I see you registered June 2002, so you do not know me very well. A lot of us in Free Republic take the war on the smokers VERY seriously. And what leads you to believe that the military man is "MY" son?
"Incensed?" You bet I am. When a military member can not legally buy from a Smoke Shop, that should be enough to incense us all.
We get a lot of "flamers" on our smoking posts. Several of us saw fight_truth_decay as flaming us. And we do not take kindly to being flamed from what should be "our own kind."
To Just another Joe
..the shopkeep obeyed the law he "Didn"t Make" ...maybe you should buy your own smokes next time..he has more to lose if he is fined than you do..Including your health that is.
70 posted on 7/13/02 2:18 PM Eastern by fight_truth_decay
The health of anyone in here is none of fight_truth_decay's business.
From fight_truth_decay
Isnt it amazing what People in this Country find to Bitch about??? When greater issues are at the limelight? Bangor papers must be slow on news that day!..Tell the GI what an "importance he is to the Freedom our Country" and will bet you will forget about the Pack of Smokes..;)
71 posted on 7/13/02 2:23 PM Eastern by fight_truth_decay
Why should any adult who enjoys smoking "forget" about them
am sorry for your hardship in obtaining smokes ..but i find the scenario petty in comparison to other issues in the Country today...I salulte your young man and all he is doing for the Country..but as others have stated what does this have to do with anything..you need proper ID to purchase smokes...and yes I smoke from time to time..more times then i should..lol...and i am pride myself on not being Liberal.. and live in Maine also..so I guess if you disagree on this subject you are a Libeal and vile..yikes..just..continue to say "Under God" and support the Troops.. and..remeber the shopkeep is just obeying the law on the ID's..as they now stand..perhaps the shopkeep was rude we werent there..just shop somewhere else as others have said...Maine is a great State..!
87 posted on 7/13/02 4:14 PM Eastern by fight_truth_decay
Yes,Maine IS a great state. We moved up here in 1983. But......the changes in our Government have been a lot to be desired. The war on the smoker in Maine and across the country is one that the general public has NO clue about.
Also, since your not in Maine, Bangor, where this took place, has a Navel Ship Yard and a National Guard Base. The area is quite educated down there with military ID cards. If they aren't, they are living in the dark ages.
That is our mission in Free Republic. To make the others know and realize what is happening to the Freedoms of Our Great Land.
Already this morning, I had "8" more requests to be added to my Puff list. packinnannie? That might not mean much to you, but it sure means a lot of us fighting for the rights to keep our legal product free.
You keep packin nannie, but just remember, THEY will be coming after YOU next!
"geez, girl, get a grip!!! I have to wonder if your son was as incensed as you seem to be...lol.... "
Wow, that was your very first post at FR.
And because your very first post was so lacking of any understanding of the issue at hand .... and because you can't
seem to comprehend that this article is not about SheLion, .... you are being put on the TFBMA List.
To avoid being put on anymore lists, please try to do better in the future. 
