BillsFan-4-Ever Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) always love the smoking kills Edited March 18, 2015 by BillsFan-4-Ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 always love the smoking kills Outlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) 4 and 6 8 Tips For A Longer Life By People Aged 113 to 122 Years it's genetics. some people are blessed and others not Edited March 18, 2015 by BillsFan-4-Ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) I haven't smoked in a few years, and would love to have one at times. Then I walk past someone smoking and try to figure out how I went so many years of my life smelling like schitt. That said, wifey and I make Vegas weekend trips, and I'll light up at the tables because it's the only way I know to gamble. Fortunately, I dump what's left when we get home and simply look forward to the next trip. Vegas..interesting.... that's what helped my Mother quit in 1990..she figured out that she and Daddy could go 2 more times a year with the money saved . She drank a ton of water and ate ice to keep her hands busy during the transition. Edited March 18, 2015 by CowgirlsFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acantha Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Any time I have cravings I just think about how much cigs cost now. I remember being PISSED the first time I had to pay over $2 for a pack (on a trip to home to NY...surprise). Now they're like $7-$8 a pack (quick search shows cheapest is $4.96 and most expensive is $14!!!---in NYC). There are times that I miss smoking, but I can't imagine how people continue to afford the habit. I used to smoke about half a pack a day (which was relatively low compared to most other smokers I knew). Around the time I quit it was costing me around $3.50 per pack so in the neighborhood of $650 per year (stupid enough). Now that would cost me closer to $1,500 per year based on the most recent cost I noticed at the store I go to. Wow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Any time I have cravings I just think about how much cigs cost now. I remember being PISSED the first time I had to pay over $2 for a pack (on a trip to home to NY...surprise). Now they're like $7-$8 a pack (quick search shows cheapest is $4.96 and most expensive is $14!!!---in NYC). There are times that I miss smoking, but I can't imagine how people continue to afford the habit. I used to smoke about half a pack a day (which was relatively low compared to most other smokers I knew). Around the time I quit it was costing me around $3.50 per pack so in the neighborhood of $650 per year (stupid enough). Now that would cost me closer to $1,500 per year based on the most recent cost I noticed at the store I go to. Wow... Did you gain weight after you quit? Don't want to funnel that added savings into another, like fast food, bad meal choices, etc.. It is amazing how much weight I lost by just saying no to the dollars flying out of my pocket on bad habits. Man, you get the crave, but feel so much better when you can kick it! Good going! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan-4-Ever Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 still hovering at $47 to $55 per carton in NoVa. I recall saying I'd quit when they hit $1.00 a pack!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azalin Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 While I'm not sold on Wikipedia as a reference, this is the first line on their "Health Effects," section. "Nicotine stimulates angiogenesis and promotes tumor growth and atherosclerosis.[13]" Edit: Although, I am finding papers that note the inconsistency on whether nicotine is strictly carcinogenic. Compared to cigarettes, it is relatively harmless. I guess it is better than smoking something burned (tobaccy.) His doc would probably prefer him to not get the nic @ all... BUT if he was gonna do it, I guess it is better this new vape way! I did serious damage to myself over the years smoking cigarettes (at slightly less than a pack a day), and none of it was apparent until the last couple of years that I smoked. I wound up with 99% blockage in my left anterior descending coronary artery (even though I have great cholesterol levels), and had to have a stent placed to open it up. I was wide awake when they did it. I struggled to quit for a couple of years after that - I wanted to, but I couldn't stick with it. Then people started showing up with these vaporizers, and I gave one a try. It will be two years in July that I quit. I learned around a year ago that all the years of cigarettes (39 years) had now given me early-onset COPD, with is treatable, but not curable. Both my cardiologist and my pulmonary specialist are fine with my vaping. The only ill effect from nicotine, according to the cardiologist, is a temporary (approximately 20 minutes) slight increase in blood pressure, but he said I needn't worry since my blood pressure is pretty good even without the medication he has me taking. If I was to offer any advise, it would be to just not get involved with smoking or vaping at all, but if you were to choose one, then vaping is definitely the way to go. And if Chef Jim thinks people don't look cool with a vaporizer, then all I have to say to that is that he hasn't seen me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 I did serious damage to myself over the years smoking cigarettes (at slightly less than a pack a day), and none of it was apparent until the last couple of years that I smoked. I wound up with 99% blockage in my left anterior descending coronary artery (even though I have great cholesterol levels), and had to have a stent placed to open it up. I was wide awake when they did it. I struggled to quit for a couple of years after that - I wanted to, but I couldn't stick with it. Then people started showing up with these vaporizers, and I gave one a try. It will be two years in July that I quit. I learned around a year ago that all the years of cigarettes (39 years) had now given me early-onset COPD, with is treatable, but not curable. Both my cardiologist and my pulmonary specialist are fine with my vaping. The only ill effect from nicotine, according to the cardiologist, is a temporary (approximately 20 minutes) slight increase in blood pressure, but he said I needn't worry since my blood pressure is pretty good even without the medication he has me taking. If I was to offer any advise, it would be to just not get involved with smoking or vaping at all, but if you were to choose one, then vaping is definitely the way to go. And if Chef Jim thinks people don't look cool with a vaporizer, then all I have to say to that is that he hasn't seen me. Man good for you. I thought *I* smoked a long time at 28 years. If i could find the person who sold me that first pack at age 13, man i think he'd be the one to feel the pain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 Any time I have cravings I just think about how much cigs cost now. I remember being PISSED the first time I had to pay over $2 for a pack (on a trip to home to NY...surprise). Now they're like $7-$8 a pack (quick search shows cheapest is $4.96 and most expensive is $14!!!---in NYC). There are times that I miss smoking, but I can't imagine how people continue to afford the habit. I used to smoke about half a pack a day (which was relatively low compared to most other smokers I knew). Around the time I quit it was costing me around $3.50 per pack so in the neighborhood of $650 per year (stupid enough). Now that would cost me closer to $1,500 per year based on the most recent cost I noticed at the store I go to. Wow... I promised when they hit $1 I'd quit. I think when I was in high school they were $.75. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixxxer Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 I quit smoking a couple of years back, can't remember the exact day, month or year and I like that I didn't make a mental note about it. After "sucking them down like coca cola" for at least 18 years I quit and never looked back. I don't crave cigarettes now, I don't feel the urge to light one even when I'm drunk or when I drink a cup of coffee. (they always were mutually exclusive). Can't stand the smell now, though I will never be a snob about it. I wish everyone that ever smoked that they could quit it, it's a habit that it's pure, unadulterated venom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I promised when they hit $1 I'd quit. I think when I was in high school they were $.75. When you were in high school, you camped out for Glenn Miller tickets, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) When you were in high school, you camped out for Glenn Miller tickets, though. No shite. Those guys kicked ASS!!!! Actually our high school band was a Glenn Miller cover band. Edited March 19, 2015 by Chef Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 No shite. Those guys kicked ASS!!!! Actually our high school band was a Glenn Miller cover band. When I got out of the Navy in 1993, smokes (I smoked Camel Lights back then) were $1.76 in Portsmouth, VA. I remember saying I'd quit when it hit $2. Of course, in NY, they were already over $2 when I got home. But I didn't quit until I was paying nearly $10/pack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 When I got out of the Navy in 1993, smokes (I smoked Camel Lights back then) were $1.76 in Portsmouth, VA. I remember saying I'd quit when it hit $2. Of course, in NY, they were already over $2 when I got home. But I didn't quit until I was paying nearly $10/pack. $10?!? I'd be stealing them at that point or turning tricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 $10?!? I'd be stealing them at that point or turning tricks. Have thought about buying smokes here in VA for $5, selling them out of trunk in NYC for $10. 100 packs a day that's a nice profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury Ballstein Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 But I didn't quit until I was paying nearly $10/pack. Casino gift shops in Atlantic City can hit you for a cool $12 iirc. Cigs are beyond disgusting, hope all of you quit soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted March 19, 2015 Author Share Posted March 19, 2015 Have thought about buying smokes here in VA for $5, selling them out of trunk in NYC for $10. 100 packs a day that's a nice profit. My grandfather (rest his soul) lived in Massena,NY. He used to buy smokes tax-free on the res, and smuggle them to Canada. Made quite a bit of coin doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 I have enought bad habits. Glad I never started Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 $10?!? I'd be stealing them at that point or turning tricks. Well I did turn tricks. I bought houses and small businesses with that money, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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