I have to send my condolences to my friends in Edinburgh-I am truly sorry-today is the LAST day that you can be drinking and smoking in the pubs of Scotland. At 0600 BST on Sunday the ban will be inforced. They will face a £50 fine if they are found smoking in pubs, bars, or even vans and lorries...lol. Scotland will be the first place in the UK to implement this ban. Jack McConnel the PM of Scotland-Labour-has asked the police to be "gentle" with people at the beginning...lol!The Scottish Executive is providing councils with more than £6m over three years to help enforce the ban, including recruiting additional environmental health officers. A supermarket in Scotland-Morrisons-is offering it night staff nicotine patchs-I mean can they be funnier-because it is unsafe for these staffers to leave the building at night.
I am not sure I agree with this ban-as a smoker and someone who lived in Edinburgh and thus KNOW HOW COLD IT CAN GET!!!! Al they say it will improve the nations health-not to sure about that since people will be standing outside with their pints and ciggies and end up with a really bad cold or flu...hmmmm.
I know many friends who will be spending ALL day today at the pub-they open at 12pm-1am in Edinburgh-and I truly wish them a great day of smoking and drinking.
Am so happy to be in Amman!!!!!
So i take it you're a fellow smoker eh?
ReplyDeletewell, i guess i should be glad i don't live in scotland either, even though i don't go to pubs :P