General Chat

Is smoked salmon banned yet?

"why indeed - and if you were a smoker and you did have children in your car, well you would not smoke - you certainly don't need anyone to tell you that"
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Sadly working in a school & seeing kids arrive by car you often see parents smoking in their car, and smell the kids who have just ingested the condensed second hand smoke. I know people will smoke at home, its their choice and conscience regarding their kids health. However home is a bigger space than the inside of a car, especially driving in winter with the windows closed.. :-(

Although I dont agree with the car smoking ban (its the responsibility of the driver if he/she wants to inflict their condensed second hand smoke on their adult passengers/friends, & the adult passengers choice to ask them to stop for the journey) I do agree if the passengers are kids.

I do think its a minority of smoking parents who are irresponsible who have now prompted this ban for all smokers, including those who are more considerate,

I'm just content with the smoking in public ban which benefits myself & my kids for the better. We dont smoke so the car issue doesn't directly affect us.

Following a recent colonoscopy, I was diagnosed with a small patch of diverticulitis.
The specialist said that he had no need to advise me to stop smoking as he was sure I was well aware of the consequences & the decision had to be entirely mine.
What a sensible chap.

just sent the letter to the Daily Mail for good measure - surprisingly they did print my last one!!!

I think he smoked Erinmore mixture, really sweet smelling.

He was knocked off his bike near Brighton pier, probably on a baccy run !!

Brilliant.......love it!! ...perhaps anyone else that feels the same should send simular to their local newspaper??

jude....just off to bed now

my Dad smoked all his life - killed him in the end I realise but none of us were ever affected and he was eighty when he died

my father in law smoked Capstan Extra Strong all his life and died of an unrelated cause at 95

could I add that I am not advocating smoking!!!!

Grandpa used to smoke a pipe in the car while driving us all around and we're still here ! He lived to be 104 !

why indeed - and if you were a smoker and you did have children in your car, well you would not smoke - you certainly don't need anyone to tell you that

Well done, and why would I want children in my car ? !

I've just sent this letter off to my local newspaper - we'll see if they print it and if they do, what response I'll get!!!


"I've heard that smoking in cars is to be banned!!! how soon before smoking at home is banned too? As this nanny state is telling us what we can and can't do, because obviously we can't think for ourselves - I sometimes wonder how I've lived so long - why not consider banning fat people from cake shops - after all, cream cakes are no good to anyone who is overweight and they should not be eating them - oh, and fish and chip shops and kebab shops.

On no account make any restrictions on drinkers - let them carry on causing mayhem on the roads and in A & E departments, causing domestic violence and fighting in the streets, throwing up in the streets so workers have to avoid vomit on their way to work in the morning, and certainly don't stop them urinating in shop doorways in the centre of town - keep allowing advertisements for cheap alcohol and "Happy hours" in pubs

What a wonderful world we live in"