Are we heading for a complete ban ?

[2nd row]

   I smoke, and i admit it, there are times when i HATE it !!, but there are times, when i really need, and enjoy a cig'..... give it up ?? ' tis the only vice i've got left in my life ! wish i'd never started, and will strongly advise any one, especially the youngsters, AGAINST IT .. now, some of 'the total ban areas ' are hitting Scotland, what next?.... ' laying in bed with your partner, just made love, relaxing, having that peaceful smoke, CRASH ! can we expect a little nosy camera come zooming in ?!! will our police stations be packed full with naked couples hancuffed together ? can hear  Smudge saying " yes  please ",,,,, what next ? Smoker  tattooed across our foreheads ?

[Fat Boy]

the bans are only against smoking in public places.  its not about stopping your enjoyment its about letting other people breathe. and dont worry, you won't need anyhting tattooed on your forehead, the smell gives it away everytime.

[jakesi]

Smoking in your own home is not part of the ban, places like restaurants,pubs,parks,basically any the general public hang out( oh yeh and Hostipal entrances) why must someone who dosent' smoke be put in any danger by someone who does? its as simple as that. if I my hobby was knife throwing would that be allowed in a room full of people.no.

[CHOPS'R'US]

I smoke and i think it's a good idea it will certainly help me to cut down and maybe give up even so i am all for it, although i do enjoy a cig it's not healthy and i also wich i had not started and wich i could click thsoe fingers to make me quit but i enjoy it too much....catch 22 huh!My sister quit a goo 2 years ago and she can't stand it either now i reckon the worst are these reformed smokers sometimes...oh i dunno whatever next! Will be alot cleaner for it as well, the fag ends do my head in as it goes i am tidy with my fag ends unless i am off my box on alcoholic beverages in which case i don't remember too well what i do with them. Anyway i say fair play to all you non smokers!

[2nd row]

  back again, thanks for your answers, and as i accept your wishes, surely you must accept mine ? no need to attack and hang me in pulic yet.... my last wish before you do ? can i have a fag please !!! no, i completely agree, tis not fair, healthy, smelly, to put upon you non smokers... which. i do not itend to do... after my 1st letter, just come on the news, about SYDNEY, AUS... now NO smoking in the parks, fresh air places !???? not even outside public buildings !!! etc etc...... and jakesi, smoking is NOT my HOBBY ! ITS MY BAD, STUPID, UGH ! ADDICTION !!

[natalie_1982]

I smoke and have never tried to give up really before, but am determined to this New Year. There are times when I enjoy a cigarette, but the majority of the time I don't. I'm looking forward to the ban and not smoking.

[stoo_pid]

Actually 2nd Row (or any other smokers reading this), that makes me think of a question.  When you smoke outside (street, park, beach, etc.) what exactly do you do with your fag ends..?

[natalie_1982]

stoo_pid - The ashtray bits you get in the top of bins, never on the floor. Purely because I work for Local Government and they have to implement these strict policies and I'm scared of getting caught.

[SteveD]

Smoking should be banned in public places for health reasons if nothing else.

 

However, there is one aspect of smoking which rarely seems to be mentioned and that is the fact that non-smokers find a smoky atmosphere extremely unpleasant.  Why should we have to put up with this?

 

[natalie_1982]

It's not down to peer pressure, it's purely out of habit. I've been smoking for 7-8 years and now is the first time I feel ready to give up and I want to give up, but now I am addicted. I smoke through pure habit, have one with a cup of tea, after eating, lunch break, etc. If I'm really busy and don't get time for a ciggy, I don't miss it terribly, however as soon as I realise I haven't had one all day then I'm gasping. Silly really, but I do intend to give up totally and very soon. I have to agree with Anstey though, self-righteous non-smokers make me want to get a pipe or massive cigar and make even more smell and pollution. I know I smell like an ashtray, I know my skin and hair would probably look better if I gave up, I know I'm killing myself slowly.... I know all that and I'm trying!!

[2nd row]

  thanks Natalie for answering Stoo pids question for me, and if there arent any bins around, i usually find the nearest drain ...oh my god ! what have i said ? not only am i poluting the air with smoking, a litterbug !! now i'm  the cause of all our water problems !!!  i take my dog out, all the 'mess' is cleared away  by me, my fags ends ? ok stoo pid, i'll take another plastic bag with me,,, god knows what you'll say when i take my pet elephant to town !!!!   know someone who'll help me tho', TONY, will you miss the tax money generated by us smokers ??? i'll be a good boy, i promise ! obey all the bans whatever ! now can i have a fag in peace ? thanks tone'   .... oh yeah, stoo pid too...

[natalie_1982]

Whose Tony? Your answers really mess my head up 2nd row. I don't undersand what have elephants got to do with a ban on smoking in public places?

[natalie_1982]

*Who's not whose

[2nd row]

 natalie,,, TONY BLAIR !! ..income earned through taxes, on cigs etc etc......... went from smoking. to pollution,,, litter dropping ( our fag ends ),,, to smell !! have you ever seen, been near an elephant when it's having a SH**  ??? NO ? Then thats the time to light up your fag, your pipe, or your massive cigar, ( as you Natalie said ) 'cos the non smokers certainly wont be worrying about our cig. smoke, or smell !! get it ?

[natalie_1982]

Kind of, your answers are a bit random though? You must have some kind of genius brain on overload spitting out all these answers that come out in one big mush.

[klinedancer]

its 3 weeks today since I  stopped smoking 30 a day and had done for 30 years, (well done me) My husband stopped 3 days later and a friend of ours who is 73 has given up after almost 60 years. If we can do it anyone can

[natalie_1982]

Well done klinedancer, keep it up :)

[Oneeyedvic]

I gave up smoking in February of this year (I went to a hypnotherapist and even though I am STILL cynical I haven't smoked since!!! - from 30 a day for 12 years)

 

That said, I think this ban is a disgrace. Alcohol causes far more damage to people's sytems, the amount of trouble it causes can be witnessed on the high street on any Friday night in any town. The long term effects are terrible but it is a legal (and even encouraged) and they are talking about 24 hour licencing!!!!

 

First they will ban the smokers, then fatty foods,  then fox hunting, then santa in Birmingham....soon it will only be the fair headed 6ft tall blue eyed people - everyone else will be banned - Hitler is alive and well!

 

Public buildings I have no problem with - in public and in parks like Sydney is outrageous.

 

Another thought - seeing as Britain is a service industry now (very little manufacturing and even the call centres are going abroad) - if the service side drops (and pubs will close if people don't go to them - where next economically?

[mully]

 I smoke and I really hate it and each time I tell myself im going to give up and when i do try i turn into jekyll and hide (dunno if thats spelt right) and end up lighting a cigarette to stop my moods, I absoloutley hate the smell of it on my skin,hair and clothes and I even hate it when I go out to public places, and I think banning it in public places is a brilliant idea as it will stop me from wanting to smoke and especially in restaurants and cafes as i hate it when im eating and someone is smoking near me i can understand why they are bringing in these bans as the majority of the non smokers (70%) who have to put up with it which is not fair its an awful habit and i wish id never started hopefully I will kick the habitand try to stop the mood swings too.