tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453833569907892604.post2688353481030881366..comments2023-06-28T22:22:03.429+01:00Comments on Is Anyone There?: The Day The Government Made My Life Better.Anne Macklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453833569907892604.post-83479001128533319022012-12-10T19:59:43.171+00:002012-12-10T19:59:43.171+00:00Thanks for visiting,yes it has made a big differen...Thanks for visiting,yes it has made a big difference. I have lots of posts on Turkey maybe you would like them too.Cassam101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453833569907892604.post-88941474338581281732012-12-10T12:54:36.183+00:002012-12-10T12:54:36.183+00:00So glad to find your blog and I can't agree wi...So glad to find your blog and I can't agree with you more, losing a few dear family members with smoking. Great to hear the ban is in effect, what a better quality life for all!:)Ozlem's Turkish Tablenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453833569907892604.post-6517969684336081272012-12-06T07:36:42.676+00:002012-12-06T07:36:42.676+00:00Jo back then you couldn't express concern as i...Jo back then you couldn't express concern as it was no smokers who were in the wrong. The staff room at my work change the wallpaper once and it was dark brown with nicotine stains,yuk!Cassam101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453833569907892604.post-31601154017621433602012-12-06T07:35:12.839+00:002012-12-06T07:35:12.839+00:00It's funny how you get so used to something,im...It's funny how you get so used to something,imagine going back to smoke filled bars.Cassam101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453833569907892604.post-43376884095576621322012-12-06T07:34:05.813+00:002012-12-06T07:34:05.813+00:00Yes Ros I think we forget what it was really like ...Yes Ros I think we forget what it was really like especially for people who work in bars it has changed their lives too. Remember Roy Castles? He never smoked but played music in clubs and it was passive smoking that caused his lung cancer.Cassam101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453833569907892604.post-65861576661867425712012-12-06T07:31:30.341+00:002012-12-06T07:31:30.341+00:00There are still many many people who smoke in this...There are still many many people who smoke in this country and I know quite a few. Cassam101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453833569907892604.post-56454370614445663682012-12-06T00:09:34.541+00:002012-12-06T00:09:34.541+00:00Other than a few cousins I don't even know any...Other than a few cousins I don't even know anyone who smokes. Glad things are better for you Anne.jenhttp://werelivingafulllife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453833569907892604.post-52794322573594524252012-12-05T21:46:48.834+00:002012-12-05T21:46:48.834+00:00We went to see a friend singing at a pub last week...We went to see a friend singing at a pub last week, not our usual type of evening out. Half way through the evening I realised what was different from when we used to go there - no smoke. It was brilliant. Rosalind Adamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453833569907892604.post-73090752614012998512012-12-05T21:31:32.598+00:002012-12-05T21:31:32.598+00:00Has it been that long? I've never smoked, and ...Has it been that long? I've never smoked, and I can't even remember what pubs were like before smoking was banned. Which is a very good thing.Annalisa Crawfordhttp://twitter.com/AnnalisaCrawfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453833569907892604.post-72460037983465238572012-12-05T18:28:27.804+00:002012-12-05T18:28:27.804+00:00Looking back - all those meetings I say through, p...Looking back - all those meetings I say through, peering at people through cigarette smoke. I smoked, in the late 60s - like so many of us did. And I've tried not to be irritating - as some who manage to give up are - but the worlds smells so much better.<br /><br /><br />And I, too, didn't realise you had CF - great that you don't let it define you.Jo Carrollnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453833569907892604.post-49207329563652914072012-12-05T18:14:54.934+00:002012-12-05T18:14:54.934+00:00I wasn't diagnosed until I was 21 but had lung...I wasn't diagnosed until I was 21 but had lung problem from I was born. Shows you that passive smoking affected you. It will soon be banned outdoors too. When I go to the clinic at the hospital I have to run through the entrance holding my breath with all the smokers standing at the doorway.Cassam101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453833569907892604.post-28101738937069669462012-12-05T17:31:35.670+00:002012-12-05T17:31:35.670+00:00I'm glad you stopped Catherine. I know it is v...I'm glad you stopped Catherine. I know it is very addictive and so are food and alcohol but the only person you make feel bad is yourself with smoking it is everyone who breathes in the smoke.Cassam101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453833569907892604.post-66454003807953465372012-12-05T17:06:54.850+00:002012-12-05T17:06:54.850+00:00"The day the government made my life better&q..."The day the government made my life better" - now THAT's not a title you see everyday! I wholeheartedly agree with you on the smoking issue; it's disgusting and filthy and makes everything reek. It's also very addictive and very hard to give up, as I found out when I finally stopped almost four years ago. It's just one of many, MANY irrational things we human beings do. Why do people drink when they know they'll end up with their head in a toilet later on? Why pour that glass of wine when you know it'll give you a headache the next morning? Why does she eat that tub of ice cream when she's been moaning about how fat she is all day? People are crazy! :)Catherine Noblehttp://twitter.com/Catherine_Noblenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3453833569907892604.post-51984628283324984762012-12-05T13:34:16.408+00:002012-12-05T13:34:16.408+00:00First I had no idea you had CF! And I totally agr...First I had no idea you had CF! And I totally agree with you on smoking. I was raised around smokers too. Every year, right around this time, I ended up so sick w/ bronchitus or pneumonia. I worked with smokers when I got older, and I married one. Every time I went to the dr he'd say, 'tell your husband he's killing you'. Brian finally quit and over the years, my respiratory problems got better. CA outlawed smoking in buildings in the 90s. Unfortunately that meant when I went out for my lunch break or on the walk to get my bus, the air outside was full of smoke!!!JoJonoreply@blogger.com