tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post116284994981483637..comments2024-03-22T10:18:25.233+01:00Comments on ParisDailyPhoto: Tobacconists strike backEric@ParisDailyPhotohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07945292068472619659noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-37447537528598393772008-05-02T17:19:00.000+02:002008-05-02T17:19:00.000+02:00pour mieux comprendre ce qui est en jeu dans cette...pour mieux comprendre ce qui est en jeu dans cette campagne d'interdiction (pour commencer...) de fumer, lisez un peu ce site (il est plurilingue, lui):<BR/>http://www.noslibertes.org/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1163057932543102502006-11-09T08:38:00.000+01:002006-11-09T08:38:00.000+01:00For those of us old enough to remember when smokin...For those of us old enough to remember when smoking was banned in many places in the US, there was much griping and moaning. And now, 20 years later, it's considered <I>trés americain</I> not to smoke. Who would have thought that way back when?<BR/><BR/>At a recent party here in Paris, some smokers told me that <I>"...the danger from second-hand smoke is a myth!"</I> <BR/>When I asked if they thought global-warming and AIDS were myths, as some people have suggested, they were <I><B>horrified</B></I> that I would even think that they were. <BR/><BR/><I>Um</I>...<BR/><BR/>Anyhow, logic aside..there was a good article in the IHT, <A HREF="http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/25/news/letter.php" REL="nofollow">Italians Embrace Life Without Tobacco</A>, which I can confirm after a visit last week. No one was whining or complaining about going outside to smoke: they just did it. <BR/>Personally, I'm more than happy to allow folks to smoke in cafés and bars, but living in a country so obsessed with fine dining and their cuisine, I'm looking forward to having dinner without a cigarette smoldering in an ashtray at the neighboring table.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17529925796348312373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162979601306941712006-11-08T10:53:00.000+01:002006-11-08T10:53:00.000+01:00Sorry to Susan, your opinion doesn't ring true in...Sorry to Susan, your opinion doesn't ring true in my experience. My brother died this February after seven years of post throat cancer servival. He had smoked since age 15 and his cancer was the direct result of smoking. My mother's emphasema, her three current sites of possible cancerous growths (mouth, lung, and breast, and her extreeem ostioporosis have been directly linked to her smoking. The deaths of my mother and father in law were directly related to smoking (emphasema, throat and esphoagal cancer). I would venture to guess many other people's experience also differs from your opinion. When I would visit my relatives homes and they would smoke over the number of days of my visit, I became ill with cold-like or sinous and lung symptoms which went away when I would leave--and I don't have alergies or sensitivities. I hope many Parisians will enjoy the many benefits of less smoke in their environment. With less people smoking, fewer people may begin to take up the practice themselves through influence. And who can afford it, anyway? It's expensive, but especially in the amount of ill health, human suffering and grief it brings worldover. <BR/>-KimKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03687351187791689224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162944811100442272006-11-08T01:13:00.000+01:002006-11-08T01:13:00.000+01:00Sally, I hate to disappoint you but Eric only mana...Sally, I hate to disappoint you but Eric only manages to cover 8.3% of French protests, and 0.29% of French strikes. I suspect this is probably because he is on strike (or holiday) most of the time.<BR/><BR/>I believe passionately in personal freedom. If someone wants to go skydiving, play live frogger across a freeway, that's fine by me. However personal freedom ends before it affects other people. Otherwise, you could steal with impunity, do anythinbg you want. Why isn't it a freedom for me to be allowed to drink and drive?Hamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17182921009517833997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162940042197030102006-11-07T23:54:00.000+01:002006-11-07T23:54:00.000+01:00is he smiling? hehe.i see a small debate has also ...is he smiling? hehe.i see a small debate has also started in the string of comment posts. <BR/><BR/>In NY we had a smoking ban almost 4 years now but because we are not sheep certain establishments still alow the patrons to smoke after certain times when the health department doesn't come. after a while though when demand for non smoking places increases these business will either lose their clientele or will have to ban smoking themselves. <BR/><BR/>I am excited to see how the French ban will work :)magikthrillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365002767300378084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162939715480712682006-11-07T23:48:00.000+01:002006-11-07T23:48:00.000+01:00One of our suburbs just banned smoking and you can...One of our suburbs just banned smoking and you can't even do it on the sidewalk! There is an ordinance that says you must be X amount of feet from a building, but in the old parts of town where buildings are right on the street you would essentially have to be standing on the center line in the middle of traffic to smoke!Shellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08073769682811410614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162939500933519012006-11-07T23:45:00.000+01:002006-11-07T23:45:00.000+01:00Oh wow I love the composition in this picture!Oh wow I love the composition in this picture!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162939216377482112006-11-07T23:40:00.000+01:002006-11-07T23:40:00.000+01:00Dommage qu'il y ait des fautes sur le panneau ...Dommage qu'il y ait des fautes sur le panneau ...Matthieuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148739703113167228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162936970377625592006-11-07T23:02:00.000+01:002006-11-07T23:02:00.000+01:00Michael, I need a beter way to contact you when yo...Michael, I need a beter way to contact you when you leave me a message! If you wouldn't mind, drop me an email at soosha_q@sbcglobal.net from an email address I can reach you at. Ohterwise I'll figure something out, I suppose!<BR/><BR/>By the way, thank you for being so funny! Your comments make me laugh before I go to work and when I get home. Nice way to round out the day.Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05231958721986979723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162933668348282782006-11-07T22:07:00.000+01:002006-11-07T22:07:00.000+01:00Sorry, it's me again, but on a more serious note.....Sorry, it's me again, but on a more serious note...<BR/><BR/>Did you see where in <A HREF="http://albuquerquedailyphoto.wordpress.com/" REL="nofollow">Albuquerque</A>, New Mexico, two police officers sued Burger King, claiming they were served hamburgers that had been <A HREF="http://edition.cnn.com/2006/LAW/11/07/pot.burgers.ap/index.html" REL="nofollow">sprinkled with marijuana?</A><BR/><BR/>Now there's something to go on strike about. <I>"I told you to hold the mustard, not the marijuana!"</I>Michael Salonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10294866381143537391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162929359429876702006-11-07T20:55:00.000+01:002006-11-07T20:55:00.000+01:00Actually, I noticed that rickemmanuel, but another...Actually, I noticed that rickemmanuel, but another thing amazing is that not all tobacconists actually smoke. Ok, most do, but hey, that's my rationale.Michael Salonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10294866381143537391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162926562142457362006-11-07T20:09:00.000+01:002006-11-07T20:09:00.000+01:00Since this a strike against the new smoking law, h...Since this a strike against the new smoking law, how come no one is smoking here?rickemmanuelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10932759275127010983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162912693091481152006-11-07T16:18:00.000+01:002006-11-07T16:18:00.000+01:00Susan,Loved your rant! Even though I hate being b...Susan,<BR/>Loved your rant! Even though I hate being blasted by second hand smoke, your government objections seem right on target. Why are we still fighting a war in a country that never had mass destruction equipment and didn't even house the terrorists? Lives and money of our great grandchildren being spent for what? I don't know the answers. Who knows?JohnnyParsonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00192355291272788111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162909860943370582006-11-07T15:31:00.000+01:002006-11-07T15:31:00.000+01:00As a Montrealer where such a law was passed at the...As a Montrealer where such a law was passed at the end of May, I'm thrilled to be able to go into a bar and stay for more than half an hour before starting to cough uncontrollably. I'm also thrilled to be able to go to a bar and not reek of cigarette smoke afterwards. I haven't been able to go to a bar for years, and suddenly I have access again!!!Jazzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14644896022880634803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162908615139662832006-11-07T15:10:00.000+01:002006-11-07T15:10:00.000+01:00And the freedom of non-smokers? I am a social smok...And the freedom of non-smokers? I am a social smoker but I support this law.<BR/><BR/>Great image!!<BR/><BR/>Greetings from a peruvian in Perú to a good parisian friendIrredento Urbanitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18023301286282367107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162904956419440472006-11-07T14:09:00.000+01:002006-11-07T14:09:00.000+01:00Gotta love the French! Is there anything that the...Gotta love the French! Is there anything that they won't demonstrate for or against?Deb in Marshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01932583742013998440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162900125433881552006-11-07T12:48:00.000+01:002006-11-07T12:48:00.000+01:00WARNING! The following will shock you: A US white ...WARNING! The following will shock you: A US white male cigarette smoker has an 8% lifetime chance of dying from lung cancer.<BR/><BR/>You have been led to believe it was at least 75% or so, right? Do you know why you've been led to believe that? Do you even know WHO PAYS for all these studies we are bombarded with? Pharmaceutical companies...that's who. Evil pharmaceutical companies that have a controlling interest in all our governments. Why do they do this? Money. Since 80+ people are not successful in quitting (I have tried about 5 times...each time using the pharmaceutical company's patches). One foundation, The Rockefeller Foundation, has donated $5 BILLION USD to states lobbying for higher taxes. Why? The foundation owns tons of stock in J&J...makers of one of the popular patches.<BR/><BR/>But that is not the main issue. The issue is FREEDOM. Freedom for business owners, and NOT the GOVERNMENT to decide what is good for us! Freedom from being lied to. I know, most of you don't care because this is not an issue that affects you adversely. That is why I admire people like Slinger and Tomate (and I will never smoke around you ;) ). They see the big picture. Either you hold a value sacred or you do not...regardless of your personal tastes or whether it effects you or not. Because you know what? As our freedoms are being eroded (as they are in the U.S. and elsewhere) and as we continue to gullibly believe everything the government tells us (there is a link between 9/11 and Iraq), we will suffer tremendously and, at least in the U.S., our forefathers will roll over in their graves.<BR/><BR/>Now that I'm sufficiently worked up, I think I'll go vote and kick those #&!&%#!%@ out of office!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162899913043340262006-11-07T12:45:00.000+01:002006-11-07T12:45:00.000+01:00This photo captures the excitement of the streets,...This photo captures the excitement of the streets, of life, of ideas. Very interesting photo, Eric.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08273873865160002759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162899233843097452006-11-07T12:33:00.000+01:002006-11-07T12:33:00.000+01:00Eric, Thank you for your indefatigable tracking do...Eric, Thank you for your indefatigable tracking down of every protest in Paris for us! Do you think there are more protests or museums?Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459567597804197579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162896106605454302006-11-07T11:41:00.001+01:002006-11-07T11:41:00.001+01:00English translation is as close as i can get it -P...English translation is as close as i can get it -<BR/>Paradox of French politics<BR/>Only the internals (politicians?) will be free. The smoking contrabandiers are imprisoned if they smoke.<BR/>Great blog, great pics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162896072596272022006-11-07T11:41:00.000+01:002006-11-07T11:41:00.000+01:00I wish I still smoked... Great picture - hope they...I wish I still smoked... Great picture - hope they come to agreement.Oleandermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11041975551732886683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162895822505298802006-11-07T11:37:00.000+01:002006-11-07T11:37:00.000+01:00Quant au manifestant photographié, je lui conseill...Quant au manifestant photographié, je lui conseillerais d'arrêter la fumette, je trouve son message complètement.... fumeux !Nathalie H.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16806509041466785588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162895730133025692006-11-07T11:35:00.000+01:002006-11-07T11:35:00.000+01:00Hoohoo, how's that for a heated debate? We are luc...Hoohoo, how's that for a heated debate? <BR/>We are lucky in Australia that smoking is rare. People here are sports and health minded and they know better than to smoke. <BR/>In France my boss was a chain smoker and the stink on my hair and clothes when I came out of the office was a real nuisance. No more, thank you very much! Whilst I may not die from passive smoking, I live better without it!Nathalie H.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16806509041466785588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162893849681676502006-11-07T11:04:00.000+01:002006-11-07T11:04:00.000+01:00Another french paradox about banning smoking in pu...Another french paradox about banning smoking in public places in France: I juste heard this morning on the radio that railway platforms in the open air will be non smoking areas too. ;o)<BR/><BR/>What you should know is that in France, growing and selling tobacco is a state monopole, so cigarette sellers need a public agreement to open their shop. Most of them invest a lot of money in it, while the governement on the other hand rises the prices of cigarette packets by the mean of heavy taxes. <BR/>In short, selling cigarettes or cigars has long been a secure way to regular income, and is no longer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11471590.post-1162893784240402872006-11-07T11:03:00.000+01:002006-11-07T11:03:00.000+01:00we just passed a non-smoking law so practically ev...we just passed a non-smoking law so practically everywhere that is not your own private property is off limits - its great for me because I do not do well in smoky areas.Kalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08577931145228477654noreply@blogger.com