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Dyson said:
Don't be stupid lots of people would oppose an alcohol ban, it's moany people like you that cause these stupid bans.
How are you finding pub numbers since the smoking ban?
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Don't be stupid lots of people would oppose an alcohol ban, it's moany people like you that cause these stupid bans.
It used to make me laugh when smokers used to use the defense that if they banned smoking allpubs would stink of BO/farts/urine etc. They failed to notice that in town there was a non smoking Wetherspoons already that didn't suffer from this problem and smelt fresh.
Post smoking ban, we went to the main Wetherspoons in the square for a few and surprise surprise, it smelt identical to the original non smoking Wetherspoons. None of what they said would be present, was.
Post smoking ban, we went to the main Wetherspoons in the square for a few and surprise surprise, it smelt identical to the original non smoking Wetherspoons. None of what they said would be present, was.
Arguments of the smokers have been funny, some random samples:
Nope, busier than ever round here both in town, in the local and in the country.
Not where I go, perhaps some horrible dingy club will but the smell is the least of my reasons for avoiding the place.
My favourite - cars do smell that is true but I've never seen one parked in a pub I was in. Smokers and cars are both outside now.
Perhaps the most reasonable argument although in the realms of fear mongering. As alcohol is largely only hurting yourself (I don't get liver damage for being stood next to you) I doubt it. If anything, and this would be unlikely enough, there may be limits put in place on measures or abv.
Nope, busier than ever round here both in town, in the local and in the country.
Not where I go, perhaps some horrible dingy club will but the smell is the least of my reasons for avoiding the place.
My favourite - cars do smell that is true but I've never seen one parked in a pub I was in. Smokers and cars are both outside now.
Perhaps the most reasonable argument although in the realms of fear mongering. As alcohol is largely only hurting yourself (I don't get liver damage for being stood next to you) I doubt it. If anything, and this would be unlikely enough, there may be limits put in place on measures or abv.
Remember its summer still once the cold weather kicks in smokers will soon get fed up with going outside, then we'll see how things will really be. Its all very well saying how nice my clothes smell but pubs wont survive with shandy drinking non smokers.
The thing that irks me most is France and Spain have smoking bans which will be ignored
The thing that irks me most is France and Spain have smoking bans which will be ignored
My local was nearly empty on Friday night, normally it's heaving. Luckily the landlord has spent a fortune on outside heaters and canopies.
About 90% of the people that used to go there smoke, and all but one of the staff smoke. So I can see the takings going down a bit.
Nice to see that we're reminded of not being able to smoke. On every wall there's at least one sticker saying no smoking. I'm planning to get one of these http://www.spice.co.uk/bld_-_smoking_policy_t_shirt so I can smoke wherever I go!
About 90% of the people that used to go there smoke, and all but one of the staff smoke. So I can see the takings going down a bit.
Nice to see that we're reminded of not being able to smoke. On every wall there's at least one sticker saying no smoking. I'm planning to get one of these http://www.spice.co.uk/bld_-_smoking_policy_t_shirt so I can smoke wherever I go!
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the thing i love about this ban is that smokers have to go outside to smoke... leaving the bar a hell of a lot less clogged than before. they get a fag and i get to go to the bar a lot easier.
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The ban was a good idea IMO - so many people get addicted from social smoking.
The alcohol fumes from other peoples drinks isn't good either. The other night I went out, drank my usual 12 pints of lager, but the guy next to me was drinking whisky. The fumes from his drink were terrible, by the time I left the pub I was quite drunk, and woke the next morning with a terrible hangover.Monkey Puzzle said:
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Baldyman said:
i was in nottingham on saturday night, i couldn't believe how many people were huddled outside smoking fags (and there were loads of coppers about - more than usual). it makes me wonder how much more trouble there might be, if any, with loads of people hanging round outside?
other than that it was quite a pleasant experience getting home and not stinking of fags, the 2 pubs i went into were pretty quiet but i don't know if that's normal or not given that i don't go there very often anyway. there were certainly a fair few people about in town anyway.
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Went out the weekend just gone and it was AWESOME not having smoke blowing in my face every 30 seconds. My clothes smelt great the next day as well, hurrah for the ban.
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Dyson said:
The cost to the NHS had been estimated at £20 billion!! Don't ban alcohol but fine, BIG FINE (£500-£1000) anyone who is arrested for alcohol related crime/assault and hold them for 24 hrs.
Baldyman said:
Brilliant.
Where I work I haven't really noticed the fact that the smoke has gone. Perhaps that's more down to the fact that it never really bothered me all that much anyway. But at least I never have to clean out ashtrays anymore.