I am listening to the Radio whilst I work and they are talking about banning smoking in London’s Parks. They actually just read my email out, I haven’t emailed a radio station before but felt compelled to do so.
I think this sounds like a great idea, I have two children, I stopped smoking on the 18th of May 2007 and haven’t smoked, or even held a cigarette since. I hope that because my children grow up in a smokeless house hold that they will not smoke.
I see so many people smoking, in their cars whilst their children sit next to them, standing by their front doors with a fag in hand, pushing a buggy whilst a cancer stick hangs out their mouths! URGH it makes me feel sick!!! My sister is one of these smokers. I worry that my niece will follow in her smoking footsteps. That she will have to spend a few days in hospital with my sister when she is in her 20’s or 30’s, whilst my Sister who will, like my Father be in her 60’s dying of COPD or some other hideous smoking related disease, just like we had too in April this year.
I also have a child who puts everything in his mouth, I would hate him to start eating cigarette butts. I was recently in hospital with him after he chose to eat wild mushrooms, God that was a nightmare, I was covered in more vomit than I knew was humanly possible. I then had a follow up call from the Health Visitor because I had to go to A&E. I wonder if they stick their noses in so much for the children who live with smoking parents?
There are so many butts on the pavements wherever you walk, as is the bloody chewing gum! Apparently these types of littering is socially acceptable!?! Most smokers will toss a butt from their car window, or drop it on the floor, some will also dispose of the plastic wrapping this way too, I wonder if they are responsible for the chewing gum? Would they also throw a coke can or crisp packet on the floor?
Would it be so bad if the country took more steps to stop people smoking in parks and other public places? Won’t less people smoke if there are less places to smoke?
In other news : – According to a colleague in the office our HR department have agreed that someone can smoke electronic cigarettes at their desks because it is only vapour? I should point out this is hearsay from a smoker who now smokes the Electronic cigarettes as well as normal ones… What is in the vapour, what are the chemicals that people are inhaling? In twenty years time will these be the subject of a “vaping ban” due to some awful chemically caused mouth, throat or lung cancer?
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