LibraCarr, Although, I agree that name calling is not very nice (naughty PGC!) the tone of your posts was more than a little condescending. If the ceramics shop charge corkage and allow drinking, they clearly don't see it as a safety issue. Although I've never been in myself, my undrestanding is that you just paint ready made ceramics. If the kiln and turntable can only be seen from the side, perhaps they're for staff use only? As for you asking if cigarettes are really necessary, in one of your posts you've mentioned buying a daily bottle of wine. A bottle of wine is 9 units (assuming it's a modest 12% ABV) so even if you're sharing that daily bottle that's 31.5 units per week. The safe limit for men is 21 units a week. If we're going to have a conversation about abstinence and moderation, perhaps you should think about that.