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June 28, 2007 at 10:25 am

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winstonsmith

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Once again Genral Lighting you’ve hit the nail on the head! I said the same about all this anti terror law bullshit. It was supposed to be there to target these few mythical unseen evildoers, and that our decent and freedom loving government was so honourable and principled that they would not dream of using them against democracy.

I knew it would slowly creep over to catch dissenters, activists, protesters and anyone else acting (as opposed to complaining and getting ignored) to make this country better for themselves and others. Or just enjoying themselves in an unauthorised manner.

I realise that the ban on smoking is at its core a very good and healthy idea, especially for the people who would otherwise be working in smoky environments, and that the tobacco companies deserve a good kicking. BUT…

What about the mouth, stomach and other cancers caused by heavy drinking? As well as liver disease.

Banning ciggies means people will probably drink more. What have the drinks corporations, who own most pubs, been saying about the ban?

If it’s really people’s health and wellbeing that the government cares about, why have they been acting so guilty on matters like Gulf War Syndrome? All that depleted uranium has been vapourised and has been carried thousands of miles, affecting people all over the world, not just the poor sods herded over there to keep the wheels of powerful businesses oiled.

Finally, traffic pollution: Why not sort out public transport so that I can just hop on the train from Birmingham to London and back for a reasonable £15 or so WITHOUT having to book a couple of decades in advance? And that’s on top of taxpayer funded subsidies…
June 28, 2007 at 11:32 am

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Well i now understand how the ban will start now as i was unsure if it kicked in at midnight or what.

Well i was poking the landlord of the local pub with a stick, well i wanted answers :laugh_at: Any way, you can smoke on Saturday night up untill the establishment closes for business, then when they re-open they have to be non-smoking.

Well off out Sat, gotto make the most of my last chance to have a pint and a fag in a pub/club raaa
June 28, 2007 at 11:45 am

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Playground Politics

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starlaugh wrote:

Well off out Sat, gotto make the most of my last chance to have a pint and a fag in a pub/club raaa

to true man, going out on friday as well
June 28, 2007 at 11:46 am

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Playground Politics

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april wrote:

substituting it with exercise ,ie,walking,cycling.exercise,swimmin.kickboxing:wink: 😉 😉 raaa

fair play, all i can image u of now, is a really muscley woman
June 28, 2007 at 2:48 pm

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Heavy

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starlaugh wrote:

Any way, you can smoke on Saturday night up untill the establishment closes for business, then when they re-open they have to be non-smoking.

Does this mean that a 24/7 venue can continue smoking until it eventually closes? 😉
June 28, 2007 at 3:17 pm

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Heavy wrote:

Does this mean that a 24/7 venue can continue smoking until it eventually closes? 😉

Exactly what i thought! No doubt there is a set time you have to be non smoking by or similar, maybe he used this as an example as he is not a 24 hour venue :crazy_diz
June 28, 2007 at 3:20 pm

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General Lighting

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starlaugh wrote:

Exactly what i thought! No doubt there is a set time you have to be non smoking by or similar, maybe he used this as an example as he is not a 24 hour venue :crazy_diz

there’s nothing stopping a bobby or two and Council officials doing a “licensing check” the moment the ban kicks in, and busting any venues where they find people smoking.

TBH I suspect there may be a few hours or a day’s grace, but no more than that..
June 28, 2007 at 9:09 pm

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imported_rach

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i always thought it was a good idea, but now its coming up so quickly im starting to dread it…

i was sat on my fag break and theyve put up a big sign with red letters saying ‘this smoking shelter will be gone after the shop shuts on the 30th june’… i nearly cried…
June 28, 2007 at 9:40 pm

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rach wrote:

i was sat on my fag break and theyve put up a big sign with red letters saying ‘this smoking shelter will be gone after the shop shuts on the 30th june’… i nearly cried…

They took ours away this morning! Not that i am bothered as i use fag breaks as an excuse to go for a walk around the grounds :bounce_ci
June 28, 2007 at 9:42 pm

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imported_rach

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starlaugh wrote:

They took ours away this morning! Not that i am bothered as i use fag breaks as an excuse to go for a walk around the grounds :bounce_ci

ahhh your lucky, i have no grounds, just a big pile of bricks and concrete, i have to wait for lunch breaks and leave the site before i can get my fix… ive found tho cups of tea are a good substitute for my cravings, seems to work!
June 28, 2007 at 10:06 pm

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Ah we have flowers water features and lots of nice benches 😛
July 1, 2007 at 11:47 pm

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globalloon

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some comments from the bbc ‘have your say’ on the subject of how banning things is going. some of them crack me right up :weee:

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As a happy ex-smoker I welcome the ban and look forward to the day you can no longer buy cigs at the stores

who are you kidding? you gave up less than 20 minutes ago and the cracks are starting to show:laugh_at:

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Addicts really believe life’s not worth living without nicotine – I used to feel that way – now I wouldn’t touch one even if I just had one day left to live – they repulse me.

born again non-smoker sees it as a mean scene :yakk:

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Just suppose I had gone in a pub with a water pistol and squirted foul smelling cancer causing substances around? Would I get away with that? No

if you put it like that it sounds like terrorism :ar15:

but, just suppose you travelled by car. what then?!?

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And for those who don’t think its proven that smoking kills because your granny lived til 79, its been proved many times over, your gran was lucky.

scientific research has verified that my gran was lucky

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Roy Castle, killed not by his own smoke (he didn’t) but by other peoples That was a fact.

for fact fans :groucho:

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I blame Sir Walter Raleigh,

chuckles :groucho:

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I’m totally in favour of it, but I think smokers should be allowed to have their own stinking filthy dens where they can smoke themselves to death if they want to, but then they must sign a waiver over their rights to health treatment at public expense.

that would make it fair :love:

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I have never smoked, dislike smoking, and will not allow anyone to smoke in my house, car or office.

what if you’re best mate just found out he was dying of cancer and really wanted to light up?

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why won’t the goverment ban the sale of tabacco in the uk!as a smoker i would find this helpfull.

as i could sell it on the black market to feed my habit, taxfree:lol_crash
July 2, 2007 at 2:02 am

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Raj

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:biggreen:

:laugh_at::laugh_at::laugh_at:
July 2, 2007 at 8:57 am

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quietRIOT

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hahahaa ha
July 2, 2007 at 8:59 am

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quietRIOT

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Playground Politics wrote:

fair play, all i can image u of now, is a really muscley woman

p.s no baby i am slim an toned…:bounce_fl
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