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alan_m wrote:
No. The non smoking mafia have at least as much responsibility. Saying
the reason they didn't use a local was because of the smoke. But when
it was banned, still didn't use it.


But there are many pubs still packed out

Given there are fewer, it's hardly surprising remaining ones are doing
reasonably well. Otherwise they'd have closed too...

and we have the smoking ban.

And, many of these pubs do not have the smokers acting as unofficial
doormen putting off potential customers from entering the premises.

You're not really a pub person, are you?

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