do you smoke?

No, never have and don't plan to.

I've tried a cigarette or too in my life but it never compelled me to start smoking like it does with alot of people.Just tried to see what it's like and it was disgusting.:yucky: I never plan on smoking.

NEVER!!!!!!!!!:yucky:

nope, never have. I did try it once years ago and thought it was gross and never have since.

I used to when I was in high school and in college... I quit then I picked it up in my mid twenties... I've quit and haven't smoked since. :thumb:

Nicotine.... is pure evil! :hammer:

NOPE, never have. Never was interested in trying them. Both my parents smoked so I probably have enough smoke in my lungs already.

No. I tried it once but it was not for me. :yucky:

Yes I smoke and have smoked since Iwas 14-15. I know it's a disgusting bad habit, I'd love to quit, but I don't have the will power.

Yep, I smoke. I tried to quit a number of times over the years and failed. I started at about 17 or 18 years old and now I'm going to try again to stop because the price of cigarretts is relly getting expensive to keep the habit. I wish I knew a sure fire way to quit.

Non-smokers always say "just put them down and don't pick'em up again", but it's easier said than done.

I quit as soon as I found out I was pregnant.

Originally posted by Caligula
Yes I smoke and have smoked since Iwas 14-15. I know it's a disgusting bad habit, I'd love to quit, but I don't have the will power.

Well you'll find it hard to survive if ever you get picked for "Survivor"! :lol:

Nope, I don't smoke. Tried it a couple of times as a teenager and never liked it. I prefer to stay healthy. :)

Originally posted by Recker


Well you'll find it hard to survive if ever you get picked for "Survivor"! :lol:



Desperate times call for desperate measures...there is always some weed around which can be wrapped in banana leaves. :lol:

Yep, I´m smoking...tried several times to get rid of that habit, but like Sarg mentioned, it´s easier said than done. Besides, a good cigar can be very relaxing from time to time. ;)

Never have smoked. I can understand almost anything. Weed at least you get a buzz. Booze the same. Steal if you get away with it you get money. Gamble the same. But of all of the vices "what in the h@ll is the upside to smoking cigarettes?" I have never figured that one out.

Originally posted by Caligula
Yes I smoke and have smoked since Iwas 14-15. I know it's a disgusting bad habit, I'd love to quit, but I don't have the will power.

When you get to Toronto this summer Cal we can have a couple of pints and I will be happy to join you in the smoking section :)

I've smoked since my mid/late teens. Haven't the desire yet to quit. I still enjoy it too much.

One day I'm sure I'll get the urge to quit and hopefully it won't be too late. But until that day....LOL

No way...never have, never will. I know all the crap that's in those things and to knowingly put that into my body would just be kinda stupid on my part :p No cancer sticks for moi :lol:

Originally posted by Bogie


When you get to Toronto this summer Cal we can have a couple of pints and I will be happy to join you in the smoking section :)




Bogie I definately have'nt forgot, i'll be giving you a call when i'm up there to down a few pints but i was under the impression Hog Town was smoke free in all the bars

I tried a cigarette when I was about 11, I never liked it and am glad I never got into them.

Yea, I've smoked since my early 20's. It the -only- unhealthy habit I have now (as I'm off the drink for eight months now), an so far I'm still in fair fit shape despite the smokes. Been tryin to quit on an off over the years - but right now quittin the smokes is on the back cause I'm still fightin to stay off the drink. But I plan to start quittin the smokes once I know I'm not in danger of jumpin off the wagon. One addiction at a time. ;)

No, I don't smoke. Never tried any cigarrettes either. :yucky:

Yup, I smoke. I thought about becoming obese so that I could fit in with the rest of Americans, but the thought passed quickly.

Originally posted by Caligula
Yes I smoke and have smoked since Iwas 14-15. I know it's a disgusting bad habit, I'd love to quit, but I don't have the will power.

I don't smoke. I tried once in high school and got really sick. I can't stand to be around it now!

Caligula, I think it's great that you want to quit smoking. I hope you give it a shot. My dad smoked when he was in the air force. He woke up one morning , said he was never going to smoke again and never did. I know it has to be hard though. Good luck if you decide to quit! :)

I have never smoked. My father is a chain smoker and I have a couple of friends who smoke and I'm really worried about second-hand smoke, so I sorta walk off when they light up. :)

Originally posted by Caligula
Bogie I definately have'nt forgot, i'll be giving you a call when i'm up there to down a few pints but i was under the impression Hog Town was smoke free in all the bars

Not quite smoke free yet Cal. Establishments must choose between classing themselves as "bars" or "restaurants".

A bar can have 25% of its floor space devoted to its smoking section. However, you are not allowed to have patrons under the age of 19 at any time.

A restaurant cannot have a smoking section but is allowed to have children/young adults inside.

It gets pretty convoluted so forgive me if I've made any mistakes here. But I'm pretty sure that this is the definitive word in T.O.

Yes....and I drink tons of coffee too :)

Originally posted by True Rebel
It the -only- unhealthy habit I have now (as I'm off the drink for eight months now)

Congrats on quitting the liquor.

I've never smoked.

Nope... never have, never will!!! It just has never appealed to me at all... I hate the smell of the smoke and it gags me, especially when I'm eating. :)

I have never smoked because I have smoke induced asthma. I have been told that smoking might build up a tolerance for that smoke induced asthma. I highly doubt it.

I never had and i never will start.

Originally posted by 80sSmurf
Yes....and I drink tons of coffee too :)

Doing both right now :rolleyes:

But managed to take a three months off the cigarettes last year - next time I'll go for six months and so on untill I feel really stupid starting again :D Damn expensive too - and funny enough I really dislike all the sideeffects such as stinking clothes, bad breath and...... ehm, cancer. Actually talking about it makes me wanna stop right now....... but it feels soo good :devil:

No, I always hated smoking and tried it once just to see what the fuss was about. I still don't know what the fuss is about.

So my question to all the smokers here, what IS the fuss about? :) Is it an acquired taste? To me it tasted disgusting and I had to down so many drinks to get the feeling out. It was a pretty funny scene :D

Then I tried a cigar to see why it was so trendy. Well, it does taste a lot better but I don't smoke them regularly. CAUGHT IN THE ACT! Maybe once or twice a year.

No, I quit. On November 21, 2000. 1 year, 5 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, and 12 1/2 hours ago. Not that I count the minutes or anything. :rolleyes:

Sometimes I still miss it....and I dream that I smoke. But in my dreams, I only allow myself 2 cigarettes a week. If I could do that, I wouldn't have had to quit. :lol:

What is the appeal? For me it was peer pressure....and just about everyone I knew smoked. My father, my fiance (hubby now), all but two high school friends, everyone in my family except one sister (who now smokes - irony). But then it turns to an addiction, and you don't even realize it. Until you try quitting...

Sarg, I've tried Nicorette (worked for 3 1/2 weeks) and I'd reccommend it to you....but try to use less than they tell you. It gets so expensive if you don't, that you figure it'd be cheaper and more fun to just smoke. :lol: I quit cold turkey, though. My doctor told me that was the best way, because you have to have the willpower to refuse them and keep refusing them. ;)

Originally posted by ValJ
No, I quit. On November 21, 2000. 1 year, 5 months, 2 weeks, 4 days, and 12 1/2 hours ago. Not that I count the minutes or anything. :rolleyes:



Way to go Val! I know that has to be a really hard thing to do!

Nope, never have. I've never had any desire to plus the fact I have health problems.

No, I have quit more than five months ago. I still want to kill for a cigarette. ;) :D

I only smoke on my way to work, on the way home from work, after a good meal, after an "intimate encounter" and when I drink........so I guess I am a smoker......

The only time I have ever "quit" was when I was involved with a girl who didn't smoke (out of respect of course). My record is 2 months. I haven't found the inspiration to quit permanently.

Once I barf up a lung I'm sure I'll have no problem......

:barf:

Never have and never will. I already have 2 grandfathers who have emphysema. :(

I have a great reason for never starting, I'm allergic to cigarette smoke. (Also possibly the most uncool reason, but it gets me by) :lol:

BTW, bogie, I'm all for having a "Kids section" in restaurants. No drinks, no smoking and lots of noise. :D

Never Have; Never Will. Disguting Habit.

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That would be a big NO! And let me add this....Ewwww! :D

I use to smoke! I would smoke only after sex I was up to 3 packs a day :laugh: That was a joke! Bad joke i know :rolleyes:

I use to smoke but the only reason was to loose weight. It really curved my appetite and made me want to puke all the time. I couldn't stomach it so I quit. That was about 3 years ago. I really don't have the urge to continue. Sometimes I do take a "drag" from a friend but later I regrett it because I start feeling sick the room will start to spin and I will just puke. !!!

Originally posted by Milani
I use to smoke! I would smoke only after sex I was up to 3 packs a day :laugh: That was a joke! Bad joke i know :rolleyes:


You would be one busy girl Milani!:lol: Why do people like to smoke after sex anyway? :yucky: I guess in my case if they smoked before sex they wouldn't get any.:p

I tried smoking at the age of about 14 or so. A group of us occasionally smoked when we went to see the Sydney Swans (an Australian Rules football team) play at the Sydney Cricket Ground. We were a bit pathetic though - each time the Swans scored a goal and we were sitting near the goal posts, we'd duck as we were convinced that as the TV camera swung around following the ball, our parents would see us as the news showed highlights of the Swans goals! I was never much good at it anyway. I never drew the smoke into my lungs. It did nothing for me. There was no peer pressure as my friends were pretty cool. I wanted to smoke with then, but I'd never game buy my own. We smoked what we refered to as "sterile" sticks - those menthol Alpines Yuk! But we were 14.....you have to try it then, don't you?.

Yup, theres a smoker here baby.

[QUOTE]Why do people like to smoke after sex anyway? [QUOTE]

I have no clue! I know my ex always needed a smoke afterwards.. it said it just relaxed him :rolleyes:

I tried it a few times when I used to smoke... it kinda intensified the feeling after an orgasm. ;)

Yes, I smoke and would like to quit. It is hard though.

Well if it kills me i'm quitting, they're now over 8 dollars a pack hereand that's insane to be spending that kind of money for something that causes cancer, makes you house car, and clothes smell, bother's non smokers and even leaves a negative impression of yourself to many people. My quit date is July 8th

Cal you can do it! I had a date of March 10th I just did it 5 days earlier for different reasons.

It was so hard. What I did may not work for you. Based on a phone call I decided that day I was going to quit. My friend and I went out drinking for the evening and we smoked our faces off and drank our faces off (funny how we say that - my face didn't go anywhere). The next day I did not want a cigarette, I didn't want to lift my head. Day 1 officially smoke free. Day 2 I cleaned the house from top to bottom. Drank a ton of water and went for a walk when ever I wanted a cigarette.

I don't know if I would recommend that but it worked. I also decided that no one smokes in our house for very good reasons. It stinks, its gross, our house doesn't smell like an ashtray anymore - funny febreeze is okay but when you are reformed smoker gag gag gag.

Funny smokers don't come visit us as often. Our kids smell wonderful. I had to put my leather jacket in a bad with tons of bounce sheets for about two months. And I have spending money!!!!! LOL

I dream about smoking all the time - cigarettes have replaced my faceless man :lol:

Originally posted by Caligula
Well if it kills me i'm quitting, they're now over 8 dollars a pack hereand that's insane to be spending that kind of money for something that causes cancer, makes you house car, and clothes smell, bother's non smokers and even leaves a negative impression of yourself to many people. My quit date is July 8th

That is great to hear Cal!!! :D You can definately do this. I know it will be hard but what a great accompishment it will be. Do you have a plan or are you just going for it?

I smoke on occassion. Mostly when stressed out. I'm one of those people that can have 1 a week if that and be just fine. Can't really explain it. Used to smoke a lot more than that. I can live with where I'm at right now though. :)

No.

They just hiked the tax on them again here.

Originally posted by Caligula
My quit date is July 8th [/B]

GOOD LUCK CAL!!! ;)

I'm holding off until July 8th, as thats when i return back from vacation, Since part of my vacation is at Wausega Beach where I'l be attending a big party (they will even have a 90 pound pig roasting on an open fire) and if i'm having a few drink my willpower is zero.

When I return home from Toronto, I will quit using the patch. I have tried and succeeded short term using this method before. I've also tried zyban, the gum , and cold turkey in the past but I find the patch is the best method.

I have actually quit before for periods of up to a couple of months, but this time even if I fail at first I'm gonna get right back on the horse and not just give up

My game plan is to use the patch, drink tons of water, not drink beer (as alcohol both lowers my willpower and makes me crave alcohol) and maybe try some of those breathing techniques. I also plan on being really cranky and difficult for an extended period .

i wanted to quit smokin weed so i could have a job. so i started smokin cigs thinkin it would help me quit. well, now can't stop the cigs but gave up the weed every time i try to giveup the cigs i do well till i drink beer. Bottom line i am a beer drinkin, cig smokin, ugly metalhead and proud of it !

MORE BEER! UKJ72'

Cal your party in Wasaga (eye candy beach) sounds like our party that will be happening up on Manitoulin Island. Have a blast and good luck :)

Originally posted by Caligula
I also plan on being really cranky and difficult for an extended period .

Thanks for the warning!:lol: Feel free to come here and vent.;) Is there anything you can do instead of smoke when you have the craving? I have heard if you can get past the first I think it's 3 mins. of a cig. craving then you're ok. So, if you can find something to do for a few mins. everytime the craving hits it might help. I don't know, just a suggestion.

Yuck never have or will try. I smelled smoke once and almost threw up.

I don't smoke. It's funny how much the smell bothers me now. When I was a teenager I worked at a place where everyone else smoked and I came home reeking of cigarettes, but it didn't bother me then. Now I can't stand it.

Congratulations to all of you who have quit! And good luck to Cal and any others who are trying to quit! I've seen up close and personal the nasty health effects of smoking and it's not a pretty sight. Hang in there!;)

I've smoked since i was 14. It's a disgusting habit. I plan on quitting soon. I've tried to quit a few times but I just wasn't ready.

I have quit smoking. :D Since I moved to my new apartment, I have not yet had a cigarette. It has almost been a month. I had smoked, off and on, since I was nine years old. Disgusting and expensive habit. :yucky: Plus, at $10/pack and rising, I think I'll stay quit this time.

Nope, never have smoked. I've got enough health problems as is. :eek:

I did, however, have a shot of peach schnapps when I was 9. My sister gave it to me and told me it was Kool-Aid. I've never been the same since. :p :D Maybe that's why I'm all screwed up!!!!! :lol::lol:

Count another vote for the nonsmokers who did not have to quit in the first place.

Well I chose no, but for some reason it's not registering :confused:

WOW, This post is old! Since this post I have quit a little. Meaning I only smoke if I'm drinking. If I'm out with the family, at work, just at a friends, No Cigs. Soon as I go get a 12pk or to the bar, It's on!!!

Smoked when younger, nasty habit it was.

I am proud to say that throughout my entire life, I have smoked a grand total of ZERO cigarettes!

RockBoy83

im 15 years old. cant and dont want to

Good on ya Foreigner! ;)

It's been 2 years, 8 months, 9 hours and 57 minutes since I quit. But I'm still not counting. :lol:

Nope - I have no desire to smoke!! I tired it once when I was Fourteen years old and it made me really sick!! :yucky:

I used to.(maybe a pack every few days, not really heavy) .but now,only if I'm out on a girls night out, I might sneak one or two.

Lucky! That's those of you who can smoke one or two then go a year without touching one!! ;) I wish I had the same predisposition! But after nearly 2 years and 9 months, I still have cravings on occasion....especially if I'm drinking.

But I have had enough trouble to know better, so those of you who've stuck with me for a while can stop worrying if I'm dumb enough to start again after all this time! :lol: Really, I'm nuts, not insane! :lol:

smoking is very harmful

*SHAKES HEAD

yes, I smoke. I started when I was 14, because it was "cool"...now I am stuck with a bad habit and have tried numerous times to quit. I also tend to snack and eat alot when I do try to quit and a craving hits, so thats a bit scary, the thought of gaining so much weight. But anyhow, yes, I do have that disgusting habit.

I've never, ever smoked!

NO! HELL NO!!! It's just such a dirty smelly habit.. My husband (when we met) smoked and I wouldn't even talk to him.. he asked me why I wasn't interested and I told him that I didn't date smokers.. he quit right away ;) We've been together for over 8 years now, and he's never had the urge to smoke since then and finds it just as disgusting as I do.. when we go to a bar or to my parents house, (they smoke) we immediatly go home and take a shower and throw our clothes in the washer.. nothing worse than smelling it on your clothes and hair.
At my place of business NONE of our employees smoke.. (there are about 30 of us).. it's amazing... smokers are a dying breed.. (literally)...

Good luck to those of you who are trying to quit!

Originally posted by Tinajo
Good luck to those of you who are trying to quit!

I've heard that giving up smoking is a difficult task...so I guess I'm lucky I've never bothered to even try to start smoking.

I've never smoked and i hate it, both my grandparents died from it and anyone who smokes should think about quitting.
smoking = :barf:

Originally posted by wavemaster
Besides, a good cigar can be very relaxing from time to time. ;)

Amen to that! I love having a good Don Tomas Special Edition on the weekends.

No, never have and thanks god for that! I'm more a person who try to stop person who smokes way too much ;)

ValleyGirl, a little advice... do this at you're rythm (sorry for the bad spelling), just reduce day after day, it can do something one day! :) and for the weight, I can't answer about that, I think it's more psychological but still, I dosen't want to give you bad advices if you try this already!

i have never and will never smoke cancer sticks in my life.

Do I smoke what? :lol: Nah, never have.. never will .. :yucky:

EX-smoker here. Wish I had NEVER picked it up as a kid. When I was in Jr. High... I went through an "Ugly Duckling" phase, so I thought I would try to be cool to hang out with the smokers. They took me right in & I was one of "them". Looking back on my life, it was the 2nd stupidest thing I ever did in my whole life.

I didn't quit until I got "attitude" about it. I enjoyed it for some sadistic reason. I still have attitude, and I'm totally not interested in ever starting back again. Don't want em... don't need em. WOOHOO!! Yay for Me!! :1offwall:

Never even had one in my mouth....no need for it. There are FAR better things to be addicted to! ;)

Don't forget it causes erectile dysfunction later on :D

Big smoker a few years ago. NOW, 1 maybe 2 in a day if that. Im dating a girl who DETEST it!!! And I hate the fact that I do smoke ocasionally......

This smoking this is such a SOCIAL issue.

I smoked as a teenager for 8 years. (I'm from NC, so you can guess that it was the culture)

But I have discovered there is NO REDEEMING VALUE to smoking. EVERYTHING about it is NOT GOOD. I could list everything but we all know the list.....

My mom died last year primarily due to Emphazema (sp) and the last 5 years of her life was she was on a portable respirator. Yes you all have seen those people on occassion with the rolling tank... and yes some of them are asthma patients, but I would venture to say the vast majority has to use them due to smoking cigarettes....

As Miagi told Daniel-son..... We all have to get back to the basics of life. Daniel-son said, "Prayer?" Miagi says, "NO, BREATHING" I LOVE a FULL LUNG of CLEAN AIR to BREATH...

and a special note to a VERY SPECIAL FRIEND... ONE DAY BG.. ONE DAY, WHY NOT TODAY??? I love ya :*

One final note.. for those smokers that want to quit.. keep this in mind... IT is VERY EASY to PROMISE YOURSELF ANYTHING "IN THE FUTURE"... as long as it is OUT there in the FUTURE.. its ok... but let me encourage ya... DO IT TODAY... I PROMISE . YOU WILL NEVER EVER REGRET IT!!!

I BELIEVE EACH ONE OF YOU CAN DO IT!!!! :) :clap: :yesnod:

I'm fortunate in that I tried them in high school but didn't like them. But I do realize how hard it must be for smokers to quit.

Re-reading this thread made me think back to a little militant non-smoker outburst my Mom went through 15 years ago.

My Mom is one of the sweetest people I know. But she is a chain smoker. I smoke and I could NEVER catch up to her and I wouldn't want to. But if someone asks her not to smoke around her she is more than happy to oblige.

Anyway, My Mom and a few of her girlfriends were out at some fancy restauraunt (which had a rather large smoking section) to enjoy dinner and a few drinks. This Militant non-smoker comes up to my poor little mom (She's 4'10) and tosses a large steaming hotplate of food in her face! My Mom still has scars! The guy was arrested. I guess he was walking by the smoking section to use the mens room and he didn't like cigerette smoke. It wasn't just my Mom that was smoking EVERYONE was since it was the smoking section. My question is is that he should have asked her to put the butt out even though she was in the smoking section. What would you guy's have done? Sorry it's a bit long. :lol:

OMG, how horrible!!! That's just...horrible!!

As long as there's a smoking section, I don't think anyone has the right to ask smokers to stop smoking.

Never have smoked. Never felt the need to pay for somebody to give me diseases and make me smell bad.

It's funny reading my original response to this post over 2 years ago. Oh how things have changed since then. I am a smoker now. No desire to quit yet - then again I am only 18, so I have some time.

It's funny reading my original response to this post over 2 years ago. Oh how things have changed since then. I am a smoker now. No desire to quit yet - then again I am only 18, so I have some time.


I said I was going to quit when I was 18, 11 years later and It's a struggle. I know you don't want to hear this. But if you can quit do it. :) When you hit my (young ;) ) age it'll be 10 times harder.

I never smoked, but my father smoked and I have a lot of respirtory issues I had to deal with because of the second hand smoke. I dislike being around someone who does smoke, because I can't stand sigarette smoke. When I tell people to not smoke around me, they're usually nice and move away from me.

Virginia Slims 120 menthols is my poison. I've been smoking since I was 16.

I respect others around me though and won't light up if I can. I usually go outside to smoke.

BUT I am pissed off about them making bars a NO smoking area.

The government allows this them to sell this crap and yet bans us from using it. Thats f*cked up in my opinion.

I've been pretty much smoking like a chimney lately. Up until about a month ago, I used to ONLY smoke when I was out at a bar drinking & I would bum cigs off my friends. But....my life has been pretty stressful, I know that is NO excuse, but it helps take the edge off & I know it won't last long. I don't have an addictive personality, I'll stop when I feel like it. :p

i quit after college. and i have asthma a result of smoking. yes, it sucks.

I've tried it and it wasn't for me ....

C80's

I smoked for 22 years. Started the nasty little habit back when it was 'cool' and I was trying to impress an idiot, uh excuse me, I mean a boy. Can you believe that? I was so stupid as to believe that me smoking with him would make him like me! I woke up the morning of my 35th birthday and never picked another one up. I do not consider myself as 'quitted smoking'. You know how when an alcoholic no longer drinks, he is still an alcoholic? Well, for me, those smokes call my name. I am 'on the wagon'. I pray I stay there forever! My husband smokes and I deal with the smell and desire daily, which just makes my will power stronger, so, I think I will stay off the sticks forever more. :) Anyhow, as of this very minute here are my stats: 90 weeks, 1 day, 10 hours, 11 minutes, 49 seconds since quitting. 12,628 cigarettes not smoked. Around $1,262.80 saved.
QuitMeter Counter courtesy of www.quitmeter.com.

I don't smoke. I've never smoked!

Nope. Quit when I was 17 and have never regretted it.

ditto. I quit after college and have no idea why I ever liked it.
we all have our own vices, though. :rolleyes:

Sadly, I thought I could quit after I had my kids, but I couldnt. Im trying, but it is hard.

Camel Lights here.

No I have never smoked in my life and do not intend to ever do so. It is very unhealthy. My Fiance' smokes, however, he is in the processing of quitting. He is now smoking Ultra Lights. He smokes out on our porch, as I cannot take the smoke in our home. It gives me headaches and I don't want our 6 1/2 month old son getting sick. I'm proud of Bern for trying to quit and especially slowing his nicotine intake down. :)

Tried it when I was younger, didn't like anything about it, wasn't for me. My cousin smokes so much. Anytime we'd go to the house we leave reeking of smoke :yucky: Had to throw the clothes in the wash right away and jump in the shower because it was so bad. Haven't been to her house in awhile since we moved. She's been to ours a few times and she smokes outside. We have a rule absoultley no smoking in our house, cars or boat :tsk:

No i never smoked. I can't remember where i read it but apparently it's not very good for you and can actually make you ill.
I remember watching a programme about really bad inventions and one that stuck in my mind was a guy who wanted to make ciggies that didn't drop ash on the floor. So he came up with the idea of putting a string through the ciggie to hold it together. Obviously he needed a cord that wouldn't burn or the whole thing would be pointless, so he settled on asbestoes. :dammit:

Guilty http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/spezial/jasons_smilie/smoking.gif Since I was 18 - tried to quit, but was a wuss. Now I'm smoking too much, and I even hate the smell and taste of it. Strange.....

I don't, but my wife does. I tried dipping while I was on my high school baseball team until I got sick on the ball field and my coach made me clean it up. Now keep in mind I played 3rd base, and when I felt myself getting sick I did it in the grass. My coach was upset that allot of the guys on the team were dipping so me made me grab a towel and wipe the grass "clean". That's all it took, just the smell of that stuff makes my sick.

I don't smoke, and never will. I see no point in it :no:

However I do second hand smoke the odd cigarette :lol:

Guilty http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0304/spezial/jasons_smilie/smoking.gif Since I was 18 - tried to quit, but was a wuss. Now I'm smoking too much, and I even hate the smell and taste of it. Strange.....


Well - since then things have changed. I'm now an EX-smoker :D All thanks to a little book by Alan Carr called "Alan Carr's Easy way to stop smoking". HIGHLY recommend it to any smoker - even if they don't think they really wanna quit. Read this and I promise you won't ever smoke again :thumb:

Well - since then things have changed. I'm now an EX-smoker :D All thanks to a little book by Alan Carr called "Alan Carr's Easy way to stop smoking". HIGHLY recommend it to any smoker - even if they don't think they really wanna quit. Read this and I promise you won't ever smoke again :thumb:


I'm proud of you :yesnod: :* :* :*

I'm proud of you too, Harket. That's really great!! :)

I started smoking when a friend of mine taught me how to inhale and I got a "head rush." It felt really good, and I thought wow, I can feel like this all the time. What I didn't know is that once you start smoking on a regular basis the head rush feeling goes away and you get addicted quickly. I enjoy smoking and it calms my nerves. I have gone as long as 2 weeks without a smoke only to light up again. I know it is bad for me, but so are a lot of other things. I'll quit when I want to, if I ever want to. Until that day, I'll enjoy my smokes even without a head rush.

No I have never smoked in my life and do not intend to ever do so.

I've never, ever smoked in my life.

And I never, ever intend to smoke. I am quite capable of saying no to cigarettes...or any tobacco, for that matter.

It is very unhealthy.

I agree! :thumb:

My Fiance' smokes, however, he is in the processing of quitting. He is now smoking Ultra Lights. He smokes out on our porch, as I cannot take the smoke in our home. It gives me headaches and I don't want our 6 1/2 month old son getting sick. I'm proud of Bern for trying to quit and especially slowing his nicotine intake down. :)

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Unfortunately I do smoke and have on and off for 25 years, more on than off. I have tried quitting 3 times now and I'm going for my fourth and FINAL attempt on Jan.1st, 2006. I'm not quite ready yet, so I'm taking the next 8 monthes to psych myself up to quit. I know I'll finally beat my habit this time, it's just going to take ALOT of willpower on my part. Wish me luck !!!!!

A pack of menthols sitting right here. But I did find a way to at least slow down the smoking...I force myself to go outside to smoke. (If you've ever been to western washington State, you'll know how much fun that can be....in the rain)

I'm smoking right now. I know I need to quit,especially with both of my parents having emphysema,but it seems like when I'm trying to quit,something traumatic or stressful happens in my family and I wind up with another pack in my hands. Even my doctor has told me that right now would not be the best time to try stopping.Could send me right to the looney bin!

I don't smoke. I did socially as a teenager but haven't touched a cigarette since I was 17.

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Nope, smoking is one of the few things that grosses me out.

Non-smokers always say "just put them down and don't pick'em up again", but it's easier said than done.

Yep, I do unfortunately. It's a nasty habit, but I so agree with Sarg...quiting is easier said than done.

Yes I do smoke and let me be the first to say that I like to smoke. Never tried to quit. I don't smoke cigarettes, but shag (no not what you're thinking http://yelims4.free.fr/Pasdaccord/NonNon01.gif ) the once's you have to roll yourself.

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I gave up on mid February this year and haven't touched once since. I can't stand the smell of them now!!!! I just went cold turkey, no patches, or anything, I never thought I'd actually do it! BUT I DID!!! YAY!!!!

Like a freakin' chimney. :smoky: I started "smoking" when I was 12, but you know I didn't inhale. I was stealing my mom's Virginia Slims (Um, not cool) and then bumming from the cool "wrong crowd." When I was 18 and could buy them I promised myself I would quit when they got to $3 a pack. That was a long time ago, I just spent $10 for 2 packs. Good Deal? I think not. :duh:
Anyway, I support smokers rights but never others to start. I too, love smoking and I am REALLY good at it! But, If I could go back in time, I certainly wouldn't start.

April 13th was my 2nd year anniversary of me quiting...I used "welbutrin"...and it work....

I quit 14yrs ago but still want one every once in a while, like when I'm stressed. :happy:

I smoked socially as a teen and early 20's but as soon as I found out I was pregnant for my son I quit .. 13 yrs ago ! ;)

I started smoking in college, i got out of that and joined the Marine Corps, smoked until my 24th birthday, nearly four years ago i gave it up. One thing i didn't want to happen was seing myself do things that i would never do if it weren't for an addiction. I use to smoke 2 packs a day, if i can quit smoking anyone can. I used the patch that they issued at the hospital, yes the cheap brand ones, and they eventually worked after 3 months of trying.

I am not proud of the fact that I do but I do enjoy it. I started smoking about 4 years ago. You all are wondering why I started the answer is I don't know. Back then I was highly stressed out getting divorced and losing my house. Things are much better now but I never kicked the habit. I get grief from 12 year old daughter about everytime she sees one in my mouth. I understand her concerns.
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In high school I started smoking clove cigs once in a while because I love the way they smell. I also used to smoke cherry pipe tobacco for the same reason. I've never enjoyed regular cigarettes. Since I've been in grad school I keep clove cigarettes on hand for when I go out dancing or out for a drink. It makes me feel like a man in a smoking jacket. There's no way I could smoke regularly because I get too lightheaded and I'd like to keep it that way ;)

In high school I started smoking clove cigs once in a while because I love the way they smell. I also used to smoke cherry pipe tobacco for the same reason. I've never enjoyed regular cigarettes. Since I've been in grad school I keep clove cigarettes on hand for when I go out dancing or out for a drink. It makes me feel like a man in a smoking jacket. There's no way I could smoke regularly because I get too lightheaded and I'd like to keep it that way ;)
I love clove cigarettes!

Cloves are amazing - that's how I started smoking. Djarum Blacks. They're way too expensive (almost $7 a pack) so I don't smoke them often, only one in a while as a treat. :)

I hear ya! The best things in life aren't free... well, at least not ALL of them. But I am such a lightweight with smoking that a pack of cloves lasts a month or two.

Yesss indeed dancing to 80s music, having a drink and a couple of clove cigarettes with good friends was perfect last night. Everything in moderation, right :mwaha: I can't give up the occaisional vice ;)

I have a cig between my lips while I'm typing this reply! I remember getting caught at school with a group of friends, almost got suspended. Tried quitting but it aint easy when you've done it forever. I've cut down on the puffin tho. A pack of 20 wud last 3 days now. Used to be 2 packs of 20 per day. It's a disgusting habit but baby it's a hard habit to break. I do cloves mainly. nd the other problem I have is drinking, coffee that is! :D

hell no! i don't want cancer i don't want to stink up my clothes

Nope. Never cared to try either.http://www.80sxchange.com/ubb/wink.gif

I never took up smoking myself.

I quit smoking July 20, 2001.

My stats:
234 weeks, 3 days, 14 hours, 5 minutes, 16 seconds since I quit
41,039 cigarettes not smoked
$6,155.85 saved

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I quit smoking July 20, 2001.
My stats:
234 weeks, 3 days, 14 hours, 5 minutes, 16 seconds since I quit
41,039 cigarettes not smoked
$6,155.85 saved
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Congratulations, Jen*! Allow me to give you a big hand!

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i do indeed smoke cigarettes and the truth of the matter is i love them as much as i hate them. everything tells me i should quit but i know i'd be missing out on all the esoteric things about the cancer club...you cigarette smokers out there know what i mean.

I dont Smoke

I quit smoking Jan 1st, 2006 at 12:01 a.m. I feel so much better healthwise, I'm not weezing anymore when I go to bed, and it's a little easier tackling the stairs to go up to my apartment. Unfortunately for me, food tastes soooooo much better. Now if I can only lose the weight I've gained since I quit smoking........:mwaha: :mwaha: :mwaha:

I quit smoking Jan 1st, 2006 at 12:01 a.m. I feel so much better healthwise, I'm not weezing anymore when I go to bed, and it's a little easier tackling the stairs to go up to my apartment. Unfortunately for me, food tastes soooooo much better. Now if I can only lose the weight I've gained since I quit smoking........:mwaha: :mwaha: :mwaha:

Congrats!!:thumb: :clap: One of these days i'm gonna put them down and walk away.

I quit smoking Jan 1st, 2006 at 12:01 a.m. I feel so much better healthwise, I'm not weezing anymore when I go to bed, and it's a little easier tackling the stairs to go up to my apartment. Unfortunately for me, food tastes soooooo much better. Now if I can only lose the weight I've gained since I quit smoking........:mwaha: :mwaha: :mwaha:
Congratulations on quitting smoking, Jodi!!
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Last september I quitted smoking and I am sure I will never start again. I hate the smell now :)

Maybe I should quit but I enjoy it too much! Although I should consider it, in the past 4 years I have spent nearly $5000 in cigarettes. That is about 32000 cigarettes.

I havent quit all together. However, I didnt smoke today! :clap:
Come to think about it, I think I only had 1 yesterday..............

:clap: Way to go!

I gave up a year ago when I weighed 8stone. I now weigh 9stone9. But recently I started smoking again but only when I get drunk with friends (bad ali :tsk: )

gave it up myself about two years ago...

No i dont smoke......I tried it once or 2wice,but it just isnt for me.......

Yes I smoke. I love to smoke. And I'm not going to apologize and cower about it. You don't like it, bite it.

Umm I have to admit yes I do. Won't insult anyones intelligence with stories of failed attempts to quit.

I started smoking at the tender age of 10!! (yes 10). Smokes in Australia were 50c for a packet of 20's. That same packet (yes they still make them!) is now worth $9.95 to buy. That is 28 years later. What else could have risen in value that much in 28 years?

I used to smoke, first when i was in high school, and then later on when i would go to clubs and have a beer. I was a social smoker, in was never addicted to it.