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True, but those "few" that do get cancer from cigars/pipes, get hit very hard.
I have seen this, and you would not wish that on anyone that you cared about.
Some people may not interact with you. Allergies, dislike of smoke, Some get migraines from the smoke. I can not be around smokers or I get intense headaches. I need to walk away from them.
People call me shallow, but I can not take the migraines.
People call me shallow, but I can not take the migraines.
You just hit on every mark there. Not only were you prejudice, but you also are completely uninformed on several subjects.
Congratulations to you.
It's not even just the cancers.
Try living your life with COPD or COAD I think you guys call it over there.
Try living your life with COPD or COAD I think you guys call it over there.
No, we up here also call it COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
We do differ on some though, like MND is ALS (Lou Gehrig disease) to us.
Here in the UK there are pictures of diseased lungs unborn babies etc on packets of cigarettes...
Still doesn't deter people.
A swift slap is often tempting.
Still doesn't deter people.
A swift slap is often tempting.
The problem isn't 10 cigars a year, the problem - as others have stated - is the chances of becoming "hooked" and smoking more. Our nephew started smoking, socially, when he was out with friends. Just a few to "fit in". He's now a full time smoker. Not in excess - but a few a day, every day. He'll quit one day, I'm sure.
Smoking even 10 cigars increases your risk of disease. But increased risk doesn't mean you get sick. It's all probabilities (just like gambling, eh?). So - no body can tell you whether it's harmful or not. You Probably won't get sick smoking 10 cigars. But that probability is every so slightly smaller, and probably not measurable - as has also been pointed out.
On the plus side, you probably more at risk just being in the smoking section of a casino. All of that 2nd hand smoke is in fact ending up in your lungs, and it's as if you are smoking cigarettes even if you aren't actually smoking your cigar.
Also, you are increasing your odds of risk just driving to the casino, eating those BBQ chips, and drinking that rum & coke.
Life is too short to worry about how bad (or not....) all of these things are....
Besides, you will live longer if you have funny growing up stories to tell when you are 60, like the time you had jump out of the casino window into the fountain to save your skin when your cigar burned a hole in the gang-boss' best tux. If you can laugh for 20 years about that story, you will live longer than the 10 cigars took away. Laughing is the best thing for your health.
Smoking even 10 cigars increases your risk of disease. But increased risk doesn't mean you get sick. It's all probabilities (just like gambling, eh?). So - no body can tell you whether it's harmful or not. You Probably won't get sick smoking 10 cigars. But that probability is every so slightly smaller, and probably not measurable - as has also been pointed out.
On the plus side, you probably more at risk just being in the smoking section of a casino. All of that 2nd hand smoke is in fact ending up in your lungs, and it's as if you are smoking cigarettes even if you aren't actually smoking your cigar.
Also, you are increasing your odds of risk just driving to the casino, eating those BBQ chips, and drinking that rum & coke.
Life is too short to worry about how bad (or not....) all of these things are....
Besides, you will live longer if you have funny growing up stories to tell when you are 60, like the time you had jump out of the casino window into the fountain to save your skin when your cigar burned a hole in the gang-boss' best tux. If you can laugh for 20 years about that story, you will live longer than the 10 cigars took away. Laughing is the best thing for your health.
the drink...
Jesus Christ its one cigar a month. Enjoy it and good luck at the tables. Back to my scratch offs and coke....
Jesus Christ its one cigar a month. Enjoy it and good luck at the tables. Back to my scratch offs and coke....
Every piece of fruit or veg you eat with pesticide residue on, it's a 'yes'. Every time you inhale exhaust fumes or polluted air, it's a 'yes'. As someone said, life's too short, and 10 cigars a year is not going to make it any shorter.
Of course those are all yeses. I didn't tell him what to do; I just answered the question.
I would think that habitually smoking even 10-12 cigars a year would cause an increase chance to get oral cancer, but it is probably so low that many would be more than happy to go for it. For that matter, I occasionally and voluntarily participate in my own unhealthy habits.
He asked if it was unhealthy, and the answer is yes. I can't make the decision for him, nor do I have any desire to.
I'll also point out that tobacco is pretty damn addictive and that without self control 10-12 cigars a year could turn into a lot more. Anyway, he is making an effort to come to an informed decision, and I applaud him no matter what he decides.