Tag Archives: SmokyDrinkyBar

Toad Island

Posted on July 23, 2017 by the archivist

H/T Rose for the news that the Abhorrent Toad has been complaining about smoking on the reality TV show Love Island. In its letter to Ofcom, seen by the Observer, Deborah Arnott, chief executive of Ash, said: “I consider it reasonable … Continue reading →

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A Different Sort of Reality TV

Posted on July 17, 2017 by the archivist

I don’t watch TV these days. I don’t want to watch it. I stopped watching years ago. I think I started to stop watching TV when they stopped allowing smoking on TV. And in the UK that was probably back … Continue reading →

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Idle Conversation

Posted on July 16, 2017 by the archivist

Today marks the sixth anniversary of the day in 2011 when some 200 people showed up in Stony Stratford to protest against Councillor Paul Bartlett’s proposed street smoking ban. I drove across England to get there, with my home-made placard … Continue reading →

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Letter to Theresa May

Posted on July 14, 2017 by the archivist

Earlier this evening, I was in the Smoky Drinky Bar, which was quite busy at the time. Among those present was VapingPoint Liz (aka the Last Furlong). After I’d read out something I’d been reading today, she asked if she … Continue reading →

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Conversations and Conferences

Posted on July 8, 2017 by the archivist

I was in the Smoky Drinky Bar last night. The conversation was rambling from one subject to another. At one point it was about cricket, and then it was about baseball. And then it was about bootable Linux USB memory … Continue reading →

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The Antismoking Epidemic

Posted on July 6, 2017 by the archivist

Another Smoking Section interview of me by Emily, this time about the Smoky Drinky Bar. I still hadn’t recovered from a hangover after the party in the Smoky Drinky Bar the night before, and I thought my thought processes and … Continue reading →

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All Tomorrow’s Parties

Posted on July 2, 2017 by the archivist

I drank an entire bottle of champagne last night. And I had two or three whisky chasers as well. So I was feeling a bit furry this morning. And actually I’m still feeling a bit furry. It’s all a bit … Continue reading →

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Invitation To A Party

Posted on July 1, 2017 by the archivist

Everyone’s invited to the Smoky Drinky Bar tonight at 7 pm UK time. We’re having a party. I’ve even bought a couple of bottles of champagne. We’re celebrating. We’re celebrating the demise of not just the UK smoking ban, but every … Continue reading →

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Multi-Tasking

Posted on June 29, 2017 by the archivist

Rapidly approaching the 10th anniversary of the UK smoking ban, there seem to be a plethora of blog posts about it. This one, at Facts Do Matter, even includes a list of links to other ones at the end. I … Continue reading →

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The Pacific Night

Posted on June 27, 2017 by the archivist

Almost exactly 10 years after the UK smoking ban came into force, I’m trying to get a prototype new kind of smoky-drinky bar off the ground, to get round that obnoxious piece of legislation. It’s a sort of Wright Brothers’ … Continue reading →

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