passive smoking

[Jamey J]

When i used to smoke i went to ireland for a stag doo, irt worried me that i would not be able to smoke in a pup, i infact thought it was a better experience, the pubs had nice little beer gardens for the smokers and it was a pleasant way of meeting some people outside, it also made me feel like a lepper with a real problem, i realised i would endure getting soaked just to chuff on a death stick, i soon gave up after that!

Ban it as far as i'm concerned it will do more good than harm!

[dern]

Better than imposing cancer on someone through passive smoking

Tell you what, if you can find any generally accepted evidence that supports the theory that passive smoking causes cancer I'll support a ban too... ok?

Please note that mentioning Roy Castle does not, in my mind, constitute generally accepted evidence