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25th Feb 2015HootingBadger commented on:
Should smoking be brought back into pubs?One of the comments you often hear from people who smoke is that there seems to be a lot of hostility and nose wrinkling towards smokers in a way that never used to happen. I think they're right, but that is just a natural process following the smoke free law - our noses have just all become a lot more sensitised to the smell of tobacco smoke. You no longer smell it all the time on buses, in shopping malls, cinemas, trains and in restaurants so it stands out more as the noxious smell it is. UKIP can debate this all they like - but most businesses know that allowing something that less than a fifth of people now do would be an economic death wish for many establishments. My wife and I used to smoke pre-kids and when they were very young and we never realised what the smell was like. You just don't - that's quite a sad thing. I gave up a few weeks before her and recall the bitter stench of stale tobacco on clothes as she came in from outside. God knows what it must have been like for our baby son to smell that. No, most people have no wish to go back to the "good old days" when non-smokers had to just put up and shut up.ViewDate:
25th Feb 2015HootingBadger commented on:
Should smoking be brought back into pubs?You might not like the law and feel your human rights are being restricted, but what about the people who you would happily share your smoke with indoors? They should have greater rights not to breathe in your smoke, and thankfully they now do. I can assure you most people are really pleased that you can't light up where you want to. As for dog walkers, I myself own a dog but would happily cheer on wardens giving owners fines for letting their pets foul footpaths and pavements. In fact I've been known to march up to owners myself who've walked away from a steaming pile and ask them if they're happy for the next child to come along and step in in. They're usually deeply ashamed. Its a disgusting thing.