Certainly, it could have went worse....
The following of topic for your reference:
Bars, nightclubs hit with smoking ban
by Joel Bowman on Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Dubai plans to restrict smoking in bars and nightclubs under new regulations set to come into force sometime in the New Year, a Dubai Municipality official has revealed.
Abdullah Rafe'i, assistant director general for environment and public health affairs at the municipality, said the entertainment venues will have to fall in line with anti-smoking regulations already in force in public areas across the emirate such as shopping malls, restaurants and cafés, UAE daily Gulf News reported on Tuesday.
Like other public areas, bars and nightclubs will have to provide designated smoking areas for people to use and if anyone is found lighting up outside those areas the premises and offending smoker face stiff fines, Rafe'i said.
The newspaper report gave no details of when the ban will come into effect.
The crackdown on smoking in public is part of the Dubai Strategic Plan 2015, which aims to increase the standard of living for UAE citizens and expatriates residing in the Emirates.
People caught smoking in no-smoking areas face a fine of 500 dirhams for the first offence, 1,000 dirhams for the second offence, 4,000 dirhams for the third offence and 5,000 dirhams for any repeat offence thereafter.
Commercial establishment face fines from 10,000 dirhams up to 50,000 dirhams for not regulating smoking in their premises.
Greetings to all, happy x-max,
Tom
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (in the reverse order)
Jockeys (The Ugly)
Hit Jockeys at 9:45 PM Monday night and stayed 30 minutes. Surveyed the crowd and nothing caught my eye. Indeed, there were some rather large ladies that seemed to be a little past their prime and a number of Chinese ladies who offered all night massage service for AED 600 (no negotiations took place as I did not feel the urge). One stocky lady from Moldova offered all night and everything you want for AED 1,500. Forget that.
Rattlesnake (The Bad)
15 minutes later I paid my AED 35 entrance fee and headed into Rattlesnake at around 10:30 PM. A number of Chinese, a few Africans, and one (yes, only one) CIS. The crowd started to increase around 11:00 PM, but I was in not in a good mood. I selected a demure Chinese lady after agreeing the menu and AED 600 for the night till 7:00 AM. Headed home. Then the fun began. An old customer called and offered AED 1,000 for the night. I requested the phone be switched off. She then asked me for an additional AED 400 compensation. I gently explained that we had agreed the menu, the fee and the duration. We got down to business. She refused the BBBJ that had been agreed. Was I annoyed? So we had a quick, not very inspiring session. She then switched on her phone and called her old customer to see if he was still available. He wasn’t, as he had arranged another rendezvous for the night. By this time I was fuming. I thought I’d better cut my losses, and get a good night sleep in the expectation that my next mongering venture would prove to be more successful. I gave her AED 500. She protested, I thought I was being generous. I then asked her to leave at 1:00 AM. She still had the opportunity to return to Rattlesnake to find another customer.
Rattlesnake (The Good)
Arrived at 11:00 PM Wednesday night, rested and ready to go. Felt like some CIS but was overwhelmed by the number of Chinese – their numbers seem to be ever increasing. The WG demographics seem to be changing. Eventually settled for a buxom blond Russian from Uzbekistan for AED 900 all night. Claimed she had been in the UAE for 6 months, worked at the office of a CIS Airline for AED 1,800 per month, and supplemented her income by working at the Regal. Well, I’m gullible, but not that gullible. Regardless, she was an expert. Must have had extensive on the job training. Great BBBJ with COF. She claimed it was good for her skin. Who am I to complain? The second session was a mixture of BBBJ followed by cowgirl, doggie and mish. Eventually I exploded. All in all, a great session after the Monday night disappointment.
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No "no smoking" in bars yet
[QUOTE=Tom2004]The following of topic for your reference:
Bars, nightclubs hit with smoking ban
Dubai plans to restrict smoking in bars and nightclubs under new regulations set to come into force sometime in the New Year, a Dubai Municipality official has revealed.
Like other public areas, bars and nightclubs will have to provide designated smoking areas for people to use and if anyone is found lighting up outside those areas the premises and offending smoker face stiff fines, Rafe'i said.[/QUOTE]Not just yet
From Gulf News today
[QUOTE][b]Ban at nightclubs and bars is delayed, says civic body[/b]
[u]By Ashfaq Ahmed, Staff Reporter
Published: December 13, 2007, 00:09[/u]
Dubai: Smoking in nightclubs and bars will not be banned, Gulf News has learnt.
The decision to ban smoking in nightclubs and bars have been delayed after a meeting early this week comprising officials from the municipality, Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) and representatives of hotels and nightclubs.
"We have decided not to ban smoking in these places because we understand the people going to such places are mature enough to take care of their health. Also no children are allowed to enter these places," said the Director of Public Health Department, Dubai Municipality.
He said people go to such places by choice and should be well aware of the health risks.
He said that smoking would ultimately be regulated in these places, too, but it will happen in future.[/QUOTE]