You can't smoke where?

[cj121]

It appears that the Euro watchdogs feel that smoking outside continues to pose risk to passive tokers and

"SMOKING outside pubs and offices could be banned under plans to be announced by the European Union tomorrow.


Brussels bureaucrats want to outlaw it in areas like beer gardens and covered patios ? and even extend it to concerts such as last weekend?s Glastonbury Festival.
The European Commission says the current ban in enclosed public places doesn?t go far enough and non-smokers are still in danger. But Forest, the pro-smoking organisation, says the scheme is ?dubious, difficult to enforce and a potential death knell for businesses?. Director Simon Clark said: ?If the EU wants smokers off the streets it would be more productive to use resources for smoking rooms.?
Even if the British Government, which banned smoking in enclosed public places two years ago, objects to the EU plan, it could still be outvoted. "

Dubious and difficult to enforce legislation has never stopped the buggers in power having a go throughout history eh? WTF I'm not minimising the impact of the passive debate, or even the unpleasantness of tobaccoan wafts if you don't smoke (as a full-time smoker myself, second hand smoke in the street full on in your face, is a big turn off for me too). However, where will this stop? Are we to see smokers only being allowed to pursue their habit/pleasure...fill in the gaps, in private?

[snooky]

Where will they stop, these beurocrats want total control, time to make a stand !

[G-man]

Smokin Nazi invade Micro Brew Fest ! read this weekends post.
We also are loosing our rights over here!

[Dixie1982]

I don't know if they are happy with you only being allowed to smoke at home...

I read a story last year where a council in England asked that individuals who are expecting a visit from a council member don't smoke for 30 minutes before they arrive.

I mean come off it!

[Robusto]

Just in from work, so pooped.

I'd just like to say the folk proposing the patio stuff and shit above are nothing short of fucking idiots.

Now I'm going to put on some evening wear for a British heatwave and rub myself in the shack.

[Drewmidorn]

I think legally you can't smoke in your own home for three hours before a workman/council visitor/your secretary/hooker turns up at your house. At least that was what was suggested in the first draft of some government bill I read... that may have changed.

Now in my diseased little mind I can see the look on the veiny nosed face of some overweight, sweaty drunk MP when a hooker turns up at his house and refuses to "work" for three hours because "Horace Beaufort, MP for Upper Felching on The Wold" has been smoking in his own parlour.

He'd still end up putting it through his expenses.

D

[larrysputnik]

I say we put all of the smokers on an island somewhere far away from civilization. You know, that same island all the homophobes wanted to put the gays on? Then I say we burn all books that reference smoking. We'll set them ablaze in big bonfires.

We should kill all smokers. They are an inferior race and they will soon take over the world if we don't isolate them and then castrate the males.

[Robusto]

I think I'll make a lovely placard and MARCH!!!!!! about this one.

I didn't do it when the pub ban came in. We rolled over like golden labradors when we got the legal banana up the Jacksie that time. Far too easy.

This time it's WAR!!!!!

[Stogiedog]

ITS ALL B----CKS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fine ban all the Ciggie smokers, but allow the Gentlemen to smoke Cigars any where.......................

[cigarsmoke]

All I say to the Eurocracts who devise this nonsense is " The safety catch is off and the spare ammo clip is tucked into the top of my sock

As my BOTL Robusto said " THIS IS WAR"

Prehaps we should follow the lead of our USA cigar brothers with the Cigar Rights of America organisation and make a stand now before its too late

Hope you all had a GREAT cigar filled weekend

[cj121]

It's an absolute sh!t eh? Apart from the smokers (sticks cigs whatever) another victim will be the owners of bars, pubs etc as it will no doubt hit them too, like last time.

I reckon there needs to be smoking establishments. Maybe we ought to start building more shacks, like Bryan?

We need tobacactivists...

A Puro Prohibition Movement? Anti-establishment I hear them cry...a new overground stogie revolution:

Puro Lovers Oust Parliament



Vote for PLOP, before the sh!t hits your fan

[Robusto]

lol, cj!

It goes back to the feeling of being an OUTLAW when chomping a cigar.

A puffing OUTSIDER.

En noir et blanc, I reckon.

[G-man]

OUTLAW =1%er FTW

[Stogiedog]

CJ I am off to Bruge end of this month, they used to allow smoking in bars and pubs in belguim the last time I went is that still the same or have the eurocrats been at it there mate?
You seem to be up to speed on these sort of things would welcome your input mate.

[cj121]

CJ I am off to Bruge end of this month, they used to allow smoking in bars and pubs in belguim the last time I went is that still the same or have the eurocrats been at it there mate?
You seem to be up to speed on these sort of things would welcome your input mate.

My mate was over last year, about May, and he was schmoking in the bars. Sadly, I'm not up to speed enough Paul, but I would think things haven't changed much in the last year. The ban was well in place last over there wasn't it?

Don't forget to give the Kwak some stick when you're there mate!

On a slightly different note, did you ever get the sticks off DG as was thinking of ordering from them one time? Pm if you need mate.