daveinspain Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I used to smoke but was never a heavy smoker... Been through periods of many years without smoking at all. Now I'll have an occasional cigaret, it's hard not to living in Spain. Everyone offers you a cigaret when they light up to be polite... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I quit Jan. 08 when the State of Illinois decided I couldn't smoke in a bar. Cold turkey with Nicorette gum...... Haven't touched a cigarette since. The State is now nearly bankrupt. I quit smoking pot well over a decade ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Never saw the point. It stinks and it kills you. Where's the upside? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RowdyMoon Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Never saw the point. It stinks and it kills you. Where's the upside? Well said..there is no upside....smoked for 35 years, quite year and a half ago....now have 2 extra Gibby's to show for it..yay!!!.. When I was a kid you used to see adds like...this.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAExoSozc2c http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKMn-_aQoPk&playnext=1&list=PL3FF57E491C67848B&feature=results_main it's no friggin' wonder we all grew up smokin'..shhhsh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moparguy Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Smoked regularly from 7th grade until I was 28, up to 2 packs a day, then gave it up. I got tired of hacking up brown loogies and got tired of sore lungs when I breathe. My dad smoked really heavy and had a heart attack at 45 and made it to 58 before he died of heart disease from smoking. Until I quit, I never knew how bad it stunk, its really an offensive smell and all around disgusting habit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Smoked until I was 39. Use to smoke 3 packs a day of Marlboro 100's. They say health complications skyrocket for smokers over 40. I quit cold turkey. Put them down and didn't pick them up again. No gum, no patches. It was the easiest thing in the world that last time. The first 20 or 30 attempts were much harder :D! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Never saw the point. It stinks and it kills you. Where's the upside? Pure pleasure. Try a Cohiba (a real Cuban one) before you die! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Pure pleasure. Try a Cohiba (a real Cuban one) before you die! I have a load of Cohibas which I've been ageing for about 7 years. I have lots of other Cubans too, some Monties, Romeo Y Julietta, Punch et al. I love a Cuban cigar with a good drink of something strong on a summer evening. Pure bliss. I smoke cigarettes too and I hate it. Need to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I have a load of Cohibas which I've been ageing for about 7 years. I have lots of other Cubans too, some Monties, Romeo Y Julietta, Punch et al. I love a Cuban cigar with a good drink of something strong on a summer evening. Pure bliss. I smoke cigarettes too and I hate it. Need to stop. Nah, can't beat a really decent cigar in precisely those circumstances you describe. Ahhhh, roll on summer! Yes, the fags are killing me too but every time the Doctor goes on about it I get more determined to carry on. Where did I read about Thanatos...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I have met many 'born again' non-smokers like moi... It was uber-cool in the last century, surveys indicating that 50%+ of the populace smoked...mostly cigarettes The familiar, comforting smell of tobacco smoke pervaded many public buildings, restaurants, drinking houses etc TV dramas, films etc made heavy use of 'character' smoking for punctuation Then the amassed health data started to spoil the party, particularly the synergistic nasty effects of tobacco with alcohol... :blink: And many people did not take notice of the insidious effects like gum disease and tooth loss attributable to smoking Even the traditional 'lesser evils' of cigars and pipes have less credence nowadays John Lennon was indeed right to 'curse Sir Walter Raleigh' I am not sure whether these new fangled electronic cigarettes are harmless...flavoured steam with a nicotine dose... :unsure: IMO social factors are a big hindrance to giving up... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrNylon Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 ON my birthday in 1985, took a pack of cigarettes, crushed them up, and that was it for smoking. Don't regret it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Stopped smoking, and drinking, the same night...outside a bar, we used to play in, and frequent, in 1972. I was never a heavy smoker (or, drinker), to begin with. Don't miss either one, at all, since I stopped, and never have. One of the best personal decisions I've made. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaleb Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Never started. Never will. It is quite disgusting to me. I should also point out that I don't drink alcohol, smoke non-tobacco substances, or do drugs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brc Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Sorry to say yes, but trying to quit AGAIN! I was a very heavy smoker <over 4 packs a day> for a very long time. I have cut it down to 1 pack a day, and working hard to cut that down even more. Never smoke in the house though, and sense stopped playing full time dont drink at all, not even a beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 In the minority here. I smoke too much. I drink too much. I cheat on my girlfriends. I leave the lid up intentionally. And I'm okay with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookieman15061 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 In the minority here. I smoke too much. I drink too much. I cheat on my girlfriends. I leave the lid up intentionally. And I'm okay with it. Impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Damn right it is. lolz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 No tobacco since Jan 20th this year after being diagnosed with irregular heartbeat. Good thing too, surprised how little I miss it. Still enjoying beer though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis G Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I guit smoking about 30 years ago. My doctor told me that was the single most important health decision I ever made. The adverse effects that it has on damned near every part of your body is just not worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 In the minority here. I smoke too much. I drink too much. I cheat on my girlfriends. I leave the lid up intentionally. And I'm okay with it. ..and you never give a reach around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krock Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 the UK govt ran a few shock adverts and they were enough for me to never take it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxom Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 yep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Try it once. My mom caught me trying so make sure that never do it again she made me take a drag and then said swallow it and when I did I about puke my guts up. She then ask me if I wanted to do it again and I said No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PingPongBob Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 In the minority here. I smoke too much. I drink too much. I cheat on my girlfriends. I leave the lid up intentionally. And I'm okay with it. That was funny! ..and you never give a reach around. That was very funny!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quapman Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Cancer was a great stop smoking program. A little scary though. A little over 6 years ago I was diagnosed with kidney cancer. I was lucky it was caught early. Had a nephrectomy and had the kidney removed. So far so good. The crazy thing was a few years after surgery, I actually picked it up again and smoked for a couple years. Happy to say I quit a year ago this past February. I enjoy alot of things I shouldn't. But smoking is by far the most ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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