New York Bans Smoking In Public Places
Where New York leads, the rest follow. Let’s hope London and the UK follows this one.
Three particular places, where people smoke annoy me; bus shelters, pavements where the space is limited and Greek restaurants. Last week I burned my arm on someone’s ciggy. I was just told rudely to mind what I’m doing, but it was either bump into the obese smoker or walk in the middle of a busy main road. Luckily he got my right arm, not my left.
Arizona To Bring in a Fat Tax
This story caught my eye on the BBC’s web site.
I don’t care a fig, if Ariziona does bring in a Fat Tax, as I’m not fat and I don’t live anywhere near the State.
But I do think there are two main types of fat people; those who have a medical problem and those who are, as Hancock once remarked to Hattie Jaques, gannets. Gannets of course are on a seafood diet; they see food and eat it.
I would not be in favour of a direct fat tax or fine as Arizona propose for those who don’t stick to a dietary regime laid down by their doctor.
What is needed is indirect taxes, like :-
- Weight limits in airline seats. If you’re too heavy you have to buy two seats.
- Extra VAT on junk food.
- Extra taxes on alcohol.
In other words taxes that are avoidable by just saying no!
Calorie Counts on Menus
The government has agreed with the Food Network, that calorie counts are to be included on menus.
Surely, it would be better to have a special scanner on the entrance to establishments, such as McDonald’s and Pizza Hut, which decide whether you are allowed in or not!
On the other hand, some are so obese that they can’t manage the walk from their obese 4×4 to the door of the establishment.
Jimmy “No Bellies” Gardner
Today one of the competitors in the Great North Run is Paul Gascoigne’s old drinking mate Jimmy “Five Bellies” Gardner.
Except that he’s slimmed from twenty-one stone to thirteen and now goes by the nickname of “No Bellies” according to The Sun.
Let’s hope he keeps to his new lifestyle!
The Anonymous Widower 