On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 17:13:19 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:


You could have a private club where there are no employees - same as some
pubs.

'Private smoking parties' .. have em round your place Dave .. ;-)


And you're surely not claiming cigarette smoke is more harmful than
other chemicals that employees may have to handle in other businesses?

I would have thought any 'harmful chemicals' would be covered by the
HSA and suitable protective clothing / breathing equipment would be
issued? If you were producing any smoke or fumes indoors in any other
circumstances than smoking they would be obliged to provide suitable
extraction or fume cupboards etc. Lead solder has now been replaced
with lead free for the exact same reasons ....


No matter how people wriggle there is no sense behind banning smoking
everywhere that the public *might* have access to - it is merely
punishment of smokers.

Or social freedom (at last) for the majority? Try and put yourself in
our shoes for a second and think about what we (the non smokers) have
an issue with. It's the fact that we choose not to have to breathe
(or smell) cigarette smoke / fumes, ever, anywhere we happen to go in
our everyday lives. Anyone imposing that on us (and from our point of
view for no logical reason) is acting 'antisocially' and should be
issued with an ASBO? ;-)

And having accepted that other such laws will
follow.

Good, because by definition, few stupid rules ever actually get
through (or stay).

Just out of interest, have I missed all the Pro Smoking marches? I
remember seeing some for Foxhunting and some other similarly bizarre
minority interests but not Pro Smoking?

All the best ..

T i m

p.s. What is also nice for me is that if the Missus goes out with her
mates for a meal she doesn't come home stinking like an ashtray.