On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:40:18 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
T i m 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 .. ;-)

Pubs run by families? Partners?

Well, I guess as long as everyone (and that might need a private
ballot as no everyone tells the truth to the 'do you mind' question)
then that's fine?


And decent smoke extraction would be simple to provide in smoking pubs -
if they were allowed. It's not exactly rocket science.

Indeed, and I'm surprised more places didn't do something about it ..
unless being 'No Smoking' was actually preferred?


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? ;-)

Err, yet again you miss the point.

Smoking, 'point' .. lol

If a pub were clearly marked as a
smoking one, just why would you want to go there - anymore than one that
played music you don't like or showed sports you weren't interested in all
the time.

Ok, again just for you. My family and I are on a motorcycle camping
holiday. In the evening we walk to the only local pub and want a drink
and some grub. The chances are we won't mind the music whatever it is
and even if we don't like what's on Sky Sports the chances are we
won't go back to our tent smelling of it.

Or even a gay pub - assuming you're not gay?

Are you chatting me up Dave (can you recommend any good places should
I decide to go that way)? ;-)

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.

She went to smoking restaurants when the majority have been non smoking
for years?

Did I say 'restaurant' Dave. As an ex smoker she has less of an issue
being in smoke than I do (although she still prefers not to). The Pub
they go to has a good no-smoking restaurant and is centrally located
to all of them. However, sometimes (depending on what way the wind is
blowing etc) the smoke stench blows through to the restaurant and I
can smell it on her as soon as she comes home. Ironically I can't
smell food or drink on her clothes nor diesel / car fumes from the
journey. ;-)

All the best ..

T i m