Nothing like a good smoke!:)

i've decided to give up 2 of my worst habits. Smoking and masturbation. I'm doing pretty well and i'm down to 5 a day... but i'm not making any progress with the cigs :help:

(that was a rip off from Paul Calf circa early 90's :lol:)
 
The Greek said:
Not easy giving up after 37 years. I'm tempted to give these battery operated cigarettes a go, but can't find a shop that sells them.
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Tesco's pharmacy sells them here - at least two varieties...
 
The Greek said:
Not easy giving up after 37 years. I'm tempted to give these battery operated cigarettes a go, but can't find a shop that sells them.
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Annoying thing is that they're now shuttered up behind counters and you now need to look thru a mag... Other thing is that they only sell them one in a packet and not 20 :lol:
 
leftcurl said:
i've decided to give up 2 of my worst habits. Smoking and masturbation. I'm doing pretty well and i'm down to 5 a day... but i'm not making any progress with the cigs :help:

(that was a rip off from Paul Calf circa early 90's :lol:)
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TMI

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Our local waitrose sells E-cigs, however I would sign up for Groupon or Wowcher and wait for an offer to come on there, to get them for a bargain

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can't stand this paper or the reporter, but Hockney has some good quotes

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...drew-Lansley-Keep-mean-dreary-views-life.html

I'm with him on the part about it being relaxing

also true about the added chemicals being the part that's bad for you rather than the tobacco

In America and Europe you can buy cigs and baccy with almost no chemicals - wonder why we can't buy them here?

I have deliberately added a link from an anti-smoking website but without chemicals they are better for you than mainstream cigs

http://www.iquit-smoking.com/american-spirit-tobacco.html
 
Have to disagree on the relaxing part. It's been nearly 10 years since giving up cold turkey (brrrr) and I felt more relaxed by not smoking.

Great idea on banning smoking in pubs etc. times I went into a cafe and walked out again because of smoking.
 
yeah it's different for different people tho - in my 'non-smoker' times I always seemed to suffer from anxiety a lot to the extent of needing medical treatment. When I smoke I'm a more relaxed easy going person. Interesting that I'm the only one in my family that smoked; my parents grandparents and sisters are all very anti-smoking. This is why the e-cig is a great alternative for me, relaxing nicotine without any danger to health.
 
sturisoma said:
I am a smoker, despite this I've given up many times, usually for 5 or 6 years at a time, usually for money reasons. I am currently a non-smoker but I have an electric cig instead (try liberty flights).

I once did some sums and worked out (from govt. figures) that the cost of smoking to the NHS is less than 1/5 of what the govt earns in taxes. So if we all give up smoking what would the tax be added to to make up the shortfall?

Once they started bashing smokers I said that soon they would start on drinkers then it would be sex - watch this space

btw - drinking is much much worse for you than smoking - go to A&E any Sat. night to see what I mean, look at all those homeless and hopeless through drink, broken families, domestic violence, drunk drivers etc etc
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You can't become a passive alcoholic though can you?
 
I don't know why people compare alchohol with ciggarettes - it's chalk and cheese.

The issues with both are totally different. There is no direct health effect on someone stood right next to you drinking a pint of ale copared to them blowing foul cancer stick smoke directly into your childrens faces.

Whilst there are indirect social issues with alcohol abuse (drunk drivers etc) it's a totally different issue to passive smoking. For the most part it's effects are only on the person who is doing the drug - unlike smoking where it affects anyone within a radius.
 
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You can't become a passive alcoholic though can you?
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no but we all know that the families of alcoholics suffer, ask anyone involved in a car crash with a drunk driver about 'passiveness',

I know what you meant, ie the guy sitting next to someone drinking wine suffers no ill effects, but I think you know what I meant too :p
 
My biggest issue with smokers is their littering. London's streets and pavements are strewn with cigarette butts, it's beyond disgusting.

Just this morning, I was at the bus stop on my way to work and there was a guy puffing away behind me - when the bus pulled up, he just flicked his still lit butt onto the pavement, where it landed about 20cm from the council bin that was right in front of him. That kind of behaviour is absolutely appalling - what arrogance to just expect cleaners to clean up after you because you can't be bothered to take responsibility for your waste. Then again, I guess such selfish behaviour is par for the course with such a selfish habit, where you force everyone in your vicinity to breathe in your cancerous fumes.

And then, on top of that, they subject everyone on public transport to their unholy stench. Smokers truly stink; sitting next to one on the bus is like having your face shoved into an ashtray. It's absolutely vile.

If people want to poison themselves with that crap, they should be free to do so in their own homes, but shouldn't be allowed to do it in public. I also think an additional tax should be levied on cigarettes which should go to the council cleaning services who have to deal with their constant littering.
 
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I quit a couple of months ago but only used to smoke when out having a few beers anyway.

I don't begrudge anyone else smoking though - it doesn't bother me at all, especially outdoors. :shrug:

Now counting down the days until "having a beer" will result is the same dirty looks and cries of "think of the CHILDREN!" as having a smoke. Then what'll we have left? Capuccinos and cupcakes? :(

Can someone send me back to the early 80's please? Sure, people weren't as healthy but they were a lot less up-tight and whingey.
 
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I also think an additional tax should be levied on cigarettes which should go to the council cleaning services who have to deal with their constant littering.
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not to mention chewing gum!!!

the title of this thread is pro smoking so I'm guessing you just wanted to be mean to 'pro smokers' with your post
 
onona said:
My biggest issue with smokers is their littering. London's streets and pavements are strewn with cigarette butts, it's beyond disgusting.

Just this morning, I was at the bus stop on my way to work and there was a guy puffing away behind me - when the bus pulled up, he just flicked his still lit butt onto the pavement, where it landed about 20cm from the council bin that was right in front of him. That kind of behaviour is absolutely appalling - what arrogance to just expect cleaners to clean up after you because you can't be bothered to take responsibility for your waste. Then again, I guess such selfish behaviour is par for the course with such a selfish habit, where you force everyone in your vicinity to breathe in your cancerous fumes.

And then, on top of that, they subject everyone on public transport to their unholy stench. Smokers truly stink; sitting next to one on the bus is like having your face shoved into an ashtray. It's absolutely vile.

If people want to poison themselves with that crap, they should be free to do so in their own homes, but shouldn't be allowed to do it in public. I also think an additional tax should be levied on cigarettes which should go to the council cleaning services who have to deal with their constant littering.
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come on, get off the fence and say what you really think :D
 
That's not an issue with smokers as not all smokers behave like that, it's an issue with litterers.
As for the smell, well, with the BO, annoying tinny music from headphones, public transport is a nightmare whatever
 
ZoneV said:
I quit a couple of months ago but only used to smoke when out having a few beers anyway.

I don't begrudge anyone else smoking though - it doesn't bother me at all, especially outdoors. :shrug:

Now counting down the days until "having a beer" will result is the same dirty looks and cries of "think of the CHILDREN!" as having a smoke. Then what'll we have left? Capuccinos and cupcakes? :(

Can someone send me back to the early 80's please? Sure, people weren't as healthy but they were a lot less up-tight and whingey.
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What about them, it's not just children or humans in general that get affected by smoke, last time I worked in a place that allowed smoking, my fans and filters had to be cleaned so often, I spent more time being repaired than crunching the numbers, it just gets in everywhere :gag:
 
Rob 80386 said:
last time I worked in a place that allowed smoking, my fans and filters had to be cleaned so often, I spent more time being repaired than crunching the numbers, it just gets in everywhere :gag:
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I didn't realise that you were an AI Robilly?
You would never tell from the pictures :thumbs: :D
 
I remember several years ago seeing something in a pub...

An old guy walked in puffing and wheezing, sat at the bar, lit up a fag and ordered a beer. He started to cough violently, regained himself and took a few sips of his beer.

The landlady was going around the pub wiping things down. She took one of the pictures off the wall and wiped the glass front with a white cloth which turned a horrible nicotine yellowy brown from all the smoke residue..... Turning to the old guy and showing him the stained cloth she said.. 'What does that show you?' ....

the old guy turned round, looked at the cloth and said......

'It shows me you don't clean your pictures often enough'
 
Splog said:
the old guy turned round, looked at the cloth and said......

'It shows me you don't clean your pictures often enough'
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:lol::lol::lol:
 
Headless Lois said:
They are starting on drinkers but I think the next major target to be demonised as smokers have been, will be overweight people.
It is starting already.

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Fat tax on cakes an buns, that will make up for the NHS tax shortcommings.
I can see it now, a mini weigh bridge in every Greg's, 'sorry sir you have to pay 22% fat tax on your pasty'
 
Reminded me of a cartoon I did a couple of years ago . . .

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Cobra said:
Oh I am not gonna say how much they were when I started ;)
Suffice to say that I could get change out of a quid for 20,
And have a good night down the pub, go the the cinema, and a curry after.

Ok so I lied about the last bit :D
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The bloke in the corner shop would open a pack of 5 Park Drive and sell you one for 1d when I started :gag: I gave up smoking tailored made years ago and smoke Rollups, toooooooooo many chemicals in those filters does you more harm than the smoke.
 
Bambi72 said:
Fat tax on cakes an buns, that will make up for the NHS tax shortcommings.
I can see it now, a mini weigh bridge in every Greg's, 'sorry sir you have to pay 22% fat tax on your pasty'
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30% if the pastie is warm

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Headless Lois said:
I really, really love smoking BUT have successfully switched to e-cigs and not had a real one this year. I have an emergency pack in the house, just in caseA
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I'll look into them when I get back to the Uk. In Nam, you can smoke anywhere you bleeding want. I'm not kidding when I say the office, the pub, the cafes, the restaurants, the foyers, the staircase, hotel rooms, the cinema (although that is changing and being moved to foyer only.) and trains (only at the carriage intersections, though.) Its a smokers paradise. The places you can't smoke are the buses but, that depends on how many people are on the bus and if the bus driver smokes.

It's been an absolute pleasure to see the non-smokers faces gurn with displeasure. :) And in Nam you can buy 1, 2, 3 or packs of 5, 10, 12 and 20 and 25. And they couldn't give a monkeys A what anyone else thinks.

leftcurl said:
i've decided to give up 2 of my worst habits. Smoking and masturbation. I'm doing pretty well and i'm down to 5 a day... but i'm not making any progress with the cigs :help:

(that was a rip off from Paul Calf circa early 90's :lol:)
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but its sooooo you! :p

onona said:
My biggest issue with smokers is their littering. London's streets and pavements are strewn with cigarette butts, it's beyond disgusting.

Just this morning, I was at the bus stop on my way to work and there was a guy puffing away behind me - when the bus pulled up, he just flicked his still lit butt onto the pavement, where it landed about 20cm from the council bin that was right in front of him. That kind of behaviour is absolutely appalling - what arrogance to just expect cleaners to clean up after you because you can't be bothered to take responsibility for your waste. Then again, I guess such selfish behaviour is par for the course with such a selfish habit, where you force everyone in your vicinity to breathe in your cancerous fumes.

And then, on top of that, they subject everyone on public transport to their unholy stench. Smokers truly stink; sitting next to one on the bus is like having your face shoved into an ashtray. It's absolutely vile.

If people want to poison themselves with that crap, they should be free to do so in their own homes, but shouldn't be allowed to do it in public. I also think an additional tax should be levied on cigarettes which should go to the council cleaning services who have to deal with their constant littering.
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Absolutly, agree with the littering. I really wish I could just chuck it in the bin if it wasn't for the fact I might start a fire. With littering in mind, I generally flick it down the drain to the sewers. At least then it becomes a mere drop in the sea of disgustingness. :D

Also, I hadn't realised that me smoking in the fresh/outdoor air was poluting anyone. Its not as if it was a London bus pulling up and ingesting poison into everyone withing 20feet. You may or may not have realised us smokers lift our top bottom lip up to exhale into the air. That's the decent thing to do rather that blow it in someones face. :D

gramps said:
Is that your son in your avatar?
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Yes it is, gramps, but he's trying to pack up too.;)

Lynton said:
the only time I ever smoked was when about 6 had a puff on grandads woodbine when he left it in the ashtray.....:gag::gag::gag:
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The time I tried my first cig was from my dads cig burining in the ashtray whilst he was cracking open, another, beer in the kitchen. Got to say, I've never looked back:lol::lol:
 
So if you blow smoke upwards all the chemicals go in that direction? Pretty sure when someone is smoking on the street it can be smelt from quite a distance regardless of if they blow it upwards or forwards and that smell is the harmful chemicals.

Oh, and thanks for the heads up about Vietnam. I'll know to steer well clear of there!
 
TriggerHappy said:
So if you blow smoke upwards all the chemicals go in that direction? Pretty sure when someone is smoking on the street it can be smelt from quite a distance regardless of if they blow it upwards or forwards and that smell is the harmful chemicals.

Oh, and thanks for the heads up about Vietnam. I'll know to steer well clear of there!
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Yeah, you'll be told to go # yourself here. Good decision!
 
Stratman said:
My one and only cigarette made me feel so ill with hot and cold flushes, cold sweats, very fast heartbeat and dizziness it put me off for life.
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Was it dipped in amyl nitrate and loaded with crack?
 
Vantage said:
Yeah, you'll be told to go # yourself here. Good decision!
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Well I wouldn't outwardly show any disgust towards their laws, culture and smoking habits, regardless of what I actually thought, so I don't suppose I would be told to go **** myself. It's a little something I have called respect. With a post like that perhaps it's something for you to look into? ;)
 
onona said:
My biggest issue with smokers is their littering. London's streets and pavements are strewn with cigarette butts, it's beyond disgusting.

Just this morning, I was at the bus stop on my way to work and there was a guy puffing away behind me - when the bus pulled up, he just flicked his still lit butt onto the pavement, where it landed about 20cm from the council bin that was right in front of him. That kind of behaviour is absolutely appalling - what arrogance to just expect cleaners to clean up after you because you can't be bothered to take responsibility for your waste. Then again, I guess such selfish behaviour is par for the course with such a selfish habit, where you force everyone in your vicinity to breathe in your cancerous fumes.

And then, on top of that, they subject everyone on public transport to their unholy stench. Smokers truly stink; sitting next to one on the bus is like having your face shoved into an ashtray. It's absolutely vile.

If people want to poison themselves with that crap, they should be free to do so in their own homes, but shouldn't be allowed to do it in public. I also think an additional tax should be levied on cigarettes which should go to the council cleaning services who have to deal with their constant littering.
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You use public transport? :lol::lol::lol: Mug!!
 
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