No smoking in Austria

smudger wrote:

Just got back from Soll and even the bar staff smoke behind the bar. Can't remember that happening in the U.K.
 

You must be young. You maybe don't recall the ash trays in elevators (oops lifts) and department stores, smoking allowed in the rear of the bus (which meant all except the first two rows of seats), the novelty of non smoking railway carriages, machines where kids could win a packet of five fags at amusement arcades, and of course, everyone behind the bar in the pub had one burning in an ashtray. Oh and funniest of all, you needed a gas mask to go into the teachers lounge at school.

It was a different world

Trencher

I believe the Gansleit is the first non smoking hotel in soll.

Trencher wrote:

You must be young. You maybe don't recall the ash trays in elevators (oops lifts) and department stores, smoking allowed in the rear of the bus (which meant all except the first two rows of seats), the novelty of non smoking railway carriages, machines where kids could win a packet of five fags at amusement arcades, and of course, everyone behind the bar in the pub had one burning in an ashtray. Oh and funniest of all, you needed a gas mask to go into the teachers lounge at school. 

and on aeroplanes and the london underground! those were the days when I used to smoke. so glad I don't now, what a pain in the back side.

I still find it amazing to think that people smoked on planes!

ski girl how did your trip to austria go?

Great time - sent you a PM, just seen this posting now.

Niederau's Harfenwirt is No Smoking in the restaurant area.

In the Bichlwirt, I have no problem in asking people in the front room not to smoke, can't guarantee, but most people oblige.

Dave Mac wrote:

In the Bichlwirt, I have no problem in asking people in the front room not to smoke, can't guarantee, but most people oblige. 

Not being funny, but when a Scotsman asks you not to do something, people generally tend not to

Hey, wee man?