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Posted by whenthiswasfields about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
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Is there anywhere in London you can go see a film and have lovely fag at the same time? (Apart from my living room.) Got a friend who is a 60-a-day woman and can I get her to go to the cinema? Can I buggery – she reckons she can’t do an hour without a fag. So are there any nicotine-friendly cinemas left ...
Posted by Provdes about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
4 responses
After a superb FCL meet on Friday I made an observation. A massive amount of us still smoke, and more often than not you would bump into someone different everytime whilst popping out to the steps behing the Glasshouse Stores. (which was quite a good place for a smoke) Some of us will be stopping as winter gets c...
Posted by whenthiswasfields over 2 years ago
Last active over 2 years ago
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Can anyone recommend a hypnostist in SE or Central London that they have used successfully to give up smoking? Thanks in advance. Popcorn-Paul
Posted by KinkyFantastic about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
31 responses
Inappropriate insertion of Emily Big Brother-esque joke about leaving job in Soho here I’ve been commissioned to write a blog about giving up smoking. This is obviously brilliant, as I am going to be paid to rant about the pointless minutiae of my life, but terrible in that I really like smoking and donR...
Posted by whenthiswasfields over 2 years ago
Last active about 1 year ago
13 responses
Does anyone know under what circumstances a black cab with For Hire sign illuminated can refuse a fare? I’ve heard that they’re not allowed to refuse a fair if the destination is within 6 miles of Charing Cross, but is this true? Can they refuse you if you are carrying drink/food/too much shopping, or...
Posted by Brian about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
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I have. It was on the Northern Line several years ago and I was with a group of drunk people who decided that it would be a great idea to have a fag while on the tube. We happened to be at the front of the train and the driver opened his little door and shouted to us, “If you’re going to smoke, you cou...
Posted by faith about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
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Ooh yes, me! *Raises Hand! * I met the wonderful “J” tonight. We had a great evening bar hopping along the Southbank- realising that we should have paid more attention to FC ideas on cocktail bars etc, trying to peer into the fame academy house (well, that was mainly me) and trying to smoke in no smok...
Posted by jamescoops about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
28 responses
So this London smoking ban in July apparently doesnt just includes evil cigarettes but also my beloved shisha (hubbly bubbly) and cigars. In New York, I believe they have some kind of exemption if 50% of a venue’s revenues come from cigars/ shisha and this allows these places to keep going. In terms of cigar...
Posted by agox about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
24 responses
Smirting, according to thelondonpaper, is what happens when smokers use the new-found solidarity, sense of shared transgression and huddling together for warmth that the post-smoking-ban world has created as a premise for flirting. On pavements and in workplace fire escapes and that. I so smirted BEFORE it was co...
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Posted by CarmenM about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
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It’s been reported lately that the smoking ban is welcome news for certain mobile operators – who are now experiencing higher revenues from texting smokers. Have you been party to this one-handed phenomenon, or have you another sm- you’ve been up to since 1 July? Personally, I love a good old...
Posted by pswnio about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
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A chap parked his car, got out and crossed the road with the sole purpose of depositing a small amount of rubbish in the litter bin. This is so unusual in Wood Green you wouldn’t believe. I wanted to shake his hand heartily and offer some form of pecuniary reward, but I’d fallen down with shock and by th...
Posted by whenthiswasfields over 2 years ago
Last active over 2 years ago
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I have chosen (so my girlfriend tells me) to give up smoking. I’m not sure I believe the hype about “replacement products” given the short time it takes to get over the physical addiction. What really helped last time (I know I know) was some of the really really really Bruce Lee hard liquorice tha...
Posted by Juvey about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
34 responses
How worried are you about the future for pubs once the smoking ban comes in? Most people claim that the tricky bit in giving up smoking is the drink in the pub bit. Are pubs going to be deserted from July onwards as smokers try to give up by not putting themselves through the temptation of being in a pub? If I give ...
Posted by pepsy about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
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I’ve been slowly putting together lastrounds.co.uk, my new London pub site. A load of people have recently asked me to add a section which lists London pubs that have Legal smoking areas, and I was wondering if you guys could help! Do you guys know of any pubs that have smoking area? If so please list them...
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Posted by iAmJonny about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
23 responses
Smoking, the smoking ban and not wanting to stand outside in the pouring rain just for a few gasps on a fag. Obviously, with only 47(?) days left till the smoking ban there is a massive choice for the big, hard, and clever people out there (in London) who smoke – will I quit or won’t I? As the ban is...
Posted by Tris2000 about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
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I know I can buy portion snus from places like http://www.swedish-snus.com/ but is there anywhere, eg a specialist tobacconist, where I can buy it in London? I’m NOT talking about snortable snuff, which you can get all over London (including Londis), but portion “snus”, which is basically about ...
Posted by Provdes about 1 year ago
Last active about 1 year ago
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I’m furious…. well….. pissed off….... ok…..... perhaps mildly irritated.. Went to Brixton Academy with Chez on Saturday night to see the Maximo Park. In fact, this is the first live indoor gig i’ve been to since the smoking ban in July. I found it difficult. I’m no...
Posted 5 months ago 0 responses
Jury service can be a drag, we imagine (Londonist’s youthfulness precluding it from being summoned to rule over our fellow citizens). How to make the time go quickly? You could do like Homer Simpson did and wear a pair of oversized comedy glasses to surreptitiously snooze behind. Or you could smuggle in some class Cs and attempt to drive down Doobie Lane while deciding the verdict. Read More
