GabrielBell12fi

So well up on current events I see :)

Also my mass is quite low compared to my volume.

So I could have something in common with you?

I think I can do better than that :)

You know what?

There are 2 million fewer smokers in the past 17 years (since the ban was introduced) -- a trend that looks like it is going to continue, and an estimated 1500 fewer heart attacks due to smoking and second hand smoke exposure per year, along with tens of thousands of other deaths due to smoking and second hand smoke exposure per year.

Compared to the death of one fucking monkey -- I am pretty happy saying it has been a success.

Also he is (or was) a monkey in an American zoo and since I live in the UK, why should I give a shit?

He nearly killed a kid. He got what was coming to him.

That does sound sweet, and nice, but as someone who attended and still attends indoor weddings with a heart condition and occasional breathing issues...........

You see where I am going about not missing it at all, right?

I like how people reminisce about the time they could smoke in pubs, and in restaurants, and clubs, and so on, but as someone who has had major health conditions their entire life and avoided pubs and clubs for that reason and sometimes had to leave restaurants because of it...........

Like I said -- 1997 was a very, very good year.

Did you ever see the next to last episode of Good Omens...........

Apparently I was today years old.

Although (in my limited defence) I am not sure I have ever actually used to that word or written that word down.

When I was a kid I was in the school band, and for one or two of our performances at Christmas we actually had to go out of our way to ask the people we were playing for not to smoke during the performances.

AND WE WERE SECONDARY SCHOOL KIDS!!! (11 - 16) I mean for the love of god we were children, and musicians at that, and still adults thought it was fine to smoke in front of us., in enclosed rooms.

Pubs were also whining a lot about how they would be on the breadline before the year was out.

Don't know what it's like round your way, but the pubs in my town are still pretty busy.

Nope.

This is the hill I am going to plant my flag on and die on. (a)

(a) -- unless it's too cold, then I am going to wait for summer to plant my flag. I mean -- I am committed to this and all but I am not stupid enough to do it in winter. Plus we are about to get hit with Storm Eowyn over here and I'm buggered if I am staying outside during that -- Winds of 100 miles an hour?? My flag would blow away!!! I'm staying inside until it's done with then maybe I will plant my flag and die on this hill.

But yes -- I will plant my flag and die on this hill once we have nice weather :)

Cool.

At least I know now :)

Still weird.