Cry ‘Havoc’ & Let Slip les Chiens Of Free Trade
-a ‘what can the history of smoking tell us?’ post. I was in Adinkerke last week in one of the REALs (for those who don’t know-and you really should if you’re a Brit smoker -REAL are tobacconists who cater to … Continue reading →
Living in Cloud Cuckoo Land
The drought is finally over. Some say it’s the longest drought since records began, having been running for nearly two weeks. Anyways, yesterday I called into the shop and asked if my Condor had arrived, and they apologised and said … Continue reading →
Finding the Holy Grail
I mentioned a few days ago that I had run out of baccy. I ended up buying a fifty gram block of plug, of a variety I hadn’t tried before – Yachtsman Navy Plug. It wasn’t bad as tobaccos go. … Continue reading →
Grandad unplugged
Once again, disaster has struck in this household. I woke yesterday morning without a care in the world without a hint of the catastrophe that was about to strike. Mid afternoon I wandered down to the village to get the … Continue reading →
The Moral Guardians
I do love a good dose of puritanical moral outrage. When the Righteous get fired up, it’s a wonder to behold. I was sent a link yesterday [thanks, Darryl!] which is a perfect and rather funny example. Outrage over smoking … Continue reading →
You know I am right
A subject upon which I occasionally ponder is the topic of “Rights”. One of the clarion calls of the Anti-Smoker is the claim to “a right to clean air”. What the fuck does that mean? Apart from the fact that … Continue reading →
Making amoebas look intelligent
There seems to be a huge divide in the UK this weekend. This is the weekend of course where “plain packs” are introduced, packs of 10 are banned and electrofag users start to enjoy being picked on by the Tobacco … Continue reading →
The Evil Eye
I can’t make out what they are doing with the cigarette packs here in Ireland. They keep changing the design, and even for a while produced tins instead of packs. Mostly they are sold in 20s, but for a while … Continue reading →
Visual immunity
In the course of my travels I came across a couple of articles. Both were referring to an item that appeared in The Local, in France. Smoking on the rise in France despite rollout of plain packaging The first of … Continue reading →
The secret of a long life
I am sort of busy over the last couple of days, but one little event caught my eye. ‘Oldest human’ dies in Indonesia ‘aged 146’ This is heartening as it means I have well over half my life left. And … Continue reading →
