Occasional Observations

The no smoking ban has come into force across the UK, meaning that the super-stinky streets of London are now even worse. Those poor smokers huddled on the pavement - it really is sometimes necessary to take a deep breath before entering or exiting a building, to get through the smokescreen without inhaling a lungful of second- or even third-hand smoke.

In London, it doesn't really make much difference - since the diesel stink is pretty overpowering, especially in the medieval streets of the City of London. And even though smoking's been banned on the Tube for around 20 years (I still remember when it was possible to smoke on the trains) the air down there is still pretty hazy.

Oh for the mountain air of Munich!

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