Smoking

[Doug O]

I heard that farting is also to be banned soonish. I can just see it, telephone booth type setups for farting in.

Reminds me entering a dunny on a flight one night after a rather largish woman had just exited. My god, all plastic items in there were melting. An FA saw my reaction and quickly appeared with some air freshener.

 

[Jane D]

I agree with you here. I am a smoker also and i know how bad a habbit it is. I am ever so happy about resturants being smoke free as i find it disgusting when someone is smoking when you are eating... I hate that a lot. But i think in bars there should be a smoking section or go out side to smoke... That is fine... I do feel for the non smokers who have to put up with our disgusting habbit...

 

[pandarifficness]

I remember back when smoking was allowed on aircraft, would go for a walk down the back, and after spending only 2 minutes down there, you ended up smelling really bad. Thank god the airflow was front to back.

 

[Pompal 09.]

If everyone had attitudes like that we certainly wouldn't need the government to get involved :thumbsup:.

As I mentioned earlier I am an Ex-smoker, but believe that smokers have as much right as far as private business venues are concerned.

It does puzzle sometimes though, how reluctant private restaurant and bar owner are to declare their business smoke free. It will attract customers.

As far as I know there is no official ban on smoking on international flights, however, here is a market where the market dictated a no smoking environment.

 

[The Unknown Chef]

In Australia there is, and I also believe the States.

 

[Goodnatured]

Thanks for finding the links realhighlander ... no action needs to be taken by bar owners.

 

[t.lovaas]

So situation normal then Kev.

 

[nl_inc2000]

Looks so Steve - alcohol ad ban put on ice and this smoking ban (heard nothing about) doesnt affect bars ... so pretty much everything as normal mate.

After:

9/11
Southern Insurgency
SARS
Bird Flu
Tsunami
Coup
Capital Control Fiasco
Bombs

Wonder what 2007 will bring ... ho hum ... ?????

 

[surfstoked]

I remember that the first ban was on flights within California in the late '80. The it became flights over 4 hours when the federal government got in to it and then over 6 or 7 hours. Remember that some flights from east of the continental divide to Hawaii were the only once where smoking were legally allowed. Finally came a ban on all domestic flights.

I could stand corrected, however, I still think that international flights are not included in the federal ban. That being said, I am certain that the rules concerning tampering with an aircraft smoke detector carry a fine of $2000, including international flights on US carriers.

 

[i. jones]

I do stand corrected. President Clinton signed the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act of the 21st Century into law, making all flights to and from the U.S. smoke free. This came after all US carriers had already disallowed smoking on all flights. You win!

 

[cfc9elc]

I have never understood why people smoke. Drink, I can understand because it can make people feel happy as well as more lucid.

But smoking has not 1 benefit. Every benefit someone comes up with, is because its just the toxins in the cigarette that make that feeling subside for a while. Then once you have had your (essentailly) drug fix, it will come back again soon.

So can anyone shed some light on the subject for me, as to why you smoke, unless you really like the smell of cigarettes

E

 

[Naturechick18]

I think you should ask the question: "Why do people start to smoke".

First of all smoking is highly addictive and it is much tougher than you think to stop. Second, once you have acquired a taste for smoke there are several benefits. It does taste good (at this point), it satisfy the chemical dependency and the relaxing feeling that goes with it really does feel good.

I started smoking at a very young age of just 6 years old. My motive was none other being the "big" guy. I smoked for 23 years before I finally had an incentive to give it up that was greater than the addition.

One of the pleasure of smoking is that of relaxation. The carbon monoxide (CO) in the smoke binds itself to the iron in the hemoglobin molecule in the read blood cell. The hemoglobin is designed to transport oxygen to wherever in the body it is needed and it will transport back completely oxidized carbon molecules (CO2 or carbon dioxide), which are exhaled. The CO in smoke bonds to the hemoglobin in a much stronger bond than O2 or CO2 forming carboxyhemoglobin. That bond is so strong that the hemoglobin is prevented from transporting oxygen for a while, giving the smoker the sensation of asphyxiation (or relaxation), deprived of oxygen.

 

[WannaStepOutside]

Since they banned smoking in ireland,when you are in a bar and someone farts,you can smell it more than before the ban came into effect...
I think the smoke used to mask the smelluke:

 

[Ashlie]

no disrespect intended, but the reason you dont understand why ppl smoke is becasue YOU dont smoke. its the same as a person who does not drink, making a statement that he/she does not understand WHY ppl drink. same same

 

[Matej]

i remember an air france flight some years ago.i was in the non smoking seats.the smoking section started the row behind me!!when you think back11??

 

[MIH1406]

My A Level economics teacher once told me that when the allowed smoking on planes , they actually had to circulate the air from them outside and the air was in fact fresher believe it or not ........

now they re- use the same air and it it just re cirulated around the plane , and it is in fact cheaper for airlines to do so , compared to when smoking was allowed

still though , i say ban all smoking everywhere in public mabye it may act as an incentive to stop smoking

 

[Draya]

And not to speak about the savings on cleaning costs. Bleed air is taken from the engines, and must be cooled significantly through the air con packs before being passed into the cabin.

The recirculation fan, does just that recirculates the cabin air back into the cabin, reducing the bleed air requirement, although normally 50% of the cabin air is replaced in any one period, and this can change depending on certain elements.

 

[Sageandscholar]

:happyi: YES:happyi:

 

[Arraf]

An excellent idea to ban smoking in public places. Bars and restaurants will loose some but also win some customers.

 

[whitney]

A bit severe there star.. ban in bars in los..I only smoke while Im drinkin..and on holidays..and I think Im not alone ..maybe nonsmokers shouldnt go to bars if it upsets them..