It's gonna be hard at work But we'll find a way round it

All in all, I think it's a good thing

They are not banning smoking..just smoking in certain places....right?

shanti0608 said:

I just did...in my up front Northern Englander kind of way....

Scooter said:

abierman said:

I judge that it's a repulsive, smelly habit. Although I am English, I am not responsible for the British Empires traits...

Scooter said:

It also causes cancer

shanti0608 said:

REALLY?????

Scooter said:

ok
you ask for it to be outlawed, I believe that is not your call!

abierman said:

yes I currently have an aunt dying of lung cancer- she smoked. I also have a friend that lost her mom to lung cancer from second hand smoke.

You are still free to smoke- the ban is just in certain places- RIGHT???

abierman said:

I guess not, but the majority has spoken.

shanti0608 said:

I'm sorry about your aunt, I was just being a smart ass since it was such an obvious statement.....we all know that!

Ofcourse you can still smoke in certain places, just not bars & clubs or public places.....same like much in the US.

Scooter said:

oh,really? I don't recall there ever to have been a referendum? I believe it is just another law put onto the people, without having them to decide for themselves!

abierman said:

Cool

I would never be for them taking away smoking of any kind all together.

abierman said:

Well, most of my friends of mine find the habit repulsive, and those who do smoke are starting to realise they have a bit of an expensive addiction.

You know I was on the other side of the debate when they implemented the Florida smoking ban in resteraunts and other businesses (other than bars/clubs who's revenue is 70% or more from alchohol). I thought it was too naziesch.

However after living with it for 3 or 5 years now, I can say that when I went to Europe the thing that bothered me more than anything else was all the damned smoke everywhere. I mean EVERYBODY smokes over there. It was insane. London wasn't nearly as bad as Paris, but it was bad enough to irratate the hell out of me. I was stunned at how permissive England, Germany, and France were about smoking. I always viewed those countries as being years ahead of the states when it came to health policies affecting it's citizens. Certainly when I was there, the Europeans where healthier looking . (You guys have some really nice asses).

Imago said:

mdiver said:

That's a shock! Y'all Europeans smoke like chimneys and start em off young!

shanti0608 said:

I smoke and have to agree with you here.

mdiver said:

Oh, those things are nasty. As in at the airports? I found them a great deterrent. I'd be dying for a cigarette, say waiting for the flight from Penang back to Bangkok, but knowing how being inside that glass walled stink-fest of a room for even 10 seconds would completely saturate every inch of me and my clothing with the smell of cigarettes, I always held out until I was outside again.

Nasty.

I never cared about the smell when I was around smokers. Spending more time with non-smokers made me paranoid of the smell and feel guilty about smoking around them. I think that's the key. Hang around all non-smokers.

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Fauxie said:

BINGO.

That's how non smokers feel in ANY indoor area where smoking takes place, even if at much more "tolerable" levels to a smoker.

And lawd, when you get inside an elevator with someone whose just taken a smoke break at work.

CynthiasSocks said:

It is also hard to eat when your eyes are tearing up and you feel like gagging.
Like I said I am not against smokers - I am against being confined to a small space with a bunch of smokers.

Imago said:

I remember temping in CD packing factories and the like and the worst thing was those slags coming in smelling of their morning cigarette and cup of coffee.

Fauxie said:

Paris the was the worst! Everybody walking around with super hot asses and smelling like sweat and smoke.

Imago said:

Oh, well there were no super hot asses in the CD packing factories - just smelly slags reading about Will Young in the Sun newspaper and swearing like sailors.


Look at me coming down hard on the smokers.

I feel like every day my lungs are slowly but surely being transplanted with Lance Armstrong's and already I can have good sex again!

Fauxie said:

That's wonderful

I still believe any private business should be able to allow any legal activity on their premises they so desire. Let the market decide. There were plenty of non-smoking restaurants and clubs here in Mpls before our ban went into effect.

That said, once it went into effect, I really liked it. It keeps me from smoking quite so much when I go out, and it's nice to come home not smelling quite so awful.

I still like the novelty of smoking indoors on occasion when I find a place that allows it, mind you. But it's something I can live without.

Imago said:

Just imagine, it'll be like I'm the bionic man or some shit by the time you come out to Thailand!

Fauxie said:

I have nothing.

Imago said:

no wait, edit again



"See a need, fill a need" - just call me Big Weld

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