Not exactly plain packs
For a while now I have been getting fags for Herself in the new “plain” packs. The other day though I got my first example of the pipe tobacco version. For quite a while now they have been pushing their … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Smoking
Not welcome at the inn
There is an item in today’s Journal ‘They’re dropping like flies’: Why Cork pubs have been closing in droves For some reason that I cannot fathom, there is no mention of the smoking ban. There appears to be an attitude … Continue reading →
No mention of the smokers?
Once more they’re on about quotas. This time around they want to force political parties to fill 40% of their nominations with women, migrants, and people from ethnic minorities. Jesus wept! It was bad enough forcing women onto the ballot … Continue reading →
The doctor who knows
I saw an interesting little item a day or so ago. ‘Many people don’t believe social smoking is harmful – as a doctor, I know that’s not true‘ Okay, so we have a bit of a double negative here which … Continue reading →
Smokin’ hot
Up yours, with a red hot poker, Tobacco Control … Continue reading →
Lucky
I dropped by Velvet Glove, Iron Fist yesterday. Christopher was on about Tobacco on TV. I laughed out loud as I read it. For some reason an image came to mind of Albert Steptoe hunched over a little television with … Continue reading →
Plain packs plain confusing
The Tobacco Fanatics’ so called “plain packs” are starting to appear here. The shops have been given up to the end of this month to dispose of those evil packs which entice so many of us into bad habits. After … Continue reading →
The most laughable study yet
Study linking e-cigarettes to lung function adds to concerns over vaping This must surely set a new record for the most insane piece of “science” yet? I honestly find it difficult to grasp the absurdity of their claim. With just … Continue reading →
Smoking – On Ethics
Some three months or so ago I received an email from Dick Puddlecote. He had been having lunch or dinner or breakfast or something with a chap from London, and somehow my name cropped up in conversation [I didn’t dare … Continue reading →
Smoking for Jesus
I was talking to an old friend the other day. It was one of those chain conversations, as I call ’em, where the topic is constantly changing as new subjects crop up out of the old ones, and a chance … Continue reading →
