a new development in Scotland

The ban on smoking in public places in Scotland came into force today.
I was playing at an afternoon folk session, the difference was amazing
(mainly, people talk much more quietly when they're not smoking, so we
could hear what we were doing a lot better - more details in a post I
made to uk.music.folk and rec.travel.europe).

Marion has occasionally tried handquilting in Bell's while I'm playing.
The problem is that it was so smoky the quilt ended up smelling like an
ashtray, particularly since the player I described as the Fire Goddess
joined us.

Now, no smoke. Scottish pubs have become quilting-friendly.

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Well, darn. We just missed it by a few months. That law would have
certainly made our trip (albeit very nice) even more memorable.
Congrats to the forward thinking Scots. Lift a glass to better smelling
quilts! Cheers!
KJ

"Jack Campin - bogus address" wrote in message
...
The ban on smoking in public places in Scotland came into force today.
I was playing at an afternoon folk session, the difference was amazing
(mainly, people talk much more quietly when they're not smoking, so we
could hear what we were doing a lot better - more details in a post I
made to uk.music.folk and rec.travel.europe).

Marion has occasionally tried handquilting in Bell's while I'm playing.
The problem is that it was so smoky the quilt ended up smelling like an
ashtray, particularly since the player I described as the Fire Goddess
joined us.

Now, no smoke. Scottish pubs have become quilting-friendly.

============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk
==============
Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660
4760
http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870 0554
975
stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800 739
557

Aha - but Kiwiland passed that law last year.....good on the Scots for doing
the same...
but I can't see how quilts would smell any better with the aroma of beer
wafting thru them
Quilts in pubs??? Not down here I don't think...but then again, maybe in a
quiet corner....
cheers
Sylvi
sylviald at ihug dot co dot nz



"KJ" wrote in message
news:M6HVf.51300$oL.35147@attbi_s71...
Well, darn. We just missed it by a few months. That law would have
certainly made our trip (albeit very nice) even more memorable.
Congrats to the forward thinking Scots. Lift a glass to better smelling
quilts! Cheers!
KJ

"Jack Campin - bogus address" wrote in message
...
The ban on smoking in public places in Scotland came into force today.
I was playing at an afternoon folk session, the difference was amazing
(mainly, people talk much more quietly when they're not smoking, so we
could hear what we were doing a lot better - more details in a post I
made to uk.music.folk and rec.travel.europe).

Marion has occasionally tried handquilting in Bell's while I'm playing.
The problem is that it was so smoky the quilt ended up smelling like an
ashtray, particularly since the player I described as the Fire Goddess
joined us.

Now, no smoke. Scottish pubs have become quilting-friendly.

============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk
==============
Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131 660
4760
http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870
0554 975
stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800
739 557

Sylvi,
you could start a whole new trend.
get all your quilting guild down there with you working on a quilt, lol.
maybe the publican would let you set up a frame and you could work on one
quilt together.
now that would be a marvelous sight to behold while having a bit of the
golden brew.
yup, i'd come down to see that too.
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"Sylvi" wrote...
Aha - but Kiwiland passed that law last year.....good on the Scots for
doing the same...
but I can't see how quilts would smell any better with the aroma of beer
wafting thru them
Quilts in pubs??? Not down here I don't think...but then again, maybe in
a quiet corner....
cheers
Sylvi
sylviald at ihug dot co dot nz



"KJ" wrote in message
news:M6HVf.51300$oL.35147@attbi_s71...
Well, darn. We just missed it by a few months. That law would have
certainly made our trip (albeit very nice) even more memorable.
Congrats to the forward thinking Scots. Lift a glass to better smelling
quilts! Cheers!
KJ

"Jack Campin - bogus address" wrote in message
...
The ban on smoking in public places in Scotland came into force today.
I was playing at an afternoon folk session, the difference was amazing
(mainly, people talk much more quietly when they're not smoking, so we
could hear what we were doing a lot better - more details in a post I
made to uk.music.folk and rec.travel.europe).

Marion has occasionally tried handquilting in Bell's while I'm playing.
The problem is that it was so smoky the quilt ended up smelling like an
ashtray, particularly since the player I described as the Fire Goddess
joined us.

Now, no smoke. Scottish pubs have become quilting-friendly.

============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk
==============
Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131
660 4760
http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870
0554 975
stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800
739 557

But Jack, I certainly hope you've been doing some serious rehearsing. Our
DD who is a professional musician says it's much more difficult to play to a
silent audience than one who's bashing beer bottles on each other's heads,
feeding slot machines or attempting some sort of impossible dance/aerobics
to music. Polly

Man I really wish the USA would get with the program on smoking - I hate it.
Slowly but surely most good restaurants around here are going to either
totally nonsmoking, or smoking ONLY in the bar, but it will take (literally)
an act of Congress (or possibly an act of the gods...) to get freedom from
smoke in all public places. I keep hearing from restaurant folk all this
whining about "O the smokers won't go out to eat and we'll lose business."
That's just crap. In exactly NONE of the restaurants I've been to has this
happened. Usually, in restaurants where there IS still smoking, there is a
wait for the non-smoking section. Restauranteurs are getting the clue -
last week, I saw a sign at a die-hard, "family style" restaurant that said
WE WILL BE ALL NONSMOKING ON SUNDAYS. Hopefully it won't be long til every
day is Sunday there.....

L

"Sylvi" wrote in message
...
Aha - but Kiwiland passed that law last year.....good on the Scots for
doing the same...
but I can't see how quilts would smell any better with the aroma of beer
wafting thru them
Quilts in pubs??? Not down here I don't think...but then again, maybe in
a quiet corner....
cheers
Sylvi
sylviald at ihug dot co dot nz



"KJ" wrote in message
news:M6HVf.51300$oL.35147@attbi_s71...
Well, darn. We just missed it by a few months. That law would have
certainly made our trip (albeit very nice) even more memorable.
Congrats to the forward thinking Scots. Lift a glass to better smelling
quilts! Cheers!
KJ

"Jack Campin - bogus address" wrote in message
...
The ban on smoking in public places in Scotland came into force today.
I was playing at an afternoon folk session, the difference was amazing
(mainly, people talk much more quietly when they're not smoking, so we
could hear what we were doing a lot better - more details in a post I
made to uk.music.folk and rec.travel.europe).

Marion has occasionally tried handquilting in Bell's while I'm playing.
The problem is that it was so smoky the quilt ended up smelling like an
ashtray, particularly since the player I described as the Fire Goddess
joined us.

Now, no smoke. Scottish pubs have become quilting-friendly.

============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk
==============
Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131
660 4760
http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870
0554 975
stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800
739 557

And could we get with the program on non-cell phones? In the library
yesterday, there was a very annoying kid with his cell phone loudly talking
sweet-nothings with someone while he read the titles of whichever section he
was in with silly comments, we're subjected to business calls on hawg
futures in a nice restaurant, or the plumber's laments on late deliveries
and in the dr's office, we were forced to hear a very intimate description
of the patient's pre-op instructions, something about 'don't' when the suds
subside. Good grief. Wonder what ever happened to polite? Polly



"Batik Freak" wrote in message
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Man I really wish the USA would get with the program on smoking - I hate
it. Slowly but surely most good restaurants around here are going to
either totally nonsmoking, or smoking ONLY in the bar, but it will take
(literally) an act of Congress (or possibly an act of the gods...) to get
freedom from smoke in all public places. I keep hearing from
restaurant folk all this whining about "O the smokers won't go out to eat
and we'll lose business." That's just crap. In exactly NONE of the
restaurants I've been to has this happened. Usually, in restaurants where
there IS still smoking, there is a wait for the non-smoking section.
Restauranteurs are getting the clue - last week, I saw a sign at a
die-hard, "family style" restaurant that said WE WILL BE ALL NONSMOKING ON
SUNDAYS. Hopefully it won't be long til every day is Sunday there.....

L

"Sylvi" wrote in message
...
Aha - but Kiwiland passed that law last year.....good on the Scots for
doing the same...
but I can't see how quilts would smell any better with the aroma of beer
wafting thru them
Quilts in pubs??? Not down here I don't think...but then again, maybe in
a quiet corner....
cheers
Sylvi
sylviald at ihug dot co dot nz



"KJ" wrote in message
news:M6HVf.51300$oL.35147@attbi_s71...
Well, darn. We just missed it by a few months. That law would have
certainly made our trip (albeit very nice) even more memorable.
Congrats to the forward thinking Scots. Lift a glass to better smelling
quilts! Cheers!
KJ

"Jack Campin - bogus address" wrote in message
...
The ban on smoking in public places in Scotland came into force today.
I was playing at an afternoon folk session, the difference was amazing
(mainly, people talk much more quietly when they're not smoking, so we
could hear what we were doing a lot better - more details in a post I
made to uk.music.folk and rec.travel.europe).

Marion has occasionally tried handquilting in Bell's while I'm playing.
The problem is that it was so smoky the quilt ended up smelling like an
ashtray, particularly since the player I described as the Fire Goddess
joined us.

Now, no smoke. Scottish pubs have become quilting-friendly.

============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk
==============
Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131
660 4760
http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870
0554 975
stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800
739 557

Oh, Polly, the most embarrassing thing yesterday - I went to the
funeral for my friend's daughter. She passed after a long battle with
brain cancer.

Two people didn't set their cell phones to silent. You guessed it -
they went off during the funeral Mass.

Ginger in CA

Last time I was travelling on a long-distance train, I found a 'quiet'
coach - so labelled. It was intended to be a refuge from mobile phone
use. I think that's a really good idea. Snag was, one girl hadn't
taken any notice and was carrying on a business meeting for almost the
whole length of my journey - and no railway official happened by in all
that time. Still, it is a good idea. I'm off on a long-way visit on
Friday, I'll see if people are taking more notice on that train.
It's the ones from the supermarket to someone at home, checking all the
things they buy to see if they are right, that get me. I mean, honestly
.....
..
In message . net, Polly
Esther writes
And could we get with the program on non-cell phones? In the library
yesterday, there was a very annoying kid with his cell phone loudly talking
sweet-nothings with someone while he read the titles of whichever section he
was in with silly comments, we're subjected to business calls on hawg
futures in a nice restaurant, or the plumber's laments on late deliveries
and in the dr's office, we were forced to hear a very intimate description
of the patient's pre-op instructions, something about 'don't' when the suds
subside. Good grief. Wonder what ever happened to polite? Polly
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Batik Freak wrote:
Man I really wish the USA would get with the program on smoking
Our county banned smoking in restaurants several years ago. It's so nice
to be able to eat out anywhere and not even have to think about asking
for a non-smoking section. A lot of Minnesota counties either have a
smoking ban in restaurants or are considering one. Smoking is also
banned in bars in some places, including Minneapolis.

Julia in MN

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