Creatures of the night

There is a courtyard between the orthopedic and surgical wards which is a designated smoking area, and there are always people out there during the day, but I’m always amused and astonished to see how many people you find out there at night.

Walk past it at 10pm and even though it’s pitch black out there you can still see vague shapes moving in the gloom, and the occasional orange glow as they suck on their cigarettes and cause the ends to light up.

It’s 10pm! I don’t approve of smoking at the best of times, but if you’re outside and smoking at 10pm, it seems as though you can’t really be that sick can you?