Abandon smoke all ye who enter here
The health police are definitely out to get us now. The smoking ban is the best day of their petty little lives.
We are facing an absolute orgy of self-righteous officiousness. Wherever we go, we will be warned, advised, notified, told, ordered, banned, prevented, restricted and in every other way bossed about.
No, no, no, no, no smoking. Not anywhere. Ever again. No. Consider this, sent to office workers in Birmingham, as an example of the genre:
“It has long been a Regus policy that all of our buildings are smoke free and so there is no change with regard to smoking inside the building – it is strictly prohibited. However it is important that both you and your visitors understand the requirements of the law for anyone smoking around the outside of this building.
“With regard to the part of the Act that refers to "substantially enclosed" areas this means that other illegal areas to smoke are under any of the colonnades in front or to the sides of the buildings within the Brindleyplace area.
“To assist you and your visitors in this regard I enclose a map that indicates exactly where the designated smoking areas within Brindleyplace are located and you will see the nearest one for this building is to the side of Bank Bar and Restaurant. A smoking shelter is to be erected there by the end of the summer.
“Please also be aware that the litter laws are actively enforced in this area and so all cigarette ends must be disposed of using the cigarette bins provided – failure to comply with this has previously led to personal fines.
“If you are a smoker and think you may have difficulty in observing these restrictions help is available in quitting altogether through Birmingham's Local Stop Smoking Service our local meetings are held at Bannatynes Health Club.”
It’s enough to make me want to take up smoking again.
Yes I know it kills. It’s the health fascism and abominable bossiness I detest.
Still, watch out. Today it’s smokers. Tomorrow it’s anyone who drinks alcohol, not to mention the obese. After that, who knows?
Enjoy sailing or skiing, hang-gliding and deep-sea diving while you still can. Watch out all you horse-riders, footballers and cricketers.
And as for you motorists, beware. If the congestion charge fanatics don’t get you, the health police probably will.
We are facing an absolute orgy of self-righteous officiousness. Wherever we go, we will be warned, advised, notified, told, ordered, banned, prevented, restricted and in every other way bossed about.
No, no, no, no, no smoking. Not anywhere. Ever again. No. Consider this, sent to office workers in Birmingham, as an example of the genre:
“It has long been a Regus policy that all of our buildings are smoke free and so there is no change with regard to smoking inside the building – it is strictly prohibited. However it is important that both you and your visitors understand the requirements of the law for anyone smoking around the outside of this building.
“With regard to the part of the Act that refers to "substantially enclosed" areas this means that other illegal areas to smoke are under any of the colonnades in front or to the sides of the buildings within the Brindleyplace area.
“To assist you and your visitors in this regard I enclose a map that indicates exactly where the designated smoking areas within Brindleyplace are located and you will see the nearest one for this building is to the side of Bank Bar and Restaurant. A smoking shelter is to be erected there by the end of the summer.
“Please also be aware that the litter laws are actively enforced in this area and so all cigarette ends must be disposed of using the cigarette bins provided – failure to comply with this has previously led to personal fines.
“If you are a smoker and think you may have difficulty in observing these restrictions help is available in quitting altogether through Birmingham's Local Stop Smoking Service our local meetings are held at Bannatynes Health Club.”
It’s enough to make me want to take up smoking again.
Yes I know it kills. It’s the health fascism and abominable bossiness I detest.
Still, watch out. Today it’s smokers. Tomorrow it’s anyone who drinks alcohol, not to mention the obese. After that, who knows?
Enjoy sailing or skiing, hang-gliding and deep-sea diving while you still can. Watch out all you horse-riders, footballers and cricketers.
And as for you motorists, beware. If the congestion charge fanatics don’t get you, the health police probably will.
posted by nigel hastilow at 7:34 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
<< Home