tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post4342724562920699186..comments2024-02-06T07:57:54.467+00:00Comments on underdogs bite upwards: Dust off those speakeasy signs.Leg-ironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-52387104087331441342011-09-06T16:29:34.322+01:002011-09-06T16:29:34.322+01:00Leg-iron - "Anon - true, but the way it's...Leg-iron - "Anon - true, but the way it's set up is that they won't have to arrest everyone. They just arrest the bar owner and close down the pub."<br /><br />I was living, and bartending in Ohio, US when the state brought down a smoking ban. The reaction for the first few months was open defiance, just as Anon suggested. The state's response was to enact heavy fines on any staff and owners who permitted their customers to smoke (as they wished to) on their property. As you say, that is exactly how the bastards have rigged the game.<br /><br />And the result of the State's loving concern for the health of those of us who were bartenders and servers at the time (for this was how they justified the ban)? Many of us lost our jobs as our employers lost their businesses - including the three military veterans who jointly owned the bar I worked at.Squiresnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-5278082229175684312011-09-06T04:08:51.760+01:002011-09-06T04:08:51.760+01:00As alcoholics are 'addicts' they are entit...As alcoholics are 'addicts' they are entitled to a raft of disability benefits http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/19/disability_law_protects_alcoholic_workers/. So, say, if smokers are also 'addicts' then logically they are also protected by the disability discrimination act. The biggest one being that we should be able to report people who discriminate against us on the basis of our 'disability'. <br /><br />Time to stake our claim in the great game of victimhood poker methinks.<br /><br />Just a thought.Kevinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-72689611562392350482011-09-05T21:46:33.846+01:002011-09-05T21:46:33.846+01:00We should just start up an Underdogs Quango to giv...We should just start up an Underdogs Quango to give all non-smokers an e-cig and allow them to light up in pubs around the UK.<br /><br />The uproar would be incredibly entertaining and the consequences may be far reaching.Beware of Geeks bearing GIFshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01593142105719207212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-48765415886537007422011-09-05T17:27:24.396+01:002011-09-05T17:27:24.396+01:00Slamlander - there might be some lead pipes around...Slamlander - there might be some lead pipes around but they haven't been installed as new or replacement pipes for a long time.<br /><br />Now it's lovely safe plastic - apart from the plasticisers that leach out of them. Oh, and don't forget the chlorine, chloramine, fluoride...<br /><br />I've noticed my plants have done much, much better since I installed a rain barrel for watering them. They don't get tap water any more.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158306834630988356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-25157153877033452042011-09-05T17:23:19.110+01:002011-09-05T17:23:19.110+01:00David Davis - not just politicians. Fake charities...David Davis - not just politicians. Fake charities have places for the schoolyard slope-heads too.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158306834630988356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-62600626293487378982011-09-05T17:22:37.404+01:002011-09-05T17:22:37.404+01:00Anon - true, but the way it's set up is that t...Anon - true, but the way it's set up is that they won't have to arrest everyone. They just arrest the bar owner and close down the pub.<br /><br />So a protest like that would just shut pubs faster. Sneaky, eh?Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158306834630988356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-89849161790337401562011-09-05T17:20:59.954+01:002011-09-05T17:20:59.954+01:00PTB - they still call it 'premature death'...PTB - they still call it 'premature death' when you're already 82? How long do these buggers want us to live?<br /><br />VftS - there'll also be booze runners, baccy runners, salt runners, burger runners... you won't be able to move out there.<br /><br />Still, all that exercise should keep the health nuts happy for a while.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09158306834630988356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-29624417127086430412011-09-05T15:12:15.219+01:002011-09-05T15:12:15.219+01:00Is the UK still using lead pipes in their plumbing...Is the UK still using lead pipes in their plumbing?<br /><br />Lead poisoning results in permanent and progressive mental impairment. <br /><br />It's the only explanation for the general population being that collectively stupid ... it's what's in the water supply that counts.Slamlanderhttp://slamlander.caselle-vpn.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-91498583328951473182011-09-05T14:36:58.770+01:002011-09-05T14:36:58.770+01:00Anonymous is right. But the trouble is, most peopl...Anonymous is right. But the trouble is, most people are too busy for politics.<br /><br />It begs the question, therefore, about what polticians actually do: are the, really at heart, idle, unemployable bullies?David Davishttp://libertarianalliance.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-15093264215466218042011-09-05T14:10:30.830+01:002011-09-05T14:10:30.830+01:00I would suggest plain old OPEN DEFIANCE to the law...I would suggest plain old OPEN DEFIANCE to the law works best.<br /><br />They cant arrest everyone and it will bring the problem to a quick resolve!<br /><br />1. It will show the government we wont be bullied.<br />2. It will send the prohibitionists packing!<br />3. A new round of freedom will be reborn.<br /><br />4. Then we can sit around the PUB and Restaraunts smoking and discussing how well treason by the masses can work and does work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-81873925780863117662011-09-05T13:30:33.601+01:002011-09-05T13:30:33.601+01:00I'm working on a business plan for bathtub pie...I'm working on a business plan for bathtub pies supplying a chain of anonymous eateasies. The latter to have strengthened tables, in case any of the not-skinny patrons want to dance on them. I also see a sideline with bakers' runners* on street corners for those occasions when you are tied to home.<br /><br />* Perhaps an unfamiliar term for those of less than a certain age. See <a href="http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/racing-advance-of-the-high-street-bookie-1200462.html" rel="nofollow">bookies' runner</a> here.View from the Solenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00930587784230398787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-16524746845415579032011-09-05T09:00:49.296+01:002011-09-05T09:00:49.296+01:00A Friend of Shenker - a consultant at a hospital i...A Friend of Shenker - a consultant at a hospital in the South East - last week told my 82 year old father to cut down on his drinking. Apparently he's been drinking too much for about half a century and it's going to cause premature death.<br /><br />My dad didn't even tell me off for swearing like a trooper when I heard that.P T Barnumnoreply@blogger.com