The 50+ Blog

First of all, let me confess, I am a smoker. No, I’m not going to try to convince you it’s good for you! I’m not arguing against a ban – the majority seems to have won that one. However, this is another area where the means exists to accommodate minorities but we have chosen not to. I accept that non-smokers have a right to be able to breathe clean air but why not give pubs & restaurants the option to run segregated areas?

Anyway, the fact that some businesses will close is not really that interesting what really hacks me off is the fact that I have to put up some more ugly signs. No-one has ever smoked in the office, it’s a listed building, and it’s soon going to have to sport ‘No Smoking’ signs. Why? We are also required to put up ‘Fire Exit’ signs – there’s only one door.

Still, one benefit I suppose, very soon we won’t need to decorate because all the wall-space will be covered in signs required by law.