Mrs Bucko has a BOGOF ticked for the South Lakes Wild Animal Park, something she really wants to go to. I'm not particularly interested in wild animals but it might be a good day out if the weather is nice.
I went on their website today to check out times and stuff, and I noticed this:
Fair enough, it's their property so they have a right to make it no smoking if they want, it's just the wording that gripped my shit. Smokers are 'offenders'?
There seems to be no reason for it either. The park is a huge open expanse, why can you not some in certain areas? They don't even give an excuse such as passive smoking stunts the growth of the giraffes or something. "We have been smokefree for three years" is a typical anti-smoker statement. It's like banning smoking is the right thing to do in itself and needs no justification.
I don't really want to give these people my money anymore. Looks like I'm going to have to though, Mrs Bucko is looking forward to it.
Oh well. Back to normal in a bit.
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Personally I'll give 'em a miss.
Remember take a packed lunch,buy nothing in there and on the way out shit through their letter box, it's the only language these curs understand.
Just off the press - keep your eyes peeled like fucking onions for anything dodgy involving the beasts, then shop them to the RSPCA.
This smoking ban was brought as part of an appeasement to get major improvements passed.
However once a ban is put in place it is never overturned.
BUT.. please go. It really is a brilliant day out. I can say this as I live five miles away and my two sons, fourteen and eighteen both love it and have done for years.
If you really like it and they put the same offer on during this winter as last you will be able to go back as many times as you want for free between December and February inclusive if memory serves.
Pavlovs Cat - Yes we will be taking a packed lunch. The entrance fee I have to pay but the rest we can provide. Mrs Bucko will be fine with that when I say we're having a 'picnic'.
Twenty Rothmans - Even though the appeal for great mirth is there, I'm afraid I just can't bring myself to involve the RSPCA in anyones life.
Bill - Good points. I'm sure the unnecesasary total smoking ban could be blames on an over zealous council, there's a lot of it about, however the wording got be too. It's not just smoking is banned on site, but we've banned smoking and we've done it with pride.
(Just between me and you I'm hoping not to have to go back. Wild animals aren't really my thing)
Woodbine - No can do mate, I got out of it. We still have kitchen floor tiles to lay and today is last chance so I was spared the trip to crazy non smoking animal land. Yay!
They can't get you for that. Obviously "travelling" drug-dealers getting rid of their stock (as they of course do.)
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