A Moral issue?

[sparksburnout]

Been asked by a local pub to look into/improve some space heaters in the "smoking shelter". Seems a bit irresponsible to me this day and age, just wasting the earths resources trying to heat up the atmosphere while some people attempt to hasted their demise. What do you think, I thought Electricians were being encouraged to be energy efficient!

 

[sparksburnout]

Have a word with yourself mate, If you read my post again and take your time, you will see I clearly stated it was a fake cough,
I remember the days of Tap rooms and the lounge, the tap rooms were usually full of the smokers, the ironic part is that then all the non-smokers came and stood in the the Tap room breathing it in and now 30 years moan about passive smoking and how we are the work of the devil.
If people don't like smoker then don't stand next to us and then complain about it I would rather you a all bugger off and either Hug a tree or cuddle a polar bear !!!

No, you have a word with yourself mate. You are out of touch, those days are gone, thank goodness.

 

[andyb]

well, if these places provided smoking areas that were fit for humans as opposed to pigs and eskimos, we'd not have to stand in the doorways.

Maybe they should put heaters in them.

 

[telectrix]

And what about the poor sods who have to WORK in there then?

getting all the benefit of my smoke when i'm paying the 400% tax on the smokes to pay for their treatment for alcoholism on the nhs.

 

[GMES]

No, you have a word with yourself mate. You are out of touch, those days are gone, thank goodness.

I often do, I usually get more sense. But you have just called another member a BERK and presumed he smokes in front of kids and in the same car as them. I'm all for a good debate but if you can't reply without getting personal then the thread will end up getting derailed and then closed.

 

[Doomed]

Just ask Roy Castle's opinion

 

[sparksburnout]

I often do, I usually get more sense. But you have just called another member a BERK and presumed he smokes in front of kids and in the same car as them. I'm all for a good debate but if you can't reply without getting personal then the thread will end up getting derailed and then closed.

Oh were getting all uppity now we might be on a loser? For gods sake how many times have you been called, or called another guy a berk (big deal?) in a conversation in the workplace? The guy in question had some pretty controversial comments that need to be challenged, and in fact ARE challenged by modern thinking and legislation. Honestly, sometimes this place looks like PC heaven. I think your comments are a bit non PC actually, implying that I have no sense, but hey I am not going to make a big thing of it. Just lighten up man.

 

[GMES]

Sparks, I am going to bow out of this thread because it is just going to go round and round in circles, nothing to do with being on a loser and that is the truth, I am a smoker you are not, you have your opinion and I and others have ours, it's called life. As for the pc heaven bit, we have to keep the threads on track and civil so we naturally have to pull members when they come out with comments that " May"offend another member.

 

[sparksburnout]

Sparks, I am going to bow out of this thread because it is just going to go round and round in circles, nothing to do with being on a loser and that is the truth, I am a smoker you are not, you have your opinion and I and others have ours, it's called life. As for the pc heaven bit, we have to keep the threads on track and civil so we naturally have to pull members when they come out with comments that " May"offend another member.

Fair comment. I wouldn't get too wound up about being called a burk, personally. It's been said more than once, but I agree we can't descend into an unregulated free for all. So, I agree this thread is "SSSSSMOKING" too hot.
Both my parents died of smoking related disease so I am probably a bit biased.........rock on.

 

[Diddy]

Thinks sparks must be burnt out. For what its worth I stopped smoking well before the smoking ban. I have never and would never smoke in front of kids, Nor did I ever smoke in a restaurant, It's called manners and class. Without getting into --- for tat maybe you should apply some manners and class to your thoughts before you post.
The reason I defend smoker is simple. they pay their tax and know the risks. Until such time as nanny tells us it's illegal then im afraid the anti brigade are going to have to keep chipping. Now I'll bid you all goodnight as I have a large vodka and a movie on pause....Evening gents.

 

[sparksburnout]

"Nor did I ever smoke in a restaurant, It's called manners and class".
Well, a lot of people certainly didn't have either! If there was one thing that used to worry the hell out of me back in those days, was "Oh how I hope we don't get sat next to a table of smokers". Plenty of people used to think it was OK to light up while other people were still eating, even between courses! Thank god those days are over.

 

[Marvo]

No one bothered about all this in the 60s, smoke smoke everywhere, great!

Yep, I uesd to book seats near the back of the aircraft whenever I flew anywhere because you could smoke during the flight in the back 5 or 6 rows. Nowadays it takes a lot of will power to be a smoker.

 

[sparksburnout]

Yep, I uesd to book seats near the back of the aircraft whenever I flew anywhere because you could smoke during the flight in the back 5 or 6 rows. Nowadays it takes a lot of will power to be a smoker.

Never ceases to amaze me how smoking was ever allowed on a passenger aircraft. A "non smoking seat" was a joke, when the cabin filled up from the back 4 or 5 rows. Thank goodness those days are in the past.

 

[Darkwood]

Never ceases to amaze me how smoking was ever allowed on a passenger aircraft. A "non smoking seat" was a joke, when the cabin filled up from the back 4 or 5 rows. Thank goodness those days are in the past.

As a non smoker and mostly in tune with your views, may I pull you on this one, since they stopped smoking on planes they changed the air circulation system from pulling in fresh air to recycling cabin air as a cost saving move, the result was that the air quality was substantially poorer and you had more chance of becoming ill if anyone had a air born infection like a cold etc, the abolision of smoking planes has had a counter-intuitive conclusion and makes modern flights less healthy, most of your other grievences I agree with except this one, unless you were a cabin crew member exposed every flight then I disagree with this post.

 

[sparksburnout]

As a non smoker and mostly in tune with your views, may I pull you on this one, since they stopped smoking on planes they changed the air circulation system from pulling in fresh air to recycling cabin air as a cost saving move, the result was that the air quality was substantially poorer and you had more chance of becoming ill if anyone had a air born infection like a cold etc, the abolision of smoking planes has had a counter-intuitive conclusion and makes modern flights less healthy, most of your other grievences I agree with except this one, unless you were a cabin crew member exposed every flight then I disagree with this post.

Well, I will bow to your knowledge on this one, however, if you got a seat anywhere near the back, you still got that awful acrid stink wafting forwards. I used to do quite a bit of flying for work and it was always a big relief when I managed to get a seat at the front!

 

[telectrix]

Well, I will bow to your knowledge on this one, however, if you got a seat anywhere near the back, you still got that awful acrid stink wafting forwards. I used to do quite a bit of flying for work and it was always a big relief when I managed to get a seat at the front!

you should have opened the window.