Smoking halved since the 70s in the UK (BBC)

[kibbster]

www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21698054

Not even news that twice as many people smoked in the 70s

[MarkS]

I can remember being in Hospital as a kid in the 70's and my uncle sitting next to my bed puffing away.

Those were the days....

[davess]

Everyone smoked everywhere in the 70s.

[Banky]

Yep I remember when I was in hospital, Around about then had a pretty nasty asthma attack. And a couple day's later I was still
in bed the nurse comes up to me and says would you like an ashtray as I see you smoke.

[kibbster]

heheh

My work used to have ashtrays on the machines, they were baccy tins - everyone had their own.

I remember smoking in a cinema and on coaches and trains (at the back of course!)
Back when it was 67p for 10 L&B I think, oh and then 7p for a box of matches and a few pence for a packet of Polo's because I thought that would mask the smell from my folks

[Roger]

In the 70's we used to have ashtrays built in to the Radar consoles and could smoke there. God knows what it did to the equipment.