Greek Smoking Ban ... completely and utterly ignored! **Updated**

l've just spent a week in Rhodes, Greece and can truthfully say that l've not seen the smoking ban there. l've been in many bars, clubs (prob too many) and restaurants and smoking was prevalent in all of them bar none. Also the hotel l stayed in had ashtrays in all the rooms bar none. People smoke everywhere and are certainly not a target for denormalisation as smokers and non-smokers mix freely and happily.. There is no tutting, pulling faces, coughing,waffing of hands etc etc .... which you would expect at least from the British anti-smoking righteous that are on holiday there. Do the righteous lose their bottle when they leave the UK or what? You don't hear a peep from them despite being surrounded by smokers virtually everywhere.Where do the righteous go to avoid us smokers? ... do they stay in their rooms or what? Oh the torment us smokers must cause them!

On the way back at Rhodes Airport we were waiting at our gate for the flight. Each gate has it's own enclosed area. l was sat down on the floor in front of friends reading my book and started to use my electronic ciggy. A few moments later my friends alerted me to the fact that the couple sat next to them had moved. lt seemed they had tutted and made faces when l was using my electronic ciggy. l laughed and realised the righteous were coming from beneath their rocks again now they were about to leave Rhodes ... not all the way out from underneath the rocks mind. They'll wait to get back to UK to do that!

UPDATE  

Whilst on about the subject of the righteous, it would be amiss of me not to mention their other favourite campaign ... protecting the children from predatory paedophiles and sexual imagery etc.In the UK there is an endless stream of regulatory measures aimed at this. These all come with the banning mantra .... raunchy videos, taking photos of children whether in parks, school plays or whatever, banning certain clothing, censoring the internet, turning schools into prison camps ... the list is endless.

So what happens when we go on holiday to the sun kissed beaches of Greece, Spain, Bulgaria etc? The kids, pre-teens, 13yr olds etc are running about the pool, beaches in bathing costumes, part bathing costumes or in the case of the toddlers, no costumes whatsoever. They play with new friends they've found and do so very happily. They are surrounded by adults in swimming attire which in many cases when worn by adult females is so miniscule it leaves little to the imagination. Wrinkled Weasel has many visits to his site because of a certain brand of such attire ... their name? ....Wicked Weasel   Even attire such as this is reduced further as females remove the top and go topless.

Cameras are everywhere! Families taking them of their kids, couples taking them of each other, friends taking them of friends, etc etc. Yet we don't hear any of the rightteous condemning this or running off to inform the local police. Why? ... because people are enjoying themselves and not freaking out looking for a bogeyman (who seems only to live in the UK). Everyone is on holiday and making friends with people they never knew before and this includes people from other nationalities. Kids are perfectly safe as are everyone else. They don't need the righteous to protect themselves or their kids ... they do it for themselves.

On top of this is of course the abundance of alcohol and smoking enjoyed by holidaymakers. Taking into account all the above, one has to ask ...

Do the righteous actually go on holiday????? Maybe they stay in the UK with the predatory paedophile???

Du Hast Die Plicht Gesund Zu Sein! (You have a duty to be healthy) by SBC

Anti-Smoking Propaganda does sound so much scarier in the original German, don't it?

Found this online, its the title page of a Hitler Youth propaganda booklet.

Did you know that the whole 'smoking thing' was actually a plot by the Jews and Marxists to weaken the 'fighting Spirit' of German youth?

"Wir wissen heute, dass hinter dieser Entwicklung der j***** und marxistische Zersetzungs- und Vernichtungsgeist stand, der unsere Rasse zugrunde richten wollte. Und nun erkennen wir den großen politischen Zusammenhang, aus dem heraus zu verstehen ist, wie auch die Unsitte des Rauchens in einem so gewaltigen Maße in unser Volk eindringen konnte."

"Today we know that behind this development (the introduction of tobacco) stood the Corrosive and Destructive Jewish Marxist Spirit, which wishes to destroy our Race. And now we see the great political connections, from which we understand how the deplorable habit of smoking has managed to pervade our Volk to such a great degree"

(my own Quick and Dirty translation)

The things you learn.

or...maybe we DON'T learn

http://www.itv.com/wales/anti-smoking-animation26279/

Terrorising the Anti-Smoking Righteous!

One of our guests at the smoky-drinky last night is having a great deal of fun with the anti-smoking zealots. He saves some of his cigarette butts in a small ziplock plastic bag and when the opportunity arises he takes one or two out and leaves them where they can be found. This can be in restaurants, council waiting rooms, doctors waiting rooms, offices, airports, airline/tran toilets and so on.

Sometimes for added effect he leaves a disposable ashtray too. He says it's hilarious to see the anti-smoking righteous go into acute terrified panic mode, rushing to report it and then trying to find the deadly assassin smoker.

l must say l love it ... but then l would, wouldn't l?  l am an evil smoker! ... a smoking terrorist, in fact.

Kates answer to No Smoking Day

Well done Kate!  The righteous will be indignant with rage!

The teens will lap it up ... be a rebel in one easy move!

Ha ha ha

Outlaws, Outlaws, ..... everywhere.

It had been a very good Smoky-Drinky evening ... well actually most of the night, prob all of the night for some. ln fact l do remember it being daylight when l finally crashed out. I awoke wanting coffee, so l made my way slowly downstairs to the kitchen. Music was still playing but at a low level, someone thoughtful had turned it down low in the early hours. l realised that 'someone' was probably me once l recognised the playlist that was on ... it was my mellow playlist. We have numerous playlists from the 2000+ albums on the music system. The track currently playing was Brown Eyes by the Mac.

The smell of coffee hit my nostrils as l poured the hot water into the cup. What a glorious sensation that is first thing in the morning, definitely one of life's pleasures. Something at the back of my mind told me there was something amiss in the kitchen, something missing. My brain tried to kick in and for a brief moment did ... then spluttered to a stop like engines do on a cold winter morning. That brief moment had given me the answer though ... the cats! Our 2 cats were usually there in a morning waiting for their humans to feed them. Waiting is not an adequate description as it omits the constant meowing, just in case your eyes didn't see them.

Obviously the barbecue last night had more than accommodated their needs and they were now curled up asleep somewhere warm and secluded as cats do. The smell of last nights barbie was still lingering and l chuckled to myself as l wondered what the health food control freaks would've made of it. There was a great deal of red meat incl 16oz steaks ... how much was that over the 70gm recommended limit?

Leaving the kitchen l made my way into the living room. One had to be careful as the floor was littered with plates, bottles, glasses, ashtrays empty cigarettes packets and one comatose human. Only the back of the head was visible from under the quilt but by the hair l deducted the form was female but l could've been wrong. l slumped into the leather armchair that was in the bay window and reached for some cigarettes. The ownership of the cigarettes were in definite dispute but they were my brand so it was close enough.

Picking up a lighter made me feel really smug with myself. l'd bought 6 lighters a couple of months ago, they are disposable lighters but they are big. So big that they rarely if ever get lost because they are about 6" long and 1.5" wide! No inadvertently putting them in your pockets etc, no losing them amongst the flotsam and jetsam ... you just light up and put them down. l could see 2 others in the room and l wasn't even really looking. These lighters really are a must.

Ahhhhhhh that first cigarette and coffee in a morning ... words fail me. What could be more satisfying? ... perhaps that cigarette after you've just had great sex? .... mmmmmmmm. As l contemplated this, l surveyed what had been our living room. Over on the sofa were two other humans, although identification was impossible as the only body parts visible were 4 feet ... feet on the end of legs, not measurement.

Should l mention the pair of skimpy knickers on the floor? ... no, better not.

Amongst the plates were bottles and glasses, lots of them, and they all seemed to be empty. The UK Treasury would not be happy though as all the wine and beer had been homemade. The Jack D wasn't homemade but it had been bought abroad. Then there were all the cigarette and tobacco packets scattered about displaying various health warnings. One assumes they were health warnings but seeing as they were all in foreign languages how could l be sure? Nope, the UK treasury would definitely not be happy at all and neither would all the righteous health control freaks.

All this red meat, alcohol, tobacco ... and all on the righteous outlawed list, yet wonderfully enjoyed by all our guests. These included non-smokers, smokers, male, female, different ages and all of them outlaws! What a great morning! Finishing my coffee and cigarette l rose from the armchair as Stay from Floyd began to play.

l then opened the curtains and looked out .... PERFECT!

Smoke is what freedom looks like

"An American Legion post in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan is taking a stand. They have decided to challenge a recently enacted statewide smoking ban in court. Their argument: Smoking bans are totally un-American.

"Michigan veterans fight for right to smoke - VFW post in Baraga defies state's new ban, files lawsuit"

BARAGA -- The veterans at the American Legion Post 444 see it as pretty straightforward.

Smoking tobacco is legal. They own, run and risk failure at their post's tavern in tiny Baraga at the base of the Keweenaw Bay in the Upper Peninsula.
So they get to decide whether patrons get to smoke.

Now Foucault-Funke Post 444, where the ashtrays never came off the tables and smokers line the bar each afternoon and evening, is at the center of what could be a decisive showdown for the new state law and -- as the vets see it -- for the individual liberty and self-government they fought to defend.

Earlier this month, the post sued the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department to strike down as unconstitutional the department's order to end indoor smoking.

Later on in the article:

The way one of those smokers, Baraga resident and auxiliary post member Anita Shepard, sees it, that smoke is what freedom looks like.
The new state smoking ban, Shepard said, is just one more encroachment on personal freedom, a decision handed down by out-of-touch politicians 500 miles away. She likens it to restrictions on gun rights and creeping government intrusion generally.

We're not a communist country yet, but we're only one step away from it," she said.

Post specifically targeted over libertarian stance:

Post spokesman O'Leary, also the Baraga County prosecuting attorney, believes noncompliance with the law, especially in the libertarian-leaning Upper Peninsula, is more widespread than health officials acknowledge. The legion post has been targeted, at least in part, because it is openly defiant, he said."

 Quite!.....  Best of luck to these boys

Send them a message of support  
mail@florissantlegion.org

Smokers Wristband ? ......... Arm patch next?

Simon has got the story here. Irish Prime minister smoking in the stadium but the rest of us smokers we have to wear a wristband. Apparently officials say the Prime Minister wasn't breaking the law ... awww bless.

As Joyce said on Simon's place ... How long before the arm patches being sewn on our jackets?

This site is just so fucking wrong!

Jesus Christ, l've seen some sites that are bad but this one is bloody unbelievable. How can they get away with such shit like this? There's so much crap in it l'd be here till hell freezes over taking it to bits.

So, l'll just comment on the pic. Ice-cream van, bad man inside it (note tattoos), selling cigarettes singularly (site will say they are fake), kids 8yr old?

Nope, l can't do it, too angry so l'll just say this about the site.

Fuck off! .. just Fuck off!  You sick lying fucking bastards!

Winston Churchill falls to Anti-Smoking Fascists

How dare they airbrush out Winston's cigar? Winston and his cigar are an iconic historical image of  WW2 ... and they airbrush it out! Who? ... only the Winston Churchill's Britain at War Exhibition in Tooley St, London! Here we have a supposedly historical exhibition altering history because of their anti-smoking crusade. This is so f'ing wrong. These smarmy little righteous bastards make me physically sick. They shouldn't have a poster up of Winston ... they should have Goebbels!