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 →
World No Tobacco Day
Well, whoda thunk it? I guessed something like that was coming over the horizon, as after a remarkable run of silence, the anti-smokers have suddenly come to life again. I suppose for the last year they have been somewhat cowed … Continue reading →
Losing the thread
Disaster struck last night. I was sitting quietly. I stoked my pipe and went to light it. The bowl fell off. I knew this was coming. It has been more and more difficult to attach the bowl to the stem … Continue reading →
Reinventing the wheel
Our Glorious and Magnificent Gubmint has come up with a plan. It comes in two parts. The first part is an idea I had heard of before and thought it an excellent idea – the concept of rural office hubs. … Continue reading →
More or less?
I have just read Chris Snowdon’s latest piece. He’s having a crack at the latest Nanny stuff to emanate from Westminster. I have to keep an eye out on what goes on the other side of the Irish Sea as … Continue reading →
Pejorative times
I collected Penny from the vet yesterday. Apart from being delighted to have her home again, the trip was significant in another way. It was the first time I have worn a face nappy since the start of The Madness. … Continue reading →
Waste not want not
I accidentally came across a little item in the papers today. One in five 17-year-olds are ‘unhealthy smokers and drinkers’ – ESRI report Ponder upon this gem for a moment. As far back as I can remember [which I grant … Continue reading →
Do I care?
I used to smoke menthol cigarettes. If I remember correctly they were Consulate. I was in my teens at the time and I liked them but they were a tad expensive. If my memory serves, my usual was “Country Life” … Continue reading →
