Two Things You Might Not Know

chris167 · Post by **chris167** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 5:15 pm

I wudnt mind paying 5p for a bag to get my shizzle home from ASDA as long as I could at least get it from the boot of my car to the kitchen without the bottom falling out or losing a handle, never mind it lasting another trip to ASDA. The reusable bags they sell are great but they make you look like Roy cropper.

Post by **Donald** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 5:23 pm

Yeah you've gotta be fashionable whilst you cart your multipack yogurts back to the car.

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 5:28 pm

The absurdity of it all.

Post by **Donald** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 6:07 pm

NafemanNathan wrote:Basically if you smoke, you don't qualify for the new license required to breed...

This I think is a bit absurd too IMO

Not everyone that smokes is an inconsiderate willy. Cooks/chefs however... nothing puts me off an eatery more than seeing the kitchen staff out the back, fag in hand.

Post by **lewd lude lover** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 7:00 pm

innuendo central......

I would have thought round the back with a fag in hand would be right up your allyway?

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 7:35 pm

4thgenphil wrote:Smoking with someone under 18 in the car = illegal
Smoking whilst pregnant = sweet, no problem, crack on love

Yep, I did comment on that to Donald. That is utterly drokked up if you do one but not the other.

As others have said, it's sad that the government has to legislate on these things, but unfortunately many parents these days are quite obviously incompetent/unsuitable/call it what you will...

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 7:41 pm

lewd lude lover wrote: Its all about as useful as a glass of water to a drowning man.

in order to accurately assess that metaphor, I think we need some more info...

How thirsty is the man and what is he drowning in?

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 8:15 pm

Donald wrote:
NafemanNathan wrote:Basically if you smoke, you don't qualify for the new license required to breed...
This I think is a bit absurd too IMO Not everyone that smokes is an inconsiderate willy.

I'm sorry, but anyone who is knowingly likely killing themselves, not having the will power to stop (in particular for the detriment it can cause infants), you have to question whether they really want kids.

Post by **Donald** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 8:40 pm

That's a really narrow minded way to look at it IMO. You could apply that logic to anyone that has a taste for an addictive substance. We all know how damaging alcohol can be, the silly decisions people make under caffeine, yet we aren't calling for parents to give up their morning coffee before the school run or banning parents taking their kids with them to the beer garden on a Sunday. I know they don't pose an immediate risk but I did specify that not everyone is inconsiderate, meaning some parents don't smoke around their kids and I certainly wouldn't. I'm hoping @vtecmec might remember that I have even moved away from him when having a cigarette outside, even though he smokes/d.

I think it's important to respect individual choice. By that I mean let the parents indulge in whatever vice that they please, but only so long as it doesn't pose a threat to others. I see nothing wrong with a parent going out to the garden for a smoke, and I don't think it makes them any less of a capable parent. Nicotine is more addictive than methadone, benzos, coke, methamphet. etc, though I think I'd much rather see a parent having a smoke AWAY FROM their kid than indulging in valium.

Post by **Donald** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 8:42 pm

I also hope this doesn't come across as smoker vs non-smoker because I can certainly take it or leave it, I think I'm one of the lucky few that can drop a habit.