I'm still not glad... but I haven't been smoking for nearly 2 months now.

IF I could still have a fag with me pint, I'd still be toking on nearly 20 a day...

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I admire that ches, i know how much you smoked before the ban.
Well done babe, keep going with it.

oxymoron??!!

WTF is oxymoron, are you being flippant there clungy lol.

Oxymorons are a combo of contradictory words... like a 'deafening silece', or a 'definite maybe'. Or possibly, 'Microsoft Works'...

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Not so long ago, although not as recently as July 1st, my city banned smoking in enclosed public places, too. The ban definitely affected me, and although it's just a personal preference, I don't like it. I like the smell of cigarette smoke. Yeah, yeah, I'm only 17 and I know there are health risks and I shouldn't even consider smoking when I'm of age (or now, for that matter), but ...Idk... I really miss the smell. ;_; I am stopping there for me. :P

I don't know if the ban affected my family. My parents used to smoke when they were reeeaally young - they have obviously quit by now - but my family altogether ('cept me) would definitely prefer not to be around cigarette smoke. My siblings and some of my friends have always complained whenever they are around someone smoking, so in my eyes the ban doesn't "seem" to make a difference to them.

I just wonder how it feels for the people who smoke. I work at a restaurant, and it's completely non-smoking except for the outside patio. A lot of people have turned down the patio (even when there was nice weather!) because it's simply a smoking section. Anyone (servers, guests) who wants to smoke has to go outside. I dunno where I'm going with this, but the ban here looks like it's been very effective; however, many people I know don't show that they've noticed any difference. They still complain around any cigarette smoke nearby. I still miss the smell of smoke... it's a real treat for me when I am around it. :)

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i still smoke in the club when security looks away... shhhhhh

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I smoke and I cant say I've been affected by the smoking ban. I do feel that its an infringement on my civil liberties tho. It's like being penalised just because you smoke.

I appreciate that ppl choose not to smoke and they dont necessarily want to be around cigarette smoke but to be made to stand on a pavement just so you can have a cigarette is to me a bit demeaning. Good job I dont go out that often lol

I'll give up smoking when I'm good and ready to and I wont be dictated to by the Government - they can ban it all they like but what I do in my own home is up to me.

Well done tho to those who have given up smoking - having given up myself a number of times I know how hard it can be to do it. I still regret going back to smoking after giving up for 2 years

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As I dont go out much now anyway, the smoking ban doesnt bother me too much either. /me lights up a cig
But its gone a little toooverboard, after reported recently in the news that a pub landlord is being sued because as his punters have to smoke outside, the smoke is going into a neighbours garden .
The smoking ban is placed on enclosed public places, ie shops, restaurants, pubs, in door shopping centres.etc..not outside.
Might I add this ban wont stop at smoking, next will be sugar, fat and then alcohol.
We're all going to die in the end, its a fact of life. So why the government feel the need to protect us from this fact, god only knows

Rant over

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Sorry for butting in (no pun intended... lol) since I don't live in the UK... But I thought that the ban was not because it was bad for you to smoke (like eating too much fat, etc.) but because second-hand smoke it very bad for the people who have to be around it.

I detest smoke and I can't stand being near or going through smokers to get to a business. Colorado has a rule that outside smokers must be at least 15 feet from the door of the business, thank goodness!

Anyways... off of my rant now... going quietly back to the US.. lol

A lot of pubs and clubs in Oz have taken to it quite well and have created outdoor areas for smokers (and for non-smokers). If you choose to be outside and smoke, at least now you have a place to go at your local where it's not illegal to be lighting up a gasper.

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That law also exists here - unfortunately not many take it seriously. In some places downtown, 15 feet away from the door is in the middle of the street..