tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post1796912173311103758..comments2023-10-17T15:56:22.827+01:00Comments on Velvet Glove, Iron Fist: Meddlesome RatbagsChristopher Snowdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-17101277251680867862013-02-26T22:44:07.366+00:002013-02-26T22:44:07.366+00:00Thanks for this, Chris!
The CNN comments are v. e...Thanks for this, Chris!<br /><br />The CNN comments are v. encouraging with lots of thumbs up for ... smoking areas and smokers! :)<br /><br />ChurchmouseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-3364676045083474422011-03-30T13:15:17.948+01:002011-03-30T13:15:17.948+01:00Chris, there is a new study out in the The Canadia...Chris, there is a new study out in the The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol 56, No 3, March 2011, you might find interesting.<br /><br /><br />The Relation Between Nicotine Dependence and Suicide Attempts in the General Population<br /><br />Conclusions: Nicotine dependence is associated with suicide attempts, independently of<br />comorbid mental disorders and physical disease. The association attenuates when a person ceases using nicotine, suggesting a state, rather than trait, effect. These findings provide evidence for additional concern regarding the deleterious health effects of tobacco.<br />http://publications.cpa-apc.org/media.php?mid=1129a.welchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467661824671695692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-47813758179600823562011-03-30T12:14:19.797+01:002011-03-30T12:14:19.797+01:00O/T Feature on R5L breakfast this morning, sometim...O/T Feature on R5L breakfast this morning, sometime between 7.17 and 9.00. Interview with Leicester doctor about illness caused by shisha smoking. R5L came out with the figure of one hour's shisha as harmful as 200 cigarettes. I don't know if this was challenged by Nicky Campbell later as I lefty the house at 7.17. Journalist responsible appears to be this one<br />http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-12898079<br />Am going to email Nicky Campbell a link to the shisha material on VGIF. He's intelligent and was as smoker, so he might be interested.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-53754503610452230632011-03-29T21:45:44.093+01:002011-03-29T21:45:44.093+01:00Thanks, Snowdon. Works a treat.Thanks, Snowdon. Works a treat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-46597262833264652292011-03-29T20:07:24.505+01:002011-03-29T20:07:24.505+01:00Love the smoke booth - it would be just like old t...Love the smoke booth - it would be just like old times with a few chairs and coffee machine...<br /><br />Bet the antis' objection would be along the lines of the particulate matter in smoke being small enough (or viscious enough!) to seep through the air wall. I'm no scientist and I've just made that up but it's probably no more nonsensical than whatever they'd come up with.<br /><br />JayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-72558193036513015732011-03-29T12:09:06.958+01:002011-03-29T12:09:06.958+01:00Right click on link and open in new window?Right click on link and open in new window?Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-49481535563183203972011-03-29T02:37:05.344+01:002011-03-29T02:37:05.344+01:00I don't know what to do with BLOGGER. I clicke...I don't know what to do with BLOGGER. I clicked on Nisakiman's link and got half a screen. No way could I expand the screen so that I could read it. The full screen symbol does not work. <br /><br />Any advice?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-90278516221050658942011-03-28T17:13:29.794+01:002011-03-28T17:13:29.794+01:00"Re airport smoking booths, check out this re..."Re airport smoking booths, check out this really cool concept. The antis will hate it because it bucks the "denormalisation" trend. "<br /><br /><br />How cool is that? These would work quite well in bars and nightclubs:-)<br /><br />BTW, has anyone here gotten a load of the hateful comments that follow Nikakiman's link about these booths? I find it hard to believe that these are "regular" folks making such comments.<br /><br />Chris, thanks for (once again) saying it like it is. These people are tyrants...and I agree that it's time to tell these assholes to mind their own fucking business. Indeed.jredheadgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11078082563556309444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-16455156220324727712011-03-28T13:00:28.972+01:002011-03-28T13:00:28.972+01:00nisakiman,
It went into the spam folder, presumab...nisakiman,<br /><br />It went into the spam folder, presumably because it contained a link. I've unblocked it now.Christopher Snowdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15963753745009712865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-31573638255904969872011-03-28T11:02:55.209+01:002011-03-28T11:02:55.209+01:00XX Anonymous said...
I can't even begin t...XX Anonymous said...<br /><br /> I can't even begin to count the number of times when I wanted to tell self-righteous anti-smokers to mind their own fucking business'.XX<br /><br />So, what is stopping you?<br /><br />IF you really DID want to do it, you WOULD have done. Instead, you pick the cowards way out.Furor Teutonicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13856575077967523322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-55254444727954957162011-03-28T09:32:56.791+01:002011-03-28T09:32:56.791+01:00My post of 26/3 seems to have disappeared.
Reason...My post of 26/3 seems to have disappeared.<br /><br />Reason?nisakimannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-79013695789112258382011-03-27T11:08:50.381+01:002011-03-27T11:08:50.381+01:00The UK smoking ban includes such smoking places, w...The UK smoking ban includes such smoking places, which several airports had quite recently installed. There is really no health argument about these. They're unstaffed and enclosed and separately ventilated.<br /><br />The only reason I can think of for banning them is spite.<br /><br />Between Al Qaeda and ASH, the voluntary sector has done its bit to make air travel a drag.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493440163559858462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-8196473923834687662011-03-27T07:51:08.700+01:002011-03-27T07:51:08.700+01:00Poor, oppressed Cathy Urchin.
I can only imagine...Poor, oppressed Cathy Urchin. <br /><br />I can only imagine the horror she experiences using a public restroom if she thinks that the very slightest smell of tobacco is "disgusting". That is, of course, if she's actually smelling anything at all. It's likely that the only scent reaching her nose is her own self-righteousness.<br /><br />Everything will be better for a delicate little flower like Cathy if the world just gets rid of the smokers. <br /><br />Yeah. Sure it will.<br /><br />-WSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-6206329778992570942011-03-26T09:22:52.252+00:002011-03-26T09:22:52.252+00:00Ah... being able to smoke indoors, those were the ...Ah... being able to smoke indoors, those were the days.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-63364669738211246572011-03-26T09:00:59.067+00:002011-03-26T09:00:59.067+00:00Yes, the hand-wavers are on the increase. It just ...Yes, the hand-wavers are on the increase. It just offends them that someone is enjoying something they disapprove of, regardless of the fact that they are unaffected by it.<br /><br />Re airport smoking booths, check out <a href="http://www.yankodesign.com/2009/07/01/smokers-rejoice-open-smoking-booth/" rel="nofollow">this really cool</a> concept. The antis will hate it because it bucks the "denormalisation" trend.nisakimannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3585028625507474093.post-52714247428724487432011-03-26T01:37:21.364+00:002011-03-26T01:37:21.364+00:00I can't even begin to count the number of time...I can't even begin to count the number of times when I wanted to tell self-righteous anti-smokers to mind their own fucking business'. Thanks for supplying the laugh, Chris.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com