lol... indeed quite amusing. TBH I am dead against cocks such as yourself smoking in public places, again the point should be raised over why the f**k I should suffer for your habits. Passive smoking is about my least favourite past time.
Im fairly ecstatic over the scotland ban, and cant wait for it to be made country wide.
if im stood outside on the street having a cig, and someone comes and stands next to me then complains about the smoke they can bugger off. When im on my bike can i knock on car windows and complaing the exhaust fumes are choking me? no, didnt think so. just because you dont smoke doesnt mean you are a better person. It just means you ahve other habits, some of them just as likely to cause harm to others as smoking. Your attitude is commendable that you want a better environment to live in, however everyone here will have a habit that annoys the hell out of someone somewhere. Personally I would ban skateboards, the wankers round me rattle along all day long and force me to keep my windows shut in my offfice due to the noise.
Streets.. fair cop. But come on... Beer gardens are a bit more "enclosed" than streets. If im outside enjoying the sun with a pint the last thing I want is to suck down fumes of any kind (car or smokers).
Skateboarders.. hell yeah. They are banned everywhere afaiwa, just people dont make a big deal of it. Same with ball games on public streets (bastard children kicking balls into the cars all day fricking long).
True harmful habits are harmful habits and im sure you could find some on me
but.. smoking is one less that I dont have, and now the ban is in scotland, its one less that will be adversely affecting the majority of scottish folk.
They havent banned smoking on streets or in public even (unlike alcohol) theyve just banned it in "enclosed public spaces".
