Smoke Free by 2007 July

[DG]

All enclosed public places and workplaces in the UK will become smokefree from 1st July 2007, Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt announced today.

Anyone planning to give up with this news?

As a non smoker myself I'm looking forward to being able to go out to a club and not be subjected to other people's smoke, or coming home to find a burn mark in my clothes from someone on the dance floor waving their ciggies about.

And when I come home I've noticed even my socks and underwear smell of cigarette smoke and if I don't have a shower (especially washing out my hair) after I come home then the next day I feel almost hung over / really wiped out even if I'm not had a drink - but if I've showered the night before then I'm fine.

I can't wait

[Ilora-Danon]

I'm amazed and delighted personally. I'm a non smoker and it's a pain in the rear end when walking into college you walk through a cloud of smoke coming from right outside the main entrance to the college reception. There's a smoking shelter right next to the entrance but do they use it? Nope. Come July 07 and they'll have no choice.

Wicked.

I doubt anyone will plan to give up on hearing that, the huge [immediate] impact it'll have will be on your so-called "social" smokers which can only be a good thing.

Hardened addicts like myself will still be puffing away on July 2nd I'm sure

[budda]

Its crap, what sort of club is it when you cant smoke, you might as well try and party at an airport departure gate.

[bunglenutter]

Originally Posted by DiamondGeezer

I can't wait

Me neither

[Disillusioned]

There are some smokers who instead of having a cup of coffee at the cafe down the road or a beer in the pub after work will instead stay at home. Whilst anti-smokers can choose to go to one of the many non-smoking cafes around or a pub with decent non-smoking areas (or even completely non-smoking) the smoker now will have no choice. Even if smokers got together and made a private club just for smokers they would be breaking the law. And if smokers stay at home more of the time so they can still smoke children at home have no choice.

[Man Of Kent]

TBH I plan to give up anyway. This just makes it easier.

[Skive]

It won't make much difference in some of the old local country pubs round here I'm sure.

[HIT]

The pub at the top of my road went non smoking about a year ago. It went from having youngsters socializing there (and the top drug den) to old farts drinking ale with a TV that plays BBC News 24.

I am a non smoker myself, so I dont care either way. The only problem I have with this is all the good looking women that smoke wont be around no more.

[smitherz]

Originally Posted by Man Of Kent

TBH I plan to give up anyway. This just makes it easier.

Same for me, im tempted to to give up as a new years resolution.

[HIT]

January is actually the worst time of the year to diet, give up habits, etc.

Its because its the most depressing month, hence why no one ever sticks to things. lol

[noog]

My pub's getting a huge sheltered outdoor heated area for the smokers. Most excellent :-).

[FireyFirenze]

when i was in America most places are already smoke free and its SO good to be able to go out on a night out and come home without my hair and clothes smelling of smoke, and to not have been burnt by someone on the dancefloor with a cigarette. and waking up in the morning without a cough and husky voice. awesome.

i dont smoke though so obviously if i did id obviously be a bit more against it i hope it encourages more people to give up.

[Disillusioned]

The Germans seem to be getting the balance about right. Just a shame we're not as tolerant as Germany.

[VinylVicky]

Originally Posted by Disillusioned

The Germans seem to be getting the balance about right. Just a shame we're not as tolerant as Germany.

Maybe Hitler should have won