non Smoking ?

[UP FLEET]

Does anyone know if the new seating area behind the goal is a non smoking area? i sat in it for the second half last night and there was so many people smoking i wasnt sure, the bloody stinky people were wafting it every where.

[Hempstead Gaz]

I hope that the ground will be classified as an "enclosed public area" from July, then the whole ground will be non-smoking.

But with us so reliant on old boys addicted to smoking for 40+ years, I reckon they would rather stay away than give up for 2 hours.

[1 F in Fleet]

Originally Posted By: UP FLEET

there was so many people smoking i wasnt sure

But surely you have answered your own question ??? I think you'll find the new "rule of three" regarding smoking in roofed areas doesn't apply , the new seating area meets new safety regs with regard to smoking ,and the only non-smoking stand is the main wooden seated one . Things may change in July , but they don't need to as far as rules and regs allow .

[Jeff]

It is smoking at the moment. I guess that you won't be able to smoke in July though.

[Stu M]

Originally Posted By: Jeff

I guess that you won't be able to smoke in July though.

Cos it'll be the close season then...

[UP FLEET]

Originally Posted By: 1_F_in_Fleet

Originally Posted By: UP FLEET

there was so many people smoking i wasnt sure

But surely you have answered your own question ??? I think you'll find the new "rule of three" regarding smoking in roofed areas doesn't apply , the new seating area meets new safety regs with regard to smoking ,and the only non-smoking stand is the main wooden seated one . Things may change in July , but they don't need to as far as rules and regs allow .

Actually no i dont think i answered my own question!i didnt want a lecture on regs and standards, it was a straight forward question.there are all sorts of rules within the ground, that people are quite happy to ignore, so smoking could have been one of them,i,m also aware of the rule in july coming into force,but we dont know as of yet how its going to come into play at a fleet game.

[John Pearce]

I sincerely hope that the ground is classified as a non-smoking area....come to that I think it should be made illegal to smoke anywhere other thn perhaps the smoker's own home!

[Hirsty]

Nanny State going overboard again !!

 

I can understand it in Restaurants & Pubs ( that serve food ) & public transport......but a blanket ban ?? What's next.....beers ?

 

We'll all be in our little denim outfits before long ( one size fits all !!)....and all made out of Ticky Tacky and all looking just the same !!!

 

Respect your viewpoint....enjoy (limited !) free speech while you can....may not get it for much longer !!

 

Cheers....

 

PS...oh & by the way....I am a non smoker !!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DA11]

I can't believe I'm reading a thread on non smoking at the ground. Has the discussion got to this level. God, I hope they win again soon to get some important issues going.

[chilled out entertainer]

Originally Posted By: Hirsty

Nanny State going overboard again !!

I can understand it in Restaurants & Pubs ( that serve food ) & public transport......but a blanket ban ?? What's next.....beers ?

We'll all be in our little denim outfits before long ( one size fits all !!)....and all made out of Ticky Tacky and all looking just the same !!!

Respect your viewpoint....enjoy (limited !) free speech while you can....may not get it for much longer !!

Cheers....

PS...oh & by the way....I am a non smoker !!

i cant agree with you enough. brewers fayres and the like ok, but not spit and sawdust pubs where bad stuff is part and parcel of walking in. gambling, swearing, drunkenness and smoking. noone would take a family in these places so why canbt they smoke?

[Bernard]

Because not everyone who works in those bars wants to breathe in the putrid fumes. As for the 1984 society comment, I think protecting people from dying of cancer or similarly nasty diseases is a good public service. Beer does not have this effect in small levels, nor is it as addictive as cigarettes.

[chilled out entertainer]

get a job in a different bar if it is that bad. to work behind a bar you dont really need a degree do you. i would think its a case of apply for job, obtain job, do job

[Bernard]

...get heart disease?

[BustaGut]

Originally Posted By: Bernard

Because not everyone who works in those bars wants to breathe in the putrid fumes. As for the 1984 society comment, I think protecting people from dying of cancer or similarly nasty diseases is a good public service. Beer does not have this effect in small levels, nor is it as addictive as cigarettes.

even small amounts of drink can make you make mistakes, drive your car and kill people, quicker than cancer, same result !

[Bernard]

Well one can't legislate for breaking the law. Drink-driving is illegal, whereas having a cigarette or a pint is not.

[chilled out entertainer]

as i said before your reply bernard, if people dont want the risk of heart disease, go get a job in a non smoking pub. leave the good pubs for non losers. they can all go to the boring arms down the road

[Bernard]

I find it quite humorous that you equate 'good pubs' with allowing smoking. I would have thought that being a 'loser' would entail killing youself slowly with white sticks in order to look cool, rather than taking your chances breathing fresh air in a 'boring' pub?

[chris blanc]

Or everyone could just give up smoking..

 

www.thegrand.org.uk

[PatMan]

Originally Posted By: chilled out entertainer

get a job in a different bar if it is that bad. to work behind a bar you dont really need a degree do you. i would think its a case of apply for job, obtain job, do job

Tell that to the thousands of students who work the bars! Not an issue for argument - from July 1 - LAW - end of!

[Hirsty]

The Law is an Ass !