tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11942752.post111288241067828936..comments2023-10-26T10:17:54.935+01:00Comments on red mum: * the smoking ban is only a bollox....Red Mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02471648634218431820noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11942752.post-1115306436940100762005-05-05T16:20:00.000+01:002005-05-05T16:20:00.000+01:00Hi,We've had bans slowly coming in force in pubs h...Hi,<BR/>We've had bans slowly coming in force in pubs here, I think it will be a complete ban in 2007 but all pubs have non smoking sections - which funnily enough have less patrons - as well as separate smoking sections. I have to admit that although second hand smoke is an issue, there are many other factors that cause health problems. The other thing that really 'gets me' is that people know, more so in the last ten years, of the smoking 'dangers' and yet they will work in a pub with full knowledge but when bans are announced they become the most fervent smoking Nazi's. The other thing are the legalities, everything can be used to jumpstart a lawsuit these day's, it's a joke. One time I was smoking at a table outside my local McDonalds only because I couldn't make it to the other normal cafe (because I had a broken toe and had to wait for X rays) and I had this teenager lecture me (I was 31) and I emphasised I was sitting outside, which I was. He went on and on and I became so annoyed. He requested or demanded for me to put my cigarette out, I asked him to 'make me' and he kind of slunk away crestfallen, but because of that scenario I did put it out because the enjoyment was dampened. It didn't make me stop smoking, but the attitude made me more stubborn lol.<BR/>It gets cold here, although not as cold as Ireland (I'd imagine, due to geography) so yeah, it makes me wonder. The other thing I discovered with cigarette companies? I looked into it and found that Phillip Morris is also associated with BirdsEye, makes of 'fresh' frozen food, as well as 'Kraft' and it's all hypocritical really. I wish these anti smoking lobbies would have balls and boycott these other umbrella companies, but they don't. Governments don't have the balls to do it because these corporations would remove some of their contracts.Dee Jourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292268023897537647noreply@blogger.com