Told to cease and desist ....

[gjdart]

Jun 28, 2013 17:31:58 GMT lal said:

Gjdart- Perth? If it is then ecigs are included in the no smoking policy. I don't agree with it, but the poor bloke is only doing his job (and what a shit job it must be...)

The gent in question was very polite, as was I....If the "poor bloke" had simply said e-cigs are included in the no smoking policy that would have been that... I would have just gone back to having the odd stealth vape as the minutes turned into hours ....sorry but... I would have

As for No Smoking Policy... have you seen it round at level 3 outside doors and around the smoking shelter...you need your wellies on to get through the fag butts.. reminds you of people emptying their car ashtrays on the ground...

[dreamylittledream]

The job title 'hospital smoking cessation officer' just gives me visions of that scene from Robocop. Doesn't sound like he had quite the same teeth mind lol

Our local one has a no smoking policy on the grounds that is systematically ignored - I wandered quite happily outside last time we were there - this is pre vaping natually (for the birth of offspring number 2) and there were smoke clouds a plenty mainly from the inmates (actually as a side note on these militarily enforced hospitals where exactly are we unfortunate nicotine addicts meant to go - particularly if we're not even allowed to exhale non toxic water vapour?).

Still there is something bitterly ironic about smoking outside a hospital - you might even write a song about it

But vaping on the other hand...with this kind of nonsense you almost feel like wandering around the corridors chain exhaling just to get the rise

[andym]

Dear god!These halfwits get right up my bloody Nostrils!If they are into Smoking Cessation any clear thinking person would expext that they would know a bit more about E Cigs!Have they no heard the adage "Theres NO SMOKE without FIRE!",since e cigs dont produce fire,they CANT produce Smoke.WHAT A NOB!

[rich64]

PRI = Perth???

I was born in that hospital many moons ago

Hope your Mothers well

[gjdart]

Jun 28, 2013 21:09:47 GMT andym said:

Dear god!These halfwits get right up my bloody Nostrils!If they are into Smoking Cessation any clear thinking person would expext that they would know a bit more about E Cigs!Have they no heard the adage "Theres NO SMOKE without FIRE!",since e cigs dont produce fire,they CANT produce Smoke.WHAT A NOB!

Oh I know... I really wanted to say thank you I don't need your help I ceased smoking 13+ months ago

[Cheralynn]

Jun 28, 2013 16:43:24 GMT gjdart said:

Whilst waiting for mum to be seen at PRI today (what should have been a ten minute job took 3 bleddy hours !) I nipped out to the car to check the dog was okay. On my way back from the car park to the back door of the hospital I drew out my trusty Ego-t for a quick vape.

A gentleman stopped me and introduced himself as the hospital smoking cessation officer he pointed to my hand which was by my side and said " I'm well aware that that is an e-cig you are smoking.. I would like you to cease and desist this instant as it ....looks bad"

I replied.. "Sir, if you are telling me it is against hospital policy at this time to use an e-cig on the premises.. then I will put it away immediately... If on the other hand you are telling me to stop vaping because you don't like the look of it then I'm sorry I will carry on vaping"

"Well" he said "you are only encouraging other people to smoke... after all you are blowing out smoke" "No I'm not... I'm blowing out vapour, and if that's your only problem then I can stop producing vapour quite easily see... (inhale..double intake of breath.. no vapour ) ...how's that"

"Hurrrumph !" said he... "your still encouraging others to smoke" ! I answered " I don't follow your reasoning at all sir... after all... pointing to the packed patients smoking shelter...the smokers aren't encouraging me to smoke are they ?

Pushed for time I smiled politely left and entered the building. I may not have won the argument but I did feel like saying "Touche"

 What a total jumped-up ignorant, annoying little jobsworth prat!!! If he thought that was smoke, he should have gone to specsavers :DGood on you and brilliantly said.   Oi jobsworth Tease-smileyput that in your pipe and smoke it

[Blownupdolly]

Glad mums getting better gj

I think I would have told him I had managed to stop smoking without the need for a preacher and advise him that he needed a bit more training for his job as he is patently not up to speed with modern technology.

[markm]

Hasn't he worked out that if he went round suggesting ecigs to the smokers he would possibly
resolve the problem of illicit smoking on the premises?
Vaping is a solution, not the problem!

[collie2011]

Jun 29, 2013 6:16:55 GMT markm said:

Hasn't he worked out that if he went round suggesting ecigs to the smokers he would possibly
resolve the problem of illicit smoking on the premises?
Vaping is a solution, not the problem!

Makes you wonder if that jumped up little dictator has ever smoked a cig in his life! Wouldn't surprise me if they gave the job to a lifetime non smoker, they just took him on because he was good at chatting crap in an interview.

[lal]

You do know that the policy isn't actually his idea? It's his job to enforce it, if he doesn't then he gets sacked.

[Blownupdolly]

Jun 29, 2013 8:14:29 GMT lal said:

You do know that the policy isn't actually his idea? It's his job to enforce it, if he doesn't then he gets sacked.

He said he was a smoking cessation officer. Gj wasn't smoking and it would have been obvious that she wasn't merely by looking at what she was using.

[dinamic22]

Good on you & glad your mums feeling better

[dragon]

Jun 28, 2013 21:29:52 GMT rich64 said:

PRI = Perth???

I was born in that hospital many moons ago

Hope your Mothers well

I was born there too Wasn't smoking at the time however

I also hope your mum is well

[siffy]

Well said, creased up when you said you pointed to the smoking shelter;)

Hope your mum's ok.

[lal]

Jun 29, 2013 8:24:09 GMT Blownupdolly said:

Jun 29, 2013 8:14:29 GMT lal said:

You do know that the policy isn't actually his idea? It's his job to enforce it, if he doesn't then he gets sacked.

He said he was a smoking cessation officer. Gj wasn't smoking and it would have been obvious that she wasn't merely by looking at what she was using.

Yes, but the smoking policy for the hospital bans e cigs too