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Mobile phones was - a new development in Scotland
Most phones can be set to silent mode, and *should* be!! I was on the train
last Thurs, (see my rant in another thread), and the constant ringing of cell phones nearly drove me to screaming. -- TerriLee in WA (state) "Cats" wrote in message ... 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. -- Cats ^;;^ ^;;^ ^;;^ ( U ) ( U ) ( U ) Enness Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Ginger in CA" wrote in message ups.com... : 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 : |
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OT Smoking sections (was a new development in Scotland)
And that leads poifectly to my favourite saying....
Having a smoking section in a restaurant or any other place for that matter is like having a peeing section in a swimming pool. Shona, sensitive to smoke, in NZ "Kathy Applebaum" wrote in message . com... 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. |
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OT Smoking sections (was a new development in Scotland)
"Shona in NZ" wrote in message ... And that leads poifectly to my favourite saying.... Having a smoking section in a restaurant or any other place for that matter is like having a peeing section in a swimming pool. Shona, sensitive to smoke, in NZ You realize, of course, that the next time I hear a smoker protest about their god-given right to blow smoke in my face (settle down you smokers! I'm only talking about the rude ones), I'll be SOOO tempted to tell them about my right to pee in their pool. ;-) -- Kathy A. (Woodland, CA) Queen of Fabric Tramps http://www.kayneyquilting.com , remove the obvious to reply |
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a new development in Scotland
N/M: I agree, for small, locally owned
businesses. It seems too much governmental interference in small business. After all, one can NOT patronize, and/or work at, a restaurant where smoking is permitted. Or visa versa. For chain restaurants, I'd go with local smoking laws. JMO. PAT, Smoke free for Nearly Six Years!! NightMist wrote: 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 |
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OT Smoking sections (was a new development in Scotland)
Shona in NZ wrote:
And that leads poifectly to my favourite saying.... Having a smoking section in a restaurant or any other place for that matter is like having a peeing section in a swimming pool. I like that. I will share that. -georg |
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a new development in Scotland
Yes I remember the smoke in Vegas. One big reason we don't go therevery
much and forget about gambling in that air. Linda in Tx |
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OT Smoking - was a new development in Scotland
The Reno casinos have "non-smoking" sections, but it's not a big help, cause
the smoke just drifts over to the non-smoking area. I can hardly stand to go inside a casino anymore & if I do, I just want to hose myself off when I come out. Pat - congrats on your 6 smoke-free years! -- Pauline Northern California "nana2b" wrote in message ... Yes I remember the smoke in Vegas. One big reason we don't go therevery much and forget about gambling in that air. Linda in Tx |
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Environment choices O.T. a new development in Scotland
Howdy!
I find it just about as annoying to sit near screaming, yelling, out of control children (And obnoxious twits on mobile phones rank in this category, don't they?) as to sit near smokers. I usually express a preference to avoid both when in a public venue, given the choice. "Smoking or not smoking?" "No smoke, no screaming kids. Thank you." VBG "Of course; come right this way." My boss at the LQS sat out on the front porch, rocking and smoking. Worked well for all of us. ;-) Ragmop/Sandy-- I love babies and small children... on toast On 3/27/06 3:39 PM, in article xYYVf.8612$9h5.4628@dukeread09, "Pat in Virginia" wrote: N/M: I agree, for small, locally owned businesses. It seems too much governmental interference in small business. After all, one can NOT patronize, and/or work at, a restaurant where smoking is permitted. Or visa versa. For chain restaurants, I'd go with local smoking laws. JMO. PAT, Smoke free for Nearly Six Years!! NightMist wrote: 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 |
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OT Smoking - was a new development in Scotland
smoke goes to beauty I hear : )
Taria Pauline wrote: The Reno casinos have "non-smoking" sections, but it's not a big help, cause the smoke just drifts over to the non-smoking area. I can hardly stand to go inside a casino anymore & if I do, I just want to hose myself off when I come out. Pat - congrats on your 6 smoke-free years! -- Pauline Northern California "nana2b" wrote in message ... Yes I remember the smoke in Vegas. One big reason we don't go therevery much and forget about gambling in that air. Linda in Tx |
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OT Smoking - was a new development in Scotland
If it's that bad, make smoking illegal. Of course, the lost tax moneys
will have to be made up somewhere else. joan |
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