Truckers' Trucking Forum | Largest Class A Message Board - The Premier Truck Drivers Forum!  

Trucker MySpace - Truckers Making Friends. Chicken Truckers Come Meet Other Truckers!

Truck Trading Post - New Classified Ads Section! Post for Free, Sell Your Stuff Fast!

Go Back   Truckers' Trucking Forum | Largest Class A Message Board > Trucking News & Reports > News - NON Trucking News
Reload this Page UK: License To Smoke?
JOIN Forum Truckers Blogs FAQ Members List Calendar Mark Forums Read

Truckers' Trucking Forum/Message Board - The Premiere Truck Driver Forum

News - NON Trucking News Missing Gears. Post & discuss news that is not directly related to trucking or truckers. A current events message board for everyday news. Talk about national news, world news, technology, science, sports and more.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
  ^ Top   #1  
Old 02.17.2008
WiseOne's Avatar
Trucker Forum STAFF
  
Member Since: Feb 2004
Location: Truckers Report, TN
Trucker? EX-12 Years
Posts: 14,408
My Trucking Photos: 28

Thanks: 1,082
Thanked: 1,153 Times
My Truckers Blog : 11
Nopark UK: License To Smoke?
Quote:
Smokers could be forced to pay £10 for a permit to buy tobacco if a government health advisory body gets its way.

No one would be able to buy cigarettes without the permit, under the idea proposed by Health England.

Its chairman, Professor Julian Le Grand, told BBC Radio 5 Live the scheme would make a big difference to the number of people giving up smoking.

But smokers' rights group Forest described the idea as "outrageous", given how much tax smokers already pay.
Read More Here >> BBC World News



WiseOne's Comments, sheesh! I mean the UK of today would make the former USSR proud!

__________________

.

Good Trucking Jobs
...we list ONLY hand-picked trucking jobs



Truckers Search * Christian Forum * Political Forum * Reform Government

________________________________________
Reply With Quote
Remove This Ad By Registering. Join Our Truck Forum and Trucking Community For Free. Sponsored Links:

  ^ Top   #2  
Old 02.17.2008
Cybergal's Avatar
Truck Forum Supporter
  
Last Seen: 04.16.2009 06.42 AM
Member Since: Oct 2008
Posts: 13,845
My Trucking Photos: 27

Thanks: 2,067
Thanked: 2,553 Times
My Truckers Blog : 16
But here we are getting just as bad in some respects!
Reply With Quote
  ^ Top   #3  
Old 02.17.2008
WiseOne's Avatar
Trucker Forum STAFF
  
Member Since: Feb 2004
Location: Truckers Report, TN
Trucker? EX-12 Years
Posts: 14,408
My Trucking Photos: 28

Thanks: 1,082
Thanked: 1,153 Times
My Truckers Blog : 11
Quote:
Originally Posted by Cybergal View Post
But here we are getting just as bad in some respects!
Sad, but true! Hell, we are ALMOST Socialist now as it is. I figure it won't be long before the "mark of the beast" makes its debut! I think WWIII has to happen first before that can come about though as people will be so desperate, they will allow almost anything then...and ONLY then will "peace" be sought...then it all will come down...we are CLOSE now to be sure. When will we need a permit to take a dump or flush our toilets? Maybe we will need a license to pick our noses before long? Wonder how much the license would be to eat the pickin though...hmmmmm. I mean think about it...our toilets get clogged all the time now because Congress, in their infamous stupidity, decided to regulate the GPM on them where even a darn booger gets clogged trying to BARELY go down, yet the politicians who made the law have toilets the would suck a cat down it. Sigh, we are getting ridiculous anymore. It's ABSURD.
__________________

.

Good Trucking Jobs
...we list ONLY hand-picked trucking jobs



Truckers Search * Christian Forum * Political Forum * Reform Government

________________________________________
Reply With Quote
  ^ Top   #4  
Old 02.17.2008
leannamarie's Avatar
"California Girl"
  
Last Seen: 1 Week Ago 01.34 AM
Member Since: May 2007
Location: Somewhere on the road
Trucker? Trucker Wife
Age: 36
Posts: 4,472
My Trucking Photos: 0

Thanks: 2,359
Thanked: 1,244 Times
HTML Code:
Its chairman, Professor Julian Le Grand, told BBC Radio 5 Live the scheme would make a big difference to the number of people giving up smoking.
Right, like another stupid law/tax is suddenly going to make smokers give it up. They are smoking because they want to smoke, and getting taxed up the wazoo because they are easy targets. We are demonizing an entire population of people just because it is the socially acceptable thing to do.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Truckers' Trucking Forum/Message Board

« Pit | Gunman opens fire on Illinois campus »

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Linear Mode Linear Mode
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Trucker Forum Replies Last Post
Werner Blows Smoke up Your ### Imnotapothead Werner 27 12.08.2008 07.45 PM
3406e blowing white smoke wooly Trucks [ Eighteen Wheelers ] 21 02.05.2008 06.15 AM
Secondhand Smoke Causes Cancer in Pets Cybergal The Pet Stop 3 09.01.2007 11.55 AM
Truck Cleaning(or getting that smoke smell out) tjgosurf Experienced Truckers' Advice 2 06.29.2007 11.12 AM
Smoke test for Ca. trucks FunnyFarm04 Ask An Owner Operator 2 03.19.2007 06.22 PM


.

The Truckers Report - Trucker Photo Gallery - Contact Us - Truckers Forum - Privacy Statement - Top

vBulletin Forum Software, Copyright ©2000 - 2008, Jelsoft Enterprises Limited.
Copyright © TheTruckersReport.com - Trucking Forum & Message Board - Truck Driver Discussion - Truck Forum

Trucker Forum Disclaimer: All content, information and opinions (collectively, the "Material") presented on Our Trucker Forum Discussion Board at TheTruckersReport.com are those of the authors of posts and messages (collectively, the "participants") and not The Truckers Report. The Truckers Report does not guarantee the reliability, completeness, accuracy, timeliness or up-to-date-ness of the material presented on the Truck Driver Forum. The material is published "as is," and does not represent the official views and opinions of The Truckers Report or any company. Any reliance upon the Material presented on these forums shall be at User's own risk. The Truckers Report does not review the substance of the content posted by users on these forums and is therefore not responsible for any of such content. The Truckers Forum merely provides a space for its users to express and exchange their own opinions. Privacy Statement.


Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO