Strange to think the smoking ban has only been in place for just over a year in the UK as a whole, isn't it?
Well, it seems news travels slowly to some parts of Britannia if a recent stay at a B&B in Cornwall's Newquay was anything to go by.
Although the "stag parties welcome" line on the website made it quite clear what to expect ahead of arrival (whitener rather than UHT milk for teas and coffees in the room and a shower set-up best described as 'old school'), the retro approach also extended to the law.
In the same way that it's weird to think of the ban having been with us for only just more than a year now, it's now equally alien to see the occasional furtive fag being smoked indoors.
However our landlady, very much conforming to the Tony Hancock stereotype, presided over her B&B empire from the bar.
The bar featured a rather vocal parrot in a cage, of course, and our landlady occasionally squawked at us patrons herself, usually about keys, whilst puffing distractedly away.
I must admit, having been involved with our Stub Out Smoking campaign I would have had a word with the man of the house, only he was already sitting there belly out, track-suit top undone playing cards.
Comments (3)
Well now that pubs and such are loosing alot of business why havnt they switched to Crown7??? You can smoke anywhere with these things that you normally couldn't with the ban.
www.Crown7.com
Posted by Jimmyboy | July 18, 2008 7:40 PM
Posted on July 18, 2008 19:40
We here in South Africa have had this ban for quiet a while now and it still taking time to get used to not going into a pub and not being able to have a smoke with ones drinks.
Posted by KimdaCook | July 22, 2008 9:10 AM
Posted on July 22, 2008 09:10
I guess at least you have better weather and beautiful scenery to make it all more palatable. It seemed to rain pretty much constantly in Newquay.
Chris
Posted by Chris Druce | July 22, 2008 9:23 AM
Posted on July 22, 2008 09:23