tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post293891246034525893..comments2024-01-01T16:01:35.711+00:00Comments on Dick Puddlecote: It's Hard Not To LaughDick Puddlecotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01481866882188932892noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-32658807733520434672009-01-16T18:52:00.000+00:002009-01-16T18:52:00.000+00:00Sue, that is spot on "The stuffing has been knocke...Sue, that is spot on "The stuffing has been knocked out of the British people! As each day dawns another ridiculous law/rule/policy comes along".vincent1https://www.blogger.com/profile/03591077762608116836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-71590177410339914182009-01-15T15:43:00.000+00:002009-01-15T15:43:00.000+00:00It was always said that if there was such an overw...It was always said that if there was such an overwhelming public outcry for a smoking ban in pubs, then the industry would have filled that need beforehand, with hundreds of no smoking pubs being available.<BR/><BR/>There wasn't, they didn't and the subsequent smoking ban has killed the industry.IanPJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911432983440475284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-12134329197611343842009-01-15T10:19:00.000+00:002009-01-15T10:19:00.000+00:00What I simply can't understand is why people conti...What I simply can't understand is why people continue to put up with this ridiculous ban. The imperial weight crusaders won out in the end by sticking to their guns, so should the people who are losing their locals!<BR/><BR/>The Spanish government was going to blanket ban and then realised that the Spanish people would ignore it completely or worse still, riot. So they had to comprise!<BR/><BR/>I honestly don't understand why the breweries aren't standing up and saying something. After all, it's putting them out of business. <BR/><BR/>The stuffing has been knocked out of the British people! As each day dawns another ridiculous law/rule/policy comes along.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165615283953837706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-72399841988815884542009-01-15T05:39:00.000+00:002009-01-15T05:39:00.000+00:00Happily I gave up drinking in pubs some years ago ...Happily I gave up drinking in pubs some years ago so the smoking ban has not affected me that way.<BR/>That the pub chains did not stand up for their customers ( led by Weatherspoons who wanted to ban smoking anyway ) was a disgrace and they are now reaping the reward. The four pubs in my small city that have recently closed had one thing in common, no outside area in which to smoke.bannedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02406037760273820029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3141759542968821728.post-60943676273548433772009-01-14T22:41:00.000+00:002009-01-14T22:41:00.000+00:00I agree,it is hard not to laugh Dick. If it was no...I agree,it is hard not to laugh Dick. If it was not for the people being added to the dole queue, or losing their homes/livelihoods/investments and homes, I would feel a warm glow myself.<BR/>When my daughter got married we used our share and other money for her wedding. They were worth about £10.00 a share at the time, if not more.<BR/>If we had of kept them until we retired, they would not have paid for a decent bunch of flowers lol.<BR/>Thank you for your blog, I love reading it.<BR/>I remember when the ban was looming, the information packs, the petitions, the stamps the envelopes ect, hundreds of them. Many others in the campaign site did the same. They went out to Breweries, camra, pubs, bingo halls ect. Did they get off their backsides to fight for their smoking customers, and those who are NOT smoke-haters. Did they hell as like. So I do find it hard to feel sorry for them now. The small independant ones, I do feel sorry for, they never had a "level playing field".<BR/>mandyv freedom2choose.info for smokers and non-smokers alike, fighting for choice and TRUTHvincent1https://www.blogger.com/profile/03591077762608116836noreply@blogger.com