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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

A Manchester city fan has had his season ticket confiscated for 'smoking' an e-cigarette inside the ground. Security staff mistook his e-cig for a real one and hauled him into a back office and told him e-cigs were banned and then took his season ticket away and escorted him out of the ground.

This really boils my piss as e-cigs are exempt from the govt ban on lighting tobacco in a public space. They contain no tobacco or harmful substances. You should be able to 'smoke' an e-cig in a doctor's surgery without it having any damaging effects on anyone.

I've been waiting for something like this to happen as it proves that there are killjoys who simply don't like smoking regardless of whether it's harmful or not.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

He should appeal. That's ridiculous!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've been waiting for something like this to happen as it proves that there are killjoys who simply don't like smoking regardless of whether it's harmful or not.

Billy

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By *r and mrs sanddancerCouple
over a year ago

BOLDON COLLIERY

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That's totally un-just..

This country is pathetically on it's ass !!

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By *r and mrs sanddancerCouple
over a year ago

BOLDON COLLIERY

we have to put up with the same attitude at work we have to use the smoking hut at work with our e-ciggys

but had no problem using it at the local hospital in AE last week

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have been using mine for about 5 years now and have experienced this in various places. Been told that people smoking real cigarettes might think it ok to smoke and light up. Also smokers who adhere to the smoking ban become agitated as cant get nicotine fix and you can. Policies gone mad like rest of Britain.

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By *G LanaTV/TS
over a year ago

Gosport

Total over reaction but less so than SO19 holding a whole coach load of passenger at gun point on the hard shoulder of the M6 toll road due to someone using one.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Disgracefull. Typical mini Hitlers.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That is seriously wrong! Surely to do what they have done, there needs to have been signs displayed??? If there wasn't, I hope he fights it.

We have a no e-cigarette policy at the pub but there are no signs displayed

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

According to the Manchester Evening News "City deem electronic cigarettes as prohibited items and it is in the terms and conditions of season cards."

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"We have a no e-cigarette policy at the pub but there are no signs displayed"

A policy instigated by an anti-smoking dickhead who refuses to acknowledge that people respecting the smoking ban are using e-cigarettes as substitutes and are breaking no laws.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Come to ewood park smoke as much as you want and eat as much chickhen as you want

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By *atisfy janeWoman
over a year ago

Torquay

"We have a no e-cigarette policy at the pub but there are no signs displayed

A policy instigated by an anti-smoking dickhead who refuses to acknowledge that people respecting the smoking ban are using e-cigarettes as substitutes and are breaking no laws.

In order for any privately owned premises to post a prohibition notice the thing/act it is prohibiting doesn't have to be the subject of any law that has been passed in Parliament, if it's on privately owned land then all rules are at the discretion of the owners.

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By *orestersCouple
over a year ago

The Forest

Not had any problems vaping anywhere except one workplace who didn't like the fact that it looked like a real ciggie and they didn't want customers complaining. I rammed it up the arse of a plastic bath duck and "smoke" it like a pipe.

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By *aucy3Couple
over a year ago

glasgow

Smokers for one chosen day,should boycot buying any goods,from anywhere.it would show that a smokers pound,was as good as that of the non smoker.

It won't happen though,as some degree of will power would be required,not our strongest attribute,and it would be a bit of a cunt,if you ran out of fags.

Banning ecigs,is just another opportunity,for non smokers to show just how much,hollier than thou,sanctimonious,patronising,smug bastards they are.

I've said it before,I will never give up smoking,for fear of becoming one of them.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'd like to point out I'm a smoker...

If you're gonna use an e cigarette presumably you want to give up smoking.

Why would you puff away on a fake fag somewhere you wouldn't be allowed to otherwise?

The e fag is doing nothing to stop you're nicotine addiction or the hand/mouth thing. If you're puffing away non stop on them you're possibly geting more nicotine than if you were a light smoker.

If you smoke an e cigarette and you never smoked indoors..go outside

if you're in the pub..go outside

if you're in a restricted area..go outside

All the interesting people are out there anyway

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Total over reaction but less so than SO19 holding a whole coach load of passenger at gun point on the hard shoulder of the M6 toll road due to someone using one."

That's bending the truth a little

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Total over reaction but less so than SO19 holding a whole coach load of passenger at gun point on the hard shoulder of the M6 toll road due to someone using one.

That's bending the truth a little"

Which is exactly what the tobacco industry has been doing for years.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'd like to point out I'm a smoker...

If you're gonna use an e cigarette presumably you want to give up smoking.

Why would you puff away on a fake fag somewhere you wouldn't be allowed to otherwise?

The e fag is doing nothing to stop you're nicotine addiction or the hand/mouth thing. If you're puffing away non stop on them you're possibly geting more nicotine than if you were a light smoker.

If you smoke an e cigarette and you never smoked indoors..go outside

if you're in the pub..go outside

if you're in a restricted area..go outside

All the interesting people are out there anyway"

I use a ecig and haven't actually had a real fag since I started it , but I agree if I'm in a pub/restaurant or anywhere like that I will always join the smokers outside, although as I drive alot for work it's nice to be able to smoke it in my van without having to worry ( and yes I'm always alone in the van anyway so it doesn't effect anyone else)

Paul

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By *aucy3Couple
over a year ago

glasgow

"Total over reaction but less so than SO19 holding a whole coach load of passenger at gun point on the hard shoulder of the M6 toll road due to someone using one.

That's bending the truth a little

Which is exactly what the tobacco industry has been doing for years."

As well as propping up the economy.

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By *nnyMan
over a year ago

Glasgow

"Total over reaction but less so than SO19 holding a whole coach load of passenger at gun point on the hard shoulder of the M6 toll road due to someone using one.

That's bending the truth a little

Which is exactly what the tobacco industry has been doing for years.

As well as propping up the economy."

Very often the black economy, as well as almost bankrupting the NHS.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Total over reaction but less so than SO19 holding a whole coach load of passenger at gun point on the hard shoulder of the M6 toll road due to someone using one.

That's bending the truth a little

Which is exactly what the tobacco industry has been doing for years.

As well as propping up the economy.

Very often the black economy, as well as almost bankrupting the NHS."

smokers say a huge amount of tax. what's the difference in cost between smoking related illnesses and obesity to the nhs? I'm on my phone and had a quick look and the figures looked very similar

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Total over reaction but less so than SO19 holding a whole coach load of passenger at gun point on the hard shoulder of the M6 toll road due to someone using one.

That's bending the truth a little

Which is exactly what the tobacco industry has been doing for years.

As well as propping up the economy.

Very often the black economy, as well as almost bankrupting the NHS."

In 2011/12 tax year the amount raised in taxation on tobacco and related products was £12.1bn, whilst in the same period the amount spent of treating tobacco related illnesses on the NHS was calculated at £5bn.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

He is a Ciddy fan he will get over the short term fix and revert back to a depressive state!

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By *ixson-BallsMan
over a year ago

Blackpool

At Leicester FC they wouldn't let my mate smoke hi e-cig but at hillsboro its ok

The One Show did a piece on E-Cigs last week or so...

and they concluded that there was no scientific evidence yet to prove that E-Cigs vapour is harmful or harmless to other people ..

so perhaps the ambiguity of some public places banning them and others not

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By *ixson-BallsMan
over a year ago

Blackpool

but i agree...the man city fan being banned was a way over the top reaction

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Total over reaction but less so than SO19 holding a whole coach load of passenger at gun point on the hard shoulder of the M6 toll road due to someone using one.

That's bending the truth a little

Which is exactly what the tobacco industry has been doing for years.

As well as propping up the economy.

Very often the black economy, as well as almost bankrupting the NHS."

And giving money to smugglers who are distributing more than tobacco.

Just looking up costs for smoking and its grim reading.

Smoking costs the nation nearly £14 billion every year, according to research.

The figure for England includes the cost of treating smokers on the NHS (£2.7bn), the loss in productivity from smoking breaks (£2.9bn) and increased absenteeism (£2.5bn). It also covers cleaning up cigarette butts (£342 million), fires in homes (£507m) and passive smoking (£713m).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

His own fault... supporting Man City, he needs help indeed

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