- Le Petit Chien
- |
- Heroic Member
Posted by: x Foman123 x
Posted by: Le Petit Chien
If you were my son, I'd be proud.This. I'd take you out for a dinner at your favorite restaurant.
Quoted by a Mod. Call me a suck up, but I feel pretty damn awesome right now.
Posted by: Garshne
Posted by: Le Petit Chien
Posted by: Garshne
Posted by: Le Petit Chien
Posted by: da bomb drop
Disgusting habit, should be banned, as its something that affects and harms the people around you.
Drinking affects the people around you.
Driving affects the people around you.
Being alive affects the people around you.
Everything on this effing earth affects the people around you.
I don't get what it is about human nature that makes us feel so freakin' entitled to everything. "Smokers shouldn't be allowed to smoke in open air areas because it causes second hand smoke." It's the inhalation of smoke that constitutes as second hand smoke. In a public setting, the chance of inhaling that smoke is extremely low. Plus, it's as simple as holding your breath for 5 seconds while you pass, and then you can breathe your smoggy, crappy air. Only in a home, or a bar, or a private, enclosed setting, with no air flow, is second hand smoking a serious complication.The rule in Australia is that you shouldn't smoke within ten metres of an establishment that serves food.
I understand that, because the "rules" of smoking is that you should smoke after you eat, so you don't ruin the food. But if you're walking along the street, smoking a butt, and people are complaining about that, it makes me want to punch them. You can hold your breath for 5 seconds while they pass if it bothers you that much.You can't smoke within ten metres of any establishment that serves food, open air or no.
Before this law people would all stand around the doors of restaurants/pubs/whatever and smoke, regardless of whether or not anyone is eating outside.
The law is clear. You disobey the law and you can get an on the spot fine of $200 to $2000.
Queensland
Smoking is prohibited in all pubs, clubs, restaurants and workplaces in Queensland, as well as in commercial outdoor eating and drinking areas and in outdoor public places (e.g., patrolled beaches, children's playground equipment, major sport stadiums, and within 4 metres of non-residential building entrances). Since 1 July 2006, premises holding a hotel, club or casino liquor licence can designate up to 50% of the outdoor liquor licensed area as a smoking and drinking area. In this area no food or drink can be served, no food can be consumed, no entertainment can be offered and there must be no gaming machines provided. A "buffer", which can be either a 2 metre wide area or a 2.1 metre high screen that is impervious to smoke, must be on the area's perimeter wherever it is adjacent to other parts of the outdoor area usually accessed by patrons. Premises that choose to have such an area must have a smoking management plan for the premises that complies with legislative requirements. For all other liquor licensed premises, and non-liquor licensed premises, from 1 July 2006 there is no smoking at any outdoor eating or drinking place. In May 2009 it was announced that smoking in cars where children under the age of 16 are present was banned and that the power to regulate smoking at pedestrian malls and public transport waiting points such as bus stops, taxi ranks and ferry wharves was transferred to local government.
Quoted from Wikipedia.
Link
Again, the law is clear and to be obeyed.
I wasn't disagreeing with you about the restaurant thing. It should be a common courtesy. But if I'm walking along the street, smoking, I'll do my best to keep it out of other peoples faces. I know they don't want it, so I'm not going to put it in their faces.