Ignorance is bliss
Sad news. Uncle Haji has died. Through the vagaries of fate, I hadn’t heard of him before which is a pity as he would have shined as my hero in a world obsessed with health, fitness and hygiene. Uncle Haji … Continue reading →
At last
Well that was an uneventful weekend. Of course the weekend isn’t technically over yet because it’s a bank holiday. This means the village is out of bounds because the Great Unwashed will be going for a drive in the mountains … Continue reading →
World No Tobacco Day
Right! I’m not quite sure of the significance of World No Tobacco Day. It’s like having a World No Water Day or World No Air Day – a fancy title with no real meaning. Our Health Mob has released some … Continue reading →
Breathing the fresh mountain air
I really have to admire their ingenuity. Their first attempt was many years ago when they persuaded the world that smoking a single cigarette would cause instant death from cancer. Then they broadened their scope by declaring that merely passing … Continue reading →
The saviours of the planet
I see Tobacco Control are hoping to prostitute their “expertise”? They reckon that their brilliant performance at stopping smoking [?!] is a talent sufficient to save the planet. They are touting themselves as the experts to force us all to … Continue reading →
Finding the Holy Grail
I have been on a little quest for some time now. It was a simple ambition. I just wanted a lighter for my pipe. I did have some parameters that needed to be fulfilled. It had to be reasonably sturdy. … Continue reading →
If cars were cigarettes
It’s hard to escape this COP lark in Glasgow. 30,000 delegates and hangers on? I wonder how much “greenhouse gasses” they produced getting there? I just wondered what would happen if they applied the “tobacco template” to road transport? It’s … Continue reading →
Driving my Lotus
It seems I have unwittingly become a collector. As a kid I had the mandatory stamp collection but the collecting bug never really bit. But then I took up pipe smoking. I have gained a somewhat large collection of pipes … Continue reading →
Are you Purified?
I have been giving this passport lark some thought. I must have spent at least ten minutes on the subject. So I can go into a pub and have a pint if I have been jabbed. Or I’m okay if … Continue reading →
The Final Solution
Picture the scene: A bare room with an oval table in the middle. The only decoration is a sign on the wall indicating that this is Action on Smoking and Health, Meeting room 1. Underneath, someone had scrawled [very badly] … Continue reading →
