Smoking ban

[freakydancer]

They'll limit the amount of booze you can drink in the pub next - 4 pints, thankyou and goodnight. But this is all part of the fun of living of the brave new world created by those who presume to know what is best for us.

*cough*

[DodgyAgent]

The smoking ban is certainly bringing all the jobsworths and nanny police out in force. Anyone caught smoking anywhere near a bus stop, a wheelchair or 500 miles from a station is "asked to stop smoking please". So the streets are becoming more like golf clubs where the most minor transgression of a petty rule brings the full force of the Blazer brigade down upon the hapless miscreant.

If you are thinking of committing a violent crime though, dont worry, these people will not bother you, but will quietly pass by on the other side of the street.

[freakydancer]

The smoking ban is certainly bringing all the jobsworths and nanny police out in force. Anyone caught smoking anywhere near a bus stop, a wheelchair or 500 miles from a station is "asked to stop smoking please". So the streets are becoming more like golf clubs where the most minor transgression of a petty rule brings the full force of the Blazer brigade down upon the hapless miscreant.

If you are thinking of committing a violent crime though, dont worry, these people will not bother you, but will quietly pass by on the other side of the street.

I'm quite curious who the first person, young or old, male or female, will be the recipient of my first "go f**k yourself" comment from me when asking me not to smoke.

It's quite exciting really.

[PRC1964]

I'm quite curious who the first person, young or old, male or female, will be the recipient of my first "go f**k yourself" comment from me when asking me not to smoke.

It's quite exciting really.

Excuse me, do you mind NOT smoking in this forum.

[freakydancer]

Excuse me, do you mind NOT smoking in this forum.

Go f**k yourself!

[DodgyAgent]

I'm quite curious who the first person, young or old, male or female, will be the recipient of my first "go f**k yourself" comment from me when asking me not to smoke.

It's quite exciting really.

I had an incident on the way back from Newcastle last week. I was in 1st class on the way back to London and I had my mobile on loudspeeker for just 30 seconds and this guy wearing those really irritating "posh old f*rt" bright yellow chords poked his nose round the corner to see who was responsible for this noise (and bearing in mind there was a group of quite young what seemed to be recruitment consultants in the next seat making more noise than me). He then walks away and returns a few seconds later to ask me to turn the noise off. I would have done so had it not been for the diapproving expression on his face.

I asked him if he was a member of a golf club to which he asked what that had to do with it. I suggested to him that I was not a member of it and therefore not bound by its petty rules. I then suggested that he get the committee to write to his MP and ask him to do something about it.

He then said "I suppose you are not going to turn your moblie off?" to which I congratulated him on his powers of perception. And all without using a single swear word

[tay]

Tax on cold and flu medicines as you are more likely to get these now you are stuck outside in the cold and rain

No your not.

I think most people are missing the point. This ban is actually just filling the gap which banned smoking in the work place. It used to have exemptions... now it does not. Smoking in nay work place is now illegal, people can smoke wherever they like, as long as people working there and whom cannot just walk outside are not there. Your local is a work place.

[DodgyAgent]

No your not.

I think most people are missing the point. This ban is actually just filling the gap which banned smoking in the work place. It used to have exemptions... now it does not. Smoking in nay work place is now illegal, people can smoke wherever they like, as long as people working there and whom cannot just walk outside are not there. Your local is a work place.

And just how much "filling in legislation do we need?" I think that your point is not being missed at all, I think that there are a number of "parallel points" being made here, the main one being the principle of state interference in our lives.

[Ardesco]

No your not.

I would disagree, the average smoker nipping outside into the cold air is probably more likely to suffer froms colds and flu, especially since they are screwing thier lungs up by smoking in the first place. Constatntly going from Hot -> Cold -> Hot environments makes you more susceptible to colds and flu.

But I digress, The point that I was making is that this is all a good old wheeze El Gordo has dreamed up to get more tax. As stated before the best thing to do if this was to make our health better would be to just make ciggies illegal, but that is never going to happen because far more tax can be made if we don't.

Either way I don't really care, as a lifelong non-smoker i'm happy for you to pay out more tax than me.

[tay]

the main one being the principle of state interference in our lives

Its a fine line between inteference towards a minority and protection of a majority. The UK has laws that intefere with peoples lives, its part of living in a non anarchist state. All depends where you draw the line, personally I couldnt give a toss about smokers and their weak willed personalities.

Besides you just know that they will give up trying to fight the ban as they are to mentally weak to put up any real resistance. This will all blow over just like it has in every other country thast has imposed the ban. Smokers arent fighters, they are sheep (smelly, annoying, selfish sheep... and also now cold sheep as they stand outside) baaaaaaaager off smokers.. get outside so us people with will power can enjoy our smoke free pub.

Smokers lose.... non smokers win

wow .. I am really annoying today