UK Smoking Ban

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Woohoo! As of summer next year it will be illegal to smoke in a pub, Club or restaurant anywhere in the UK And that is GREAT news! won't be long before all America follows I guess

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[MC208B 0]

Yep, several states already have. Nothing like the government telling private property owners what they can do with a LEGAL product in their establishment!

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Yep, several states already have. Nothing like the government telling private property owners what they can do with a LEGAL product in their establishment!

Love it or leave it dude

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[dropoutdave 0]

I'm a smoker and banning in pubs and restaurants doesn't bother me too much really.

The ban in members clubs, like my snooker club, does a bit though, that should be for the members to decide and if some members don't like it then they can go join a club that suits their needs.

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I'm already as far SW as I can go and they don't allow smoking inside either!

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Woohoo! As of summer next year it will be illegal to smoke in a pub, Club or restaurant anywhere in the UK And that is GREAT news! won't be long before all America follows I guess

This is absolutely great news. Now, if only they would ban cursing as well. I don't like having my wee little ears exposed to the degeneracy of cursers when I want to go have a drink at the local bar. If they would only make it illegal to curse, I could go out again.

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Woohoo! As of summer next year it will be illegal to smoke in a pub, Club or restaurant anywhere in the UKCool And that is GREAT news! won't be long before all America follows I guessSmile

It's about damned time.

[Dolph 0]

And to burp or have non-stylish clothes. That needs to be illegal too.

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And being drunk! Those drunk bastards are annoying. On the other hand, when I drink the only thing that happens is that all people are nice, all women are beautiful and noone is better than me.

HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227
“I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.”
- Not quite Oscar Wilde...

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Woohoo! As of summer next year it will be illegal to smoke in a pub, Club or restaurant anywhere in the UK And that is GREAT news! won't be long before all America follows I guess

What is your opinion on smoking bans for places like cigar bars. There are a few places I go to to buy, smoke some good cigars, enjoy a nice scotch and sit on the most comfortable leather couch ever. I would hate to see it get banned there to.

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Woohoo! As of summer next year it will be illegal to smoke in a pub, Club or restaurant anywhere in the UK And that is GREAT news! won't be long before all America follows I guess

Where've you been? LOTS of places in the U.S. ban smoking -- not just in restaurants, but shopping malls, ANY commercial establishment... Shit, that's over a decade old...

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-Jeffrey
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[CornishChris 5]

I assume he's been to Pubs & Clubs.

Many restuarants in the UK have already banned smoking. Almost all shopping centres have. The biggy is the Pubs & Clubs and it has been a long time coming. I used to smoke like a trooper and whilst I gave up years ago I am still not 100% sure about this ban. It is great for 99% of places but smokers still need somewhere to go. For example The Cigar Bar on Wardour street is in for closure after this...

CJP

Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

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Are there no exceptions? It would seem ridiculous to ban smoking in a cigar bar.

HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227
“I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.”
- Not quite Oscar Wilde...

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Are there no exceptions? It would seem ridiculous to ban smoking in a cigar bar.

Why do you think I've been down on the sorry state of England for so long? They're doing truly idiotic things over there, and no one seems to have the balls to rise up and say STOP IT, EVERYBODY -- CAN'T YOU SEE HOW ABSURD THIS IS?!

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-Jeffrey
"With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!"

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Deep breaths... (for some reason my fingers wanted to type "breasts")

HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227
“I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.”
- Not quite Oscar Wilde...

[britboynz 0]

NZ did this a year ago....the air's MUCH cleaner now and your clothes dont pong of smoke when you get home.

The lack of smoke suddenly makes hitherto unnoticed smells (anal gasses and body odour) MUCH more noticeable

although skydivers probably wont notice this so much since most seem pretty damn good at STINKING THE PLANE OUT on the ride to altitude

[CornishChris 5]

Then please stay in your country and never ever come here.

'The sorry state of England' my arse. This is a great country. People do stand up and say stop it when they feel the need to. There were endless marches and demonstrations when labour wankers banned hunting. People are campaigning for their rights to smoke as well. You seem to imagine us all with our arses out letting the government fuck us in the hoop and that we have no will of our own. This is an uneducated and introspective view.

For most people it is a good thing that smokers won't be able to smoke in pubs - why should I pay for their addiction with my health? Yes it seems crazy that a cigar bar will close, however it is a licensed establishment for drinking with Cigars as an ancillary stream. I fucking hate that place anyway - the last time I went there I rode all the way back in the taxi with the windows open in -5 temps to get the stench off my clothes (I had a business meeting there before you ask), and still changed when I got home.

You are so quick to criticise our country as if that will cure the ills in yours. People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones and TYPING IN CAPS DOESN'T MAKE IT RIGHT.

C.

CJP

Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people

[Mike111 0]

I used to smoke fucknig ridiculous amounts and loved smoknig in pubs... in some ways i wish i could start smoking again.... but i cannot see what is wrong with having a smoknig and non smoking area.

People should be alowed to smoke in pubs.

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Then please stay in your country and never ever come here.

'The sorry state of England' my arse. This is a great country. People do stand up and say stop it when they feel the need to.

Exactly. The problem is, the majority of the British public are thinking these kinds of encroachments by government are GOOD things, done for everyone's BENEFIT. So the fact remains that even though they should have already, no one yet is thinking, "Gee, this stuff we're applauding is exactly the kind of thing that 1984 was condemning."

Keep it up. It's amusing as hell from across the sea.

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There were endless marches and demonstrations when labour wankers banned hunting. People are campaigning for their rights to smoke as well.

Would you mind telling me what fuckin' difference that's gonna make? Do you think those protests are going to get those policies rescinded? If not, then they are meaningless, and you WILL have to live under them. Right?

So again, my point: not nearly enough Britons are opposed to the very encroachments of their government that will probably end up eventually making them slaves under a despotic system.

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For most people it is a good thing that smokers won't be able to smoke in pubs - why should I pay for their addiction with my health? Yes it seems crazy that a cigar bar will close, however it is a licensed establishment for drinking with Cigars as an ancillary stream. I fucking hate that place anyway - the last time I went there I rode all the way back in the taxi with the windows open in -5 temps to get the stench off my clothes (I had a business meeting there before you ask), and still changed when I got home.

Did someone hold a (banned) gun to your head? Why'd you go in if you hate it? You lacking the strength of your convictions and saying, "Sorry, I will not go in there for a business meeting," is not the fault of smokers who are in there.

Besides, I thought it was clear I was talking about banning smoking in places that sell the actual smoking products. That's just stupid.

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-Jeffrey
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Exactly. The problem is, the majority of the British public are thinking these kinds of encroachments by government are GOOD things, done for everyone's BENEFIT.

It is called a "democracy". People get what they ask for. You got an oil-money boy who wanted to finish daddy's war, and now the British are banning smoking.

It is not my place to tell you what to vote, and you don't get to decide what the British should think.

HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227
“I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.”
- Not quite Oscar Wilde...

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Woohoo! As of summer next year it will be illegal to smoke in a pub, Club or restaurant anywhere in the UK And that is GREAT news! won't be long before all America follows I guess

What is your opinion on smoking bans for places like cigar bars. There are a few places I go to to buy, smoke some good cigars, enjoy a nice scotch and sit on the most comfortable leather couch ever. I would hate to see it get banned there to.

They shouldn't allow smoking. Smoking is bad for you. What if I want to go in there because I like the atmosphere, but I don't want to be exposed to smoke? You shouldn't be allowed to smoke anywhere except in a little airtight box.

Think of the children!

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Well who is to say we fucking care what you think??> We Brits also have a funny few jokes about you Amercians,, differnece is a lot of Americans dont; comment on us like you - if you don't like UK well hard luck mate.

Don't bloody come here if you don't want to. We are nto forcing you to.

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... You shouldn't be allowed to smoke anywhere except in a little airtight box.

You mean like a coffin?

HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227
“I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.”
- Not quite Oscar Wilde...

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And being drunk! Those drunk bastards are annoying. On the other hand, when I drink the only thing that happens is that all people are nice, all women are beautiful and noone is better than me.

It is an offence to be drunk in a public place which includes pubs/clubs

...and also PeacefulJeffery - The restrictions are more for the employees of pubs/clubs/restaraunts as well as for the benefit of non smoking customers. H&S requirements meant that people werent allowed to smoke at the bar years ago. Its just gone one step furthur.

I personally like it. Last pub I went to was non smoking and it was actually really nice night, dont go out stinking either. Was kinda funny to see the smokers out in the car park all huddled up for warmth coughing and spluttering together

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Nice rant

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TYPING IN CAPS DOESN'T MAKE IT RIGHT.

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But what about BOLD, ITALICIZED, UNDERLINED CAPS?

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