Louise Cachia, Msida
Passive smoking in Paceville
After several weeks of absence, a few days ago I decided to go to Paceville. It was quite an enjoyable evening of friends, music and dancing. Oh, and cigarettes of course!
Now, I do not smoke, but after a few minutes inside a bar, the stench on me was saying otherwise. And then came the “morning after Paceville”, where my hair, clothes and bedroom stank as though I had spent the evening smoking a packet. Not to mention the breathing consequences: sneezing, coughing and a very irritable thoat.
This story repeats itself with my every venture to Paceville’s bars and discos; pity there is no law in Malta prohibiting smoking in enclosed public spaces...
Oh wait, there is! But apparently, this law is there to be ignored.
If it is indeed true that this year the government is giving an extra push against smoking, as quoted in The Times on February 4, then it’s about time a law that was introduced a good eight years ago is taken seriously and enforced.
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Karl Consiglio
Feb 23rd, 20:32
If anything smoking should only be allowed in bars.
Alistair Farrugia
Feb 23rd, 12:35
In full agreement with you - everything you wrote is true. You hardly, if ever, see the law being enforced and I've even seen cases were patrons at a bar light up cigarettes, right in front of police officers, with no action taken to stop them, at the very least.
And before anyone rushes to tell me to report such individuals, I have to draw your attention to the fact that the one time I tried this, the bar owner ended up threatening me and challenging me on the matter. I am not the law or an enforcer of the law; I have to hope that those that can and SHOULD enforce it do their job.
Louise Cachia
Feb 23rd, 20:21
EXACTLY! and you are sooo right, drawing attention to bar owners is simply futile. This is becoming maddeningly frustrating...