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link to article allgoneballs.blogspot.co.uk/ (it is a safe site despite the name)

@tall thanks for pointing out that glaring error will change it on hardcopy

Re: Fusion Razor blades for those who may be tempted, as stated before i bought some of these and they were in my opinion of very poor quality and dangerous to use nearly scraped half my face off, raised a ticket with Fast tech and they credited me with $5 without any questions, i wasn't asking for a refund just letting them know i felt the quality was substandard

giles if they banned e cigs altogether yet provide a shelter for tobacco cigarettes that could be seen as discrimination?

morning all, my wife returned home from work after her night shift, the HR dept had left an email stating that all e-cig users would have to use the smoking shelter, i have got the ECCA guidance for her to take in and have cobbled together the following using info from all over the place:

Employers need to think about their common law and statutory duties to protect the health and safety of their employees. Given that the majority of E-Cigarette users have given up the use of traditional tobacco cigarettes, an employer requiring users of electronic cigarettes to use them in the same area as cigarette smokers is likely to be unreasonable especially as they would be exposing these employees to the harmfulness of passive smoking.

Given the essence of the Health Act 2006 and following on from the principle of employees being entitled to be provided with a smoke free workplace, to do so would seem to go against both legislation and case law. Section 1 of the Health Act 2006 defines "smoking" as "smoking tobacco or anything which contains tobacco, or smoking any other substance", and states that "smoking includes being in possession of lit tobacco or of anything lit which contains tobacco, or being in possession of any other lit substance in a form in which it could be smoked". Therefore, e-cigarettes do not qualify to be included in this legislation. Potentially an employee could claim constructive dismissal or, if dismissed for using the electronic cigarette outside of the designated smoking area, may claim and succeed with an unfair dismissal claim.

Therefore a separate area should be designated for users of electronic cigarettes. Given that electronic cigarettes do not come within the provisions of the Health Act 2006, it should be easier for an employer to designate an area for this purpose.


Of course there is nothing to stop any employee choosing to stand with the smokers in the designated smoking area should they wish to do so.

Although e-cigarettes have not been legally banned from being used inside buildings employers are entitled to set the rules of their use in their workplace and the consequences of their use. This can be implemented through a new Policy. Rules can be applied so that e-cigarettes are not permitted to be used inside and may only be used in designated areas and during designated breaks.

now i am not the best at putting my point across so if you can see any mistakes or anything you may feel needs changing before i send it off i would appreciate the input, many thanks

philh, love to see a pic if you've got any

Childbirth at 65





With all the new technology regarding fertility recently, a 65-year-old friend of mine was able to give birth. When she was discharged from the hospital and went home, I went to visit.




'May I see the new baby?' I asked




'Not yet,' She said 'I'll make coffee first and then we can visit'




Thirty minutes had passed, and I asked, 'May I see the new baby now?'




'No, not yet,' She said.




After another few minutes had elapsed,




I asked again, 'May I see the baby now?'




'No, not yet,' replied my friend.




Growing very impatient, I asked, 'Well, when can I see the baby?'




'WHEN HE CRIES!' she told me.




'WHEN HE CRIES?' I demanded. 'Why do I have to wait until he CRIES?'




'BECAUSE I FORGOT WHERE I PUT HIM, O.K.?!!!!'