[SheLion]

The oxygen safety issue is a (fire) starter. It only takes one incident (which I am sure has occured at least once in the many nursing homes) to make everyone wonder why it was ever allowed in the first place.

Are you dense or what!  Can't you read where the home used to have a smoking room?  Do you really think they had OXYGEN in that room? heh!

Mrs Mock said the home used to have a small room where smokers could light up. But she said the smoking ban in the building has now been enforced for health and safety reasons.

[383rr]

About this oxygen thing, it is not explosive, or on it's own flammable. It is used in conjunction with acetylene or propane to create greater heat in the flame for welding and cutting, also to cut, or oxidize the hot steel. That it is explosive on it's own is drivel. I know because I have used this stuff all my life. You ought to see me light my cig with an oxy-acetylene torch. Cool!

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But she said the smoking ban in the building has now been enforced for health and safety reasons.

Yeah....I'm the dense one.