smoking ban

[ACE]

I know this will not affect most of you. But My wife has just been informed that she has to put a no smoking sign in her car as she is an essential car user with the allowances that go with the job and sometimes has to transport somebody to a care home or hospital.

This makes our car a work vehicle and we I will be fined if I smoke in it and she will be fined if she lets me.

Now my pickup is a work truck but I never carry anybody connected with work apart from the dog who goes everywhere with me. It is insured commercially, which will make it a work vehicle and is capable of carrying a passenger. I shall have to take the passenger seat out and only insure it for me driving so I can have my ciggy as I drive along.

I can see myself getting into trouble soon.

[ACE]

[saddad]

I agree with the footnote Ace
;D

[OliveOil]

Yes OH is not too impressed as he has a work van and never carries anyone other than himself!  I on the other hand have a skip on wheels but will be able to smoke.  Soon I imagine that smoking with kids in the car will be banned too and I have to agree that would be a good idea.

But i guess whilst revenue from tobacco sales exceeds the NHS bill for smokers they will just let us damage ourselves whilst they rake it in!  Really the sensible thing to do is to ban tobacco if its so bad for us... but no!

[Jeannine]

In Canada when the no smoking bans came in due to protecting workers, if you lived in the Canadaian equivalent of a council house you were not allowed to smoke for 2 hours prior to a workman coming to do repairs.

I would like to see them try this one in the UK, I suppose the workmen might be on time though !!!

For the record I am a non smoker.

XX Jeannine

[baggieboy]

If you are smoking in a council property the council can refuse to enter your house.....Not that they ever turn up anway

[Carol]

I was just saying to my OH today, I can see a complete smoking ban everywhere, even outside and you  could be fined on the spot if seen with a lighten cigarette. 

[carrot-cruncher]

I think the ban will lead to great enjoyment for all the non-smokers like myself.   At my work place the company has declared the whole complex non-smoking.   This means that all smokers will have to leave the office, cross the carpark & stand outside on the pavement.   

It will be interesting come winter to see who is so desperate that they brave the wind/rain/snow etc for their nicotine fix.

CC

[emmy1978]

OH is with you Ace and OO. Only carries himself and tools. Bit miffed to say the least.  :(

[scotch-mist]

Ace ,
do what I do, when some little Hitler tells me what to do,

Do the opposite >:(

If the Government tells me to do something,  >:(

I would cut off my nose and spite my face to do the opposite ;) ;D ;D

Smoke like a lum

[OllieC]

I must admit, all this makes me feel like having a crafty f*g again, and that's after 3 years off them! Please, leave us alone & let us decide what to do for ourselves (ciggy companies & politicians).

Ban adverts in any form, only allow monochrome packaging, put on the warnings & go away!

[Suzanne]

I m a non-smoker (having one ciggie at13 and then given the standard parent punishment of smoking a whole pket in  half an hour put me off for life}.

But as long as I can eat my meal without smoke and spend work in the office without smoke I think the rest is fair game. I as a non-smoker with a no other smokers in my family have also to display a 6" wide and 6" high No Smokng sticker in my vehilce - which I do find offensive. I have been more than vocal in stopping people smoking in there before so why do i need the back up of a sticker?

[kt.]

I am a non-smoker myself. Just have to tell you a true story from events that occurred a few years ago at a previous workplace. I had to chuckle at another non-smoker. He totted up all the '5 min' the smokers popped out for a quick cigarette over and above their official breaks. After 3 days he picked up his coat at 1330hrs - 3 hours before knock off time and said he was going home. The practice manager asked what he thought he was playing at. He replied stating the total time he was left working whilst smokers popped out so he was taking all this alloted time in one go. The practice manager was speechless but also a smoker so he could not really stop him as we all knew he was right. When he returned to work the following day there were some disgruntled staff who had now been told smoking would be during official breaks only. So I just wonder how much working time is actually lost due to smokers taking casual breaks. As a non-smoker I agree with him as we are always left to hold the fort for 5 min here & 10 min there while smokers nip out.

I am not against smoking areas or smokers but I just thought I would share this was funny story.

[scotch-mist]

OllieC,
Suzanne,
ktlawson,
                 I am a smoker and I agree with all of you,
I always ask if anyone minds before I would light a ciggie,
and if anyone does I just dont do it :)
        If there are non smokers in my house I go outside and puff, as I don't want to pollute their air.
      BUT to tell me not to smoke in the car is just asking for road rage ;D ;D ;D

[Robert_Brenchley]

A friend of my wife's died of lung cancer a few years ago; she's never smoked in her life, but she'd worked for years in care homes which were always full of smoke. Nobody should have that inflicted on them.

[MrsKP]

It will be interesting come winter to see who is so desperate that they brave the wind/rain/snow etc for their nicotine fix.

CC

We are still allowed to smoke on site in the special bus shelter (that had 25% of it removed to comply with the new regs - our ban was introduced last year).

where there's a will !

;D

p.s. the dismantled bit of the bus shelter ended up behind my shed for use on the allotment.  now i've got the lottie, i just need to get a van to get it up there !!   8)

[MrsKP]

I am a non-smoker myself. Just have to tell you a true story from events that occurred a few years ago at a previous workplace. I had to chuckle at another non-smoker. He totted up all the '5 min' the smokers popped out for a quick cigarette over and above their official breaks. After 3 days he picked up his coat at 1330hrs - 3 hours before knock off time and said he was going home. The practice manager asked what he thought he was playing at. He replied stating the total time he was left working whilst smokers popped out so he was taking all this alloted time in one go. The practice manager was speechless but also a smoker so he could not really stop him as we all knew he was right. When he returned to work the following day there were some disgruntled staff who had now been told smoking would be during official breaks only. So I just wonder how much working time is actually lost due to smokers taking casual breaks. As a non-smoker I agree with him as we are always left to hold the fort for 5 min here & 10 min there while smokers nip out.

I am not against smoking areas or smokers but I just thought I would share this was funny story.

We now have to clock in/out for our smoke breaks.  I only ever have 30 mins for lunch (not that i ever actually take 30 mins, but the "clock" automatically deducts 30 mins, it deducts 2 HOURS if you forget to clock out as you've worked though !) and usually take about 30 mins in smoke breaks during the day.  We're "lucky" that as long as we're meeting business needs, we can pop out when we like.

What I would like to see introduced is clocking in/out for all the non-smokers who spend half their time in the kitchen yakking while they're making their 58th cup of coffee in the day, or stand at the end of your desk and chat.  Fair's fair !

;D

[kt.]

What I would like to see introduced is clocking in/out for all the non-smokers who spend half their time in the kitchen yakking while they're making their 58th cup of coffee in the day, or stand at the end of your desk and chat.  Fair's fair !

The smokers still took the breaks that us non smokers did on top of their f*g breaks.... So I am looking forward to it.

Bet there will be more grumpy people in the work place..... ;D ;D ;D

[cornykev]

As part of our pay claim at work I will be asking for an extra two weeks paid leave for non smokers.  ;D ;D ;D

[theothermarg]

no offence to smokers but do you realize how much you smell even without your cancer stick in your hand. i carried on having the odd crafty one after OH packed them in folowing a slight stroke and he knew as soon as i walked in the door
marg

[MrsKP]

Actually, if my boss has had one, and i haven't for a while, yes i do notice it.  although it doesn't really bother me as much as the various people in the office who either forget to put their deodorant on in the morning, or don't possess any.

:-X

p.s. I don't stand and yak, i actually am a bit obsessive about working and like to get on with things and get quite irritated with people who think they're actually paid to sit around and do naff all.   my boss is lucky to have me.   ;D