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Forum: Questions and Answers 13-02-2015, 16:02
Replies: 209
Views: 4,583
Posted By Gordon Booth
Re: Smoking ban......(Hmmmm)

The driver is also liable if he/she allows anyone else to smoke in the vehicle.
So what happens if it's the under 18 who's smoking?
Forum: Questions and Answers 18-10-2014, 20:08
Replies: 209
Views: 4,583
Posted By Gordon Booth
Re: Smoking ban......(Hmmmm)

Unless you're a nonsmoking sniper!
Forum: Questions and Answers 16-10-2014, 13:56
Replies: 209
Views: 4,583
Posted By Gordon Booth
Re: Smoking ban......(Hmmmm)

Couldn't agree more.

It's the constant interference and petty rules brought in by Government, councils, the EU which riles me. Not just on smoking, on anything where they think they know better...
Forum: Questions and Answers 15-10-2014, 18:26
Replies: 209
Views: 4,583
Posted By Gordon Booth
Re: Smoking ban......(Hmmmm)

Tobacco Tax income- £12 billion
Cost of treating smoking related illnesses- £3 billion.
£9 billion profit- a tenth of the total NHS cost. Are you prepared to help make up the £9 billion?
Forum: Questions and Answers 18-02-2014, 09:13
Replies: 209
Views: 4,583
Posted By Gordon Booth
Re: Smoking ban......(Hmmmm)

Didn't stop you though, did it?:confused:
Forum: Questions and Answers 17-02-2014, 16:03
Replies: 209
Views: 4,583
Posted By Gordon Booth
Re: Smoking ban......(Hmmmm)

To get back to the ban- I think even the smokers would agree that smoking is expensive, unsociable(except in a group of smokers), stinks, ruins your decorations and is very bad for your health-...
Forum: Questions and Answers 16-02-2014, 10:52
Replies: 209
Views: 4,583
Posted By Gordon Booth
Re: Smoking ban......(Hmmmm)

I was using ASH figures because they're anti smoking so are unlikely to underestimate.
But, hey ho, if it's £5 billion it's still a £7 billion profit- not even the banks can match that profit...
Forum: Questions and Answers 16-02-2014, 10:04
Replies: 209
Views: 4,583
Posted By Gordon Booth
Re: Smoking ban......(Hmmmm)

Government income from tobacco tax- £12.1 billion.
Cost to NHS- £ 2.7 billion
Profit?- £ 9.4 billion
The tax represents...
Forum: Questions and Answers 16-02-2014, 09:21
Replies: 209
Views: 4,583
Posted By Gordon Booth
Re: Smoking ban......(Hmmmm)

How do you know the colour?

Have we met?:eek:
Forum: Questions and Answers 15-02-2014, 20:39
Replies: 209
Views: 4,583
Posted By Gordon Booth
Forum: Questions and Answers 15-02-2014, 20:35
Replies: 209
Views: 4,583
Posted By Gordon Booth
Forum: Questions and Answers 15-02-2014, 20:31
Replies: 209
Views: 4,583
Posted By Gordon Booth
Re: Smoking ban......(Hmmmm)

A non smoker once asked me about the time I spent stood in the cold smoking.
I pointed out that I'd just watched them chatting for over half an hour, stood in a warm office- and they still weren't...
Forum: Questions and Answers 15-02-2014, 20:01
Replies: 209
Views: 4,583
Posted By Gordon Booth
Re: Smoking ban......(Hmmmm)

Every town center you walk round is littered with take away cartons, plastic bags, chewing gum, Mars Bar wrappers, Coca Cola cans etc.

Are you denying it's you?:rolleyes:

Give them their own...
Forum: Questions and Answers 15-02-2014, 19:15
Replies: 209
Views: 4,583
Posted By Gordon Booth
Re: Smoking ban......(Hmmmm)

All that lovely tax! Keep it up, smokers.
Forum: Questions and Answers 14-02-2014, 19:15
Replies: 209
Views: 4,583
Posted By Gordon Booth
Re: Smoking ban......(Hmmmm)

Fair enough. If you come to visit us I know what to say now.
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