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The
gag relfex makes it difficult
for customers
to
enjoy their tea
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With anticipation growing for the employment of the new smoking
ban across the UK, campaigners have raised fears that a blanket
ban could result in millions being subject to dank, sweaty,
noxious environments.
It is proposed
that the new smoke-free pub air will be a breeding ground
for far more unappetising
smells that could
severely disturb most people’s enjoyment of their beer
and crisps.
The action group FOREST has begun pressure on the government
to reverse it decision on the smoking ban fearing customers
could be driven away by the hidden reality of other peoples
odours.
FOREST spokesman Ernie Brown is taking his campaign to Downing
Street and intends to ask Mr Blair to sit in a room of old
men drinking stout for just 10 minutes to experience what
it will be like for pub goers across the country.
"If we can just make Mr Blair understand that without
tobacco smoke serving its natural function, a packed room
full of old men, many of whom have severe flatulence issues,
is going to signal a major down turn in customers willingness
to visit pubs at all".
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A
bar maid adds weight to the pubs new atmosphere
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When questioned Mr Blair insisted that
a number of his cabinet members have the same issues and he
himself is forced to sit
in the same room as them for long periods of time. "Yes,
it is unpleasant and yes many of my cabinet really do smell,
but look, we have an obligation to the people of this country
to do what’s best for me and for you and sometimes for
me".
Some pubs that have already trialled
the new smoking restrictions have experienced some very
unpleasant realities. Sasha Phillips,
a bar maid working in the Puddleton area explained, "I
never really realised just how bad our customers smell. Sure
they look unwashed and obviously rarely change their clothes
but, shit, my dog smells better than they do".
The full effect of the new ban will soon be smelt across
the whole of Scotland when the ban is introduced in 2006.
It is expected that the Scottish diet of fried breakfasts,
pies and chip shop meals will see the FOREST campaign receiving
immediate backing as pub-goers quickly realise what has been
lurking beneath the smoke for all these years.
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