Thoughts on Smoking Indoors

[Milleniumsmoker]

How Many Of You Would Smoke Indoors Everywhere If Given The Chance?

Title edited for excess caps and brevity. -jpm Original above.

I've been contemplating the changes in smoking laws and customs recently and was wondering what the latest thoughts from all of you would be. I live in a country where smoking indoors isn't "anathema" as it is in other countries. For example, there are few laws restricting indoor smoking. Tons of people light up after a meal indoors, and everyone smokes outside everywhere unless it's a special area or something. I felt a little awkward to be honest lighting up in public at first, but noticed no one blinked an eye, and it was rather nice. I can't tell you how nice it was to finally be able to smoke again inside after a meal. With that in mind, how many of you would smoke inside if given the chance, and how many of you think that the newer laws prohibiting smoking indoors and in public places outside in the US and other parts of the world should be followed?

 

[olkofri]

I'd light up in a heartbeat.

 

[dPero]

Second worst thing in world is smoking, and laws in all world restricting smoking so I have to and need to smoke and will smoke

 

[OzPiper]

Australia has had very strict Indoors No Smoking Laws for many years. You are allowed to smoke in outdoor designated areas (in pubs and bars), but those tend to be dominated by cigarette smokers. I avoid those like the plague. A few good rooftop cigar bars exist, but they tend to be expensive and "exclusive". I'm not sure if that's my scene either.

Thankfully there are cigar bars and bars in hotels overseas (Asia, mainly) where you are still able to smoke indoors. But unfortunately legislation is moving against those and they are becoming less by the month.

Enjoy while you still able to.

 

[TheWhale13]

I definitely would. I mean, you can do it here in the west, even if you're not allowed to

 

[MRW]

Obviously I partake in smoking pleasures otherwise, I would not be a forum member. That being said, I would never subject others to my smoke that are not a smoker as well. We are all aware of the risks that we take while we enjoy our passion but should never pass this risk on to others that did not sign up.

 

[Morrison Jeremiah]

In an indoor space it's not fair to smoke where non smokers are.
Do it outdoors or at home.
Let's be gentlemen about it.

 

[JOHN72]

I don't really like smoking outdoors, I like it better in partially enclosed spaces. But of course never where there are non-smokers. I fully agree with MRW and Morrison...........

 

[winton]

It has been around 5-10 years since the last time I had to take my wife to the hospital, due to a reaction to smoke.

Later today, it should warm up to 25 degrees. I will retreat to my detached garage / smoking lounge, and fill the area with wonderful smoke. Before she returns from work, I will be clean and the clothes will be washed.

 

[judcole]

In an indoor space it's not fair to smoke where non smokers are.
Do it outdoors or at home.
Let's be gentlemen about it.

Well said.
I'm widowed, and retired. I can and do smoke when I want to. But I have no desire to inflict this on others, who might be allergic to tobacco - some folks are - or suffer from asthma or other such issues.

 

[Latakia Dave]

I've never been much on smoking indoors anywhere. Used to smoke cigarettes in bars some while playing pool, but never my pipes. Only indoor smoking with my pipes has been in pipe shop lounges.

 

[Grangerous]

Many of us are old enough to remember when bars were filled with cigarette smoke.

As a non smoker, the greater part of a hangover was from breathing in second hand smoke. Even a short stop for a beer after work would result in one’s clothes being saturated with stale smoke and there was no escaping it.

I’m all for the no smoking indoors laws. I can’t stand the smell of cigarettes.

I see your from Vietnam and I understand. It’s cultural to smoke and long considered bad manners not to accept and immediately smoke an offered cigarette. I wonder if that has changed?

Welcome to the forum, M.

 

[DanWil84]

In pubs, bars, concertvenues and dancings it should be allowed. Restaurants I would have a clear non smoking policy for, as a smoker I wouldn't appreciate it the table next to me lighting up and I am at diner.

Smoking bans overhere are all over the place here, it is only allowed to smoke outside and inside your own house. Even cigar shops had to close their lounge because it is technically a work place, even if the employees are completly shut off the smoking room and are not entering it is not allowed. And yes apperantly you chose to work at a cigar lounge because you don't want to be exposed to smoke.

 

[Sir Yak]

I will occasionally smoke in the garage with the door down if I’m grading tests in the winter. Otherwise outdoors only for me. I know some people go to great effort to make smoking inside ventilated/less problematic. We have people who come to my clinic who obviously smoke cigarettes in their house and car all the time. Just them being in the building for 15 minutes makes the whole place reek. People shouldn’t have to prop open doors and go through a can of Lysol just because you stopped by. I don’t see how people can stand it (although I know those people prob can’t smell it on themselves the way others do) I realize that situation is a little different than what the OP had in mind but I know that walking in to some pipe shops just long enough to buy a tin has left me intolerably smelly to passengers in the car. So I think indoor public bans are reasonable.

 

[frozenchurchwarden]

I'm pretty picky about air quality, so the only way that's happening is if I have enough ventilation to make smoking inside be no more noticeable than smoking outside would have been.
I am fully intent on making that happen someday though.

 

[hoosierpipeguy]

I can remember people smoking in the doctors office as a child. For that matter, the doctor chain smoked non filter camels while seeing you. I think owners of establishments should be able to make their own decision to allow or disallow smoking. I think government owned facilities should be non smoking.

I think if smokers would have shown more discretion over the years, perhaps the non smoking laws would have been a bit more lenient. Doesn't matter how, I don't see any of it being reversed and is likely to become even more restrictive.

 

[reloader]

My initial reaction was "Hell yes", but really the only time I think I'd smoke indoors is when the weather is bad. I like to sit outside and enjoy the fresh air. Maybe at a bar if I still went to those.

 

[Bengel]

I think if smokers would have shown more discretion over the years, perhaps the non smoking laws would have been a bit more lenient.

I couldn’t agree more, even as a cig smoker I remember buts all over the grocery store and found it gross!

 

[Gabagool]

Like a lot of folks here, I wouldn't smoke "everywhere", but I do think certain places like bars and restaurants should have the autonomy to choose whether or not to have smoking areas and let the market decide if that's what's wanted.

On the whole I feel as a smoker even if I can smoke somewhere doesn't mean I should smoke there. It's always nice to be a good neighbor.

 

[kg.legat0]

I would be inclined to smoke in certain situatons, but I wouldn't take the tradeoff for all the cigarette smoke that would accompany this freedom.