We've had the smoking ban in Wales for two months now and I've seen a difference. My eyes don't sting after a long gig and the gear doesn't stink. Some nights I leave a lot of the gear in my car when I get home for unloading in the morning and it's when you open the car door early in the morning that you notice the stink the most. Also it's nice to get home and not have earache because you stink.