tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post3591596832272438467..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Fuggy no morenickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-57260846129354542742017-07-18T22:27:30.929+01:002017-07-18T22:27:30.929+01:00Hattie: That's true. It was somehow glamorous ...Hattie: That's true. It was somehow glamorous to have a fag dangling from your mouth. Even the flick of the cigarette lighter was tantalising.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-6693785175000439242017-07-18T21:12:58.498+01:002017-07-18T21:12:58.498+01:00Smoking was not just normal: it was cool. If you w...Smoking was not just normal: it was cool. If you wanted to be in with the in crowd, you smoked. Hard to believe now. Hattiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297404386730167834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-66996917874697143722017-07-16T17:14:26.633+01:002017-07-16T17:14:26.633+01:00Scarlet: It wouldn't surprise me. Smoking in p...Scarlet: It wouldn't surprise me. Smoking in public buildings used to be completely normal, even in the upmarket shops like M&S.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-61148405969475295102017-07-16T14:00:26.688+01:002017-07-16T14:00:26.688+01:00I'm sure I remember my Dad smoking in Marks an...I'm sure I remember my Dad smoking in Marks and Spencer's!!! I could be wrong, it seems unbelievable if true!!<br />SxMs Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449626572478125088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-26225781343859166332017-07-15T20:58:51.671+01:002017-07-15T20:58:51.671+01:00Liz: I had a girlfriend who was a very heavy smoke...Liz: I had a girlfriend who was a very heavy smoker. She didn't last long either.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-51601848544526968792017-07-15T13:25:14.912+01:002017-07-15T13:25:14.912+01:00I grew up in a family of smokers and maybe I didn&...I grew up in a family of smokers and maybe I didn't notice it then but I do now. And one boyfriend was a smoker. He didn't last long.Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-49033349969927278902017-07-14T08:35:41.271+01:002017-07-14T08:35:41.271+01:00Agent: It's hard to believe that years of expo...Agent: It's hard to believe that years of exposure to tobacco smoke could have no physical effects.<br /><br />Tammy: No, I just added it yesterday. Better late than never!<br /><br />Dave: Seems extraordinary now that at the time everyone regarded smelly clothes as a normal consequence of being with other people.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-25042056820128127552017-07-14T07:42:16.909+01:002017-07-14T07:42:16.909+01:00I remember those days when you'd put on your d...I remember those days when you'd put on your decent clothes to go out for the evening, then have to throw everything in the wash as soon as you got in because it stank of cigarette smoke.<br />The ban on smoking in public places is one of the best things to have happened in this country!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-46675442559410592212017-07-14T04:12:50.572+01:002017-07-14T04:12:50.572+01:00thank you so much nick!
it might have always been ...thank you so much nick!<br />it might have always been there and I just now saw it. I've been known to do that. <br />but now I'm subscribed and I'll never miss another post! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-72691397537882081852017-07-14T01:23:12.479+01:002017-07-14T01:23:12.479+01:00I didn't find that doctor's article very c...I didn't find that doctor's article very convincing. I think there is, in fact, quite a bit of evidence of the health consequences of exposure to second-hand smoke. I'm really happy with the public bans and would love to see tobacco products disappear.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-89206430708274814432017-07-13T20:51:52.298+01:002017-07-13T20:51:52.298+01:00Jean: The only person who smoked in my family was ...Jean: The only person who smoked in my family was my father. If my mother and sister had also been smokers, I dread to think what the air quality would have been like.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-22914988397526881622017-07-13T20:49:52.039+01:002017-07-13T20:49:52.039+01:00Tammy: Sorry to hear of your latest medical setbac...Tammy: Sorry to hear of your latest medical setbacks. Glad you're now feeling better.<br /><br />I've just added the "follow by email" gadget to the blog. See below the blogroll.<br /><br />Whatever the doctor says about the low health risks of passive smoking, it's hard to believe there's no link between 53 years of second-hand smoke and your heart condition.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-76305702416615294422017-07-13T20:48:54.594+01:002017-07-13T20:48:54.594+01:00I've always been sensitive to cigarette smoke ...I've always been sensitive to cigarette smoke and for a while my sister, father and my mother all smoked. The bans are a blessing to me. CheerfulMonkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934008738777906970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-43337261813596352642017-07-13T19:16:36.579+01:002017-07-13T19:16:36.579+01:00NICK! hi yourself! saw your note on rummy's bl...NICK! hi yourself! saw your note on rummy's blog! and I have missed you!<br />where have I been? the hospital. heart in Afib. then days and days of ill health and poisonous pills. one that literally took my memory and affecting my mind! QUIT taking them.<br />and I'm finally feeling better.<br />I need to find a way to subscribe to your blog by email. <br />and as to this post. I have 53 years of heavy second hand smoke. once in a tiny office with a chain smoker.<br />they're all dead now from cancer.<br />I have no doubt it's what my heart condition is all about. I never smoked myself a day in my life. only all of theirs. and I'm paying for it.<br />and.. loved your post on stealing things from hotels. spot on! I may be many things. a thief I am not! xoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-27968868387909384212017-07-13T09:19:17.643+01:002017-07-13T09:19:17.643+01:00Helen: Tram drivers glove - that conjures up a viv...Helen: Tram drivers glove - that conjures up a vivid image of something pretty unsavoury! Yes, all that totally unnecessary clothes-washing.<br /><br />Joared: Indeed, it's not just lung cancer waiting in the wings but all those other varieties. And COPD, which is all too common nowadays (not just because of tobacco smoke but also the dreadful air pollution in many cities).Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-8740220838066119142017-07-13T05:14:06.730+01:002017-07-13T05:14:06.730+01:00I've gotten so used to smoke free places here ...I've gotten so used to smoke free places here in Southern California that when I've travelled out-of-state the smoke is really offensive. Tongue, mouth, throat, laryngeal cancer does impact pipe smokers, too, -- ability to produce speech lost -- as I've encountered in my work. So many smokers with COPD, other respiratory problems that can really impact life with aging. With all that's known now it boggles my mind anyone would continue smoking. or waste their money on cancer sticks. joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999395062839739698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-78461761372892045642017-07-12T22:56:56.545+01:002017-07-12T22:56:56.545+01:00When I was a child I would know if my father was a...When I was a child I would know if my father was at home as soon as I opened the door...the house would be full of curls of blue smoke from his maize paper cigarettes...or the ones he rolled himself which were known to the family as tram drivers glove.<br /><br />Then and later I disliked having to change my clothes as they always caught the whiff of tobacco smoke so I am glad of the ban.helen devriesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-41309338065663284202017-07-12T13:27:33.411+01:002017-07-12T13:27:33.411+01:00Ramana: That's unfortunate. It seems a bit ins...Ramana: That's unfortunate. It seems a bit insensitive of your son to smoke in your presence, given your lung problem. I think it would be hard to abolish smoking. A lot of smokers would continue but more furtively. They'll only give up if smoking becomes a total social no-no.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-26204920988676537852017-07-12T13:19:41.774+01:002017-07-12T13:19:41.774+01:00Z: I think a lot of smokers thought the ban would ...Z: I think a lot of smokers thought the ban would encourage them to cut down or stop, so they were generally in favour. Many young people must be amazed that smoking was ever allowed in public buildings.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-10026472645368922572017-07-12T13:15:22.097+01:002017-07-12T13:15:22.097+01:00I quit smoking too late and am now saddled with CO...I quit smoking too late and am now saddled with COPD. My son still smokes and the smoke sometimes irritates me. I think that smoking and / or use of tobacco in any form must be totally abolished.Rummuserhttp://rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-45808942601079283462017-07-12T12:53:40.698+01:002017-07-12T12:53:40.698+01:00Even among smokers, I don't know anyone who co...Even among smokers, I don't know anyone who complains about the ban. And most of those people I know who smoke go outside to do so, even at their own house. I appreciate not having to put up with smelly pubs, restaurants and hotel rooms, as I've always had my own business and there was no smoking there anyway.Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822383355869390919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-19438495431925880412017-07-12T10:07:26.406+01:002017-07-12T10:07:26.406+01:00Kylie: It's amazing what we tolerated and took...Kylie: It's amazing what we tolerated and took for normal in our younger days. Not just all the tobacco smoke but much lower standards of personal hygiene. Nowadays we've almost gone the other way, with endless showering and clothes-washing and ultra-sensitivity to the slightest odour.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-24178235913423632282017-07-12T09:29:27.121+01:002017-07-12T09:29:27.121+01:00I always think it's funny if my kids get a tin...I always think it's funny if my kids get a tiny whiff of smoke somewhere and they go on about how gross it is. When I started work people still smoked in the lunch rooms and i didn't think a lot about it!<br />I'm glad those days are gone, though! kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-44510563816659754032017-07-11T18:32:01.021+01:002017-07-11T18:32:01.021+01:00Ursula: I know, that's a tiny amount compared ...Ursula: I know, that's a tiny amount compared to habitual chain-smokers. But it must have affected his health nevertheless, especially since he smoked for several decades (he gave up immediately after having a stroke at the age of 55).Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-10210603332920548302017-07-11T18:29:33.946+01:002017-07-11T18:29:33.946+01:00Bijoux: I would also assume there must be some con...Bijoux: I would also assume there must be some connection between her pipe-smoking husband and her persistent cough. Otherwise it's too much of a coincidence.<br /><br />Joanne: A lot of ex-smokers must think that!Nicknoreply@blogger.com