now i dont know for sure but i'm pretty certain that the criteria on who can and cant give blood is probably back up by some form of research/risk assesment? As opposed to someone being homophobic?
we chose maz for the lady because its latvian for " a little amount" and she is only little.
and we choose Den for the man because it is "the lair or shelter of a wild animal, esp. a predatory mammal." which speaks for itself really.
we were going to just use our names but thought that would be dull.
A slut is a dirty, slovenly woman.
we are both physios, pretty sure the professional body wouldn't be overly chuffed with our faces on here!!
err, not that it really stops us!!
Are COAD and COPD not the same thing? both correct.
lol that was den!
I don't take a hand bag when i go out-scared I'll lose it! although that went out the window when my wallet and phone got pinched in bulgaria- i think i would've noticed if I had them in a bag!
My bags are usually covered in some broken make-up, filled with kirby grips, and usually some form of nuts or crumbs that have spilled out the packet into the depths...........
Den here now, and as Maz said a smoker(loads)!
But i think the smoking ban is a great idea.
People who dont want to breathe in smoke(and its a fact that passive smoking kills)have that choice now.
People who do want to breathe in smoke can go outside and do so.
Therefore everyone has a choice, which is surely right in a democracy!!
Years ago, drink driving was seen as not such a big deal, lots of people done it. Now thats its less socially acceptable there as less people dying as a result of it. The same thing is happening with smoking. Just because i am doing something wrong and dangerous, doesnt mean i should be able to inflict that damage upon people who have no choice in it.
Why is it more acceptable to kill someone slowly with your smoke than to drink drive and kill them instantly?
den x
One other point (phew! can you tell how much i love smoking yet?!)
I'm not saying that there isn't any reason in the world why someone would want to smoke.
Of course not.
I get that people feel the need to be relaxed by a fag, it calms them down, it can help to destress in a busy day, so like alcohol, perhaps the odd one is ok, but are you as a smoker really happy that it's a habit/ addiction that you don't really have an awful lot of control over?
How many of you automatically light a fag when you buy your pint/make your cup of tea/when eastenders comes on/when you finish your first course/when you're waiting on the bus etc etc? Not because you REALLY need one............
woaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!
How many of you actually think I was serious when I said that?! (please see my other posts!)
But, can I ask, If you really had the choice, and could stop smoking tomorrow without any issues of addiction etc, would you still continue to smoke? Or if given the choice to go back to the day when you started smoking, would you do so again?
Would you be happy for your young children to start smoking?
I just fail to see the benefit that someone gets from it, apart from it being an addiction that you don't have so much control over????
Did I ever say smokers were'filthy' minx and couplefun? Den is a smoker, so I certainly don't think that. I do however, have relatives who have died of smoking related illnesses, and I have a great aunt who has has bilateral amputations with horrendous infections becuase she has peripheral vascular disease, probably due to her 40/day habit.
I do live in a country that has the correct attitude- in Scotland we are seeing the benefits from smoking ban in public places,so I don;t need to move elsewhere, I am happy with the law as it stands now, although i still think that it would be better if cigarettes had never been brought in in the first place, but that isn't the case so I'm very happy with the new ruling now.
I also agree that drunks, antisocial behaviour etc shouldn't be tolerated, at least something has been done about the antisocial behaviour of smoking.
Den was a 40+ a day smoker, and he stopped, which was made that much easier by the ban.
As soon as we were in Barcelona this week, he started because of everyone smoking around him.
Too hot, thank you! I also agree with your comments :thumbup:
oh thanks DG!
had missed page 21 the first time round!!!!!
Den x
I'm so glad we already have the ban in Scotland, it makes all the difference! You feel completely different if you go on a night out now, and implementing the ban doesn't seem to have been an issue here.
We're in barcelona at the moment, and a while ago Den had quit smoking, but as soon as he was in a bar here, he started up again- grrrrrrr!
After being out last night, we both felt horrible this morning because of how smokey the bars had been.
My nose was all bunged up and my clothes and hair stank, so it makes me wonder how anyone has ever been allowed to smoke in public when it makes others feel so minging!
I don't like how many smokers say that a ban takes away their freedom of choice, when smoking in a public place means that a non-smokers freedom of choice is being taken away.
As you can see I don't like smoking much!!!!!
I hope that the ban leads to a complete ban on smoking all together, the world would be such a bette place me thinks!!
(I'm sure den will be along soon to correct me though!)
M xx
ok, no hard feelings arnie, was just at the wind up, as you were earlier with the rugby jibe, have a good night!
Den
ok, now this is not name calling its logic.
If you have the size of an ice hockey player, average about 15 stone, but you have managed to loose(spelling)the muscle, does that just mean your chubby?
Den
ok, so pet names not allowed now, will revert to drew instead of chunky then.
no offence intended, honestly!
drew claimed yesterday he had the build of an ice hockey player. they are chunky. therefore his new name, but if thats a problem!!
Doubt anything i have written is outwith the aup so dont really see where ass kicking would be appropriate?????
not sure im getting what you mean mallock?
i was just asking that in general, wasnt asking him.
oh that! i already told him. i think it suits him.i thought we had moved on from that.
i love that film, its one of my favourites of all time!
Have you ever watched happy gilmore?
because i think it suits you!
:P
