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under 18 smokers
- Thread starter newhaven seagull 85
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Cheshire Cat
The most curious thing..
Because 17 year olds should not be let near a pedal car let alone a real one - for once the insurance companies have got the premiums right (or even better if they are doubled for anyone under 20).What's wrong in having my own opinion
Also your smoking friends will cost me a shed-load of tax revenue from the NHS as they die from lung cancer - more than they paid in tax on cigerettes. The no-smoking ban was very overdue.
This is what smoking does to your lungs
Enjoy...
British Bulldog
The great escape
- Feb 6, 2006
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The trouble is too many people forget that they were teenagers once and I certainly both drank and smoked when I was under age like most people I knew did as well. I buy my son a few beers each week and I dont feel guilty about it in the slightest because if he's going to have a drink i'd rather he does it at home in a responsible way than to be out on the streets getting pissed up and getting into trouble. Only another few weeks to go and he's legal anyway but I also suspected a while ago that my 15 year old had been sampling the delights of beer as well and sure enough I found 6 cans of fosters in his bedroom. I did'nt bollock him I just told him to stick them in the beer fridge because there's nothing worse than warm lager and if he wants to drink them he can do so in front of me, He has'nt touched them since.
dougdeep
New member
Perhaps teenagers should be locked away until they get jobs.
There is an argument (which I subscribe to) that it is good to introduce teenagers to drink so they learn to respect it. French kids drink wine with water practically as soon as they can walk and they don't have a perceived binge drinking culture. On the other hand they have worse liver disease than we do!
The difference is a glass of wine with dinner each night isn't going to do you any harm, in fact if it is red it is supposed to be good for you, but kids starting to smoke is probably going to have a hugely negative effect on their future health.
Freddie Goodwin.
Well-known member
Like Bulldog, my lads have enjoyed a drink with me at football and I felt it was better that way then street drinking. That said, it was usually only 1 or 2 and they didn't want to show themselves up in older company.
On one such occasion, I took my 15yo lad into a pub at the Kingstonian match. It was quite a boistorous pub full of Albion fans. once I got to the bar, i found out why....it was a Strippers pub! I think he enjoyed it.
On one such occasion, I took my 15yo lad into a pub at the Kingstonian match. It was quite a boistorous pub full of Albion fans. once I got to the bar, i found out why....it was a Strippers pub! I think he enjoyed it.
newhaven seagull 85
SELDOM IN NEWHAVEN
- Dec 3, 2006
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I do agree with a lot of stuff about lack of respect from teenagers, but then i worry moreso about adults who are incredibly rude. Many complain that teenagers are rude and inconsiderate, when a lot of them are exactly the same! Some parents are quite shocking when looking after their kids, and on many occasions i have heard their kids being called '****s'.
Also, I think one of the problems with teenagers is that they have a very 'live for the moment' style of living, which can of course be beneficial. But when you hear teenagers saying things like, 'i only drink vodka because it gets me drunk quicker' or, 'if i'm going to drink alcohol, i only drink it to get drunk, otherwise what's the point?', you do start to worry. They often do not think that what they are doing now, will alter their lives later.
Also, I think one of the problems with teenagers is that they have a very 'live for the moment' style of living, which can of course be beneficial. But when you hear teenagers saying things like, 'i only drink vodka because it gets me drunk quicker' or, 'if i'm going to drink alcohol, i only drink it to get drunk, otherwise what's the point?', you do start to worry. They often do not think that what they are doing now, will alter their lives later.
Cian
Well-known member
Vastly, vastly untrue.
dougdeep
New member
Everything should be 18, smoking, drinking, driving and the lottery. Concessionary fares on transport and to cinemas and sporting events should be raised to 18 too.
seagullsovergrimsby
#cpfctinpotclub
At Asda this scenario wouldn't happen as we would refuse the sale as she was obviously buying it for someone underage. The supervisors and managers will back us up even if she went on to say that it was for her. The Tesco store in Grimsby is even more rigorous as they have just introduced a challenge 30 policy for alcohol and tobacco sales. With a group coming through my checkout and one of them is buying booze , if any of them look under 21 to me they ALL get I.D. checked.
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seagullsovergrimsby
#cpfctinpotclub
How did you know that Russ is just about to take driving lessons ?
