Smoking question, who else like me thinks?

mousie

should be fair for all - i gave up smoking 4 years ago and don't like to be in smokey atmospheres at all now - but that's my choice so i can avoid going to places i know will be smoke-filled.

heartlessarchangel66

I totally agree that the government should not be alowed to tell some one they cant allow smoking in their bar or pub. Im not even a smoker and it bugs me that the government feels that they need to do this.

stephanie g

I quite agree it should be up to the landlord, i think pubs are seriously going to suffer when this law is enforced.

alxnol

I've recently given up smoking and I now realise just how foul smelling it is and how much money it really costs.

We don't grow tobacco in this country so we are continually sending cash unnecessarily to other countries to feed our addiction.

I now back the plan to ban smoking in pubs and restaurants, the ban could be the catalyst for millions giving up the habit as it will ask the question what do you prefer: A beer with your mates or a smoke on your own?

Not only that I find it very difficult having recently given up constantly being exposed to smoke from other people in the bar, the cravings are bad enough without any more reminders.

Lets not forget that this is a deadly addiction that costs the NHS too much, so don't even start with the Tax argument for smoking.

litpooo

I gave up smoking two years ago..but think landlords and others should use thier discretion.after all there are a lot of people who still like a smoke and its the landlords living

Petunia

Smoking should be allowed in bars and pubs...Not in restaurants

and why is drinking and driving against the law and they don't
shut bars down in the first damn place...it makes no sense
what's worse...smoking in public or driving drunk.....STUPID

The Dazzler

I AGREE WITH YOU MATEY. sure the best person to ask is the person who probably knows these people the best.......

i.e. THEIR LANDLORD!!

you'll prob find the the idiots who thought of this amazing idea have either never been in a pub or don't smoke..... i don't thinks pubs will be the same without smokers in them (does that sound strange?)

trebs

I agree
I'm a non (ex) smoker, bu tI do believe in choice. If the landlord and staff are prepared to favour smokers then they should boldly advertise as a smoking bar and let those who don't like it go elsewhere.

Kate T.

I do not mind the ban either i go outside cause i do not want to offend anyone with my habits. although i think it is good because you do not want to offend anyone with your habit would you? good luck and god bless.

Andrea C

I am in full agreement with you,most of the people who want it banning are "reformed" smoker's.Let the landlord's decide!!!!

crosbie

Before the smoking ban was introduced in Ireland 2 years ago everyone said it wouldn't work. Then it came in and not only did it work universally and without problems, but everyone complied and every smoker I spoke to since says how great it is 'cos now they smoke less. Now they just nip outside a couple of times during an evening out instead of chain smoking all night. So actually, eveyone's happy, even the bar owners as more of us actually go out and spend money now we don't get asphixiated in the process.

The workplace smoking ban is one of the best things that happened to Ireland and it's about time the UK followed suit. I'm sick of inhaling other people's cigarettes while I enjoy my pint when I go there.

Adze

To true the landlord should have the joice after all it is living and his profits that count.
If he chooses it to be a smokers domain then non smokers
have the choice not to frequent the pub and visa versa for smokers

Sarah S

I think it is a good idea to ban smoking where people are eating such as restuarants but i do occasionally like the odd cigarette when i'm drinking.
I think pubs should have allocated smoking areas and people can choose whether they want to eat in that area i also think there should be allocated no smoking areas for those that don't like the smoke both with equal access to the bar.
I do also think that putting in the no smoking laws will dramatically reduce the money spent in pubs therefore putting our taxes up on other products such as petrol etc...

big Mel

I AGREE 100%

kam_1261

Smoking in the Casino's of NJ is an improvement.

pcar964

I agree, it should be up to the landlord. If a customer doesn't like the policy for that pub, restaurant or whatever, they can go elsewhere.

anne

i think smoking outside is better or smoking areas so you dont have to sit in it if you dont want to

Musicol

Actually, I heard that since there has been a smoking ban here profits have gone up for pubs etc. I still don't see why there can't be exempt pubs for smokers and those who don't mind breathing the stuff, but the bar staff would have to be agreeable as well. I gave up about 5 years ago - best thing I did in my life.

Katya-Zelen

It should be discretionary but a combination of the megalomania of this government and the fact that for some reason smokers are being turned into social pariahs means it will never be.

who be boo?

now they are trying to pass an ordinance that says you can't smoke on the beaches in california.....

Brian O

Goverment has become far to intrusive into everyday life. Smoking is a prime example of this. They have no right to make us do or don't do things that some over controlling freak thinks is the way it should be and proceeds to ram it down our throats. All to often the majority of people you see in a designated smoking area are nonsmokers. What next? Are we to be forced to eat X number of servings of broccolli each week because some goof thinks this is the right thing for people to do?

scull666

Non Smokers have always accepted that smoking goes on in pubs,landlords should be able to use their descretion,,,, soon smokin outdoors will be banned

Baphomet

I'm a Scot. It's created legalised apartheid in Scotland. For the first time in is ancient history, the country has gone backwards. Smokers in Scotland now know what it felt like to be a ****** in the 1950's US southern states, and a Kaffir in South Africa. Ban the fumes belching out on baby buggies in the street. Leave smokers to their own fate.

Doethineb

How can the landlord exercise his discretion without getting people's backs up? If there is a total ban, then he can at least lean on that to justify the fact that there is no smoking in his premises. If he allows smoking at his discretion, there will be a lot of people who will feel aggrieved at being surrounded by smokers and inhaling their fumes. If he fails to allow smoking at his discretion, then there will be a great many disgruntled customers who resent the fact that he has adopted this option. At least with a total ban people know where they are.

audreylaurie

I totally agree with you, all the landlord has to do is put in a really good air conditioning system and problem solved, years ago pubs always had a lounge and a public bar so you could choose where you wanted to go, why cant that be re-introduced, we are constantly being penalised for everything we do now and have less free will every year, all you hear now is ' human rights '...what happened to the smokers ' rights ' . The tax raised through the sale of tobacco products continues to be a major source of revenue for the Government, contributing around Â£10 billion annually, would'nt it be great if every smoker in the UK stopped smoking on Monday....where would they get the Â£10billion then !!!! I know smoking is a health hazard, but we certainly pay our way for being a smoker.

snvffy

I don't know where you live, but here in San Antonio, Texas, neither the politicians nor the pub owners were smart enough to figure it out. So restaurants and clubs have walls now that separate smoking sections.

What needs to be addressed wherever smoking might be allowed, is simply exhausting the smoke and replacing it with clean air. However, until they get smart enough to figure this stuff out, let's keep the smoking ban....

keithmanley2000

pub are know for smoke and a beer the non smoker knows that if he/she wants to be smoke free thay can go in the garden and have there beer or and preferable go to another pub
why should these non smokers get there own way its not for health reason its cos thy want to fvck up our traditional way of life

Away With The Fairies

Absolutely agree with you. I think landlords will see a massive decline in business once the smoking ban in England is enforced.

nicemanvery

It's all a smoke screen ( no pun intended ) to take our minds off all the other crap the government is dishing out to us , we'r slowly but surely being stripped of all our rights and it's about time we put a stop to it , what was wrong with the old system of simply smoking or no smoking compartments , or bars ,or whatever , where's our freedom of choice gone , it's gone down the pan along with our so called democracy , we'v got to get rid of all these nannies and stand up for our rights !

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