Posted on 07/25/2008 1:13:05 PM PDT by Turret Gunner A20
For painter and decorator Gordon Williams, his van is simply a means of getting from A to B.
But council officials chose to give the vehicle a more lofty status.
When they spotted him behind the wheel with a cigarette, they handed him an on-the-spot fine of £30 - for smoking in his place of work.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Oh it’s coming here too as soon as the smoke nazis see some revenue to be stolen..
Just knock them flat on their keisters and walk away....
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So much for private property - again!
“’The regulations state that a vehicle shall be smoke-free if it is used for work by more than one person - regardless of whether they are in the vehicle at the same time.’”
It’s a well-known fact that nicotine can be absorbed through the skin so such third-hand smoke must be curbed, even remediated. (Stage III)
They will rue the day they fell for Obamamania and the lies of the liberals. Too late, then.
God help our great country.
From your friendly Institutes of Health (www.ihs.gov) physician guidelines for parents of small children:
[smoke and discuss methods for limiting exposure of nonsmokers to tobacco smoke.
STANDARDS:
1. Define passive smoking ways in which exposure occurs, e.g., moldering cigarette, cigar, or pipe, smoke that is exhaled from active smoker, smoke residue on clothing, upholstery, carpets or walls.
2. Discuss harmful substances in smoke, e.g., nicotine, benzene, CO, carcinogens.
3. Explain the increased risk of illness in children when exposed to cigarette smoke either directly or via second-hand smoke, e.g., increased colds, asthma, ear infections, pneumonia.
4. Explain that cigarette smoke gets trapped in carpets, upholstery, and clothing and still increases the risk of illness even if the patient is not in the room at the time that the smoking occurs.
5. Discuss factors that increase level of exposure to second-hand smoke and preventive methods for minimizing this exposure.
6. Encourage smoking cessation or at least never smoking in the home or car.]
Funny!
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