Godam Firesafe Cigarettes.

[sarnoga]

I wish every conceivable evil to be visited upon all those responsible for requiring that cigarettes be made to be firesafe. I wish it upon them and their descendants for a thousand generations and that their entire bloodline, forward and backwards, rot in hell for eternity and then some.

Sarnoga

[Ladon]

You could always...you know...quit. 8O

J/K

I had a coworker that hated them too, he said he used to time his breaks by his cig, whether or not he'd actually smoked it, it would burn down. He said once they switched, it was constantly going out on him and he'd lose track of how long he'd been on break. lol

[sarnoga]

[Devacy]

I do not smoke or drink or any of that but I do agree with your statements of the government. The government is too involved and controlling and we need to replace it and reset the government to doing its actual job.

As such the people need to get their asses in shape and need to do their job as well. We are supposed to question the government and keep them in line. It is our constitutional job and we would not have the mess we have if we would do it. It is frustrating that a small handful of us can do nothing simply because the majority is too ignorant and blind to what is going on.

As far as smoking goes, my dad got one of those loading machines and makes his own cigarettes. It is supposedly easier on the money too because of how the taxes fold down.

And completely unrelated... if it is you in the profile pic, you are quite cute.

[ray2]

crucify the non-burning ones flame retardent cigs suck paying upwards of 8$ for suck fucking sucks viva the burning , all the way burn ,to the end burn WTF :evil:

[Controlme23]

Devacy's dad has the right idea. Just roll you're own. Cheaper, less toxic, and it makes you feel better then those who smoke name brands, lol. Plus, nothing smells better then loose tobacco!

[sarnoga]

[demigraff]

Umm ... firesafe? I've not come across the idea before, but it sounds kind of demented. How can something whose purpose is to burn be "firesafe"?

I hope our government doesn't try to discourage smokers ... last time I looked at the stats, taxes on smokers were almost paying for the NHS.

[sarnoga]

[Ladon]

I understand on a philosophical level, but perhaps 'they' don't care, because tobacco use is already a risk, why should 'they' care if you kill yourself a little faster? :\

[zzzzz]

[davelowe1977]

What?! Fuck my old boots if there isn't enough heavy handed shit coming out of the useless UNELECTED grey faced, overpaid TWATS in the European council/commission/whatever-the-fuck-it's-called.

You guys in the USA think you have regulatory overburden? Let me say this bit first - this isn't a cock size competition argument - I'm in full agreement with you. Its just back in the day (circa 1971) in the UK we had a referendum about whether to join with some European countries in a 'common trading bloc'. In other words, a protection racket against the communist countries on the wrong side of the Berlin wall. My parents voted for that (it was eventually passed) as it was deemed beneficial for the country (if a little morally wrong - but let that slide). Ever since then things have become more 'integrated'. European law now has primacy over our fucking judicial system to name but one area that fucks people like me off. So you go to our supreme court (aptly named) and get a judgement - then the other party can appeal in Europe and you can be overruled. Its about time more people in the UK woke up to this joke system that we pay billions of pounds sterling annually to be strangled by.

Oh and you might already have noticed that Europe is fucked. The UK is owed billions by Ireland. Portugal is on the brink, Spain might go down (and they own a lot of British banks - that'll be fun), and well Greece... What can I say? All the credit agencies are predicting a default because of genius ideas like children can inherit the parent's pensions - yes you did read that correctly. Retirement is at 50 for public sector workers who make up god alone knows what majority of the working (use the term loosely) population and paying tax is something you consider rather than actually do - it's basically treated as a voluntary pain in the ass.

Now, after that rant, they want to fuck with my Marlboro Golds? I'm flying to some sensible country to get my cancer sticks - some place like Turkey that for whatever misguided reason wants to join the EU (but the EU doesn't like, probably because the dominant religion isn't Christianity).

At least you can salute your flag and tell everyone else to bollocks. We can't.

[VeryGnawty]

[KIY]

I suspect that firesafe isn't meant to protect the smoker, but other folks-- the same way smoking bans are meant to protect non-smokers from second hand smoke. Also, given all the other toxins in tobacco smoke, what's another one matter, anyway?

Seriously, with all the other problems the US government has, firesafe cigarettes is less than a minor blip. I fully expect a collapse or worse in less than ten years. Chaos is on the horizon, and soon cigarettes will be less of a concern than food most places.

[sarnoga]

[KIY]

[VeryGnawty]