If You Tolerate This.....

[Gavmacp]

I am rather surprised this has not been discussed.
Bristol is implementing two smoke free zones. I feel this is just going a bit too far. What next fat people free zones, or poor people free zones etc.

[anneasquith]

can't help you tony... I'm at home and told it's illegal to smoke within 3 miles of any non smoker :)

[DTCwordfan]

Outside Bristol Zoo there is a car park for cars and coaches. There also used to be a very pleasant attendant with a ticket machine charging cars £1 and coaches £5. This parking attendant worked there for all of 25 years , then one day just didn't turn up for work... "Ho hum", said Bristol Zoo Management - "better phone up the City Council and get them to send a new parking attendant" ...... "Err no", said the Council, "that car park is your responsibility" ... "Err no", said Bristol Zoo Management, "the attendant was employed by the City Council, wasn't he?" ..... "Err NO!"

Conclusion: there is one person in Bristol with brains and given that it's not the council, can we honestly see this smoke free zone outside working? No way, José.

[tonyav]

25 years DT !, no Gold watch for long service ;-)


Ah well, thanks anyway, anne.

[anneasquith]

'' no gold watch' ? no he got 20 silk cut :)

[tonyav]

Wonder if he has any matches !.

[anneasquith]

use the cooker ?

[tonyav]

Ah yes, I'll do that, anne. Do I have to notify the council first though.

[anneasquith]

yup

[tonyav]

Thought so, hope it doesn't affect my council tax though.

[RandyMarsh]

All for any initiative that rids us of smoking. If we are smoke free in 4 generations then the end justifies the means for me.

[Carakeel]

While I do understand smokers being annoyed that this is planned, I also have to stand up for those who will be delighted to be able to walk in smoke free areas. I can only speak for myself. But, I am a non-smoker, have had cancer, have lost my son to cancer (which his surgeon said was largely down to his smoking!) and when I pass someone who is smoking, it nearly always makes me feel physically a bit sick and can start a migraine if I stand around in the same area. I know smokers think that if they are outside others are not affected, but I'm afraid they are. Also, as Zak said earlier, being fat and poor does not affect other people's health! So, this should not be put in the same category as smoking. Obesity is also being targeted by the government and the NHS. Poverty ... ah well, I don't think they will ever solve that one!There are other issues that are not targeted enough, such as chemical products in our food etc.