Issue #587

October 8, 2010 – Issue #587

“I never came upon any of my discoveries through
the process of rational thinking.”
– Albert Einstein

UK History: 1801 Navy Journal: Tobacco Smoke Saves Lives. Smoke, Brandy Credited With Saving Sailor. When sailor James Calloway, 40, was pulled from the sea after being underwater for at least 12 minutes, Dr. Ben Lara described him as having “the appearance of a corpse.” Lara reports Calloway had tobacco smoke piped into his lungs, and after 45 minutes, Lara noticed “an obscure palpitation of (Calloway’s) heart.” Shortly afterward, Calloway’s pulse was detected, the smoke treatment was stopped and he was given some brandy.

UK Happy Birthday: Chain smoking whisky drinker celebrates 100th birthday. Hard-living Arthur Langran has smoked at least 10 cigarettes a day since the age of 20. The father-of-two also religiously drinks a dram of Macallan single malt Scotch whiskey every evening before getting into bed.

AK: Sitka Smoking ban fails at ballot box. Voters soundly defeated a proposal to forbid smoking in bars and private clubs. Business owners and the Chamber of Commerce also came out against it.

SC: Simpsonville preserves private property freedom. It was heartening to hear each and every other member, the five other council members and the mayor, each stand up for private property rights and shoot down Welborn’s idea. It was even more heartening to hear several council members slam Welborn for suggesting that council did not care about people’s health. Clearly, Wellborn was trying to read from the anti playbook and failed miserably. Ahh, if only all city and state government majorities felt this way.

OH: Cincinnati Reds’ celebration cigars bring smoking complaints. A lot of players could be seen on TV smoking the cigars, and Reds owner Bob Castellini was passing them out. But video doesn’t affect the investigation – the health inspector has to actually see someone smoking, said Rocky Merz, health department spokesman. Five people called a statewide smoking ban complaint hotline, Merz said.

World: CALL AND EMAIL our thoughts and displeasure on no smoking sections and rules. They have gotten 4 letters/e-mails in two years saying people wanted a smoking section. They should be getting 4 a week, at least. If YOU don’t call, the anti smokers will speak for you!

Are we raising a generation of nincompoops? Second-graders who can’t tie shoes or zip jackets. Four-year-olds in Pull-Ups diapers. Five-year-olds in strollers. Teens and preteens befuddled by can openers and ice-cube trays. College kids who’ve never done laundry, taken a bus alone or addressed an envelope.