Is it reasonable to tell someone to stop smoking

hoodwinked · 10-11-2014 07:43PM

Sclosages wrote: »

I know, I know - smoking in front of the childer. Whatever is the world coming to. FFS.
Did you know there is going to be an historic ad tonight for an e-cig - on the telly - best keep the precious darlings away from the box for the foreseeable.

there is a reason smoking in area's with children is being banned e.g in the car.... clearly people don't have the common sense to not promote smoking in front of them

December2012 · 10-11-2014 07:43PM

It's scummy behaviour to blow smoke into somebody's face......

Uriel. · 10-11-2014 07:44PM

If it's any value to you OP, I fell down once.

Sclosages · 10-11-2014 07:44PM

hoodwinked wrote: »

there is a reason smoking in area's with children is being banned e.g in the car.... clearly people don't have the common sense to not promote smoking in front of them

I think there's someone in Australia smoking as we type! Quick, run for cover!!!!! :eek:

auldgranny · 10-11-2014 07:45PM

Sclosages wrote: »

She was about a foot taller than me and 6 stone heavier than me. She almost landed me out onto the middle of the road.

See, smoking IS dangerous.

Sclosages · 10-11-2014 07:45PM

December2012 wrote: »

It's scummy behaviour to blow smoke into somebody's face......

It's scummy behaviour to attack someone minding their own business and verbally assault them for 2 solid minutes with your face stuck in theirs. It is also scummy behaviour to shove someone. In front of your own kids and in front of 30 other kids.

AnonoBoy · 10-11-2014 07:46PM

So you were smoking near children too but only she was the one who had to stop?

I'm confused to be honest.

reprise · 10-11-2014 07:47PM

Sclosages wrote: »

at a bus-stop as there are kids around?

This happened me today. I also got shoved and sent flying for my back-chat. :cool:

I trust you stood on the road, flagged down the car drivers and requested they direct their exhausts elsewhere too. :rolleyes:

Lapin · 10-11-2014 07:49PM

If it was a bus stop like this, then no.

If it was a bus stop like this, then yes.

If it was a bus stop like this, then maybe.

All depends on the species of bus stop really.

Sclosages · 10-11-2014 07:49PM

Since their appears to be some confusion, I was the smoker.......

--LOS-- · 10-11-2014 07:51PM

"Are you demented" was never really going to inspire a calm response was it.

AnonoBoy · 10-11-2014 07:51PM

Sclosages wrote: »

Since their appears to be some confusion, I was the smoker.......

She shouldn't have shoved you but you did blow smoke in her face, what did you expect was going to happen? You'd blow smoke in her face and she'd decide that you'd won the argument and walk calmly away?

If it was a boards thread she'd be red-carded but you'd be getting at least a yellow yourself if not a red.

c_man · 10-11-2014 07:52PM

I think it's generally good manners to not smoke in a bus shelter.

EazyD · 10-11-2014 07:52PM

Getting a lungful of Dublin Bus fumes would be far more damaging than second hand smoke. Not that I'm saying smoking near kids is acceptable.

Sclosages · 10-11-2014 07:53PM

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Would you not just have moved away from the kids?

Like - cross the road? Perhaps smoking in public should be outlawed should it?
It's not, last I heard............

My name is URL · 10-11-2014 07:54PM

Sclosages wrote: »

I then got it 'all up in my face' for about 2 minutes until I blew smoke into her face out of bouldness. She was very close to me so I was quite happy with the result. The big beeatch then sent my flying, teetering on me high heels, to the far end of the bus stop haha.

You both sound like you were acting like a pair of tramps.

Blowing smoke into someones face is just absolutely scummy.. I don't care what they said to 'deserve' it.

auldgranny · 10-11-2014 07:54PM

Sclosages wrote: »

Like - cross the road? Perhaps smoking in public should be outlawed should it?
It's not, last I heard............

To be honest your attitudes stinks as much as your fags.

Yurt2 · 10-11-2014 07:54PM

In Japan you can smoke inside most restaurants/coffee shops but can't smoke out on the street. For instance, you can spark up in a McDonalds but not outside the door. Upsidedownland.

keith16 · 10-11-2014 07:55PM

Some dude was in the playground smoking once. I was with my son (deffo not hanging around knacker drinking in the playground).

I asked him to kindly GTFO. He obliged.

That's my shit anecdote for the day.

AnonoBoy · 10-11-2014 07:56PM

Sclosages wrote: »

Like - cross the road? Perhaps smoking in public should be outlawed should it?
It's not, last I heard............

I was thinking more to be polite. But to be honest politeness seems to be an alien concept to everyone involved in this gripping anecdote.

Although on the plus side, it's becoming a lot clearer why she shoved you now!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 10-11-2014 08:03PM

OP as a confirmed smoker myself I can only say that you acted totally irresponsibility. Smoking in a bus shelter is an ignorant thing to do. Even standing in line outdoors beside kids is an ignorant thing to do. Deliberately blowing smoke into the woman's face is beyond ignorant. To be honest, you behaved deplorably. Having had smoke blown into her face, while I don't condone violence, I can see why she shoved you. Your whole attitude to the event is worrying.

December2012 · 10-11-2014 08:04PM

Sclosages wrote: »

It's scummy behaviour to attack someone minding their own business and verbally assault them for 2 solid minutes with your face stuck in theirs. It is also scummy behaviour to shove someone. In front of your own kids and in front of 30 other kids.

Yes it is. But it doesn't excuse your behaviour.

Sclosages · 10-11-2014 08:05PM

Kareem Silly Sandstone wrote: »

OP as a confirmed smoker myself I can only say that you acted totally irresponsibility. Smoking in a bus shelter is an ignorant thing to do. Even standing in line outdoors beside kids is an ignorant thing to do. Deliberately blowing smoke into the woman's face is beyond ignorant. To be honest, you behaved deplorably. Having had smoke blown into her face, while I don't condone violence, I can see why she shoved you. Your whole attitude to the event is worrying.

Indeed. Very worrying.

unjedilike · 10-11-2014 08:06PM

The OP made it sound like she had asked someone to stop smoking not vice versa. I love a good smoke at a bus stop too but I'm also very conscious of which way the smoke is going. I'd have just stepped to the side and finished the fag. We are fighting a losing battle here, us smokers, but, when it comes to children, we deserve no smoking rights.

Sclosages · 10-11-2014 08:08PM

December2012 wrote: »

Yes it is. But it doesn't excuse your behaviour.

It does. To me it does anyway. I'm not going to take abuse for no reason and just politely walk away. Sure that would be the sensible thing to do. Ain't no fun in being sensible.
Mind you, I'll pick me battles when in the East End of London again!

unjedilike · 10-11-2014 08:09PM

Sclosages wrote: »

It does. To me it does anyway. I'm not going to take abuse for no reason and just politely walk away. Sure that would be the sensible thing to do. Ain't no fun in being sensible.
Mind you, I'll pick me battles when in the East End of London again!

Does trouble follow you around?

Sclosages · 10-11-2014 08:10PM

unjedilike wrote: »

The OP made it sound like she had asked someone to stop smoking not vice versa. I love a good smoke at a bus stop too but I'm also very conscious of which way the smoke is going. I'd have just stepped to the side and finished the fag. We are fighting a losing battle here, us smokers, but, when it comes to children, we deserve no smoking rights.

I shall repeat - the smoke WAS NOT ANYWHERE NEAR THE CHILDREN - IT WAS BLOWING OUT ONTO THE ROAD. The little children (we must always think of the children) were 6 foot away from me and were not down-wind of me.

Mammy getting into a row, roaring her head off at a woman and then shoving her almost out onto the road though........ now THAT is where someone should be thinking of the children. That someone being the thug/Mammy in question!!!!!!

Sclosages · 10-11-2014 08:11PM

unjedilike wrote: »

Does trouble follow you around?

Not really no!

Vandango · 10-11-2014 08:12PM

Sclosages wrote: »

Is it reasonable to tell someone to stop smoking

No. It's never reasonable to be an interfering ninny in somebody else's life.

AnonoBoy · 10-11-2014 08:26PM

BLOW SMOKE IN THIS THREAD'S FACE OP!!!!!! :mad:

Is it reasonable to tell someone to stop smoking

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