Shutting down the shishas
27% of middle school boys smoke shisha in Jordan? That's insane.RainMan wrote:And from Jordan:
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I think i was wrong. This looks pervasive and permanent. Many of the places that have been raided have had their pipes confiscated and that hardly suggests this is something that is is going to go away after a few days noise: I can't see the police quietly restoring the pipes to the bars.
The sad thing is that great little cafes like the one on 51 which had these as well as the kebabs etc will go out of business.
I must admit this is a big deal for me. I'm not interested in the bar culture - the idea of sitting in a dark and dingy bar staring at half drunk bottles of cheap bourbon while some skank tries to engage me in reluctant and inane small talk lost its appeal many years ago. A shisha on the street - supplemented by a couple of beers - was a way to relax and watch the world go by. WIth that gone, I'm left with the wonderful option of evenings watching Law and Order reruns for the 15th fucking time.
The sad thing is that great little cafes like the one on 51 which had these as well as the kebabs etc will go out of business.
I must admit this is a big deal for me. I'm not interested in the bar culture - the idea of sitting in a dark and dingy bar staring at half drunk bottles of cheap bourbon while some skank tries to engage me in reluctant and inane small talk lost its appeal many years ago. A shisha on the street - supplemented by a couple of beers - was a way to relax and watch the world go by. WIth that gone, I'm left with the wonderful option of evenings watching Law and Order reruns for the 15th fucking time.
I've been wrong once before in my life too. Strange feeling, huh?scobienz wrote:I think i was wrong. This looks pervasive and permanent.
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Maybe you're going to the wrong bars?scobienz wrote: I'm not interested in the bar culture - the idea of sitting in a dark and dingy bar staring at half drunk bottles of cheap bourbon while some skank tries to engage me in reluctant and inane small talk lost its appeal many years ago.
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Lucky Lucan wrote:Maybe you're going to the wrong bars?scobienz wrote: I'm not interested in the bar culture - the idea of sitting in a dark and dingy bar staring at half drunk bottles of cheap bourbon while some skank tries to engage me in reluctant and inane small talk lost its appeal many years ago.
Can't you let a chap indulge in a bit of hyperbole for effect now and again?
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I know nothing about sishas, never smoked one. However, the authorities regularly raid internet cafes where schoolkids are bunking and playing games. The hardware is confiscated, and a few weeks later the place is back in business, bribes duly paid.scobienz wrote:I think i was wrong. This looks pervasive and permanent. Many of the places that have been raided have had their pipes confiscated and that hardly suggests this is something that is is going to go away after a few days noise: I can't see the police quietly restoring the pipes to the bars.
About e-cigs - are they the plastic sticks that smokers who are trying to quit use? I don't see any connection to sishas, so presumably it refers to something else - what??
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The connection is nicotine. Weird, decadent ways to smoke I imagine they think.andyinasia wrote:
About e-cigs - are they the plastic sticks that smokers who are trying to quit use? I don't see any connection to sishas, so presumably it refers to something else - what??
E-cigs deliver nicotine through water vapor. As far as a means to quit, that's just a sneaky marketing ploy.
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So presumably they aren't more dangerous than cigarettes, which the government would never ban?Iridesce wrote:The connection is nicotine. Weird, decadent ways to smoke I imagine they think.andyinasia wrote:
About e-cigs - are they the plastic sticks that smokers who are trying to quit use? I don't see any connection to sishas, so presumably it refers to something else - what??
E-cigs deliver nicotine through water vapor. As far as a means to quit, that's just a sneaky marketing ploy.
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Are you trying to imply that this ban is not logical?andyinasia wrote:
So presumably they aren't more dangerous than cigarettes, which the government would never ban?
You two do so well playing dumb.
The e-cig is the way to smoke ICE while out and about
in public.
The e-cig is the way to smoke ICE while out and about
in public.
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Ah, got it. I'm happy to be dumbFlorida wrote:You two do so well playing dumb.
The e-cig is the way to smoke ICE while out and about
in public.
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you did it again, lto...LTO wrote:I think that might be the gist of this whole thing. It's just the 2014 version of the ban and raids on computer game places a decade ago and the crackdown on discos/clubs catering to high school students in the afternoons a couple years ago - a mix of concern over truancy and dangerous behaviors and fear of youth being seduced into 'bad things' by non-traditional influences.Felgerkarb wrote:Some unmarked building on 136 was raided today and the cops took out like 200 kids that should have been in school. They used busses to ship them off for reeducation.
felgerkarb didnt say, it was a building with shishas... just that a building was raided...
but you immediately jump on it... youve zero reflection abilities - very typical for americans...
so, because ice can be allegedly smoked in an e-cig, they are going to be banned ?
i could imagine, ice can also be consumed from plates and out of beer glasses...
pls stop this bullshit...
its - as this thread - about some trend, that some ppl fail to understand and then their narrow minded brain wants to just ban it...
a thing, they cant take part in... this makes them nervous and jealous... little little little people... thats it...
i could imagine, ice can also be consumed from plates and out of beer glasses...
pls stop this bullshit...
its - as this thread - about some trend, that some ppl fail to understand and then their narrow minded brain wants to just ban it...
a thing, they cant take part in... this makes them nervous and jealous... little little little people... thats it...