A crafts forum. CraftBanter

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below.

Go Back   Home » CraftBanter forum » Textiles newsgroups » Quilting
Site Map Home Register Authors List Search Today's Posts Mark Forums Read Web Partners

a new development in Scotland



 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #11  
Old March 27th 06, 07:50 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default a new development in Scotland

Last time I was travelling on a long-distance train, I found a 'quiet'
coach - so labelled. It was intended to be a refuge from mobile phone
use. I think that's a really good idea. Snag was, one girl hadn't
taken any notice and was carrying on a business meeting for almost the
whole length of my journey - and no railway official happened by in all
that time. Still, it is a good idea. I'm off on a long-way visit on
Friday, I'll see if people are taking more notice on that train.
It's the ones from the supermarket to someone at home, checking all the
things they buy to see if they are right, that get me. I mean, honestly
.....
..
In message . net, Polly
Esther writes
And could we get with the program on non-cell phones? In the library
yesterday, there was a very annoying kid with his cell phone loudly talking
sweet-nothings with someone while he read the titles of whichever section he
was in with silly comments, we're subjected to business calls on hawg
futures in a nice restaurant, or the plumber's laments on late deliveries
and in the dr's office, we were forced to hear a very intimate description
of the patient's pre-op instructions, something about 'don't' when the suds
subside. Good grief. Wonder what ever happened to polite? Polly

--
Best Regards
pat on the hill
Ads
  #12  
Old March 27th 06, 08:21 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default Mobile phones was - a new development in Scotland

i'm with ya on that totally.
i was out to dinner with 4 other women, one of who was having her birthday.
when her sister first answered her phone, i asked her to turn it off thru
the evening and return the calls later or the next day. i thot she was being
really rude to her own sister on her birthday.
she laughed and thot i was kidding, i wasnt at all. she ignored me.
oddly enough those types think that as long as they can talk to us and text
at the same time its ok.
its not ok !!!!ever!!!! to text while chatting with someone.
grrrrrrr.
i like how you handle those rude people, cher.

ginger, do those people realise the danger of using a cell phone so much.
there is some scientific evidence that prolonged use might actually cause
brain problems. that is one time the funeral folks should be at the door
and ask that every cell phone be turned off before they go in for the
service. omg, the height of rudeness for a cellphone to ring then. there is
no excuse.
jeanne
i have a phone but only have to use it when working/driving. i do take it
with me when out but only for use if there is an emergency. i often dont
even turn it on. i've had to ring when in a florist picking up and chatting
with them and i always say, oops, excuse me while i see who is annoying me
now while i'm enjoying chatting with you here
--
san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz
nzlstar on yahoo msg'r
http://community.webshots.com/user/nzlstar
http://community.webshots.com/user/VirtualQuilting
"WOK- the ancient art"
http://www.frappr.com/rctq Put yourself on the RCTQ map!!!

"Cats" wrote ...
Now that is not only rude, it's just plain outrageous!

The last time I chaired a business meeting and a mobile
phone went off I invited the recipient of the call to put it
on the speaker phone for the whole room to hear rather than
make us all listen to only one side of the conversation, . .
. . . or else leave.

He got miffed and left - to the applause of three of the
other people in the room.

He was not missed!!

I teach groups of friends about quilting in my home, but IF
they bring their phones to an organised class, and IF the
phones ring during a class involving other people, I quietly
and politely ask them to leave the room to take the call or
message, and go on with the class.

I HATE MOBILE PHONES!! The number of people in the world
who are truly that important and indespensible to the
welfare of humanity is simply not that high. I'm sorry -
but I see 95% of mobile phones as just another load of ego
enhancers.

And that goes double for people who continually text
messages, even as they speak to you. Neither of the people
being communicated with is getting the appropriate degree of
attention, and it is rude to both.

Here it is illegal to use a handheld mobile while driving -
but that seems to have made little or no difference to most
drivers. How they can expect to drive safely while texting
is beyond me!

Now climbing quietly down of my soap box. Hope I have not
pierced any eardrums with my rant.




"Ginger in CA" wrote...
: Oh, Polly, the most embarrassing thing yesterday - I went
to the: funeral for my friend's daughter. She passed after a long
battle with: brain cancer.
:
: Two people didn't set their cell phones to silent. You
guessed it - they went off during the funeral Mass.
:
: Ginger in CA



  #13  
Old March 27th 06, 08:45 AM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default a new development in Scotland

Record usage I have seen personally - three phone calls in
the length of one aisle in my local supermarket (about 55')!

I don't think we will ever be able to prove or disprove
whether excessive use of mobiles is really a risk factor for
developing brain disorders. The "excessive users" are
already brain deranged!!!! - so how would we be able to
measure/quantify the difference before and after X-usage.

--
Cats ^;;^ ^;;^ ^;;^
( U ) ( U ) ( U )
Enness Boofhead Donut

http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau

"Patti" wrote in message
...
: Last time I was travelling on a long-distance train, I
found a 'quiet'
: coach - so labelled. It was intended to be a refuge from
mobile phone
: use. I think that's a really good idea. Snag was, one
girl hadn't
: taken any notice and was carrying on a business meeting
for almost the
: whole length of my journey - and no railway official
happened by in all
: that time. Still, it is a good idea. I'm off on a
long-way visit on
: Friday, I'll see if people are taking more notice on that
train.
: It's the ones from the supermarket to someone at home,
checking all the
: things they buy to see if they are right, that get me. I
mean, honestly
: ....
: .
: In message
. net,
Polly
: Esther writes
: And could we get with the program on non-cell phones? In
the library
: yesterday, there was a very annoying kid with his cell
phone loudly talking
: sweet-nothings with someone while he read the titles of
whichever section he
: was in with silly comments, we're subjected to business
calls on hawg
: futures in a nice restaurant, or the plumber's laments
on late deliveries
: and in the dr's office, we were forced to hear a very
intimate description
: of the patient's pre-op instructions, something about
'don't' when the suds
: subside. Good grief. Wonder what ever happened to
polite? Polly
: --
: Best Regards
: pat on the hill


  #14  
Old March 27th 06, 03:47 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default a new development in Scotland

Batik Freak wrote:
Man I really wish the USA would get with the program on smoking

Our county banned smoking in restaurants several years ago. It's so nice
to be able to eat out anywhere and not even have to think about asking
for a non-smoking section. A lot of Minnesota counties either have a
smoking ban in restaurants or are considering one. Smoking is also
banned in bars in some places, including Minneapolis.

Julia in MN

--
This message has been scanned for viruses by Norton Anti-Virus

http://webpages.charter.net/jaccola/

  #15  
Old March 27th 06, 04:45 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default a new development in Scotland

Julia in MN wrote:
Batik Freak wrote:
Man I really wish the USA would get with the program on smoking

Our county banned smoking in restaurants several years ago. It's so nice
to be able to eat out anywhere and not even have to think about asking
for a non-smoking section. A lot of Minnesota counties either have a
smoking ban in restaurants or are considering one. Smoking is also
banned in bars in some places, including Minneapolis.


It's banned in all of NY, for which I will be eternally grateful.

I spent much of my weekend in PA where it is NOT banned. I also spent
most of my weekend seriously ill.

-georg
  #16  
Old March 27th 06, 04:53 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default a new development in Scotland

I don't know if this was discussed but in Calabasas, Ca. a very strict no
smoking ordinance was passed. No smoking even in the outdoors in public
places. I applaud the changes and go to alot more "pub" places to listen to
music, now that I don't have to breathe second hand smoke. Here in Texas we
are just fortunate to have restaurants that are no smoking. It is a tough
sell here in the south.

Linda in Tx


  #17  
Old March 27th 06, 05:24 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default a new development in Scotland

On Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:45:50 GMT, Georg wrote:

Julia in MN wrote:
Batik Freak wrote:
Man I really wish the USA would get with the program on smoking

Our county banned smoking in restaurants several years ago. It's so nice
to be able to eat out anywhere and not even have to think about asking
for a non-smoking section. A lot of Minnesota counties either have a
smoking ban in restaurants or are considering one. Smoking is also
banned in bars in some places, including Minneapolis.


It's banned in all of NY, for which I will be eternally grateful.

I spent much of my weekend in PA where it is NOT banned. I also spent
most of my weekend seriously ill.


Whenever we go out we now have a tendancy to go to Pennsylvania.

I have always felt that it should be the buisness owners option as to
whether smoking in the place that they own should be allowed.
Truly public places are of course another matter entirely.

NightMist
--
The wolf that understands fire has much to eat.
  #18  
Old March 27th 06, 06:44 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default a new development in Scotland

In article ,
"nana2b" wrote:

I don't know if this was discussed but in Calabasas, Ca. a very strict no
smoking ordinance was passed. No smoking even in the outdoors in public
places. I applaud the changes and go to alot more "pub" places to listen to
music, now that I don't have to breathe second hand smoke. Here in Texas we
are just fortunate to have restaurants that are no smoking. It is a tough
sell here in the south.

Linda in Tx



If you think it's a tough sell there, Linda, you should be here! The
casinos refuse to put in no-smoking sections (except in most of the
restaurants) for fear of losing a single gambler. Just walking through
some of the casinos can leave you smelling as though you'd finished an
entire pack yourself. :S Fortunately, the "local" casinos tend to be
more understanding.
--
Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1

AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education
  #19  
Old March 27th 06, 07:04 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default OT Smoking sections (was a new development in Scotland)

Even the non-smoking rooms in casinos tend to be pretty bad. One of our
suppliers has a trade show in Reno every so often -- we're not going this
year, and one of the reasons is that even with a non-smoking room, we wake
up with teary eyes and blocked sinuses. No thank you.

--
Kathy A. (Woodland, CA)
Queen of Fabric Tramps
http://www.kayneyquilting.com ,
remove the obvious to reply

"Sandy Foster" wrote in message
...

If you think it's a tough sell there, Linda, you should be here! The
casinos refuse to put in no-smoking sections (except in most of the
restaurants) for fear of losing a single gambler. Just walking through
some of the casinos can leave you smelling as though you'd finished an
entire pack yourself. :S Fortunately, the "local" casinos tend to be
more understanding.



  #20  
Old March 27th 06, 09:07 PM posted to rec.crafts.textiles.quilting
external usenet poster
 
Posts: n/a
Default a new development in Scotland

Batik Freak - where do you live? We are so spoiled here in California - you
haven't been able to smoke in a restaurant in years & some time ago, smoking
in bars was banned. Now, I'm noticing that you can't smoke within 6'? or so
feet from the entrance of a building. I hated walking out of a building,
into a cloud of cigarette smoke. A town, here in Northern California just
banned smoking in any public place & a town in Southern California did the
same thing, just a few weeks ago. I'm a proud ex-smoker. Can't believe
people ever put up with me when I was a smoker. I've been smoke- free for
almost 20 years now. Traveling in Europe is always such a shock, because
smoking is more prevalent there than here in the States.

Pauline
"Batik Freak" wrote in message
hlink.net...
Man I really wish the USA would get with the program on smoking - I hate

it.
Slowly but surely most good restaurants around here are going to either
totally nonsmoking, or smoking ONLY in the bar, but it will take

(literally)
an act of Congress (or possibly an act of the gods...) to get freedom from
smoke in all public places. I keep hearing from restaurant folk all

this
whining about "O the smokers won't go out to eat and we'll lose business."
That's just crap. In exactly NONE of the restaurants I've been to has

this
happened. Usually, in restaurants where there IS still smoking, there is

a
wait for the non-smoking section. Restauranteurs are getting the clue -
last week, I saw a sign at a die-hard, "family style" restaurant that said
WE WILL BE ALL NONSMOKING ON SUNDAYS. Hopefully it won't be long til

every
day is Sunday there.....

L

"Sylvi" wrote in message
...
Aha - but Kiwiland passed that law last year.....good on the Scots for
doing the same...
but I can't see how quilts would smell any better with the aroma of beer
wafting thru them
Quilts in pubs??? Not down here I don't think...but then again, maybe

in
a quiet corner....
cheers
Sylvi
sylviald at ihug dot co dot nz



"KJ" wrote in message
news:M6HVf.51300$oL.35147@attbi_s71...
Well, darn. We just missed it by a few months. That law would have
certainly made our trip (albeit very nice) even more memorable.
Congrats to the forward thinking Scots. Lift a glass to better

smelling
quilts! Cheers!
KJ

"Jack Campin - bogus address" wrote in message
...
The ban on smoking in public places in Scotland came into force today.
I was playing at an afternoon folk session, the difference was amazing
(mainly, people talk much more quietly when they're not smoking, so we
could hear what we were doing a lot better - more details in a post I
made to uk.music.folk and rec.travel.europe).

Marion has occasionally tried handquilting in Bell's while I'm

playing.
The problem is that it was so smoky the quilt ended up smelling like

an
ashtray, particularly since the player I described as the Fire Goddess
joined us.

Now, no smoke. Scottish pubs have become quilting-friendly.

============== j-c ====== @ ====== purr . demon . co . uk
==============
Jack Campin: 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland | tel 0131
660 4760
http://www.purr.demon.co.uk/jack/ for CD-ROMs and free | fax 0870
0554 975
stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, & Mac logic fonts | mob 07800
739 557








 




Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

vB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
UK (Scotland, specifically) Gem/Jewellry Trade Shows CeM Jewelry 2 May 19th 05 04:24 AM
OT - Back home in Dundee, Scotland Johanna Gibson Quilting 60 September 25th 04 06:49 PM
Quilting in Scotland ejaycee Quilting 9 May 11th 04 02:37 AM
Looking for Jo in Scotland Tia Mary-remove nekoluvr to reply Quilting 3 October 21st 03 02:06 AM
Shops in Glasgow Scotland? Jacco Burger Needlework 2 August 29th 03 03:24 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 09:06 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.6.4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 CraftBanter.
The comments are property of their posters.