locogeoff
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| posted on 1/7/08 at 02:57 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
quote:
Originally posted by locogeoff
and the prize for the most self righteous goes to... ?
...all the smokers who put thousands of non-smokes in an early grave simply because they insisted they had the right to smoke regardless of everyone
else?
And that comes from someone who is a petrolhead running a car/motorcycle for enjoyment.
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for bans on smoking indoors in public places, I for one don't like people smoking when I'm eating.
What irks me is when people get all self righteous about it when they do many things that could have a serious effect on others
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NigeEss
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| posted on 1/7/08 at 03:50 PM |
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Originally posted by Paul TigerB6
had to avoid smokey places in the past as it affected me when playing semi pro level sport  )
Paul,
You need to avoid where you live then
[Edited on 1/7/08 by NigeEss]
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 1/7/08 at 03:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by NigeEss
quote:
Originally posted by Paul TigerB6
had to avoid smokey places in the past as it affected me when playing semi pro level sport )
Paul,
You need to avoid where you live then
[Edited on 1/7/08 by NigeEss]
I did....... i moved over the border into Wales!! Away from all the polution of Ellesmere Port
PS You have U2U coming
[Edited on 1/7/08 by Paul TigerB6]
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mistergrumpy
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| posted on 1/7/08 at 04:08 PM |
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Ha! Went over to my uncles t'other week, a place named Triangle, near Halifax and we nipped down to the pub for one. Apparently he'd been
in there the week before with he missus and child and they were sat outside at the table having a drink when some fella with a fag asks if he can sit
at their table, there being other empty ones around mind. Uncle asks if he wouldn't because of the child and not wanting her to inhale the
smoke. Smokey fella then goes mad and tells him that he has no right to be outside the pub and that he should do one! Uncle just moved table to save
the hassle but what a bell end!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 1/7/08 at 04:16 PM |
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it's intersting to note that a few years ago I was involved in a car crash and at the time was given a blood oxygen test and it was remarked
that I must be a smoker, I wasn't but did have my lunch in a canteen where others did. I had another test not long ago for a medical and was
normal, well as far as my blood was concerned 
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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UncleFista
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| posted on 1/7/08 at 06:03 PM |
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Originally posted by locogeoff
and the prize for the most self righteous goes to... ?
What a choice [1] ! 
And no, I don't smoke fags
[Edited on 1/7/08 by UncleFista]
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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twybrow
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| posted on 1/7/08 at 07:22 PM |
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I hate the fact that you now have to walk in/out through a fog of smoke. You can no longer just sit outside - the outside is a smokefest! Ban them all
to a small secluded corner, away from the main building. Think of it as a long term investment - less smokers = less NHS bills = less tax (yeah
right!?)....
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ch1ll1
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| posted on 1/7/08 at 07:26 PM |
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well i would rather smell cig smoke all day,
than the smell of the locals toilets, stale beer and some smally fat bloke at the end of the bar !
and if you dont smoke dont go out side ! 
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iank
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| posted on 1/7/08 at 07:39 PM |
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Originally posted by twybrow
... less smokers = less NHS bills = less tax (yeah right!?)....
There is a balance between the revenue generated from ciggy tax + savings on state pensions from smokers keeling over earlier vs the extra costs to
the NHS.
Difficult to measure other than statistically, but I remember somewhere reading that people dying early + the tax saved more than the extra NHS bills
cost, thus the reason it took many years to ban - smokers dying early was a good deal for the country financially speaking.
Presumably it went the other way a year or two back as state pensions have been shrunk over the years and the politicians try to privatise the NHS.
Cynical, me? 
--
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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twybrow
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| posted on 1/7/08 at 07:48 PM |
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Originally posted by ch1ll1
and if you dont smoke dont go out side !
How about if you do smoke, don't leave your house!
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ch1ll1
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| posted on 1/7/08 at 08:24 PM |
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lol
but i might live in a pub !! 
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twybrow
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| posted on 1/7/08 at 10:20 PM |
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I might live outside you pub....!
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Andi
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| posted on 2/7/08 at 06:37 AM |
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"unless Andi confirms"
Yes I confirm.
Phew! This topics gone up in smoke.
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trogdor
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| posted on 2/7/08 at 01:18 PM |
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I loved it when the smoking ban came in, when i was working in a bookies it meant that you would be in a cloud of smoke all day. The filters from the
Air con were scary with the amount of crap in them.
When the ban came in i really noticed the difference! It was interesting to see which would win out among the customers the gambling or smoking
addiction.still had people in the shop saying that it was against there human rights not to be allowed to smoke.
I did nearly point out about my human right not to be posioned while at work......
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mr henderson
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| posted on 2/7/08 at 02:08 PM |
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Main place for women to smoke now seems to be in their cars. I am amazed at the number of them I see driving around with a cigarette held between
their fingers, good job cars have power steering these days.
John
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