Got snow? - Page 4

GeoffC · 03-03-2009, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

Speaking a physician, now would be an excellent time to contemplate quitting.

ouch! ouch! ouch! ouch! ouch! ouch! ouch! ouch! ouch! ouch! ouch! ouch! ouch! ouch! ouch! ouch! ouch! ouch! ouch! ouch! Quit hitting!

Is that free advice?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patricia

I think that a lot of Brits just buy cheap beer from the supermarket, invite their friends to bring some more, round and socialise at home. This saves a fair amount of money.

And cigarettes are well over £5 here; in fact, nearly £6.

In the not too distant future we will be unable to get cheap beer/wine/spirits - a government initiative to stop us binge drinking.....

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Originally Posted by ahammer

getting up to the high 80's here in AZ..

what is this snow you speak of?

Nothing here, but the forecast suggests some for tomorrow ....

RWood · 03-03-2009, 10:23 AM

Here in Virginia cigarettes are still "reasonable" so a lot of folks stock up here and then sell them in higher tax areas like Maryland, Penn, New Jersey, and New York. There is a major underground economy in cigarette smuggling and every time they raise the price the smuggling gets worse.

They (who ever "they" are) have all of these wonderful studies that say that bar and restaurant business will increase if smoking is banned, they fail to realize that each owner already has the right to decide that issue for themselves. Many restaurants in this area are "no smoking" by their own decision. Many also fear to implement that ban because they know that their patrons will just move elsewhere. When Maryland passed a statewide ban many Maryland restaurants near the Maryland-DC line closed because their patrons simply moved to one on the DC side where they could smoke.

We smoked in class when I was in college -- even the professors smoked in class. While against the published rules, I don't remember anyone getting suspended or punished for smoking in high school.

Here we got about 6" to 8" of snow. We were well stocked for a three to five day entrapment -- cigarettes, Dr Pepper, fully charged Sony Reader, wine, beer, cheese, and a bit of food.

pshrynk · 03-03-2009, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Is that free advice?

In the not too distant future we will be unable to get cheap beer/wine/spirits - a government initiative to stop us binge drinking.....

Nothing here, but the forecast suggests some for tomorrow ....

I couldn't get to the charging part after she brought out the stick.

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03-03-2009, 10:23 AM	#47
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Here in Virginia cigarettes are still "reasonable" so a lot of folks stock up here and then sell them in higher tax areas like Maryland, Penn, New Jersey, and New York. There is a major underground economy in cigarette smuggling and every time they raise the price the smuggling gets worse. They (who ever "they" are) have all of these wonderful studies that say that bar and restaurant business will increase if smoking is banned, they fail to realize that each owner already has the right to decide that issue for themselves. Many restaurants in this area are "no smoking" by their own decision. Many also fear to implement that ban because they know that their patrons will just move elsewhere. When Maryland passed a statewide ban many Maryland restaurants near the Maryland-DC line closed because their patrons simply moved to one on the DC side where they could smoke. We smoked in class when I was in college -- even the professors smoked in class. While against the published rules, I don't remember anyone getting suspended or punished for smoking in high school. Here we got about 6" to 8" of snow. We were well stocked for a three to five day entrapment -- cigarettes, Dr Pepper, fully charged Sony Reader, wine, beer, cheese, and a bit of food.

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