sierraman Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Is anyone else sick of negotiating smokers blocking the entrance to pubs? The doorways are littered with cigarette ends and gangs of people obstructing the doorway. I used to enjoy eating alfresco at the Golden Ball in Whiston, but these days the garden terraces are full of people smoking, not a place you want to sit and have meal amidst these people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ousetunes Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 What would be a cracking idea would be to let the smokers smoke inside, perhaps in a dedicated room or area and then be able to enjoy their pint at the same time! That way, other pub-goers wouldn't have to work their way through a ring of smoke on their way into and out of the pub. But no, you can only do that in civilised places like Spain. Here, you're supposed to do as you're told even if the result is something like 52 pubs a week closing down and tens of thousands of people losing their jobs/businesses (and thus, income). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit103 Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 What would be a cracking idea would be to let the smokers smoke inside, perhaps in a dedicated room or area and then be able to enjoy their pint at the same time! That way, other pub-goers wouldn't have to work their way through a ring of smoke on their way into and out of the pub. But no, you can only do that in civilised places like Spain. Here, you're supposed to do as you're told even if the result is something like 52 pubs a week closing down and tens of thousands of people losing their jobs/businesses (and thus, income). So true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazeppa Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I used to enjoy eating alfresco at the Golden Ball in Whiston, but these days the garden terraces are full of people smoking, not a place you want to sit and have meal amidst these people. There are plenty of non smoking tables inside to eat at. You can't have it all ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kermit103 Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Well they managed to get the smokers out of the pubs , now they don't want them outside pubs. MMMM lets have a no smoking country eh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloomdido Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 I too am fed up of this problem. There needs to be a no smoking zone set-up around entrances to pubs and clubs, strictly enforced by cameras that could be monitored by people in newly created posts in control rooms in the city centre, linked to loudspeakers to warn miscreants of any infringements. We could be the first city in Europe to have a city-centre total exclusion zone. Driving to the jam on the parkway this morning, the first three people I saw were puffing on fags, two pushing buggies and the third looked older than god's dog. It's for their own good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S6 D.I.Y Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I too am fed up of this problem. There needs to be a no smoking zone set-up around entrances to pubs and clubs, strictly enforced by cameras that could be monitored by people in newly created posts in control rooms in the city centre, linked to loudspeakers to warn miscreants of any infringements. We could be the first city in Europe to have a city-centre total exclusion zone. Driving to the jam on the parkway this morning, the first three people I saw were puffing on fags, two pushing buggies and the third looked older than god's dog. It's for their own good. there is a area around door ways to be kept clear not from smokers for health and safty for fire ext on the other hand i was in dublin over the weekend they had lots pubs that had literly cut large sectins out of roof so smoke in over 75% of the pub floor space. literly 6 foot from bar was allowed.there wasent any problems that i saw from this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloomdido Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 there is a area around door ways to be kept clear not from smokers for health and safty for fire ext on the other hand i was in dublin over the weekend they had lots pubs that had literly cut large sectins out of roof so smoke in over 75% of the pub floor space. literly 6 foot from bar was allowed.there wasent any problems that i saw from this. Why cater for the needs of addicts? Listen to yourself, cutting sectins out of the roof so people could smoke. What do they do when it rains? Huddle in the remaining 25% of the building that has a roof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotPhil Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Why cater for the needs of addicts? Listen to yourself, cutting sectins out of the roof so people could smoke. What do they do when it rains? Huddle in the remaining 25% of the building that has a roof? More intriguing though is why it angers you so much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubababes Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 I also used to enjoy eating outside on a nice day. Wouldnt dream of it now, sitting outside a pub is like sitting in a smelly old ashtray, YUK!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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