Smoking restrictions were phased in, with a ban on smoking in NHS and government buildings in 2006, in enclosed public places in 2007, and with the restrictions on smoking in licensed premises introduced at the end of 2008.Below are some of the images l took concerning the ban and what has happened since!
I hate the smell of cigarettes but love the smell of cigars and pipes!
This was dropped by a woman getting on a bus, as the rain came down. It was still burning as she threw it away!!!!...because you can't smoke on buses any more!
Saw this person standing in a door way and thought, if l ever smoked, it would have to be this sort of brown type..very quirky l think. Either that or those coloured ones, you some times see people smoking!
Have you noticed how many empty cigpackets there are lying around? It wasn't till l started to take images, that l started to realise how many different sorts of cigarettes there are!!!! AND these are just a few of over 40 images l have!!
Have you ever seen a packet this small before? I hadn't until today!!
4 comments:
Smoking is not allowed inside pubs here either. On buses that stop years ago. I'm surprised you can't smoke outside offices however.
I love the series of shots
I hate when people litter
Here in the states fast food wrappers are everywhere
I smoke and have always been a thoughtful smoker even before the laws
I don't think some of the restrictions are fair or make sense
People sit in the cars with the engines running yet they complain about my one cigarette
wow, interesting series of pictures. It is difficult to change a culture that has been a certain way for such a long time.
Lynda -- interesting post but kind of horrifying at the same time! Many of the people who do smoke now (here as well) are just kind of 'in your face' about it -- they are died in the wool, never going to listen to anybody types (IMHO). I feel sorry for those who would like to quit but can't break the habit. It is insidious.
We were in London (trip of a lifetime for us) for three months in 2007 == used the wonderful public transportation the whole time and it was right when the smoking ban on trains and platforms took effect. It was interesting to listen to the griping in the many languages and accents.
We haven't smoked for years and years and never seriously -- all 4 of our parents did and suffered for it.
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