Re: Smoking ban in pubs

SteveH wrote:
> Peter Mulloy <no_spam@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Has smoking in effect been banned in all pubs?
>> Considering only pubs which do not serve food can allow smoking.
>>
>> But serving "ice" with drinks counts as serving food.
>> What about crisps and peanuts?
>
> It's a crazy piece of legislation, given that alcohol abuse causes as
> many, if not more deaths than smoking each year.

Aside from getting twatted by some pissed up moron though , you can sit next
to people drinking for 8 hours every day of your life and suffer no ill
effects.

Passive smoking does have severe effects on other people's health.

> I guess I'll just end up drinking more at home rather than go out to
> the pub.

I doubt many people will do that for long as they will miss the social
aspect
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