tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post806785433819513795..comments2024-01-01T16:01:35.711+00:00Comments on Dick Puddlecote: Dinner for Two. And The Righteous Came Too.Dick Puddlecotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-20478014670677790162009-01-20T01:51:00.000+00:002009-01-20T01:51:00.000+00:00Mark Wadsworth "The correct preposition is 'on the...Mark Wadsworth "The correct preposition is 'on the premises' not 'in the premises'. " That annoyed me too.<BR/><BR/>I think that you will find that pubs already have to display about 20 notices from 'gambling small amounts', under-age drinking, healthnsafety, family policy, no smoking, no off-sales, employment law, security, banned persons, licenses and etc.<BR/><BR/>If the smoking ban is not responsible for pubs closing why is it that the six that have closed in my city in the last 12 months all had one thing in common ? They all lacked a private outdoor space for smokers ( and their friends ) to gather ?bannedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406037760273820029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-25565908555798456672009-01-19T19:41:00.000+00:002009-01-19T19:41:00.000+00:00I think he is short on info Sue. It's good to see ...I think he is short on info Sue. It's good to see that he is fine with the idea of smoking rooms, there are only a very few that don't agree with that.<BR/><BR/>Shame Patricia Hagitt, Sir (haha) Liam Donaldson, and the quite startlingly-deluded Alan Johnson are amongst them.Dick Puddlecotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-31317068119887939492009-01-19T15:52:00.000+00:002009-01-19T15:52:00.000+00:00LFAT seems to have it in for the smokers again. He...LFAT seems to have it in for the smokers again. He's denying that the smoking ban has anything to do with the demise of our pubs.<BR/><BR/>With conservatives like that, you have no hope of getting a democracy back and I will certainly never return to Stalag UK!<BR/><BR/>Viva Espana!Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165615283953837706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-18461366222851610232009-01-18T22:25:00.000+00:002009-01-18T22:25:00.000+00:00While the watchdog is focusing on the large food c...<I>While the watchdog is focusing on the large food chains at the moment, it said if the scheme proved successful there was no reason why small, independent caterers could not follow with some help.</I><BR/><BR/>Define "successful", FFS.<BR/><BR/>"First they came for the large food chains, but I did not protest because I was a small, independent caterer".<BR/><BR/>On a pedantic note, those 'no smoking' signs were written by illiterate shits. The correct preposition is 'on the premises' not 'in the premises'. That is an extra twist of the knife for me, as a pedantic chain smoker.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-30371261953891292962009-01-18T22:10:00.000+00:002009-01-18T22:10:00.000+00:00sorry error should be- from the time they get out ...sorry error should be- from the time they get out of bedvincent1https://www.blogger.com/profile/03591077762608116836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-41849978119722887192009-01-18T22:08:00.000+00:002009-01-18T22:08:00.000+00:00Another sad but funny piece of writing Dick, thank...Another sad but funny piece of writing Dick, thank you, the last 2lines are classic.<BR/><BR/>I have vision of so many warning signs on the windows and doors, you will not be able to see through them. It makes me feel so angry and sad.<BR/>The kids, they do all this for, will not have a life, just guilt, from the time they get out of be, until they get back in it. Yet the stupid bastards cannot see it, can they.<BR/>freedom2choose.info for smokers and non-smokers alike, fighting for choice and TRUTH<BR/><BR/>Have you ever read the book "Scared to Death" by Cristopher Brooker and Richard North?<BR/><BR/>mandyvvincent1https://www.blogger.com/profile/03591077762608116836noreply@blogger.com