02-September-2010

Smokers are inconsiderate

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I really do think that smokers have got to be the most filthy, inconsiderate and rudest bunch of people around. For example, whilst happily sat in the non-smoking area of my local pub last Friday night, a group of four twenty somethings sat on the table next to us and proceeded to light up and hid the cigarettes under the table. My partner and I glared across at them and questioned whether we were sitting in the non-smoking section of the pub which we knew we were. This of course made no difference and the youths continued to smoke.

So when I next went up to the bar to get a round a drinks in I checked with the manager and she confirmed that we were sitting in the non-smoking section. So I them told her about the people smoking next to us. She quite rightly dealt with the situation straight away and as you can imagine they weren't very happy about it. On another occasion I have seen a couple of young girls smoking in another non-smoking section of the pub which has leather sofas. They were flicking their ash behind the sofa and when they finished with their cigarettes were disposing of them in empty wine glasses that were on the table next to them.

About two months ago we had a young couple with a baby moved in to the house next door to us. Now all I seem to see on the road at the back of the house and the path on the front of the house is old cigarette butts. This is absolutely disgusting. Why do they do that? Can't they dispose of them somewhere properly instead of being so lazy.

Another incident I came across the other day was when I was on my way home from work. I was driving down the dual carriage way and noticed the car in front of me threw something out of the window, it looked like a clear piece of plastic wrapping. Then they threw a piece of paper out of the window. It was a this point that I expected to see them light a cigarette and of course they did. Why are these people just so dirty and don't seem to care about littering the place?

I think there should be fines put in place for smokers who smoke in non smoking areas and for those who do not properly dispose of their cigarette butts, likewise with people disposing of chewing gum. But that's a whole different story.

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Smokers are inconsiderate probably because they're not healthy enough or have the energy to show the consideration that most of us do.

Terry 25-Jul-2010 23:18

The second paragraph says about women smoking on the leather sofa. They then dumped their fag end in the wine glass. I can see why some believe in zero tolerance, because people commit one crime to cover up others.

Terry 25-Jul-2010 23:14

Most people on here are talking through their hats,it would not be hard to let the Landlord decide whether or not to make his pub smoking or non smoking,let him put a sign on his entrances,even the thickest among us would soon learn which pubs do or dont allow Smoking,you would not be under any pressure then to enter a Pub that you'd not be happy in.
Or could it be that all the non smoking pubs would then go BUST.

Arrawn 19-May-2010 20:17

Jackpd 'MY last posting seems to have dissappeared.'
Your last posting was not on this thread - see thread 'Smokers have rights too'

Wallsend 04-Oct-2009 12:48

MY last posting seems to have dissappeared. Perhaps this webmaster is not vry happy with those who support smoking nd who have positive ways to fight the anti-smokers. I say "let the anti-smokers keep away from us", why should we only have to worry abou "keeping away from them"? I said in mu dissappeared posting that there are enough of us to change things somewhat. We could (should) ask our MPs or Councillors, looking for our vote "How do you feel about smoking? Do we have the option - like drinkers, to smoke if we like". If they say that it cost the NHS or Health Authorities to look after us in our old age, lung cancer etc., why not put an extra tax (it's already taxed to blazes) on a packet?? I'm sure that drinkers cause far more trouble that the so called 2nd hand smoke. Dont try telling me that a car, being driven, with all 4 windows open and a child in it, causes 2nd hand smoke!! Yet it's against the law. There are a large number of us, let's get together and let's get organised. The first thing is to support those places that have a smoking room etc. The next is to tackle thos looking for our votes. Now I wrote all this before and it's vanished!! Do we have a biased webmaster??

Jackpd 02-Oct-2009 11:52

I've very often supported the Wimpey at Fourways, who have a little room available for smokers - it's always very crowded, whereas the rest of the Wimpey is half empty - the wife and I and our friends always have a big chuckle about this, but you can smoke in that little room, snd, for what it's worth, they serve the nicest milk shakes that I've ever in my 76 years tasted. I believe most Wimpeys have small ventilated smoking rooms. Ant to reply to the smell objectors, my wife smokes (I don't), and she smells OK to me in bed at night!! Sould we say "smelling's in the nose of the smeller"!

JACKPD 02-Oct-2009 11:35

It amazes me when people complain about their right to smoke. What about my right to breathe healthy air? What about my right not have lung cancer because I decided I didn't want to smoke?
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Tobacco/ETS
I don't think it's asking too much that I should be able to leave my house and not risk lung cancer.

Michelle 20-Jul-2009 16:01

As for grumpy old women, well, methinks THEY should be hung, drawn & quartered.

Steve H. 13-May-2009 05:54

How about intolerant bigots? What do you think should be done with them?

grumpyoldwoman 12-May-2009 07:52

I say all smokers should be put against the wall & shot, at least twice.

Steve H. 12-May-2009 06:45

Let's smoke out all these phoney non-smokers and their completely illiberal unethical position. Smoking was no problem 25 years ago.

Burn out the fascists 14-Oct-2008 19:22

Steve, I agree, we should consider others but you cannot go making sweeping generalisations about an entire group based on the inconsiderate behaviour of a few. Smokers were never given any opportunity to reach any kind of comprimise with this legislation. The government refused to discuss it or consider restrictions over a ban. It is just another example of the nanny state in which we live. It's not only smoking that is affected by this. Whole sections of the community are suffering. One estate near why I live had a pub that really was the hub of the community. It's gone now. It closed as it did not have sufficient outside space to accommodate a smoking area. Local bi-laws prevent patrons from gathering on the footpath outside and as a result it has closed. Now EVERYONE is affected by this, none more so than those that have lost their livelihood. It's just too drachonian a law and it got passed off the backs of sweeping generalisations like "smokers are inconsiderate"!

Freddie 14-Oct-2008 11:39

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