England goes smokefree
We have an intranet at work which features internal “news” stories. One of the articles which appeared yesterday or today was about the impending smoking ban in England.
Fair enough, but there were a couple of phrases which made me think “Eh? That can’t be right, can it?”
The first of these was the reference to legally required “No smoking” notices and stickers. If it’s going to be illegal to smoke indoors at a place of work, why on earth is there any legal requirement for “No smoking” signs? I wonder which Labour party minister holds a directorship of a signage firm?
The second sentence refers to cars - it reminded managers that they have to ensure that personal cars being used on company business comply with the law.
Hang on. So if a smoker is driving about in his own car he can smoke away to his heart’s content, but if he’s travelling in his own car but on company business he can’t smoke? That’s just a little nonsensical, isn’t it? Does it, I wonder, make any allowance for drivers of convertibles?
It doesn’t affect me, of course - this stopping smoking lark’s a piece of cake - but it’s a ridiculous situation if it’s true.
June 26th, 2007 at 8:23 pm
I’m so pleased you no longer have your lips clamped to a dog-end Lionel.
Lionel: Ah yes. I can see why you would be especially keen that that was the case.