Last week the House of Lords voted to ban smoking in cars carrying children.
It’s interesting to note that at the same time the anti-smokers are campaigning to have E cigarettes banned from enclosed public spaces.
It might seem a coincidence, but I feel that their slippery slope of bans would come to a halt without a ban on E-cigs. After all how can you tell that a driver passing you with a child onboard is smoking or vaping?
As we all know this ban is just the start. I personally think that the ban on smoking in cars with children would be impossible to police anyway and would soon be amended to no smoking in cars at any time. Just to get around the vaping issue. That’s why they have to ban vapers from enclosed spaces.
As others have pointed out this is a major erosion of liberty, in the fact that they are at last managing to get their jackbooted laws into peoples own private property. Of course this will soon lead to “Think of the cheeeeeldren” in smoky homes. Your home will no longer be your own when the Nu puritans have the full force in law to inspect your home at a moments notice.
Be warned, other anti everything enjoyable groups are watching as this template unfolds.
So if you like a drink, sugar, soft drinks or anything else that public health deplore, then you will be next.
Count on it.
Going to get interesting when some e cigs are registered as medical devices. And if you are feeling a bit mischievous, try very, very lightly drawing on a battery of a first generation e cigarette. The end lights up. So, puff away on the horrible thing until someone comes up to enforce the ban. By this time you have separated the battery from the rest. You point out that you are just sucking on a battery for the ritual and it makes you feel better. When they go, reassemble and puff away. Oh! If you hold the vapour in for a few seconds, nothing shows when you exhale. Enjoy the bans! lol.
ReplyDeleteI'm told that some terribly irresponsible individuals plan to install child seats and large dolls in their cars.
ReplyDeleteAll this for no other reason than display their revulsion of the legislation and generally screw things up good and proper.
And the best sources of pre-owned child seats are fake charity shops!
Or a little white flexible foam tube mounted on a finger ring. An eccentric taste in jewellery.
DeleteLovin' that idea, Scot! I'll keep an eye out from today for some booster seat bargains. :)
ReplyDeleteProper statto has a go at making sense of politicians:
ReplyDeletehttp://fullfact.org/articles/smoking_in_cars_just_how_toxic_is_it-29336
"We also know that tobacco smoke pollution levels in vehicles can be 23 times greater than in a house."
ReplyDeleteThis was a statement made by the BMJ. It was later retracted. They changed it to 11 times.
XX Of course this will soon lead to “Think of the cheeeeeldren” in smoky homes. XX
ReplyDeleteWhich will change to "Think what happens if people VISIT with their bastards, in your smokey home!"
Got news for them NO living being under the age of 30 is allowed even on my DOOR-step!!
AS to cars. As I have said elsewhere, I can not drive without chewing on a 10 CM long white pencil.
How long before that is considered "wasting police time?"
XX Of course this will soon lead to “Think of the cheeeeeldren” in smoky homes. XX
ReplyDeleteExactly the point I'm making. The slippery slope of tobacco control will get steeper.
Sorry! Did not MEAN to miss your point.... Long day. But,as we appear to be along the same lines anyway.... :-D
DeleteI think we're all tired of this insidious drip of our smoking liberties being slowly taken away.
DeleteI'd like to know what they will do if someone is using a 'Nicorette inhaler' in the car. See:
ReplyDeletehttp://alfrednautilus.wordpress.com/2014/02/07/rank-hypocrisy/
Smoking Scot "I'm told that some terribly irresponsible individuals plan to install child seats and large dolls in their cars."
ReplyDeleteWhy not go the whole hog and have a ciggie stuck in the doll's mouth.
"German television has lifted the lid an inch or two on the funding of the many alleged 'public health' groups" A surprise indeed, a very big surprise! more...
ReplyDeleteAll this for no other reason than display their revulsion of the legislation and generally screw things up good and proper.
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