Smoking and Cruising

[JiffyLube]

Originally Posted by TaoJones

Things seem to be getting a bit tense in this thread, so just a reminder to everyone to keep it civil. It's certainly possible to debate the issues surrounding smoking, or not, and its effects, without getting personal. Evidently, it has been forgotten that the title of this thread is Smoking and Cruising. It would be nice to see someone bring the thread back on topic and tie it into cruising, somehow.

Thank you for your cooperation.

TaoJones

Tao, I wish things were that easy when it comes to this particular topic. As long as there are people that want to tell you how to live 'your' life, but don't have any intentions of doing 'your' dying for you, there will always be problems.

[JiffyLube]

Originally Posted by John A

You smokers,
please accept my sincere apologies for trying to wish/educate you about how to live a long and healthy life.
It is your right to live or die as you chose.
kindest regards John A

ps this evening I think I'll put a block on receiving any more post from this worthless debate.

I'll second this. It is a worthless debate!

[JiffyLube]

Originally Posted by David_Old_Jersey

Better? Errrrrr.........just to say that the Brits do have private healthcare available, pretty much on the same basis / same capabilities as in the US.

Just that we also have the NHS. Whilst we can't opt out of paying for the NHS (nor can we opt out of paying for defence or roads etc - just like in the US?, except in the UK we don't object to paying for the Army and Roads on the basis that it be socialist to do so )........but anyone can opt out of NHS treatment. Those with money can go private. those with no money can go dead...........in practice even those who can afford to go 100% private will mix & match via the NHS. Hell, even the next PM (Right winger, beleived to be worth IRO £30 million) used the NHS to treat / provide ongoing care for his disabled child - and that's from a fellla whose first policies I suspect will include legalising the trading of Grandmothers & Orphans and returning small boys to the Chimney cleaning business........kinda like a Republican, except with a knowledge of geography and history

However I will concede that Dentistry (NHS or Private) has not really caught on over here

Maybe that was an unfair statement from me. The problem with medical care and insurance is how much it costs. Why is it just about the only thing that keeps going up in cost as much as it does year after year? How many years will it be before only the richest 1% will be covered?

[JiffyLube]

Originally Posted by TAREUA

Jiffy maybe you could put all these rebuttals in one post, you're filling up my inbox

Sorry, I'm almost done with this topic.

[TaoJones]

Okay, wrap it up, Jiffy Lube. I'm going to close the thread in a little while.

TaoJones

[TaoJones]

This thread has outlasted any possible reason for continuing. Everything that needed to be said was said long ago. It's drifted so far off-course that it's run well onto the rocks, so this is the end.

Thread closed.

TaoJones