When every little city council has more power than they know what to do with, the tendency is NOT to see how they can best manage it - it's to see how far they can take it.
After all, what good is power if you don't USE it?
And this seems to be pushing the limits a bit far.
Painter given ｣30 fine for smoking 'at work'...in his own van | Mail OnlineI refer to my car at times as the office - but this is just plain ridiculous.For painter and decorator Gordon Williams, his van is simply a means of getting from A to B.
But council officials chose to give the vehicle a more lofty status.
When they spotted him behind the wheel with a cigarette, they handed him an on-the-spot fine of ｣30 - for smoking in his place of work.
How long before we go the UK route here?
J.
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Der Guvernator just outlawed the use of trans-fats by restaurants in all of California. That seems pretty over-reaching.
The polloi are still free to cook with trans-fats at home. (For the moment.) And I feel sure that elite persons will still be able to find a discreet establishment willing to cook your dinner in that naughty-but-so-delicious way. You'll just have to know where to find a --
(Wait for it...)
Speak-greasy. :)
Posted by RNB | July 26, 2008 10:50 AM
Posted on July 26, 2008 10:50
AAAAAHHHHGGGGGGGGG!
That was a good one, Ron.
J.
Posted by JLawson | July 26, 2008 3:52 PM
Posted on July 26, 2008 15:52