Who cant wait for the NO SMOKING BAN!! Give us your views, smokers and non smokers!!?

Question

Personally i cant wait!

Answer 1

I can't wait!! My Father died of Lung Cancer and DIDN'T SMOKE! It make me seethe when I think of the selfishness of smokers! They just don't care that they make you breathe in their smoke! I can't believe it has taken this long to be honest I wish they had done it years and years ago maybe my Dad would still be here now?

Answer 2

It deeply saddens me to see some really strong views against smokers on this thread.

I have smoked around 10 cigarettes a day for the past 20 years, because I choose too, I am very considerate around non-smokers and children and I wash my hair everyday and my clothes probably more often than a non-smoker, so I don't stink :)

I enjoy a cigarette with a glass of wine and will continue to do so, but after the ban will just have to find somewhere else to go.

If you look at the recent figures coming out of Scotland as they 'celebrate' the first anniversary of their ban, pub takings are down considerably and they are having to lay-off staff.

I do think the ban is OK, but thing the Government should be concentrating on more important issues like what is going on in Iraq at the moment and leave the poor smoker alone.

One last thought, I don't own a mobile phone, the evidence coming out of Sweden at the moment is horrific and people will suffer ill-health as a result from having these things permanently stuck to their heads. Quite frankly you would be better off to have a smoke.

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Answer 3

I'm a social smoker but am smoking less and less - haven't had one for a couple of weeks now (used to be 20 a day years ago) - and personally I can't wait for the ban. Its a good thing. Its not really taking away people's freedom to do what they want - if someone still wants to smoke after the ban - they can still do it it in their own homes. Its giving non-smokers the freedom to be able to visit bars and restaurants without having to breathe in other people's smoke. It IS a dirty habit and smokers and non-smokers alike know its not good for your health. Like someone said earlier only the true die hards will still be smoking - but plenty will give up and that can only be a good thing right?

Answer 4

Ummmm, being a smoker myself, i have never agreed in smoking restaurants, foul!!!

But lets not forget how much tax we pay in buying a packet of cigarettes and how much revenue the government make out of it, but it is a legal drug!!!

Perhaps have a look at the business that have been effected in Ireland, Wales and Scotland and how many people have lost there lively hood through this ban and how it has destroyed them. Yes there are health issues, perhaps i am a polite smoker, i do not smoke when walking down the street, i don't want cigerette smoke permiating whilst i eat and nor would i inflict this on others, but i do pay tax on it, i do pay NI, and i do contribute into a private health scheme, yet i can't have a glass wine and cigarette in a pub......yet druggies get all the help and free perscriptions they want for methadone!!!

Answer 5

I never thought the ban would work in Scotland but it did. To wake up in the morning after being at the pub and not stink of smoke makes all the difference. The only difference is the smoke masked a lot of bad smells in the pubs which is now surfacing and some places stink real bad of BO, Dirt etc. But its still better than stinking of smoke. Also people tend to smoke less as they have to go outside so they only take a few puffs and them come back in, so that in itself must be better for the smokers at least.

Answer 6

Well the ban has been here in Scotland for a year and its bad news for pubs and clubs, they're profits are definately down, the same with bingo halls loads have been closing down, I think there should be smoking and non smoking areas for people to use, the smoking areas should be fitted with extractor fans so the non smokers are happy too. I have never smoked inside of a public building as I respect that not everyone wants to inhale your second hand smoke, but I think there should be a compromise.

Answer 7

I quit one month ago and I am glad about the ban.It is hard to see someone smoking,I have to grab a piece of gum immediately.I hate the way smokers smell too,I cant believe that I smelled like that once.Its disgusting.I will be the first to admit that it really is very hard to quit,you have to have a whole lot of will power!But it IS poosible.I work at a fire station as an emt and im going to be a firefighter.A firefighter who smokes?I dont think so! so,I say "Hooray!" for the ban!

Answer 8

Im a new non-smoker, having given up 3 weeks ago. Im hating every moment of not smoking, but a ban in all public places will make it easier on someone like myself who has already quit. For people who want to smoke, a ban wont make s0d all difference as theyll still be able to smoke outside. I cant see my quitting lasting, I miss smoking too much, but there you go. Itll be great news for some, others will just work around it. :O) xx

Answer 9

It's been a long time coming. Smokers moan about the ban being an infringement of their personal rights but they never said a word about my personal rights when I have had no choice but to breathe in their stale nicotine through passive smoking at work and in restaurants and pubs.

Answer 10

I am a smoker I have never smoked around children or stood to close to them when smoking because its my right to choose to smoke doesn't mean others have to inhale it,however if i am outside who am i hurting? some people carry it too far and act like I'm shooting up or something that's ridiculous after all smoking is legal I think alcohol causes far more damage to families myself but that's just my opinion. go easy we are not breaking the law and others need to show a little respect as well both smokers and non smokers

Answer 11

The ban, imo, is a good thing. Some say it wont work but i don´t think that´s true. Restaurants should face closure from the H.A.S people if they continue to allow people to smoke in undesignated areas

Smokers should be more considerate of other people. I am one myself and try to think of them whenever i light up. I smoke stationary and in a secluded spot where my smoke can not intrude on others well being.

Now-a-days we are made to feel like lepers, and so we should. It´s our choice to smoke so it is also our choice to be thought of so. It is not others choices to have to be a passive smoker in the sense that ciggies are everywhere and to avoid it one must remain behind closed doors.