France fears arrival of cigarette-smoking ban

The Telegraph (U.K.) ^ | December 22, 2007 | William Langley

[Stoat]

I went to the grocery store (here in Texas) this morning, and noticed a sign which read:

No Smoking within 150 feet of store entrance

I thought to myself, hmm, 150 feet would put me in the middle of the highway. Ridiculous

I find it heartbreaking to learn that a Washington / California / New York style ban has entrenched itself in the Lone Star State.  Do you know if this is a State law or a City or County ordinance?

It is truly a sad day in America if our Texas cowboys (and cowgals) can't smoke anymore......

I went to the grocery store (here in Texas) this morning, and noticed a sign which read:

No Smoking within 150 feet of store entrance

I thought to myself, hmm, 150 feet would put me in the middle of the highway. Ridiculous

[sharkhawk]

In Illinois it is illegal to smoke on an train platform. Even if it is outdoors.

[Stoat]

A smoking ban? Mon Dieu! The next thing you know, they’ll be making them bathe every day.

LMAO

I suppose it's always easier for Socialists to ban something than it is to mandate a behavior.   I suppose they could provide tax breaks for documented, retail purchases of soap, but doing something like that would validate Capitalism, and that would never fly.

[Gabz]

Nanny State Ping

The French aren’t always in favor of such things :)

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Perhaps this ban might FINALLY wake up the French as to the worthlessness of Socialism?

There's better odds with the powerball lottery, but hope springs eternal.

[Stoat]

Thank you very much for pinging your list  :-)

[Gabz]

You are quite welcome.

Merry Christmas and Nanny-Free New Year!!!!!!!!

[elkfersupper]

Who would have thought that France would be so far behind the curve in the socialist, foundless smoking ban hysteria?

[Stoat]

Merry Christmas and Nanny-Free New Year!!!!!!!!

Thank you, and to you as well  :-)

"We don't need no stinkin' nannies"

((((snicker))))

[Stoat]

Who would have thought that France would be so far behind the curve in the socialist, foundless smoking ban hysteria?

I suppose it may be because smoking arrived long before Socialism and became even more deeply ingrained into the French culture and psyche.....

Perhaps an analogy can be drawn to gun rights in America?  We've been a self-sufficient, self-reliant people for a whole lot longer than the Nanny-State antigun / antifreedom Nazis have been around, hence the difficulty that they have in disarming us.

[SW6906]

Just this past week Boeing announced a tobacco free policy for all of its properties. Not sure if this is world-wide or just USA or just Puget Sound (Seattle).

Tobacco free meaning no smoking, no chewing tobacco or any kind of tobacco whatsoever anywhere on Boeing property. This means if factory workers want to "suck a fag", they have to walk ~10 blocks or more to get off-property before lighting up. I can't wait to see how this is going to go over. Should be very popcorn-worthy.......

[SW6906]

Ping!

[AlaskaErik]

Arabs smoke like chimneys. It will be amusing to see what the authorities do about the shisha cafés!

Nothing. They don't venture into the so-called Sensitive Urban Zones.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the ping!

[Joe 6-pack]

My obligatory nanny-state, tobacco-nazi thread bump...

"Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience."

- C. S. Lewis

[Old Seadog]

"I smoke because I am French."

[The Ghost of Rudy McRomney]

$hit like that REALLY infuriates me, because it has nothing to do with ‘public health’, only further harrassing and discriminating against smokers.

[razorback-bert]

at a recent exhibition dedicated to Sartre, the philosopher's trademark cigarette was airbrushed out as a condition of state funding.

I do wish Jean Paul was around to comment on this.

[metesky]

Brigitte Bardot was born on September 28, 1934

She's 73 yo, WTF did you expect her to look like?

[bill1952]

>WTF did you expect her to look like?

If you look at my post again, you will clearly see that I didn’t write one thing.

Do you always assume a mind reading power?