Smoking question.?

Question

I went to a rock gig at the sheffield hallam arena last night. I knew that i would not be able to smoke inside due to the new law. However I was amazed that they didn't operate a pass out system like other places do. I had to choose between seeing the show in its entity without a smoke or miss the whole show.I stayed but I shall not return there again. THIS WORLD HAS GONE MAD!
Do you think they had a right to hold me prisoner in this way?

Read the whole question please. I went knowing that i couldn't smoke inside and would have no intention of doing so.
The last time I went to this venue you could go outside for a smoke but now you cannot.
As for all you anti smokers, whats amatter, are you alittle cross that you cant sit outside pubs anymore because all the seats are taken. Cake and eat it springs to mind!
As for those that said I chose to stay. Yes I did the ticket cost me £40. I did manage to smoke 20 fags on the way home though to make up for it though. F@*king nanny state this.

Answer 1

The whole no smoking ban is wrong i too go to a lot of rock gigs
and lets face it sometimes you need a cigarette in those places.
I think that the no smoking ban goes against our civil rights, smoking are treated as nothing more than lepers nowadays.
Perhaps all the smokers should sit out side and say "spare a sheckle for the leper".

Answer 2

I totally agree with you on this one. It's like because the government will never be able to ban smoking in it's entirety they're taking every possible advantage necessary to get us all to quit smoking, or at least piss us off big time. Did you know that some states in the U.S. are now looking into passing a law that you can't smoke on sidewalks or in your car? California is already pending (or has already passed) a law that you can't smoke in your car if someone under 18 is in the car, regardless if they smoke or not!
Get this though; I was at a training meeting for my job tonight, the meeting was 6 hours long, and we were NOT allowed to take a cigarette break at all during that time! Now even if someone isn't a heavy smoker like myself, they know that 6 hours in a crowded room, bored out of your mind, is going to make you want a cigarette REAL bad.. that was just insane!!!! This world HAS indeed gone mad! The worst part was that we were not getting paid for training, it was like being held there completely against my will without the one thing that calms me down!

In your situation, one option is to not see the show, but come on now, why would you want to give up something that you really want to do just because you can't feed the one addiction that isn't disabling your body and making it harder to think? (Unlike alcohol or other drugs which have immediate effects on your body making it harder to function like normal). Whatever laws there may be, I don't see how it's legal to be able to keep you in the confines of a building for hours on end without having a cigarette. Realizing it is a choice to be there (or no choice for my situation) you can't give an ultimatum in this, it's just not fair.


P.S. I'm not sure if I've clarified exactly; the smoking ban in public places is one thing, it's whatever there. But not allowing someone to step outside and be let back in after they've had a cigarette break is just plain wrong.

Answer 3

I am an ex smoker and agree with them preventing people from lighting up in a packed arena.

However i agree that there could have been something put in place for smokers. Perhaps allowing a smoke break half way using a different enterance/exit. Obviously this would have to be policed properly.

Perhaps just the smokers could be charged the extra money needed for doing this on their tickets. Or maybe nicotine replacement patches could be issued at the door.

Hope the concert was a good one

Answer 4

You were not held prisoner, you could leave at any time. As an ex smoker I do have a little sympathy with you but not much. I often used to go to a local theatre in which smoking was forbidden. if the show was all that good i did not miss the cigarette. If it was poor I did. I do not recall missing the cigarette and I was one who would buy cigarettes instead of lunch.

Answer 5

that is totally wrong they should have had passes so people could go out for a smoke where are your rights mind you this non smokers thing is all out of contexts its putting pubs out of business and bingo halls now where i live if you drop a cig end you get a fine of £105 i think they should have gone half way not a total ban

Answer 6

I went to the speedway Grand Prix at the Millennium Stadium this you, you are not allowed to smoke in there either.
Funny thing is they let all the people in carrying air hornes.
One air horne one lighter and you have the best flame thrower that a man could ask for.
I would rather have a bit of smoke around me than the risk of the whole place going up in smoke.

Answer 7

As a casual smoker, I agree heartily with the ban as it negatively affects others' health if they are around me at a time I choose to smoke. I do think, however, that since smoking is an addiction, they should allow people to go outside or to a confined area to smoke to prevent a bunch of smokers from getting irritable. I can definitely see how it would be annoying if you were trying to obey the laws not to smoke in there, and they wouldn't even let you go outside to smoke.

Answer 8

As a non-smoker I can tell you just how pleasant it is being trapped in a venue full of smokers. I end up leaving with my eyes bloodshot, my hair and clothes reeking of smoke and usually with messed up sinuses and a sore throat. If I'm lucky I won't have a pounding headache to go with it. If you can figure out a way to smoke in a public place where I won't smell like it or have to inhale it...then by all means puff away.

If you can't make it through a concert without lighting up, you need to consider how much smoking has it's grip on you and how addicted you are.

Yeah...I'm a nag but I grew up in a house full of smokers and spent a huge chunk of my childhood being sick because of it. I have no sympathy for smokers at all.

Answer 9

Thats well out of order, you should be able to leave a premises for whatever reason then be allowed back in especially as you probably paid good money to be there. How dare they stop you nipping outside for a quick ciggy. I would never go there again !!!!!!!

Answer 10

While I don't agree with the law, and I think you should have the Right to smoke, you have to understand that when B.S. laws like this are passed and you enter into an area that is deemed non-smoking you have "agreed" by your action (of entering) to abide by the laws encompassed. Its B.S. and the world has gone made but that is how they get away with it. They should be accomdating and at least give you a pass to come and go or designate a smoking area! You should write a letter or something highlighting this so they can see how messed up it is!