Scotland- smoking ban from March 2006

to summarise- complete smoking ban for enclosed public spaces- including
pubs. I mention pubs, because there's a chance that the ban for England
(which isn't going to come into full effect until a year or so later)
may not include pubs that don't serve food. Still to be worked out
though, and the Scottish news is good. I note, as a half Scot, half
Norwegian that both countries will now have complete smoking bans.
(Norway already has one.)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4635029.stm

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Martin wrote:

On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:33:38 +0100,
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
wrote:

to summarise- complete smoking ban for enclosed public spaces- including
pubs. I mention pubs, because there's a chance that the ban for England
(which isn't going to come into full effect until a year or so later)
may not include pubs that don't serve food. Still to be worked out
though, and the Scottish news is good. I note, as a half Scot, half
Norwegian that both countries will now have complete smoking bans.
(Norway already has one.)

Yeah, but what about a ban on midges?

Tobacco smoke discourages them.

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Padraig Breathnach wrote:

Martin wrote:

On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:33:38 +0100,
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
wrote:

to summarise- complete smoking ban for enclosed public spaces- including
pubs. I mention pubs, because there's a chance that the ban for England
(which isn't going to come into full effect until a year or so later)
may not include pubs that don't serve food. Still to be worked out
though, and the Scottish news is good. I note, as a half Scot, half
Norwegian that both countries will now have complete smoking bans.
(Norway already has one.)

Yeah, but what about a ban on midges?

Tobacco smoke discourages them.

So I was told as a kid. I remember both the smoke and the bites though.

--
David Horne- www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk

(chancellor of the duchy of besses
o' th' barn and prestwich tesco) wrote:

Padraig Breathnach wrote:

Martin wrote:

On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:33:38 +0100,
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
wrote:

to summarise- complete smoking ban for enclosed public spaces- including
pubs. I mention pubs, because there's a chance that the ban for England
(which isn't going to come into full effect until a year or so later)
may not include pubs that don't serve food. Still to be worked out
though, and the Scottish news is good. I note, as a half Scot, half
Norwegian that both countries will now have complete smoking bans.
(Norway already has one.)

Yeah, but what about a ban on midges?

Tobacco smoke discourages them.

So I was told as a kid. I remember both the smoke and the bites though.

Do you find many midges in smoky pubs?

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PB
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Padraig Breathnach wrote:

(chancellor of the duchy of besses
o' th' barn and prestwich tesco) wrote:

Padraig Breathnach wrote:

Martin wrote:

On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 21:33:38 +0100,
(chancellor of the duchy of besses o' th' barn and prestwich tesco)
wrote:

to summarise- complete smoking ban for enclosed public spaces- including
pubs. I mention pubs, because there's a chance that the ban for England
(which isn't going to come into full effect until a year or so later)
may not include pubs that don't serve food. Still to be worked out
though, and the Scottish news is good. I note, as a half Scot, half
Norwegian that both countries will now have complete smoking bans.
(Norway already has one.)

Yeah, but what about a ban on midges?

Tobacco smoke discourages them.

So I was told as a kid. I remember both the smoke and the bites though.

Do you find many midges in smoky pubs?

I can't say I spend much time in smoky pubs! It was mostly outdoors
where I felt the wrath of the midges, and the many relatives puffing
away commenting on how effective the smoke was at keeping them away.

--
David Horne- www.davidhorne.net
usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk

(chancellor of the duchy of besses
o' th' barn and prestwich tesco) wrote:

Padraig Breathnach wrote:

(chancellor of the duchy of besses
o' th' barn and prestwich tesco) wrote:

Padraig Breathnach wrote:

Martin wrote:

Yeah, but what about a ban on midges?

Tobacco smoke discourages them.

So I was told as a kid. I remember both the smoke and the bites though.

Do you find many midges in smoky pubs?

I can't say I spend much time in smoky pubs!

Something you have in common with midges.

It was mostly outdoors
where I felt the wrath of the midges, and the many relatives puffing
away commenting on how effective the smoke was at keeping them away.

From a distance, the midges saw a number of you -- food sources. The
other midgemeals lit up, protected themselves, and in consequence you
got your own and everybody else's midges. But you're less likely to
get lung cancer, have a heart attack or stroke, or suffer from
respiratory or circulation problems; you also have more money
available to fund alternative vices (or less debt). It's worth being
chewed up by midges for that. But it might not seem so at the time.

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PB
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