Do you smoke?

SuperS54

Off them just over one year after more than 20 years of heavy smoking, can't believe how dumb and blind I was, it's only when you stop that you truly consider what a mess they make of your health. Feel f*&^&*g great now that I'm off them!

Dtp79

Nothing more disgusting than a pregnant woman smoking

Rubeter

I smoke, love it and over the last 30 years have never once thought of giving it up, stuff that in your machines and smoke it. :P

Dtp79

Rubeter wrote: »

I smoke, love it and over the last 30 years have never once thought of giving it up, stuff that in your machines and smoke it. :P

Hope u enjoy your ventilator when ya get old

Rubeter

Dtp79 wrote: »

Hope u enjoy your ventilator when ya get old

No you don't, you just felt the need to respond to my post with the rather pathetic attitude of the non smoking Herrenvolk.

Dtp79

Rubeter wrote: »

No you don't, you just felt the need to respond to my post with the rather pathetic attitude of the non smoking Herrenvolk.

No you just said how much you love smoking. I just said that...as a result of your disgusting habit, that you'd be on a ventilator when your old and I hope you enjoy it as much as smoking

freshpopcorn

Dtp79 wrote: »

Hope u enjoy your ventilator when ya get old

To be fair you have no proof of this.

Rubeter

Dtp79 wrote: »

No you just said how much you love smoking. I just said that...as a result of your disgusting habit, that you'd be on a ventilator when your old and I hope you enjoy it as much as smoking

I don't hope you "enjoy" any serious medical interventions you may need in your life, in fact I actually hope you don't need any.
Unlike you I don't sneer at people for doing things that may hurt them, there are many many things in life that people enjoy that are dangerous, and I always wish people well with them.

ps. sneering at people in context of their health is more disgusting than smoking.

Dtp79

Rubeter wrote: »

I don't hope you "enjoy" any serious medical interventions you may need in your life, in fact I actually hope you don't need any.
Unlike you I don't sneer at people for doing things that may hurt them, there are many many things in life that people enjoy that are dangerous, and I always wish people well with them.

I do apologise. I mean you no ill health. Forgive my choice of words.

cloud493

Social smokers are the worst. **** off and buy your own.
Yeah I smoke about 10 a day.

I Heart Internet

I don't see the need for a "social smoker" option in the poll.

Social Smoker = Smoker

Just a cop-out to tell yourself you're not a smoker when you are.

freshpopcorn

I Heart Internet wrote: »

I don't see the need for a "social smoker" option in the poll.

Social Smoker = Smoker

Just a cop-out to tell yourself you're not a smoker when you are.

I put the option social smoker on the poll because I know a few lads who might smoke once or twice a year and this would be simply to chat women up on the smoking area. Whilst these people might be smoke I wouldn't exactly call them full time smokers.

statesaver

cloud493 wrote: »

Social smokers are the worst. **** off and buy your own.

Hated them people when i smoked. ****ing Leeches.
Afraid to buy their own in case they woke up with 5 left in the morning and start smoking them, hence becoming addicted. Hated them.

pragmatic1

Yes. I started when I was 13. Worst decision of my life. However, they are enjoyable.

studiorat

I Heart Internet wrote: »

I don't see the need for a "social smoker" option in the poll.

Social Smoker = Smoker

Just a cop-out to tell yourself you're not a smoker when you are.

More self-righteous bull****. Do you ever get tired of yourself? Using that logic everyone who drinks a glass of wine is an alcoholic.

I smoked about 20 a day for nearly 25 years. I gave up totally at first and now I have an occasional smoke when I feel like it.

So having some experience here I caan safely say there's a hell of a difference between being a "social smoker" having 3 or 4 a month and smoking upwards of 20 a day.

The difference between a full time smoker and social smoker is the latter finds it much easier not to light up at every opportunity.

cantdecide

I'm off cigarettes 10 years this January and it was VERY rough giving them up but ultimately worth it. A couple of times a year I'll still have a nightmare that I started smoking again and I wake up the this enormous relief.

I didn't become a self righteous non-smoker and lots of my friends do. I don't mind being around smokers. However I do feel sorry for people who [claim to] enjoy smoking too much to give them up. I always hated being a smoker.

macgrub

studiorat wrote: »

Using that logic everyone who drinks a glass of wine is an alcoholic.

Different context. I wouldn't consider somebody who drinks a glass a wine an alcoholic, but I would consider them a 'drinker'.
Same way I wouldn't consider a social smoker necessarily addicted, but I do still consider them a smoker. You smoke or you don't. It's black and white.

studiorat wrote: »

So having some experience here I caan safely say there's a hell of a difference between being a "social smoker" having 3 or 4 a month and smoking upwards of 20 a day.

I am in total agreement with you here. There is a major difference. What's more, this is a difference that only smokers, and ex-smokers, would understand.
Nevertheless, my top point is still withstanding.

bobsoice23

Off them 6 weeks tomorrow,smoked for four years.Only 22 so decided to quit now before it's too late.

I Heart Internet

studiorat wrote: »

More self-righteous bull****. Do you ever get tired of yourself?

No

studiorat wrote: »

Using that logic everyone who drinks a glass of wine is an alcoholic.

Your logic is wrong. Or, rather, your understanding of my logic is wrong.

People who smoke socially = smokers
People who drink socially = drinkers

Quite simple.

Of course, a heavier smoker or a heavier drinker runs a greater risk of suffering any negative impacts but a smoker is a smoker.

studiorat wrote: »

I smoked about 20 a day for nearly 25 years. I gave up totally at first and now I have an occasional smoke when I feel like it.

So you're a smoker.

studiorat wrote: »

So having some experience here I caan safely say there's a hell of a difference between being a "social smoker" having 3 or 4 a month and smoking upwards of 20 a day.

Of course. But they are both smokers.

jubella

Never smoked and never will. Gets kind of annoying sometimes though when I'm left inside to mind the seats/drinks while everyone fecks off for a smoke.

Gulliver

Most of my family smoke. Probably around 40 a day. Three of them have had "scares" with throat cancer - one malignant and two non-malignant. They carry on smoking and never want to quit. I don't try and convince them to stop as I remember my mother losing the head when I was younger and tried to talk to her about the health aspects. Went completely off the rails screaming "How dare you question what I do with MY money". I didn't even mention money. It got me thinking about the money side though.

She'd grumble about having to pay for the smallest of things, like a new school bag, yet there was always £10 a day for the fags.

I used to try and open the car window in the back as it was like being inside a cloud. She told me to "put up that window, I'll get a 'crick' in my neck with that draught".

So yeah. I hate it and the selfishness it brings out in people.

Jesus - just re-read this and it sounds like an excerpt from Adrian Mole! That makes me even angrier.

Dick Masterson

I gave up cold turkey 2 years ago. My sleep pattern has improved dramatically.

Whatsernamex33

I used to.. I was never one of those people who smoked 20 a day, though,. It'd be more like 1 or 2 a week for me :pac: