General Chat

Hasnt the Bill been formed so it protects the non smokers? Its not preventing people from smoking,,,you will just have to go elsewhere to do it,

All this talk of protecting Non-Smokers!!!!! Im a non-smoker, I have friends who smoke, I really think we are missing a point here, we are being dictated to by the government. forget about the dangers of smoking for a minute, I do not like to be wrapped in cotton wool and told 'were protecting you' its not what I want thank you!! I would have felt happier if this had been a vote by the people!

As an asthmatic, I welcome this. Fantastic. x

To me this is really good news. I don't like going out to pubs and places where smoking is allowed and so don't tend to get out much. For me it isn't just the health concerns, it makes me feel horrible (almost contaminated) - it makes me bungs up my nose, makes me cough, gives me a sore throat, makes my clothes and even my hair smell vile and it dries up my contact lenses and makes my eyes sore! I don't think that I should have to put up with someone elses bad habbit - I don't make other people put up with mine. Kaye x

The government as usual have tried to do the right thing, but didn't put enough thought into it, Non smokers do deserve to be able to go out and enjoy a social night with friends, and return home still with the smell of their purfume/aftershave, but smokers also have a right to go out and socialise in the same way, and go back home smelling of their cigaretts, what should have been made law is pubs provide a suitable smoking area with good extraction, where smoke won't invade the space of non smokers, that way we would all be happy. Bev

Bev, that's a fudge! Many pubs have only one or two rooms and it's not possible. Also it doesn't protect staff who have to go in there. My experience is that smokers try to ignore such divisione ( 'Oh sorry I didn't realise' ) Many Pubs and Clubs already have 'no smoking at the bar' rules but the smokers think it doesn't apply to them. The rules have to be clear Bob

Bob, while working in Reading, I found a nice cafe that had smoking areas and non smoking, the only problem was that NON smokers took up all of the seats in the smoking area, leaving loads of seats in the NON smoking area free, then went on to complain about the smoke, my response was if you don't like it sit in your own area, not ours, so it works both ways don't knock smokers for the hell of it, most are considerate of non smokers, but we have to put up with abuse from SOME non smokers. Bev

Danger Mouse,,,I agree,,, the pubs in Ireland that provided a seperate smoking area were far popular than the ones that didnt, Unfortunalty,,,my husband smokes so i am hoping that this will encourage him to cut down, When we were in the pubs in Ireland he was far less likely to leave me sat alone while he went out for a tab,

Bob I have been in pubs where the bar staff have come from behind the bar so that they could have a ciggy (they couldnt smoke behind the bar ) so not all bar staff are non-smokers. Maddy