It's all well and good for you non-smokers to say 'ban it' but it's never going to happen, they're not going to ban smoking full stop.

Sue, shall we ban vodka too? Some people don't like it.
Sophie, shall we ban chocolate too? It makes some people feel sick.

:wink:

Anyhow, the goverment are constantly introducing these new rules which IMO cause more trouble than they're worth. As people have said, everyone is outside the pub smoking now. When i was in Scotland the other week, i was walking down and outside all the pubs there were so many people smoking, you know outside were little babies are being pushed in their prams? Little babies wouldn't be in a pub would they? It is stupid. Really, really stupid and comments like that 'just ban it' really gets to me. :tongue:

Yea.. but they are killing themselves!

My grandfather has had 2 strokes and a heart attack because of smoking and is still carrying on! And he's been smoking for 45 years!
I just hate it soo much:mad:

I just don't think its sensible.

If you wanna kill yourself, do it with something thats quicker..

smoking and chocolate are compleatly different things:laugh:

I smoke and enjoy smoking sometimes, i think banning it all together is wrong because as i said people enjoy smoking when they have a drink and even when someones stressed out it helps.

My best friend smokes
It kinda upsets me when i see her
I nag her constantly to make her stop, but It's her choice!

Oh, i know that, i love both of them. :whistle:

But, eating too much chocolate can kill you, can it not? Putting too much weight on could lead to a heart attack and kill you, why not ban it?

Alcohol is the same, bad liver could lead to death. Oh, something else i love.

Jeez, i'm just one big killing machine. :wink:

But it's different with different people
yes everyone should have a choice
But I just hate it so much

Actually, to be honest I don't care.
Its peoples problem, not ours. They are going to be the ones to pay.
As long as they dont smoke it in my face- go ahead!

EXACTLY! It's your own choice if you choose to smoke or not and if we want to 'kill ourselves' as people have been putting it then just leave us to it.

You do all know, crossing the road each day increases the risk of you being knocked over and dying you know? Let's stop crossing the road too.

I know that once again i'm being petty about it but it's true, everything can kill you and i'm sure you all do something which is a 'potential killer' eh?

If I could stop crossing the road, I would but thats a necessity.

Exactly I went to a restaurant once last year and this man puffed his smoke in my face
my mum had a go at him:bigsmile:

But you cannot kill someone else with chocolate!
Ever heared of second-hand smoke?
It's a killer

No, but you can kill yourself and that was one of your arguments. And yeah, i've heard of second-hand smoke, but what is there to say about it? Just don't walk by anyone smoking, easy. :laugh:

That's ridiculous.

Do you think people would be dying from it if it was that easy?

I was being sarcastic. As i said, there is nothing that can be done about passive smoking but if the government keep pushing people out onto the streets to smoke and 'innocent' people walking past are going to inhale it all so people in pubs shirts smell nice after a nightout, what has that solved?

It hasn't solved much to be honest. If they think a smoking ban will address the issue of kids smoking, they are mistaken. If they think it will reduce the number of smokers, again, mistaken.

I just object to the nanny-state we live in most of all. I choose not to smoke, and to drink very rarely. I choose not to take drugs.

I'm pro-choice. As for kids smoking... that's down to the parents to sort out. :thumbs:

Fair comment but at least you cant smell the vodka like you can smell smoke and i dont spit vodka in peoples faces like smokers blowing smoke into my eyes and lungs.

Well, the fact is that a pub is an enclosed space, where people have to work.

The streets are not.

That's the difference.

Yuk It stinks

Smoking in confined spaces such as pubs, restaurants, clubs etc I agree with. People who smoke should have a choice whether they want to smoke or not, it's their free decision.... But as a non-smoker I should also have the choice NOT to get passive smoke.

yep me too at least when i drink vodka im not passing it on to anyone else lol

shaggy smokes

It costs me a small fortune on scented candles and air freshener

Both my parents smoke. I am completely against not having the choice to not breathe in their manky air, haha.

its disgusting :sad:

Smoking ban is good imo

ITS GREAT here in Ireland,best law EVER

lol yeah is it banned in England and Wales too

Parliament are trying to pass it. It's banned in most food-serving bars/restaurants. But they're trying to pass an outright banning law.

oh ohright lol

do you smoke lauren

Haha, nah I don't smoke. Never would and never will :thumbs2:

lol me either :hello:

The ban came into force in March last year in Scotland and as a non-smoker I dont think it was such a good idea.

All the smokers are forced onto the street and I have to climb through a ouff of smoke to get into work or pass crowds of smokers if i'm walking along the pavement going past a pub or something and its not nice.

The street is the most public place and now it is minging.

:whistle::whistle:

Good, smokers not only damage themselves but other people around them which is worse than alcohol. They should both be banned all together from public places but people who wish to kill themselves in the long term and be left with no money as they have wasted it all on cigarettes well i geuss thats their decision :bored:

yeah,its great