No Smoke
24-07-09
It would not be for Wilt to challenge the Court of Appeal – no! I mean, how dare he do so. The fact that we are losing pubs every day, in part due to the smoking ban, is possibly irrelevant. Well, perhaps not. At least those who still visit pubs can go outside to smoke, not infrequently in a covered (albeit ‘open’ and not ‘enclosed’) and heated area at the back or side of the watering hole. Regretably, those at Rampton cannot smoke as they lost their appeal court pleading. See article here on the BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/nottinghamshire/8167921.stm
Wilt does a lot of travelling on business – if he were to smoke he could book a smoking room in a hotel, and whilst abroad on business and pleasure he could smoke wherever he wanted, if he smoked. In France, for example, on a booz trip (collecting as many bottles as possible) Wilt with his mate visited several pubs – can we smoke here said Fred (not his real name). No says the barman who then handed over a ashtray!
These poor folk in hospital – it is their home of no chossing in many cases are banned from smoking indoors (OK that is fair to non smokers) but are then also prevented from smoking anywhere on the grounds. Why? Of course if you commit a crime and get sent to Prison tou can smoke. Indeed if you are in Parliament you can smoke – the lawless corridors of MPs who make laws for others and do what the hell they like in their palace, and any palace or second home (at our expense) they otherwise occupy.
For Gawd sake, let these people smoke. Would it harm anyone other than the smoker? Its enough to cause one to take up smoking.
Wilt (cough)