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Smoking

Do you smoke?

  • Yes

    Votes: 23 17.7%

  • No

    Votes: 87 66.9%

  • Used to, but gave it up

    Votes: 20 15.4%
  • Total voters
    130
yes.
and i have no problems with imposed limitations, actually quite happy about the smoke-free public places legislation we got recently. It's been enforced in eateries for a while but they just added all public indoor spaces, which makes sense to me.

Pubs are a lot more pleasant to be in, and you meet such nice people on the footpath.
(and yes, I'm very conscious, and attempt to be considerate, of innocent passersby)

Might try the gum approach, sounds good.
 
I smoked pretty much everyday for the past 4 years. At first I only smoked when I was drinking but then I started college and was drinking 4 nights a week and one thing led to another and I was smoking a pack a day. If smoking were good for you I'd probably live to be 800. :eek:

I quit cold turkey two and a half weeks ago and haven't looked back. Although I haven't really been out to any bars so I haven't been around anyone else smoking since then. That will be the real test of my will power. :(
 
May I also add, although I am a smoker I too am glad for all the no-smoking laws. I do not like to smoke indoors and always found smoky bars and restaurants repulsive. I hate when I walk in a persons house and it reeks of an ashtray (and that is why I don't allow it in my house). Not to mention that it really is unfair to non-smokers that have to breathe that in unintentionally.
 
jadekitty24 said:
May I also add, although I am a smoker I too am glad for all the no-smoking laws. I do not like to smoke indoors and always found smoky bars and restaurants repulsive. I hate when I walk in a persons house and it reeks of an ashtray (and that is why I don't allow it in my house). Not to mention that it really is unfair to non-smokers that have to breathe that in unintentionally.
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Beautiful answer. :)
 
jadekitty24 said:
May I also add, although I am a smoker I too am glad for all the no-smoking laws. I do not like to smoke indoors and always found smoky bars and restaurants repulsive. I hate when I walk in a persons house and it reeks of an ashtray (and that is why I don't allow it in my house). Not to mention that it really is unfair to non-smokers that have to breathe that in unintentionally.
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I think this is becoming a trend for smokers.

Twenty years ago, my smoking friends all smoked at home and in their cars. Now it seems more are only smoking outside of their home and cars.
 
sushi said:
I think this is becoming a trend for smokers.

Twenty years ago, my smoking friends all smoked at home and in their cars. Now it seems more are only smoking outside of their home and cars.
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...Which is great unless they are your neighbors. :(
 
jadekitty24 said:
May I also add, although I am a smoker I too am glad for all the no-smoking laws. I do not like to smoke indoors and always found smoky bars and restaurants repulsive. I hate when I walk in a persons house and it reeks of an ashtray (and that is why I don't allow it in my house). Not to mention that it really is unfair to non-smokers that have to breathe that in unintentionally.
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Yes, I was just like that back when I smoked, too. I hated going to smoke filled places like pubs and resteurants even if I smoked myself, because I knew I'd end up coughing like a TB victim.

Also, sometimes when I woke up, came in to the living room and noticed I had forgotten to clean out the ashtray the evening before, that was something of the worse things I could do to myself... few things reeks worse than a night old ashtray... :(

And don't get me started on smoking in bed. What's up with that? Ok, so sometimes I really needed a cigarette after I'd gone to bed, but I always got up again and went into another room if the urge got too strong. Not only is smoking in bed extremely dangerous in case you fall asleep, but who wants to sleep in a "newly smoked" room...? That's just disgusting...

But I still miss my dear Prince Lights... :eek:
 
EricNau said:
In my opinion, it can't be blamed entirely on the smoker. These days, you really only have to be around a smoker if you want to. (This is excluding, of course, the poor kids who have smokers for parents.)
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Scary, I just remember my Dad was such a heavy smoker, the ceilings in the rooms he used to smoke were all a light brown colour, we didn't realise just how bad it was until we went to repaint them. When you see what it can do to the ceilings, you'd have to worry what it does to the smoker's lungs.

Ireland passed a law last year which banned smoking in all indoor workplaces (which obviously includes bars and clubs), and it has made several differences, good and bad.

Good
You can go for a drink without your clothes smelling of stale cigarette smoke when you get back.
Ireland has, almost overnight, created a 'cafe culture' here, with almost every pub and restaurant providing outdoor seating, and heaters, some have added balconies or rooftop terraces.

Bad
If you want to go outside for a coffee or a meal, you're probably going to be sitting in the midst of a group of smokers and inhaling more smoke than you would have before the ban.
Likewise, if you're in an office building and near the entrance (as I am), then you can't open the window during summer to cool off, or you'll get all the second-hand smoke from all the smokers who tend to congregate outside the front door of businesses.
Without the smell of smoke in busy pubs, peoples' natural "fragrances" tend to come to the fore. Euuuh.

Funnily enough, I didn't mind the smoke before the ban, but now that I've got used to the fresher air again, I can't stand the smoke!
 
whooleytoo said:
Scary, I just remember my Dad was such a heavy smoker, the ceilings in the rooms he used to smoke were all a light brown colour, we didn't realise just how bad it was until we went to repaint them. When you see what it can do to the ceilings, you'd have to worry what it does to the smoker's lungs.

Ireland passed a law last year which banned smoking in all indoor workplaces (which obviously includes bars and clubs), and it has made several differences, good and bad.

Good
You can go for a drink without your clothes smelling of stale cigarette smoke when you get back.
Ireland has, almost overnight, created a 'cafe culture' here, with almost every pub and restaurant providing outdoor seating, and heaters, some have added balconies or rooftop terraces.

Bad
If you want to go outside for a coffee or a meal, you're probably going to be sitting in the midst of a group of smokers and inhaling more smoke than you would have before the ban.
Likewise, if you're in an office building and near the entrance (as I am), then you can't open the window during summer to cool off, or you'll get all the second-hand smoke from all the smokers who tend to congregate outside the front door of businesses.
Without the smell of smoke in busy pubs, peoples' natural "fragrances" tend to come to the fore. Euuuh.

Funnily enough, I didn't mind the smoke before the ban, but now that I've got used to the fresher air again, I can't stand the smoke!
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Meh, can't win with you lot can we? :p

I smoke, and I also hate smoking indoors. Usually I'm not too bad, 5-6 a day, it only gets bad when I go out, usually 20 in one night :eek: I don't want to give up smoking...yet
 
Ok, I remember getting into one a couple of years ago with edesign over this, so promise to be good.

I was a smoker but finally am a non-smoker since may last year, after trying (failing) many times to give up through will power.

I read Allen Carrs 'Easy Way' book, in 3 days. It promised no use of will power. Was very shocked but it worked, and I haven't been near a cigarette since, even after drinking. It was really easy.

People often have problems with the book, as the first few pages are really badly written, and keep plugging the book, but you just have to persevere, and the book turns out to be a wonderful bit of reverse brainwashing. You can even continue to smoke while reading, which was the best bit. Before the end, I had already lost the desire to smoke.

What I will never become is an evangelical ex-smoker! They are the worst kind of anti-smoking lecturers.
 
killuminati said:
I had just gotten off the bus and was walking to school. The person directly in front of me lights up and of course since we're walking and I'm behind him, I get all the smoke blown right in my face. I start coughing and he turns around and starts cursing and yelling at me.
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You shouldve punched him in his teeth.
 
Yay!!

This thread has turned out well.

I now must give up smoking this summer. It is good to hear that people on here have done it successfully, so I plan on it too. :( /:)
 
I smoke, and will continue to do so.

No plans to quit, though I have tried several times, only to face the stress of everyday hostile work environments and people dying, so, I figure, **** it. I'll keep smoking. And no ban or smoke-nazi is going to take it away from me.

I LOVE SMOKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
nukiduz said:
i only smoke when i'm drunk. can't control it.
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That reminds me, I tried smoking once while drinking-- I always thought it made people look more hardcore :rolleyes: The first drag was fun (it was a menthol) and then I sort of zoned out and before I knew it, the smoke had drifted into my face and into my eyes. Ouch. I got rid of that cig pronto. :D

My father has smoked since before I can remember. He's quit several times, but alas, is still smoking. He's tried nicotine gum, nicotine patches, nibbling on carrots, nibbling on candy... I'm sure more, but we don't really talk about personal things ever, so I wouldn't know what else he's tried.

My boyfriend of almost four years also used to smoke. He quit soon after getting with me and his friends all accused me of "forcing" him to quit, which I didn't. I actually bought him a Zippo. :rolleyes: The point being, I fully supported him, whether or not he smoked, and he knew that. And he said that part of the reason why he was able to quit successfully was because he knew I'd still care for him either way.
 
sushi said:
Outstanding! That is fantastic!


Hang in there. I know that it's hard after watching many friends try to quit -- most unsuccessfully for more than a year or two.
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Hey, don't get me wrong - I loved smoking. If it didn't make me fat, make me not able to run or affect my health, I'd still be toking away at a couple of packs a day.
 
iGary said:
I'd still be toking away at a couple of packs a day.
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So you smoked them funny cigs eh? ;)

Personally, I hate it every time my mom lights up, yet she won't stop. Granted I can guess it's hard, but not only is she affecting her health, but when I'm right next to her, I get the smoke and that can harm me down the road.

Heck I told her if she dies from smoking I won't be attending her funeral, and she still won't even try to stop.
 
I read that this may turn into a smoking vs non-smoking war, and I am disspointed to see that it hasn't.

Mainly, I was curious as to what type of arguement could be held in its favor.

"Sure, it costs me lots of money, has absolutely zero benefits, and gives me cancer, but MY GOSH does it tickle!"

(yeah..I know it doesn't "tickle," but there's not a smoker out there that could make a better arguement *for* it)
 
Josh said:
I read that this may turn into a smoking vs non-smoking war, and I am disspointed to see that it hasn't.

Mainly, I was curious as to what type of arguement could be held in its favor.

"Sure, it costs me lots of money, has absolutely zero benefits, and gives me cancer, but MY GOSH does it tickle!"

(yeah..I know it doesn't "tickle," but there's not a smoker out there that could make a better arguement *for* it)
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Exactly, figure $5 a pack, and if you smoke let's just say 5 packs a week.

5x$5= 25$ plus 2 more= $35/week that could be spent on other more beneficial things.

(If I did that math wrong, forgive me because I'm just about to go take an exam, I'm fried.)
 
I smoked for 20 years. I miss smoking. I loved the act of it. I loved the taste. I am addicted to it. I still crave them.

Gave it up cold turkey on Oct 27th, 2005. Haven't had one since.

This is not the first time I've tried to quit, but the longest I've been successful by far (far far far far far).


Those that have never smoked for a long time (more then 7-10 years) really shouldn't talk smack about something they don't understand at all.
 
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