Wednesday, February 15, 2006
(No) Smokin'!
The government actually voted in a total ban on smoking in public places! Unbelievable, Parliament went and did something right for once! (Of course, this was just one day after they did something very, very wrong and voted to make ID cards compulsory, the tools. It won't stop terrorists, criminals will find ways around it in no time like they always do and it'll cost a fortune which we'll have to pay - this is good how?)
But the idea of being able to go out to a pub or a bar or wherever and not come back home stinking of cigarette smoke... joy! Even my best friend - who smokes - was delighted at the prospect, because she hates the after-stench as well. And if I go out dressed again, then I have a chance of making it through the evening without my eyes starting to water because of the smoke, sending rivulets of mascara-filled tears down my cheeks and making me end up with panda eyes.
It puts me in an awkward spot politically, though: I've always had somewhat libertarian tendencies, and feel that government's job should just be to provide essential services (health, roads, police, defence, etc) while leaving people's personal lives the hell alone. But I also hate stinking of smoke when I go out! At a time when the government (at all levels) is doing everything it can to increase its control over what people can and can't do, does them for once doing something I agree with make me a hypocrite?
Deep thoughts. Not something usually found in my ramblings. Normal service will be resumed soon. ;)
But the idea of being able to go out to a pub or a bar or wherever and not come back home stinking of cigarette smoke... joy! Even my best friend - who smokes - was delighted at the prospect, because she hates the after-stench as well. And if I go out dressed again, then I have a chance of making it through the evening without my eyes starting to water because of the smoke, sending rivulets of mascara-filled tears down my cheeks and making me end up with panda eyes.
It puts me in an awkward spot politically, though: I've always had somewhat libertarian tendencies, and feel that government's job should just be to provide essential services (health, roads, police, defence, etc) while leaving people's personal lives the hell alone. But I also hate stinking of smoke when I go out! At a time when the government (at all levels) is doing everything it can to increase its control over what people can and can't do, does them for once doing something I agree with make me a hypocrite?
Deep thoughts. Not something usually found in my ramblings. Normal service will be resumed soon. ;)
# posted by Amy Halliwell @ 4:05 PM 
