Day 123 - Cigarette vending machine

Until my American friend pointed it out to me recently, I never noticed the cigarette vending machine at Windsor Hall.

I never would've thought something like that would be there. At least not a real one. As far as I know, they are illegal in America. I haven't seen one in many years, except maybe for decoration. But there's a working one in Windsor Hall. It has a sign on it that says you must be 16 or older to purchase ciagrettes, which also is interesting.

It's also right next to the bar. This makes no sense to me, especially considering their hyper-sensitivity to anything with a remote chance of starting a fire. They don't allow mini refrigerators because of the fire regulations, but they have a vending machine to make it more convenient for drunk freshers to smoke inside the hall? Which of those do you think is more likely to start a fire?

posted by Matt @ 9:20 PM