The Final Solution
Our Great Gubmint has gotten itself into a bit of a quandary. Great sums are being spent on forcing us to give up smoking, to force us to drink less and even to force us to eat less. This is … Continue reading →
A site to behold
A post by Simon Clark piqued my interest. $20 million for this?! Now web sites put up by the Tobacco Haters always deserve a visit so naturally I delved a bit deeper. After all, $20 million’s worth must be quite … Continue reading →
A pride of loins
Yesterday there was a “Trans Pride” march in Dublin. This is after a month of “Gay Pride”. What next I wonder? Amputee Pride? Vasectomy Pride? People Who Don’t Give A Fuck Pride? How about Smokers Pride? Smokers make up a … Continue reading →
Where have they all gone?
I went down to the village yesterday to sit in the sun and enjoy a coffee. The strange thing is that I’m not really a coffee drinker despite having a reputation of making an excellent cuppa at home. But a … Continue reading →
The new tobacco
I knew I shouldn’t have done it. But of course I did. The other night I was whacked after hospital visits and the like and had poured myself a few fingers of whiskey. I blame the latter in my defence. … Continue reading →
Welcome to Totalitarianism
Where is this prohibitionism going to end? We all know it started with the smokers. They just wanted smoking stopped on aircraft and they wanted smoke free railway carriages. Over the years that has crept up the scale, with increasing … Continue reading →
Here comes the Stasi
‘It’s just not good behaviour’: Hospital anti-smoking policy flouted by patients and visitors Heh! They forgot to add Staff to that little eye-catcher? The main thing that strikes me about this article is the insistence that the ban on smoking … Continue reading →
Smoking and Cancer
There is a report out which is receiving a lot of prominence here in Ireland. They say that rates of cancer are likely to double in the next twenty five years. What amused me was that the Irish Times printed … Continue reading →
Unteaching
Two of the Grandkids called up to the Manor yesterday. Granddaughter the Elder and Grandson the Younger arrived with a matching pair of shoes for me which was nice. In the course of the visit they went upstairs to see … Continue reading →
Childish
Well, it appears that Hawaii is the topic of the day. The anti-smokers have come up with some remarkably daft ideas [which are all apparently “ground-breaking” and of course a “roaring success” even when they fail abysmally to have the … Continue reading →
