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| GeoffReeves PRO Fri 25th Jul 2008 08:06
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A painter and decorator from Ceredigion (UK) has been fined £30 for smoking in his own van.
He was approached by council officials and told because it was his place of work he was breaking the law.He says he was dumbfounded and he was only popping down to the shops in his van....:-))
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| Riet PRO Fri 25th Jul 2008 08:16
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OMG!!! BAH! Looks like a police state! This makes me so angry........pure dictatorship!
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| lynnj04 Fri 25th Jul 2008 11:17
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Originally posted by GeoffReeves:
He was approached by council officials and told because it was his place of work he was breaking the law
This is so true I work for a local council, my job involves me going to people in their own homes. We are not allowed to smoke in our own cars going from one home to the next as it is classed as smoking in work time. It is that serious they can discipline you for it. I gave up smoking last year but think it is a really stupid rule.
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| GeoffReeves PRO Fri 25th Jul 2008 11:51
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I have a van for my business and I am supposed to post a No Smoking sign up in the cab. :-/
I don`t smoke but I think things are just going to far.Even with signs...we are bombarded with them,on the road, inside buildings and shops.my poor ol brain can`t take it all in.......:-((
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| LisaSam67 PRO Fri 25th Jul 2008 19:57
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Loving my country more and more and more with each of these stories!
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| garynumber1cleaner Fri 25th Jul 2008 21:13
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I have the signs in my office and vans all provided free by the government so they can fine us and get the money back x whatever ... yes its the law..its true ...
next they will charge us to drive through London .. yes they already do :(
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| megmet PRO Fri 25th Jul 2008 21:58
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Originally posted by lynnj04:
This is so true I work for a local council, my job involves me going to people in their own homes. We are not allowed to smoke in our own cars going from one home to the next as it is classed as smoking in work time. It is that serious they can discipline you for it. I gave up smoking last year but think it is a really stupid rule.
It was the same when I worked for the council before I moved to Spain. Even though I personally don't smoke I still think it's a stupid rule.
We also were not allowed by the council to give a lift to anyone in our own car.....how bad is that?
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| craftybutterfly Sat 26th Jul 2008 15:49
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Originally posted by LisaSam67:
Loving my country more and more and more with each of these stories!
It is illegal in some states to smoke in a vehicle that has minors in it...BIG $ fine
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| stuboy PRO Sat 26th Jul 2008 17:00
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If you work from home you are breaking the law by smoking in YOUR OWN home.
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| LisaSam67 PRO Sat 26th Jul 2008 17:12
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Yup Laura. California is one of them. I think that's a good law though. Pretty sad when a car pulls up in front of school and the kids open the doors to exit ans smoke billows out!
And interesting question stu
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| stuboy PRO Sat 26th Jul 2008 17:14
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Originally posted by LisaSam67:
And interesting question stu
It's not a question, it's a fact.
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| LisaSam67 PRO Sat 26th Jul 2008 17:29
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Oh that just bites!!!!
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| DavidNewland PRO Tue 29th Jul 2008 21:15
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Just tell them you're a self employed smoke alarm tester?
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| stuboy PRO Tue 29th Jul 2008 21:49
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I wonder how the no-smoking in the workplace effects the companies that carry out tests on dogs & chimps that are forced to chain smoke..........
Do they have to go outside if they want to smoke ?
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| GeoffReeves PRO Tue 29th Jul 2008 21:52
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Originally posted by stuboy:
Do they have to go outside if they want to smoke
no,not as long as they wear flourescent jackets
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| crunch61 PRO Wed 30th Jul 2008 09:03
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Starting to really hate living in this crappy country - this Labour government has got a lot to answer for...
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| megmet PRO Wed 30th Jul 2008 21:42
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Originally posted by crunch61:
Starting to really hate living in this crappy country -
That is the very reason we left !
Here in southern Spain if they don't like the no smoking rule they just ignore it, what's more the government here has given them the option to do just that if a bar or restaurant is under a certain size.
We are also much more free in other areas too, we don't get the feeling that big brother is looking over our shoulder all the time, it's not the nanny state that the UK has now become.
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| crunch61 PRO Thu 31st Jul 2008 06:56
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Originally posted by megmet:
We are also much more free in other areas too, we don't get the feeling that big brother is looking over our shoulder all the time, it's not the nanny state that the UK has now become.
It's going to get a lot worse i fear over here...
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| crunch61 PRO Thu 31st Jul 2008 06:59
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Even if that idiot Brown calls an election, i can't see things getting any better, whoever comes into power,
they are all as bad as each other!
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| annieann PRO Thu 31st Jul 2008 08:40
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i agree with you crunch. i have been here all my life . and i think the government is absolute rubbish . none of them know what the other is doing . and there have been more mistakes made than i have had hot dinners .. i myself am trying to stop smoking . but i feel for people when hey have used the public houses probably all their lives , and find they now have to stand outside in all weathers , to have a smoke ..... scandelous . no shelters most time s niether. thats gratitude for your custom ... i do agree to smiking areas away from children but all the pubs are mostly empty now .. people are drinking at home . because it is not as expensive and you can smoke to your hearts content .. the pubs are getting boring they have lost the atmosphere .
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