Colin Shepherd wrote: > I can't wait for 1st July because lots of things I want to be able to > do (like enjoy assorted social gatherings from pubs to concert halls) > will become available to me without me becoming nauseous and smelling > disgusting. At present I have to weigh up whether I want to do > something enough to put up with the discomfort. > > Sadly, some smokers fail to recognise just how restrictive and > unpleasant it can be for the rest of us > Steve > > > > As a recent non-smoker some life long non smokers tell me how > wonderful it will be that they will be able to go to the pub when > smoking is banned. I wonder how true that is and how many smokers > will stay at home and drink beer from the supermarket. It's a > problem about how much you restrict others freedom. Should we ban > peanuts in pubs as some people are allergic to them ? Should we ban > the planting of rape as in the spring as when I'm boating I find the > smell unpleasant ?
If you don't eat the peanuts it won't affect you, even if they are inches away. The rapeseed pollen may smell a bit, but AFAIK it won't shorten your life. Smoke in buildings *will* affect a significant amount of non-smokers (me included - sets off my asthma) Ron Jones Process Safety & Development Specialist Don't repeat history, unreported chemical lab/plant near misses at http://www.crhf.org.uk Only two things are certain: The universe and human stupidity; and I'm not certain about the universe. ~ Albert Einstein
