Passive Smoking - Time To Ban Smoking In Public

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I'm a smoker but I'd agree with the ban. While I think the effects of passive smoking are exaggerated the ban would decrease the likeliehood of young people (including my daughter) starting. It's about time the tobacco companies were hit. It's unbelievable that it's only recently advertising bans were brought in. Why has there been no agreements between tobacco companies and government (as there has been in the USA) whereby they pay large amounts to the health service in return for immunity from law suits?
 
I have never had a cigarette in my life but am totally against a ban.
If it goes ahead I can see no reason to continue to allow the minority who gamble, and cause grief to the rest of their families along the way, to carry on with their addictive habit. There is more to fear from passive gambling for a lot of people.
While we're on the subject, why not ban breathing out on the underground. Some of the foul air I was taking in on there this week must have been worse than smoke.It was stinking.
Breaking wind in public places will obviously have to go as well.
If we're going to be clean, lets be clean all over. Let's all be clean too, not just a select few.
 
I think I've found the name for the first smokeasy. 'The Bike Sheds'. Evokes all the memories of illicit activities of youth (unfortunately I went to an all boys school).
 
Valid point Tom.

Can't and wouldn't argue against the motive behind it. Though if dedicated places were allowed I doubt if they would be attractive to someone who wasn't already a smoker. Guess it would be older people again this would turn off youngsters.
 
WE WERE UPSTAIRS THE LADIES!!!! DOWNSTAIRS, BREAKS WERE DIFFERENT TIMES TOO (they must have known more than us those teachers) BUT THE BOGS/TOILETS WERE LIKE A KIPPER SMOKING HUT :o ADJACENT TO THE BIKE SHEDS................ :lol:
 
I am not a smoker and never objected to anyone smoking -it wouldn't annoy me if I was eating and someone was smoking a cigar next to me.
Having said that I think a massive majority of Irish people are in favour of the ban and it has been a success.There was nothing worse then the smell of smoke the next morning.
 
First a point or two. On holiday in August I was speaking to the beautiful Cathy* who was working behind the bar (her hubbie owned it, I think) and who was trying hard to give up smoking. But she mentioned the ban in her native Ireland and how, since the ban, BO was more of a problem...

Quite how anyone can relate the issues of smoking and drinking beats me. As TS says, whoever died of passive drinking?

While gambling can affect the lives of the nearest and dearest, it has never been known to directly kill them. If it affects the family so badly, leave. I know of one family which would be much better off if the wife moved out and left the hubbie to his own inadequacies.

As for my lungs, Merlin, I accept the risk I am taking when I go into a smokey atmosphere. It is my choice. I believe the reports when they tell me after a few days any ill-efects are negated so I make sure I'm only in the pub very infrequently - only to coincide with Celtic matches I want to see and which are not on terrestrial TV.

*Names disguised to protect the innocent...
 
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