No smoke without fire?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...d-lancashire-12560868

Why bother about the pubs smoking bans, just nip up to Blackburn or Manchester.

No standing outside in the rain and cold there, when you can relax in a nice cosy shisha den.

But be careful as one cafe owner caused an explosion while lighting his pipe with a blow-torch.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/...d-lancashire-12456810

[craft1948]

Sorry aog.............I never leave Yorkshire.

[NazNomad]

"Children as young as 12 are smoking tobacco in illegal shisha dens across Blackburn, officials have claimed."

What it fails to highlight is that children as young as 8 are smoking Benson & Hedges bought for them by their peers all over the UK.

I'm anti-smoking full-stop and don't agree with it being allowed anywhere, but a dozen places in contravention of the smoking law isn't the 'big picture'.

[Dris]

You wouldnt have to craft -ive been in pubs in Yorkshire when the ash trays come out at the back of 11:(
AOG im not being obtuse at all but can you simply without the links say what your point is.I dont get it...

[owdhamer]

I think what AOG is trying to say Dris is that some sections of the community think they are above the law

[mightywease]

As naz says I would imagine that there are many other examples of underage smoking - indeed I used to pass quite a few on my to work hanging around the local shop! - of which this is just another example!

[anotheoldgit]

Quite a good point about all those other young smokers, but although they are under-aged they are smoking in the street, which to-date isn't a prohibited area.

Unlike these shisha dens which are encouraging youngsters in.

[redman41]

craft looks like Marjorie Proops in her new Avatar ! :-))

[dotty.]

Blackburn is rough as ten anyway, kick one and 12 limp there

[peterdeanmagic]

dotty...never said that when you were outnumbered 200 to 1