Smoking Ban

[Phil Conners]

Since the ban was introduced in March 2004, the sale of lager, ale and stout in Irish pubs fell by 23 million pints, according to the Irish Brewers Association, while 42 pubs in Dublin alone were put up for sale. Nearly half of them failed to find a buyer.

They should let them stay up for sale for a max of 12 months. If they still haven't got a buyer then they should allow a special licence for them to be a smoking only pub.

They would quickly sell then. All staff would have to sign a declaration that they would not sue and big signs saying "Customers and Staff enter at your own risk". These places would be the busiest in Town !!

Why not just turn them into opium dens immediately, couches and all? Yes, it's additive and bad for your health too, what's different?

Smoking cigarettes is still Legal. Thought that was a pretty obvious difference to Opium, really

Nope, not in bars in Ireland.

[boxingbeauty]

If your clothes and hair smell of smoke after being in a smoking environment,

I have a couple of tips that may interest you. They can be used by both smokers and non smokers.

Tip Number 1

Take Clothes off….Wash Clothes…..Dry clothes….Repeat after next visit.

Tip Number 2

Return Home…Follow Tip 1…..Turn shower on, or run bath….Step in to shower or bath…..Get shampoo and wash hair….Exit shower or bath…Dry hair with towel…..Repeat after next visit.

I do realize that for the fonically challenged tip 2 may have to be amended.

"Prevention is better than cure".

Interesting, I always thought that 99.9999% of people actually wash their clothes and take a shower or bath.

Thanks for the dig ...

Anyway, not having my hair and clothes stinking of smoke will just be an additional benefit to non-smoking bars and clubs. Remember, in Thailand, a lot of venues are 'open', while in England, the majority of venues are 'closed', therefore, the smoke is trapped.

[mrbojangles]

Since the ban was introduced in March 2004, the sale of lager, ale and stout in Irish pubs fell by 23 million pints, according to the Irish Brewers Association, while 42 pubs in Dublin alone were put up for sale. Nearly half of them failed to find a buyer.

They should let them stay up for sale for a max of 12 months. If they still haven't got a buyer then they should allow a special licence for them to be a smoking only pub.

They would quickly sell then. All staff would have to sign a declaration that they would not sue and big signs saying "Customers and Staff enter at your own risk". These places would be the busiest in Town !!

Why not just turn them into opium dens immediately, couches and all? Yes, it's additive and bad for your health too, what's different?

Smoking cigarettes is still Legal. Thought that was a pretty obvious difference to Opium, really

Nope, not in bars in Ireland.

Yes you can't smoke in the bars but the act of Smoking itself, is not illegal. So how can you compare that to Opium?

[TAWP]

Adding laws to regulate if customers of private pubs, bars and restaurants are allowed to smoke is insane. It should be up to the buisness owner. Public space and governments buildings are different - and should be the only ones affected.

But nanny-states is liked by some here...

[Boon Mee]

Adding laws to regulate if customers of private pubs, bars and restaurants are allowed to smoke is insane. It should be up to the buisness owner. Public space and governments buildings are different - and should be the only ones affected.

But nanny-states is liked by some here...

Fortunately, Thailand is doing better than Europe and N. America in that respect.

[endure]

Adding laws to regulate if customers of private pubs, bars and restaurants are allowed to smoke is insane. It should be up to the buisness owner. Public space and governments buildings are different - and should be the only ones affected.

But nanny-states is liked by some here...

Fortunately, Thailand is doing better than Europe and N. America in that respect.

That's one of its great charms.