“ I like me fags, I like me pint, I like me football” This is an exact quote so excuse the vernacular, it is the way people talk where I come from and was an often repeated lament of an old acquaintance of mine upon the introduction of the smoking ban. You see his life revolved around going to the pub and engaging in these three activities. Interestingly, if today you were watching the football in the pub and someone lit a fag besides you, it would cause a remonstration, you might even find yourself going into your shopping bag to find a piece of nice wet Halibut to slap the person with. How times have changed, and how this chap has changed. I can remember back-a-long, he helped me with a house removal, him being a builder, I was surprised that he could barely lift one end of a sofa. Looking back it seems that the fags were having a severe effect on his respiratory system. The last time I saw him was a year ago, he was in the pub. He can still have his pint, he can still watch the football, but to have his fag, he now has to go outside, which is a little arduous as he has to propel his wheelchair, you see they amputated BOTH of his legs. Smoking of course (I was informed by a mutual friend). Probably to my shame, I did not go and say hello, what could I say?
Posted on: Thu, 01 Jan 2015 02:44:22 +0000
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