Comments on: What I learned from the Budget http://www.headrambles.com/2007/12/06/what-i-learned-from-the-budget/ Rambles around the head of an Irish Grandad Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:36:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/12/06/what-i-learned-from-the-budget/#comment-26471 Grandad Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:29:04 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/12/06/what-i-learned-from-the-budget/#comment-26471 Gaye - I completely agree. The world would be a better place without tobacco. But then that argument could be extended to cover so many things, like nuclear weapons, alcohol, opium and all its derivatives and so on. I suppose I could still suck on an empty pipe? Gaye - I completely agree. The world would be a better place without tobacco. But then that argument could be extended to cover so many things, like nuclear weapons, alcohol, opium and all its derivatives and so on.

I suppose I could still suck on an empty pipe?

]]> By: gaye http://www.headrambles.com/2007/12/06/what-i-learned-from-the-budget/#comment-26468 gaye Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:15:58 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/12/06/what-i-learned-from-the-budget/#comment-26468 GD, My parents were both heavy smokers, indoors, outdoors, in the car, I suppose I developed a sense of disgust. Having said that, the boyfriend smokes so, hmm, where did I go so wrong? About banning, I don't mean banning smoking, I don't mean banning people from doing something the like / want to / have to do. I meant, utopically speaking, making tobacco, cigarette manufacturers and all things cigarette disappear altogether. No tobacco no smokes. That'd mean pipes would go too, wouldn't it? D'oh. Gx GD,
My parents were both heavy smokers, indoors, outdoors, in the car, I suppose I developed a sense of disgust. Having said that, the boyfriend smokes so, hmm, where did I go so wrong?
About banning, I don’t mean banning smoking, I don’t mean banning people from doing something the like / want to / have to do. I meant, utopically speaking, making tobacco, cigarette manufacturers and all things cigarette disappear altogether. No tobacco no smokes.
That’d mean pipes would go too, wouldn’t it? D’oh.
Gx

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/12/06/what-i-learned-from-the-budget/#comment-26433 Grandad Fri, 07 Dec 2007 14:20:49 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/12/06/what-i-learned-from-the-budget/#comment-26433 Hi John 56477. Sorry - you got trapped in my filters... I have never tried growing my own tobacco, and it is an interesting idea. I know The Other Stuff grows <em>very</em> well, so.... heck.... who needs tobacco anyway? ;) Hi John 56477. Sorry - you got trapped in my filters…

I have never tried growing my own tobacco, and it is an interesting idea. I know The Other Stuff grows very well, so…. heck…. who needs tobacco anyway?

;)

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/12/06/what-i-learned-from-the-budget/#comment-26422 Grandad Fri, 07 Dec 2007 11:45:02 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/12/06/what-i-learned-from-the-budget/#comment-26422 Hey Gaye - Feel free to rant. As long as it's not libellous! I agree with you on a lot of points. I hate cigarettes, and their smell. I do disagree though on blanket laws simply because it smacks too much of a police state. I am allergic to perfume and any artificial 'scent', but I would be horrified if they were outlawed. Anyway - you should know all my opinions by now...? Relax. Light up a pipe. Life will be fine again. :) Hey Gaye - Feel free to rant. As long as it’s not libellous!

I agree with you on a lot of points. I hate cigarettes, and their smell. I do disagree though on blanket laws simply because it smacks too much of a police state. I am allergic to perfume and any artificial ’scent’, but I would be horrified if they were outlawed. Anyway - you should know all my opinions by now…?

Relax. Light up a pipe. Life will be fine again. :)

]]> By: gaye http://www.headrambles.com/2007/12/06/what-i-learned-from-the-budget/#comment-26420 gaye Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:35:39 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/12/06/what-i-learned-from-the-budget/#comment-26420 Smokers stink, inhaling the smoke that comes out of their mouth/nose after having travelled somewhere all the way to the lunges is disgusting. I love the indoors smoking ban. Drinking (excessively) is what most people use (successfully) to hide behind the excuse of being drunk when they do things they normally wouldn't dare to do, spineless bastages. Want to be loud and obnoxious? That's what I think anyway. As for the government budgeting and stuff, I still can't believe that cigarettes are legal. I think if cigarettes were invented just about now, governments would be busting the inventors for good, for coming up with something so detrimental to health. Oh hey, I hear you say, there is something called free-will, freedom of choice. No one is pushing anyone to smoke, it's a matter of choice. Well, young people, kids are not known for their informed decision making skills, do they? Just have it available for all so they can smoke at least once, hate it, but keep going because of peer pressure, in an effort to look cool and fit in and eventually get addicted. Fekin' great. Governments suck, just as bad as the two aforementioned items, and they are detrimental to overall well-being of everybody on the planet. So they should be banned also. 30c further on price of cigarette? Woopdeefuckingdo. That'll make everyone smoke less, even better, quit smoking. What a naive goofy way of thinking. Surely he doesn't get my vote by being... ehm, himself... Cheers, G PS: GD, sorry about shiting on here in the comment box about what I really think. Freespeech gets you shot at, but what the hell, I can do it every once in a while, no? Besides, I am drunk so it should be excused! That or it's the PMS... Smokers stink, inhaling the smoke that comes out of their mouth/nose after having travelled somewhere all the way to the lunges is disgusting. I love the indoors smoking ban.
Drinking (excessively) is what most people use (successfully) to hide behind the excuse of being drunk when they do things they normally wouldn’t dare to do, spineless bastages. Want to be loud and obnoxious?
That’s what I think anyway.
As for the government budgeting and stuff, I still can’t believe that cigarettes are legal. I think if cigarettes were invented just about now, governments would be busting the inventors for good, for coming up with something so detrimental to health. Oh hey, I hear you say, there is something called free-will, freedom of choice. No one is pushing anyone to smoke, it’s a matter of choice. Well, young people, kids are not known for their informed decision making skills, do they? Just have it available for all so they can smoke at least once, hate it, but keep going because of peer pressure, in an effort to look cool and fit in and eventually get addicted. Fekin’ great.
Governments suck, just as bad as the two aforementioned items, and they are detrimental to overall well-being of everybody on the planet. So they should be banned also. 30c further on price of cigarette? Woopdeefuckingdo. That’ll make everyone smoke less, even better, quit smoking. What a naive goofy way of thinking. Surely he doesn’t get my vote by being… ehm, himself…
Cheers,
G

PS: GD, sorry about shiting on here in the comment box about what I really think. Freespeech gets you shot at, but what the hell, I can do it every once in a while, no? Besides, I am drunk so it should be excused! That or it’s the PMS…

]]> By: John 56477 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/12/06/what-i-learned-from-the-budget/#comment-26417 John 56477 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:36:04 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/12/06/what-i-learned-from-the-budget/#comment-26417 Grandad, as tobacco is still legal (for the moment) is it a big job to grow your own, between that and yer home brew, you could tell Biffo where to go with his budget. I have no idea even how to start growing your own tobacco, but sure what is the most you need, a greenhouse... As Biffo keeps hitting the smokes, it becomes a viable alternative. And you could do it co-op style. Of course, I'm sure it will end up with mid-night raids on the Sweet Afton outlaws.. Grandad, as tobacco is still legal (for the moment) is it a big job to grow your own, between that and yer home brew,
you could tell Biffo where to go with his budget.

I have no idea even how to start growing your own tobacco,
but sure what is the most you need, a greenhouse…

As Biffo keeps hitting the smokes, it becomes a viable alternative. And you could do it co-op style.
Of course, I’m sure it will end up with mid-night raids on the Sweet Afton outlaws..

]]> By: robert bourne http://www.headrambles.com/2007/12/06/what-i-learned-from-the-budget/#comment-26401 robert bourne Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:45:41 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/12/06/what-i-learned-from-the-budget/#comment-26401 easy hit for political bimbos hit the drink and smoke crowd...let's buy a fleet of Mercedes for the beaurocrats..we'll just knock another 30p on fags to pay for it...let's see..why don't we have a big Global warming conference and then establish a do nothing department to go with it....your ale just went up 50p...blighters should be shot or made to listen to Celine Dion dvd's in an enclosed space for 10 years.... easy hit for political bimbos hit the drink and smoke crowd…let’s buy a fleet of Mercedes for the beaurocrats..we’ll just knock another 30p on fags to pay for it…let’s see..why don’t we have a big Global warming conference and then establish a do nothing department to go with it….your ale just went up 50p…blighters should be shot or made to listen to Celine Dion dvd’s in an enclosed space for 10 years….

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]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/12/06/what-i-learned-from-the-budget/#comment-26366 Grandad Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:54:05 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/12/06/what-i-learned-from-the-budget/#comment-26366 Ian - The Social Welfare does provide free vodka. Stand outside Tescos in Ballybrack and you'll see them wheeling vodka out by the crate load. Also, it's what the HSE puts in the intravenous drips to get them down off that dangerous nicotine high. Ian - The Social Welfare does provide free vodka. Stand outside Tescos in Ballybrack and you’ll see them wheeling vodka out by the crate load. Also, it’s what the HSE puts in the intravenous drips to get them down off that dangerous nicotine high.

]]> By: Grandad http://www.headrambles.com/2007/12/06/what-i-learned-from-the-budget/#comment-26363 Grandad Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:29:21 +0000 http://www.headrambles.com/2007/12/06/what-i-learned-from-the-budget/#comment-26363 Brianf - I have said before... ITSA [Irish Tourist Shooting Association] has an extremely sophisticated publicity department. Brianf - I have said before… ITSA [Irish Tourist Shooting Association] has an extremely sophisticated publicity department.

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