Friday, 29 February 2008

To our smokers...

This post is specifically for the smokers in the samba school.

A dutch insurer is now offering a special 'attractive' insurance to heavy smokers. Eligible smokers need to do a urine test to confirm they have smoked at least 5 cigarettes per day for at least 5 years. I won't translate all the details, but of course this insurance is based on the significantly reduced life expectancy.

I'm sure the few smokers in our samba school already get sick of me encouraging them to stop. However, articles like the above again make it painfully clear how bad this habit is.

I hereby offer all current smokers in the samba school 6 months of free classes if they decide to stop before the end of March and keep it up.

3 comments:

Melanie said...

Well done Remko, after all they need to be fit to play the drums as its very physical!

Marcel said...

does your offer specify how long you must have been a smoker? I'd be perfectly willing to light up my first cigarette ever (well...) only to give it up and receive 6 months of free classes!

of course, I'm Dutch. We are the sting in stingy

Cedric said...

Do we have to stop smoking everything or just normal cigarettes??
Where do I have to pee to prove I haven't smoked?

Cedric

PS: Look at the bloody Dutchman, probably writing this post as he walked off a coffee shop, still under the influence of some exotic product?@#!?@! How hypocritical! Especially considering we all started smoking when you left, Marcel!! You should see the shaker-girls, they had to learn playing with one hand to be able to hold the cigarettes in the other... How sad! Come back!!! (Howard is gone, seriously, come back!!)