Smoking in Aus
 

Filthy habit I know but whats the score in Aus as I'm addicted and Scotland has banned it everywhere. Pubs, workplaces(I weld all day and the fumes are horrendous) etc etc.
I fu****g hate the nanny state!!!!![IMG]scottish flag[/IMG]

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You'll find that smoking in Australia is banned in most public places as well.

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yEEEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAA go Scotland :D :D :D :D
I love the ban, its amazing going into smoke free places, especially pubs :D

but I do feel sorry for the smokers e.g my mother is currently in hosp and she has always been a heavy smoker (now 78 years of age), and is demented coz she can't have a fag :(

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Can she not buy some patches? That'd give her a mini-hit.

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Its making me cut doon. (good thing) But in an engineering factory with welders, grinders and manky steel. It doesn't make sense. Pubs etc, good idea coz I dont drink. I laugh when I pass a pub and lots of people are standing outside. Looks quite sad.

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Yeah there's a law where you can't smoke within X feet of ANY public doorway or whatever!

They ARE pretty hot on it tho, and I remember asking in a restaurant where the smoking section was and the lady pointed to the street! ...lol

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yes I think it is 4m away from a doorway that you are allowed to smoke

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Yeah that sounds about right.

Oz IS very anti smoking tho, and I spose at the end of the day it IS a good thing as it DOESN'T put hairs on your chest as I was led to believe as a young impressionable teen ... :rolleyes:

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Laws can vary from state to state. Here in Melbourne, workplaces are definite no smoking zones but most employers have no problems with their employees going for a smoko. Public places are also banned including railway stations, even outside. But you can smoke in some pubs, but I don't know how long that will be for.

When I was in Alice Springs they were a bit more relaxed about smoking. For example, the school I went to teach at had a bar and smoke room :D

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Too right, dirty, filthy tabbing bastards! :p

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I was at the Snoop Dogg concert at Burwood (Perth) the other week and a fight broke out between non-smokers and an ignorant **** who decided to light up, whilst sitting on wooden tiered seating..... excellent idea, eh?
Great fight, better than the concert!

Neil.

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Beauty, supporting show.

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That hasn't come in in Vic yet, but i guess its only a matter of time :eek:

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The guys that smoke at work have to go outside and a certain distance from any doorways - this means that nipping out for a fag usually lasts a good 15 minutes! Starts to wind you uo after a while when you realise just how much time off smokers get, as noone stops them going outside 10 times a day :rolleyes:

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This used to wind me up no end. The bosses used to moan about cracking on with work while they would have endless tab breaks. :mad: