Whykay's happenings

You know...

...this no smoking ban in Ireland is great. I can wear the same clothes after a night at the pub (or a restaurant)! But one thing I noticed while I was at Mulligan's off Townsend St. (here in Dublin), and man, many came to the same conclusion, sense of smell in pubs have heighted (even for a non-smoker like me). BUT, always with the buts... BUT, you can also smell more in this new unfounded territory, that is the non-smoking realms of the pubs, obnoxious gases.... yes, I mean farts! We think that apart from the smoker's smoke hiding the smell, my friends and I think that lighting up a cigeretter burns the methane, so we don't notice as much. But in Mulligan's it's even more so. For all those who are not in the know, Mulligan's is one of the best place for a nice pint of Guinness. Now, imagine.. a pub full of Guinness punters! *pew* Exactly! Coupled with iffy toilet fresheners from the nearby johns/bogs/jacks/loos.
But nonetheless, many of us agree (smokers and non-smokers), it's all good. ;)
I find it amusing taunting my buddies who smoke everytime their urge comes around, and goes out for a puff, and comes back with a waft of smoke.
Another thing I noticed, the day of the smoking ban that came in, I was at Tara St. DART station, and I saw many empty nicotine chewing gum packets strewn all around the platform. And an announcement remind daily commuters that there is no smoking at train stations or on trains. Heh, better be careful wile waiting for the trains then, given Irish rail and DART's track record for allways being on time... *wink*

Posted by whykay at April 9, 2004 11:00 PM | TrackBack