Passive Smoking Is Not A Health Risk.

[10ClarionSt]

In a few replies recently on this website, there has been the usual exaggerated hysteria about passive smoking. Passive smoking is not harmful to anyone. The proof of this is all around. It's called Baby Boomers. We are being told that we are the healthiest generation ever, and will live longer than any previous generation. 

We were born at a time when 82% of men, and 64% of women were smokers. Smoking was everywhere. At your grandparents; your aunt and uncles' house; your friends' house; the cinema; public transport, when hardly anyone had a car. At school, the teachers smoked in the canteen at break times. One teacher used to send me to the local shop to buy him 20 Sweet Afton and he smoked during lessons. Lots of mothers were smokers whilst carrying children through pregnancy. 

Then there was the rationing to contend with, which didn't end till 1954, whilst we were living in slums next to bombed out buildings from the war.

Then there was all the smogs of the early 50's, especially in London, but we are now told that we were the lucky generation. Ha ha!

Don't mis-understand. I am not advocating smoking. I don't smoke but the hysteria about passive smoking is ridiculous. I know it's not pleasant and we'll get all the usual replies about peoples' clothes smelling of smoke etc., and someones' mum or dad had problems because of passive smoking, but it wasn't the passive smoke that was the problem. It was allergies. Yep, allergies. And, no-one has ever been certified as dying because of passive smoke from cigarettes. I can see all the eyes rolling and the hear all the howls but when you've been brainwashed by the meeja for years, I wouldn't expect anything else. 

It's alcohol, drugs and gambling that cause all the problems in this country, not smoking or passive smoking. 

Time for brekky. Full English. Yummy!

[10ClarionSt]

Look at the replies on this thread, dave.

[davebro3]

people are gonna respond if you stir the pot - where was the hysteria when you made your OP?

[10ClarionSt]

There was a thread a couple of days ago about it. I still haven't had any response to the points raised in the OP. Yer know? Where I said there is proof all around that passive smoking does not cause any illnesses, and gave my reasons. These are facts. What we've had so far are emotional responses, no factual ones. I refer the honourable member to the points raised in the OP, and look forward to any response - after I've had my brekkie! The usual full English, which I really, really do enjoy! 😊

[davebro3]

the full English will probably harm your heart more than passive smoking then

[10ClarionSt]

And you know this because......? Oh, some kind of survey result, perhaps? GTG, my bacon is starting to sizzle! 😊 Thanks for the responses. 

[divegirl]

Just sayin'

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=is+bacon+bad+for+you

 

 

[divegirl]

Well as that didn't work....

''One of the biggest risks of bacon is associated with two preservatives, nitrates and nitrites, that can form cancer-causing compounds. In addition to increasing your risk of colon and stomach cancer, eating processed meat increases your risk of prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer, and dying from all types of cancer...''

[douglas9401]

Tastes great though.