Utterly ridiculous

[The Moan Ranger]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6958627.stm

"The Rolling Stones flouted England's new smoking ban when two band members lit up on stage at London's O2 arena.
But the venue will not be fined after Greenwich Council said it was "satisfied" the incident was a one-off.

Guitarists Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood both smoked cigarettes during the first of the band's three gigs at the former Millennium Dome."

So what! I very much doubt any of the audience cared and probably applauded it!  Of course, it would have been legal if they had started injecting heroin or snorting coke.

Madness, utter maddness.

[Nick]

Words fail me

[tel]

The audience should have lit up as well.

[Bar Wench]

I really couldn't give a toss but either it is a law or they are guidelines.

[Nick]

I smoke. I smoke Marlborough. The red packs. Whenever I ask for Marlborough in a shop I get the Lights! WHY??:>?

They are not healthier!

I know they are bad. Gibve me the bad ones, not the healthy ones. Idiots.!

[Nick]

I really couldn't give a toss but either it is a law or they are guidelines.

Rock and roll bands must smoke. It's the law!

[Bar Wench]

I really couldn't give a toss but either it is a law or they are guidelines.

Rock and roll bands must smoke. It's the law!

But this was a prime opportunity to prove that the big wigs are fussed about it.

[Nick]

Que?

[Bar Wench]

Que?

I am sick of this no smoking law being flauted. I really couldn't give a toss either way but either it is a law or it isn't. If Greenwich Council aren't going to be forced to comply then why should anyone?

[Berek]

Marlborough to me sounds like a classy porn mag, a bit like Mayfair, and of course us lads only get them to read the motoring articles 

[Barman]

Que?

I am sick of this no smoking law being flauted. I really couldn't give a toss either way but either it is a law or it isn't. If Greenwich Council aren't going to be forced to comply then why should anyone?

What she said! 

[tel]

Que?

I am sick of this no smoking law being flauted. I really couldn't give a toss either way but either it is a law or it isn't. If Greenwich Council aren't going to be forced to comply then why should anyone?

I thought we were talking about the Stones, not James Galway

[The Moan Ranger]

The point really is that in an arena that big, two icons sparking up on a distant stage will have absolutely no detrimental effect whatsoever on anyone - even if secondary smoke is bad for you, which still has to be proven, especially with the air conditioning in full flow. All the attendees would have suffered far worse lung pollution on the journey there. I vote we ban all buses and tube trains as a precaution.

[Bar Wench]

The point really is that in an arena that big, two icons sparking up on a distant stage will have absolutely no detrimental effect whatsoever on anyone - even if secondary smoke is bad for you, which still has to be proven, especially with the air conditioning in full flow. All the attendees would have suffered far worse lung pollution on the journey there. I vote we ban all buses and tube trains as a precaution.

That is not the point though. There is a ban on smoking in areas such as that. The law covers the O2 arena and so it should be enforced.

[tel]

The point really is that in an arena that big, two icons sparking up on a distant stage will have absolutely no detrimental effect whatsoever on anyone - even if secondary smoke is bad for you, which still has to be proven, especially with the air conditioning in full flow. All the attendees would have suffered far worse lung pollution on the journey there. I vote we ban all buses and tube trains as a precaution.

That is not the point though. There is a ban on smoking in areas such as that. The law covers the O2 arena and so it should be enforced.

Like the seat-belt and mobile phone laws are?