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This is the Conversation Forum for Talking Point: One Minute Rants << Spurious apostrophes Cigarette butts out the car window >> Subject: Smokers. Posted Jul 22, 2003 by Researcher 235647   Posting 1 The one thing that gets up my nose, or more accurately: in my lungs, are smokers who insist on poisoning us all. If you're a smoker who only smokes in a little room shut off from humanity: good for you, you're killing yourself but at least you're not bringing anyone else down with you. But sharing air with smokers is made a billion times worse by the smell! I've been in restaurants where the smoke has been so disguting, I couldn't SMELL nor TASTE my food. There is absolutely NO reason why there shouldn't be a ban on smoking in public places! None at all! A cigarette will work just as well in your flat or house as well as it would work in a pub or restaurant! A smoker can choose whether they smoke or not. A passive smoker can't. So why do smokers have a right to smoke, when non-smokers don't have the right to not be forced to passively smoke? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Smokers. Posted Jul 23, 2003 by Blatherskite the Mugwump - Bandwidth Bandit This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 I live in California. We've banned smoking in public facilities. And we're better off for it. Sometimes when I'm outside, though, I'll happen by someone who blows a cloud of smoke in my face, completely unaware that they're doing anything wrong. At those times, I wish I had just eaten five bowls of lentil soup. I'd jam my ass into their faces and fart for 10 seconds straight. It's the ethical equivalent. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Smokers. Posted Jul 23, 2003 by Thought I should change my name back to 'Mina' to avoid confusion This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 Hear hear. I don't make you eat my snot, don't make me breath your smoke. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Smokers. Posted Jul 23, 2003 by weegie This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 4 sorry, has smoking been made illegal? until that happens, i will continue to smoke outside. i have no problems at all smoking outside my office (i work in a priceless, wooden rennie mackintosh building, so its not really an option) i don't mind being an snout-cast. in fact, i quite like it; smokers have all the best gossip and at least we take our contractually obliged tea breaks! passive bullsh*t is a far more insidious and damaging danger! Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Smokers. - Fag Breaks on Company Time Posted Jul 23, 2003 by The_Jon_m - Young, Educated and proud to be so. Bluesman of the Parish - Forgot about Dre This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 5 We have 3 people who regually (once an hour) fo for fag breaks together (normally lasting 10 mins). Aside from the personal problems caused (girl and one of the guys got togther and left his children + financee) - think opf the money they are cousting the company. For 3 11 min breaks a day, it costs about £21 ofr 3 people. Then gnerally somebody needs to contact one of them, so wasting their time, roughtly £120 a week for 3 people to go on fag breaks. This is only their wages and doesn't include other charges to the company such as Nat Ins payments etc. These 3 people cost the compnay almost £7,000 a year in fag breaks but insist it is their god-given write to have them and come back sticking of tobbaco Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Smokers. - Fag Breaks on Company Time Posted Jul 23, 2003 by KerrAvon - Regret is a part of life. But keep it a small part. This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 6 I would point out that in the UK at least, anyone that works at a computer is required to take a 5 minute break every hour anyway. We just get something more interesting to do than wander 'round the office. Subject: Smokers. - Fag Breaks on Company Time Posted Jul 23, 2003 by weegie This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 7 it is their right to have breaks. does it not say somewhere, buried deep within health and safety at work legislation that you are entitled to one 15 minute break for every 4 hours you work? sour grapes from non smokers that they don't take theirs? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Smokers. - Fag Breaks on Company Time Posted Jul 23, 2003 by Thought I should change my name back to 'Mina' to avoid confusion This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 8 It's a 'screen' break, not a 'work' break. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Smokers. - Fag Breaks on Company Time Posted Jul 23, 2003 by Thought I should change my name back to 'Mina' to avoid confusion This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 9 I thought it was 20 minutes for every 6 hours? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Smokers. - Fag Breaks on Company Time Posted Jul 23, 2003 by The_Jon_m - Young, Educated and proud to be so. Bluesman of the Parish - Forgot about Dre This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 10 5 mins screen break an hour, 20 mins work break every 6 Subject: Smokers. - Fag Breaks on Company Time Posted Jul 23, 2003 by KerrAvon - Regret is a part of life. But keep it a small part. This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 11 If you're classified as a 'DSE user', ie, someone who uses a computer terminal for the majority of the day, you are suppsoed to take a 5min break every hour, as of the beginning of this year. I can find the HSE code it's laid ou in if you like. It's not just a sreen break either, you're supposed to stand up and walk around, not just stop looking at the screen to handwrite something. Besides, I *work* when I'm smoking- I've just been discussing a project's up-coming workload in the smoking shelter. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Smokers. - Fag Breaks on Company Time Posted Jul 23, 2003 by KerrAvon - Regret is a part of life. But keep it a small part. This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 12 http://www.seacwu.freeuk.com/cwu7.htm There we go. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Smokers. - Fag Breaks on Company Time Posted Jul 23, 2003 by Thought I should change my name back to 'Mina' to avoid confusion This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 13 Great news *wanders off for five minutes* Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Smokers. - Fag Breaks on Company Time Posted Jul 23, 2003 by KerrAvon - Regret is a part of life. But keep it a small part. This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 14 Which you are perfectly entitled to do, and it's work's time, so you're paid for wandering around. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Smokers. - Fag Breaks on Company Time Posted Jul 23, 2003 by weegie This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 15 yeah, more often that not, when we're not talking about what happened in eastenders the night before as if it were real, we're talking about work! sometimes its the only way we find out about anything. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Smokers. - Fag Breaks on Company Time Posted Aug 7, 2003 by Researcher 235647 This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 16 It is not plesant to be in the vicinity of a during or just after they have smoked. It should be the right of the non-smoker to protect themself from discomfort and health issues. End of story. Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. The views expressed are theirs and unless specifically stated are not those of the BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of any external sites referenced. 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