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Pity The Smoker....

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Posted by: Eddie2sox Sunday 28th October 2007, 3:14pm
Last edited 28/10/2007 3:14pm by Eddie2sox

I feel sorry for smokers who have been driven out of our pubs....

.....as a non-smoker I still think that pubs should be places where grown-ups can go to do grown-up stuff, like drinking beer, swearing, and smoking. The ban on lighting up has crippled my local, which is a travesty. "They" said it was unfair on non-smoking staff - well, if you don't like smoke, don't work in a pub! If you're scared of flying would you train to be cabin crew? If you can't swim, would you become a lifeguard?

Anyway, things have now taken a turn for the worse. The government introduced the ban in the middle of summer, when smokers wouldn't mind too much going outside, because the weather is generally fairly clement. Now that winter is approaching it's a different kettle of fish.

Take a look at the photo. It's a machine that smokers can put 20p in to light up a heater outside the pub - for 5 minutes. So not only have they been ostracised, they're having to pay through the nose for the privilege of staying warm through the winter. I particularly like the "special offer" of 25 minutes for £1 - that's exactly that same rate. Shocking!

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