A question for smokers

[Stevebrooke]

I have heard all the discussions etc about passive smoking and other dangers associated with smoking, and if you all want to smoke and pay lots of duty to help keep my tax bill low then that's fine by me.

But what I really want to ask you all is this: WHY THE FOOK DO YOU THROW YOUR TAB ENDS ON THE FLOOR?

When I challenge people at work all I get is a shoulder shrug or a reply along the lines of "it's nowt to do with you". These are the same people who go to great lengths to dispose of their other rubbish in the correct places.

 

[SILVERONE]

I'm helping the Environment

As roll'ups are Bioreversible (spelling?) & as I chuck me tea bags in woods, as they are the same :-:

 

[SILVERONE]

Next??????

 

[Jaws]

Well I aint smoked for a couple of years now soooo..

"it's nowt to do with you".

Yup.. I will agree with that ! LOL !!!

Seriously, I must admit that even when I smoked it got right up my hooter when people just dumped their ends on the floor.. But there is one worse than that ( much worse ) to my mind..

The pieces of work that think its fine to spit all over the place..

Now that really is a filthy disgusting habit !

 

[derek kelly]

It winds me up when people throw lit fag ends out of car windows

 

[SILVERONE]

If you think thats bad

It winds me up when people throw lit fag ends out of car windows

Try throwing one from a bike into a sports'car, they just dont see the funny side of it :dunno: :-: :-:

 

[ianrobbo1]

got a lit one in my lap as I was passing a car,(courier inT smoke"at the time) managed to dig it out and threw it back into the car it came from!! :bow: I swear I could hear him shouting as I was half a mile away!! :} LOL

 

[Nige J]

Even worse...

Chewing gum ! At Birmingham airport, the shops are banned from selling the stuff, because it gets trodden into the carpet.

I am one of those that subsidises the taxes of the majority by 2%, and no, I don't chuck my fag ends on the floor - I flick the end off, and chuck the butt in a bin (I've only started one small blaze this way).

Just tried giving up - needless to say, my meagre attempt failed after just 1 week (my wife reckons it's the lesser of 2 evils if I smoke ie. Bad tempered bastard without a fag). I'll probably try again some time in the New Year.

BTW. To all those self-righteous feckers who complain about smokers, just remember that smoke is the by-product of my enjoyment - so when you bring your screaming child (the by-product of your enjoyment) anywhere near me, don't be surprised if I ask you to put IT out !!

Rant Over !!

 

[Hornblower]

BTW. To all those self-righteous feckers who complain about smokers, just remember that smoke is the by-product of my enjoyment - so when you bring your screaming child (the by-product of your enjoyment) anywhere near me, don't be surprised if I ask you to put IT out !!

Rant Over !!

I see where you are coming from mate but at least if I did take my screaming kid out ( which I would have done anyway) you, your hair and your clothes wouldnt have stunk of child for the next few days!!!!

Thats my rant over!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BlackBirdBaz]

The pieces of work that think its fine to spit all over the place..

Now that really is a filthy disgusting habit !

My wife always says spitting is preferable to swallowing :lick:

 

[RHINO]

My wife always says spitting is preferable to swallowing :lick:

Well at least i know we don't share the same woman

 

[CAD]

I resemble that whole quote. Strange isn't it. Some food (or tabs) for thought:dunno: . Saw the man at Margate last night. Very funny and DILLIGAF is the word.:f

I have heard all the discussions etc about passive smoking and other dangers associated with smoking, and if you all want to smoke and pay lots of duty to help keep my tax bill low then that's fine by me.

But what I really want to ask you all is this: WHY THE FOOK DO YOU THROW YOUR TAB ENDS ON THE FLOOR?

When I challenge people at work all I get is a shoulder shrug or a reply along the lines of "it's nowt to do with you". These are the same people who go to great lengths to dispose of their other rubbish in the correct places.

 

[CAD]

I like it!!

Chewing gum ! At Birmingham airport, the shops are banned from selling the stuff, because it gets trodden into the carpet.

I am one of those that subsidises the taxes of the majority by 2%, and no, I don't chuck my fag ends on the floor - I flick the end off, and chuck the butt in a bin (I've only started one small blaze this way).

Just tried giving up - needless to say, my meagre attempt failed after just 1 week (my wife reckons it's the lesser of 2 evils if I smoke ie. Bad tempered bastard without a fag). I'll probably try again some time in the New Year.

BTW. To all those self-righteous feckers who complain about smokers, just remember that smoke is the by-product of my enjoyment - so when you bring your screaming child (the by-product of your enjoyment) anywhere near me, don't be surprised if I ask you to put IT out !!
Rant Over !!

:bow: :bow: :bow: OUTSTANDING - nice one Nige!!

 

[derek kelly]

BTW. To all those self-righteous feckers who complain about smokers, just remember that smoke is the by-product of my enjoyment - so when you bring your screaming child (the by-product of your enjoyment) anywhere near me, don't be surprised if I ask you to put IT out !!

Rant Over !!

What is self righteous about not wanting stink of stale cigarettes, or to die of lung/heart disease, smoke is the by-product of YOUR enjoyment not ours, why not purchase a divers helmet and smoke in that then you can keep all that lovely smoke to yourself and not inflict it on others.
Screaming children? children are the future, procreation is natural, smoking isn't. how can you possibly compare the two? they are complete opposites, Children continue the life cycle, cigarettes end it.

 

[ianrobbo1]

kids and smoke "DO" in fact have something in common, when they ARNT your own both can be very irritating!! :dunno:

 

[Nige J]

The fact remains that the government HAS the power to ban smoking - but doesn't. The revenue obtained from the sale of tobacco outweighs the cost to the NHS by 3 to 1. Without this revenue, everybody's taxes would need to rise by between 1% and 2% to make up the shortfall

(getting the message yet?)

So rather than patronise us smokers about the damage we're doing to people around us, consider this - most smokers ARE considerate about where we choose to indulge (I for one would not smoke in a non-smokers' company), if only the same could be said about many parents today, who choose to ignore the fact that their brats are running riot.

I'm not "anti-kids", as I have 2 of my own - I just wish that parents would take some responsibility in their childrens' behaviour.

And while I'm on the subject, why do parents and their kids need their own parking spaces? Why do some parents need to push ridiculously wide push-chairs around supermarkets, when the child can obviously walk unaided? Why are we still rewarding parents with Child Allowances? Why do schools "punish" kids by suspending them from school for several days? Why do we (as a society) tolerate the delinquency, bad language, vandalism and violence, that todays youth seem to excell in ?

Because we've all gone soft.

PS. I still think chewing gum is worse than fag ends.

2nd Rant Over

 

[Shalershasker]

And while I'm on the subject, why do parents and their kids need their own parking spaces? Why do some parents need to push ridiculously wide push-chairs around supermarkets, when the child can obviously walk unaided? Why are we still rewarding parents with Child Allowances? Why do schools "punish" kids by suspending them from school for several days? Why do we (as a society) tolerate the delinquency, bad language, vandalism and violence, that todays youth seem to excell in ?

Because we've all gone soft.

Bring back National Service.:yo:

 

[derek kelly]

The fact remains that the government HAS the power to ban smoking - but doesn't. The revenue obtained from the sale of tobacco outweighs the cost to the NHS by 3 to 1. Without this revenue, everybody's taxes would need to rise by between 1% and 2% to make up the shortfall


They would find something else to tax

(getting the message yet?)
Yes loud & clear, you are trying to justify why you continue with an anti social habit

So rather than patronise us smokers about the damage we're doing to people around us, consider this - most smokers ARE considerate about where we choose to indulge (I for one would not smoke in a non-smokers' company), if only the same could be said about many parents today, who choose to ignore the fact that their brats are running riot.

I'm not "anti-kids", as I have 2 of my own - I just wish that parents would take some responsibility in their childrens' behaviour.

How can you speak for most smokers?...Parents should take responsibility for their children, however this has nothing to do with smoking other than the probability that the unruly child will be smoking long before his/her 16th birthday

And while I'm on the subject, why do parents and their kids need their own parking spaces? Why do some parents need to push ridiculously wide push-chairs around supermarkets, when the child can obviously walk unaided? Why are we still rewarding parents with Child Allowances? Why do schools "punish" kids by suspending them from school for several days? Why do we (as a society) tolerate the delinquency, bad language, vandalism and violence, that todays youth seem to excell in ?

Because we've all gone soft.

I agree I will park in a parent/child space if one is available (but not disabled). there is no need for wide pushchairs as if someone has twins then they can get a tandem pushchair, I was grateful for the child allowance when my kids were younger as my wife was at home looking after them and we only had my wage coming in. Kids punished by being sent home I think is more of a message to the parents, ie you look after them for a few days and try to control them, if you witness delinquency, or bad language challenge it, tell the youth(s) that you find their behaviour unacceptable sometimes the kids will actually apologise

PS. I still think chewing gum is worse than fag ends.
Yet again this is another issue and however disgusting and anti social we find it, it does not excuse smoking.
2nd Rant Over

Hope that answers your questions, good luck with the nicotine patches.

 

[ianrobbo1]

Bring back National Service.:yo:

so we can have "fit" organised, anti social yobs,
why when the "armed" forces are struggling to get the "quality" of recruits they need, should they/us ratepayers have to bare to burden of these thugs that should have had "discipline" installed in them since birth??
boot camps and the birch may be the better route imho :dunno: for both the irresponsible parents AND the thugs

 

[derek kelly]

Ian, you may be somewhat alarmed to read this but.......

















































I agree with you.