Thread: smoking and the pub
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Old 31-10-2005, 16:35   #584
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Re: smoking and the pub
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Originally Posted by clarie
Honestly speaking this debate has taken on a rather crazy slant - I feel like Alice in Wonderland.
You obviously like your poisons a little stronger
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Originally Posted by fireman328
Has anyone considered what the effects of dry ice and smoke machines in places of public entertainment are ?

As far as I am aware the dry ice, CO2 is an asphixiant and the smoke effects are generated by heating vegetable oil.
Will the owners have to go outdoors to use these effects which are very common, particularly at this time of year, with pantomimes attracting children or will some non-smoker decide that this effect is perfectly safe for all to inhale on this occasion. Will a risk assessment be carried out on the effect to patrons and theatre staff of inhaling this smoke. What will be the effect on live theatre if someone sues a club or theatre for not safeguarding their health and safety by allowing them to inhale smoke ?
Oh, I forgot, the witch hunt is only against tobacco smoke.
How many of the non smokers will still attend pantos and discos.
I feel it slightly ironic that all the tobacco smokers will be outside the building in the fresh air whilst all the non smokers will be indoors in the smoke.
It has finally happened, the lunatics are running the asylum.
I think this post nicely encapulates the way that as a society we are becoming obessed with risk assessing every aspect of our lives. In the mean time, of course, life is passing us by. I'm frankly starting to wonder that if people are that concerned with smoking in pubs etc. then maybe they haven't really got that much to worry about at all.
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