Listen guys,

I'm a smoker, happy with the ban on smoking inside pubs/ clubs for a number of reasons:

1/ Even MY clothes smell less
2/ It helps me cut down
3/ The atmosphere in pubs and clubs is much better/ cleaner and better for singing
4/ It stops non-smokers moaning (except on threads like this)
5/ It gives me an excuse to get away when "that singer" (you all know one) comes on.
6/ Anecdotally, I have seen more people at singaround/ club nights than before the ban

I don't smoke in my own house, why should I expect to smoke in enclosed public places?

Just please let me have a quiet corner outside, with an ashtray so I don't have to litter....I really don't need reminding of the health implications (you would have to be blind, deaf & even dafter than me not to be aware of them).

This thread started out as interesting read but as usual has ended up as a slanging match and point scoring exercise between the antis & pros.