Yesterday I had ONE Winston, ONE Camel, & ONE Newport cigarette. So only three cigarettes for the ENTIRE day and I hadn't smoked in about a WEEK so it's really about 3 cigarettes a WEEK!

Am I light smoker or what?? :lol: :p :cool:

Who else here smokes even if rarely? And what do you smoke?

I hope that is your maximum friend. It's really bad for your lungs and twenty years down the line you could be in a doctor's surgery facing a cancer diagnosis.

I hope that is your maximum friend. It's really bad for your lungs and twenty years down the line you could be in a doctor's surgery facing a cancer diagnosis.

Come on! You're talking about CHAIN smokers. Drinking is far worse than smoking! Plus I'm an exercise FANATIC & that adds YEARS to your life!

Smoking while driving doesn't kill people like drunk driving does!

Come on! You're talking about CHAIN smokers. Drinking is far worse than smoking! Plus I'm an exercise FANATIC & that adds YEARS to your life!

Smoking while driving doesn't kill people like drunk driving does!
Smoking will hinder your exercise though.

I've been smoking cigars since I was about 19-20. My father's been smoking cigars most of his life and I got into them from him.

Favs. are CAO, Partagas, Rocky Patel, Camacho, Drew Estate.

From the cheaper brands I love the Black & Mild since those are pipe tobacco.



I also smoke Djarum clove cigars; I like all of them except for cherry flavored.

I also like going to hookah cafes. I tried vaping a couple of times just to try it, but didn't get into it. I've never been into cigarettes, though of the ones I've tried my fav. has to be CAMEL.

Smoking will hinder your exercise though.

LOL...I don't smoke DURING exercise. Plus I'm such a light smoker it really makes no difference. Remember most days of the week I do NOT smoke.

Never smoked. I have no desire too (that includes mind-altering drugs).

Besides, I need healthy lungs for bicycling.

Nope! Proud to say that I quit smoking 9 years ago. I was never a light smoker either. I was up to two packs a day (Marlboro Lights). I am so glad that I gave up that nasty (and expensive) habit.

I quit smoking at the beginning of 2012. I smoked for about 13/14 years.

I quit smoking at the beginning of 2012. I smoked for about 13/14 years.

What did you used to smoke?

Nope! Proud to say that I quit smoking 9 years ago. I was never a light smoker either. I was up to two packs a day (Marlboro Lights). I am so glad that I gave up that nasty (and expensive) habit.

But don't you see how much better it is to be a light smoker? I only smoke a few cigarettes 1 or 2 days a week. A cigar on rare occasions. At 2 packs a day you smoked more in just 1 year than I have in almost 20 YEARS!

I got my lungs checked recently and my oxygen capacity is at 100% with a perfect chest X-Ray too!

Never smoked. I have no desire too (that includes mind-altering drugs).

Besides, I need healthy lungs for bicycling.

If you do it just 1 or 2 days a week for an hour or less nothing will happen. I was a big time runner and ran a 5K in 21 minutes and got an award for running a 5:45 mile at age 30!!

Looney liberals will do anything to push their AGENDA! Don't fall for it!

I got my lungs checked recently and my oxygen capacity is at 100% with a perfect chest X-Ray too!

What did you used to smoke?

Marlboro lights

Looney liberals will do anything to push their AGENDA! Don't fall for it!

No, he is absolutely right. You can not defend cigarettes! Even ONE cigarette is one too many. I smoke about 3 cigarettes per day and even I know it is bad for me. It is an improvement though. I used to smoke about a pack per day. I wish I didn't smoke at all. It is a HORRIBLE addiction that may cause cancer no matter how many cigarettes you smoke. I had no problem at all giving up drinking as I was never addicted to alcohol, but I admit that I am addicted to cigarettes. It is a filthy, unhealthy and expensive habit.

I say good for "Fleet" and he is not falling for any agenda. He is 100 percent correct.

There is no defense for smoking. Smoking is bad. The End.

I smoked for 23 years. (started at age 17)I quit cold turkey at age 40.The first 2 months were torture but I got through it. It took me about 2 years to stop the craving. The best thing I ever did. It is said that nicotine addiction withdrawl is almost equal to heroin addiction. I haven't had a cigarette since I quit. The thought of being a slave to cigarettes is very unappealing, especially the cost of the habit.

I smoked a very little bit in my teens and my 20's ! Just a few a day at the most!;) Mainly because friends or boyfriends I was with smoked . I never really enjoyed it that much so it wasn't really hard for me to quit!;) Glad because cigarettes became so expensive! :eek: Also both my Husbands were similar to me with smoking cigarettes ( could take it or leave it) !

Now alcohol and coffee are a whole different story!!:eek: Both of them ARE things I like and would be hard to give them up!!:crazy:

And I won't lie , I liked my weed back in the day ! :D A lot more fun to smoke than cigarettes !! :crazy:

Never touched a cigarette and never will.

No, he is absolutely right. You can not defend cigarettes! Even ONE cigarette is one too many. I smoke about 3 cigarettes per day and even I know it is bad for me. It is an improvement though. I used to smoke about a pack per day. I wish I didn't smoke at all. It is a HORRIBLE addiction that may cause cancer no matter how many cigarettes you smoke. I had no problem at all giving up drinking as I was never addicted to alcohol, but I admit that I am addicted to cigarettes. It is a filthy, unhealthy and expensive habit.

I say good for "Fleet" and he is not falling for any agenda. He is 100 percent correct.

There is no defense for smoking. Smoking is bad. The End.

:clap::yeahthat

I'm proud to say I have NEVER EVER smoked and I [U]NEVER EVER U] will.

Yesterday I had ONE Winston, ONE Camel, & ONE Newport cigarette. So only three cigarettes for the ENTIRE day and I hadn't smoked in about a WEEK so it's really about 3 cigarettes a WEEK!

Am I light smoker or what?? :lol: :p :cool:

Who else here smokes even if rarely? And what do you smoke?

Being a “light smoker” is like drinking “just a little” rat poison.

Being a “light smoker” is like drinking “just a little” rat poison.
:yeahthat

Never touched a cigarette and never will.

Same with me. I don't even like to associate with people who smoke.


Come on! You're talking about CHAIN smokers. Drinking is far worse than smoking!

Heavy continuous drinking may be worse than smoking but that's hardly something to be proud of. A single glass of wine a day is good for you but there's nothing good about smoking.

My parents both smoked, but never around me of course.

Mom quit smoking around the early 2000s and dad quit in 2009.

Never even tried it, never had any desire or interest. Cigarette smoke is one of the most disgusting smells.

And I will never smoke either.

I too never smoked most of my adult life so far

I smoked for 23 years. (started at age 17)I quit cold turkey at age 40.The first 2 months were torture but I got through it. It took me about 2 years to stop the craving. The best thing I ever did. It is said that nicotine addiction withdrawl is almost equal to heroin addiction. I haven't had a cigarette since I quit. The thought of being a slave to cigarettes is very unappealing, especially the cost of the habit.

You think just because you smoke you're a slave to smoking?? That's only if you're ADDICTED which you were. I bet you smoked 2+ packs a day?

I, on the other hand, am addicted to my weightlifting and rarely smoke so it's not a problem!

I also smoked for 23 years from age 16-39 and then quit cold turkey. Sometimes I would dream I am having a cigarette but haven't had one since the day I quit. 10 years later I started smoking cigars which I enjoy :wave:



I smoked for 23 years. (started at age 17)I quit cold turkey at age 40.The first 2 months were torture but I got through it. It took me about 2 years to stop the craving. The best thing I ever did. It is said that nicotine addiction withdrawl is almost equal to heroin addiction. I haven't had a cigarette since I quit. The thought of being a slave to cigarettes is very unappealing, especially the cost of the habit.

You think just because you smoke you're a slave to smoking?? That's only if you're ADDICTED which you were. I bet you smoked 2+ packs a day?

I, on the other hand, am addicted to my weightlifting and rarely smoke so it's not a problem!

Even if you are not "addicted" that doesn't change the fact that cigarette smoking is very harmful to your health. I don't understand your point. :confused:

Even if you are not "addicted" that doesn't change the fact that cigarette smoking is very harmful to your health. I don't understand your point. :confused:

Alcohol kills 80,000 people a year alone in the U.S.!! Does that mean you'll die if have a couple of beers or drinks once or twice a week?? NO!

The same way it won't kill you if you have a couple cigarettes a couple days a week! NOW you understand?

Alcohol kills 80,000 people a year alone in the U.S.!! Does that mean you'll die if have a couple of beers or drinks once or twice a week?? NO!

The same way it won't kill you if you have a couple cigarettes a couple days a week! NOW you understand?

No. Your comparisons do not change the fact that even one cigarette is unhealthy. That is a fact that can not be denied. Apparently, it is you who doesn't understand.

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If you do it just 1 or 2 days a week for an hour or less nothing will happen. I was a big time runner and ran a 5K in 21 minutes and got an award for running a 5:45 mile at age 30!!

Looney liberals will do anything to push their AGENDA! Don't fall for it!

I got my lungs checked recently and my oxygen capacity is at 100% with a perfect chest X-Ray too!
I wouldn't like it, anyway (smoking).

Also, I don't want to get lung cancer.

You think just because you smoke you're a slave to smoking?? That's only if you're ADDICTED which you were. I bet you smoked 2+ packs a day?

I, on the other hand, am addicted to my weightlifting and rarely smoke so it's not a problem!

What I mean as to being a slave is the panic I felt when I would run out of cigarettes or forget them when I went away. Or being in a place where I couldn't smoke. It's all I could think about. I couldn't have a good time without smoking. If that isn't slavery (yes ,addiction) then what is?

Yesterday I had ONE Winston, ONE Camel, & ONE Newport cigarette. So only three cigarettes for the ENTIRE day and I hadn't smoked in about a WEEK so it's really about 3 cigarettes a WEEK!

Am I light smoker or what?? :lol: :p :cool:

Who else here smokes even if rarely? And what do you smoke?

I do not smoke and you should not, either. It is a serious health risk and you will pay for taking that risk one day, my friend.

Same with me. I don't even like to associate with people who smoke.




Heavy continuous drinking may be worse than smoking but that's hardly something to be proud of. A single glass of wine a day is good for you but there's nothing good about smoking.

I personally don't drink at all because I am a Christian and the Bible is against social drinking.

If you do it just 1 or 2 days a week for an hour or less nothing will happen. I was a big time runner and ran a 5K in 21 minutes and got an award for running a 5:45 mile at age 30!!

Looney liberals will do anything to push their AGENDA! Don't fall for it!

I got my lungs checked recently and my oxygen capacity is at 100% with a perfect chest X-Ray too!

Yes, but how long will it remain perfect?

And it isn't about pushing a liberal agenda! Or conservative, for that matter! There are plenty of liberals and conservatives out there who have been able to quit smoking and to them there is nothing political about it! You obviously don't care for anyone's opinion on this matter but your own, so why did you even make this thread?

I do not smoke and you should not, either. It is a serious health risk and you will pay for taking that risk one day, my friend.
:yeahthat

I have been completely 100% nicotine/smoke free since May 20th. It is quite difficult as there is not one day that I don't miss smoking, but I will never go back to it. Experts say that nicotine addiction is just as severe as heroin addiction. I have no idea what heroin is like, thank goodness. Both are deadly and both ruin lives. The OP thinks that it's okay to have just one or a few cigarettes per day which is horse crap. Cigarettes are cancer sticks. Just one is one too many. And during this pandemic, lung functions could be compromised, so cigarette smoking is even more stupid.

I hope that is your maximum friend. It's really bad for your lungs and twenty years down the line you could be in a doctor's surgery facing a cancer diagnosis.



I know a woman who is 82 and has smoked all her life, healthy as can be

I know a woman who is 82 and has smoked all her life, healthy as can be

Still a gamble that's not worth taking

I have been completely 100% nicotine/smoke free since May 20th. It is quite difficult as there is not one day that I don't miss smoking, but I will never go back to it. Experts say that nicotine addiction is just as severe as heroin addiction. I have no idea what heroin is like, thank goodness. Both are deadly and both ruin lives. The OP thinks that it's okay to have just one or a few cigarettes per day which is horse crap. Cigarettes are cancer sticks. Just one is one too many. And during this pandemic, lung functions could be compromised, so cigarette smoking is even more stupid.

Congrats on changing your life, Wawwie!

Whenever things get tough, remember all of the money you are saving by not smoking. If you smoked a pack a day, on average, you would be costing yourself $2,555.00 per year. That's more than the price of a two-week trip to the Bahamas.

Congrats on changing your life, Wawwie!

Whenever things get tough, remember all of the money you are saving by not smoking. If you smoked a pack a day, on average, you would be costing yourself $2,555.00 per year. That's more than the price of a two-week trip to the Bahamas.

Thanks, and yes, I have been saving a bunch of money that I now use for treats like DVDs, my favorite Chinese food or other treat type stuff. Cartons of cigarettes were crazy expensive! Total waste of money!

I have been completely 100% nicotine/smoke free since May 20th. It is quite difficult as there is not one day that I don't miss smoking, but I will never go back to it. Experts say that nicotine addiction is just as severe as heroin addiction. I have no idea what heroin is like, thank goodness. Both are deadly and both ruin lives. The OP thinks that it's okay to have just one or a few cigarettes per day which is horse crap. Cigarettes are cancer sticks. Just one is one too many. And during this pandemic, lung functions could be compromised, so cigarette smoking is even more stupid.

That REALLY depends on the person. I read one report that said 70% of people have an addictive personality. You CLEARLY do.

I, on the other hand, clearly do NOT. I started this thread close to 2 years ago but I've not smoked in MONTHS! I don't find smoking REMOTELY addictive. I've not drank alcohol since last year. I very rarely drink at all.

It's not that I've quit smoking it's just that I've just not felt like it in MONTHS. I'll probably puff on a cigar and/or some cigs around the holidays.

Thanks, and yes, I have been saving a bunch of money that I now use for treats like DVDs, my favorite Chinese food or other treat type stuff. Cartons of cigarettes were crazy expensive! Total waste of money!

Mmmmm! Chinese food! And DVDs... you sure can get a lot of DVDs for $2,555 per year. (I got the first four seasons of The Facts of Life for just 6 bucks each in the bargain bin at my Hastings store, a couple of years before all Hastings stores closed). Congrats on your healthy choice! :wave:

I have been completely 100% nicotine/smoke free since May 20th. It is quite difficult as there is not one day that I don't miss smoking, but I will never go back to it. Experts say that nicotine addiction is just as severe as heroin addiction. I have no idea what heroin is like, thank goodness. Both are deadly and both ruin lives. The OP thinks that it's okay to have just one or a few cigarettes per day which is horse crap. Cigarettes are cancer sticks. Just one is one too many. And during this pandemic, lung functions could be compromised, so cigarette smoking is even more stupid.


My sister quit smoking for 2 months using Chantix. Well some idiot told her that she could still smoke occasionally. Well she's back smoking and has COPD and has to use an inhaler regularly. She has been hospitalized 3 times for chronic bronchitis. She still has not quit. She is a nurse who works on the respiratory wing of the hospital and has seen what smoking can do.To me her cigarettes are her lover and there's nothing I can do about it. She rarely comes to my house because she can't smoke. It's damn pathetic!:mad: I quit smoking over 20 years ago cold turkey.It was rough for a couple of months but I never smoked again. Keep hanging in there Wawwie. I hope you succeed.You will get over the urge eventually.And you will have accomplished a great thing! You'll never regret it!:wave:

Congrats on stopping Wawwie!

Just about all of my husband's family are smokers. Me & my husband don't smoke but we've been around their second hand smoke for years. And my son took it up, we make him go on the patio to smoke even when it's cold. He's 28 almost 29 so we can't make him quit.

Congrats on stopping Wawwie!

Just about all of my husband's family are smokers. Me & my husband don't smoke but we've been around their second hand smoke for years. And my son took it up, we make him go on the patio to smoke even when it's cold. He's 28 almost 29 so we can't make him quit.

How much does he smoke & what kind does he smoke?

How much does he smoke & what kind does he smoke?

He smokes a pack and a 1/2 a day. He smokes L&M Menthol Bold. They cost about $5.20 a pack here. I wish he would quit.

He smokes a pack and a 1/2 a day. He smokes L&M Menthol Bold. They cost about $5.20 a pack here. I wish he would quit.

Cigarette packs go for $12.00 and up in NYC. Most of that money is taxed.

It used to be only for cigarettes, but they went and got other tobacco (cigars) as well later on. A pack of those Black & Mild's used to be $5.00 and now I've seen some stores sell them for $16.50

Though they shouldn't, some stores I go to sell "under the table" if they know you. NYC can no longer sell single-wrapped Black & Mild's, but some stores still sell for $1.00 each.

He smokes a pack and a 1/2 a day. He smokes L&M Menthol Bold. They cost about $5.20 a pack here. I wish he would quit.

Wow, I've not even heard of those. I've always heard Newports are the best for menthols.

I've not smoked in months but when I do it's those & either or both Camel 99s & Marlboro Virginia Blend. Both full flavor.

Even when I did smoke it was a pack(or slightly more) a WEEK! Could you live with it if your husband smoked only 1 pack a week?

Wow, I've not even heard of those. I've always heard Newports are the best for menthols.

I've not smoked in months but when I do it's those & either or both Camel 99s & Marlboro Virginia Blend. Both full flavor.

Even when I did smoke it was a pack(or slightly more) a WEEK! Could you live with it if your husband smoked only 1 pack a week?


One pack a week isn't very much, that would be like 3 cigs a day. But still your clothes & hair gets that stale smoke smell. I've dealt with it for years from my husband's family and now my son. They should make better smelling cigarettes. Some cigars & pipe tobacco have a nice aroma.
If my husband smoked I guess I'd have to live it but he'd be joining my son on the patio every time he lit up. :)

Cigarette packs go for $12.00 and up in NYC. Most of that money is taxed.

It used to be only for cigarettes, but they went and got other tobacco (cigars) as well later on. A pack of those Black & Mild's used to be $5.00 and now I've seen some stores sell them for $16.50

Though they shouldn't, some stores I go to sell "under the table" if they know you. NYC can no longer sell single-wrapped Black & Mild's, but some stores still sell for $1.00 each.

Man, that's some high dollar cigarettes. If my son had to shell out that kind of money, he'd probably have to quit. Cigars are roughly a dollar a piece here. You can buy single wrapped cigars or small boxes of them. My husband's niece gets the singles so she can get different flavors. I don't think she smokes Black & Mild's.

Man, that's some high dollar cigarettes. If my son had to shell out that kind of money, he'd probably have to quit. Cigars are roughly a dollar a piece here. You can buy single wrapped cigars or small boxes of them. My husband's niece gets the singles so she can get different flavors. I don't think she smokes Black & Mild's.

A few years ago, NYC banned the sale of flavored tobacco w/ the exception of menthol and mint. We can't (legally) purchase vanilla, chocolate, coffee... etc... from stores though we can purchase them from online retailers. Those single, cheap machine-made cigars used to be a dollar, but now we have to buy packs since NYC banned the sale of single-wrapped.

There is a technical loophole, but cigars that are "fusion" are exempt from the flavored ban. Those are brands like ACID. Around the time just before the pandemic, NYC banned the sale of flavored vapes.

One pack a week isn't very much, that would be like 3 cigs a day. But still your clothes & hair gets that stale smoke smell. I've dealt with it for years from my husband's family and now my son. They should make better smelling cigarettes. Some cigars & pipe tobacco have a nice aroma.
If my husband smoked I guess I'd have to live it but he'd be joining my son on the patio every time he lit up. :)

LOL..I thought your husband was the one who smokes.

So how would you feel if your son only smoked a pack a WEEK?

A few years ago, NYC banned the sale of flavored tobacco w/ the exception of menthol and mint. We can't (legally) purchase vanilla, chocolate, coffee... etc... from stores though we can purchase them from online retailers. Those single, cheap machine-made cigars used to be a dollar, but now we have to buy packs since NYC banned the sale of single-wrapped.

There is a technical loophole, but cigars that are "fusion" are exempt from the flavored ban. Those are brands like ACID. Around the time just before the pandemic, NYC banned the sale of flavored vapes.

ACID cigarillos are the best around. They come in green, red, & blue packaging. I think the green & red are the best.

Some say they taste a little like marijuana because they use a lot of botanicals to make them.

ACID cigarillos are the best around. They come in green, red, & blue packaging. I think the green & red are the best.

Some say they taste a little like marijuana because they use a lot of botanicals to make them.

I enjoy the ACID Blondie, I think they are blue wrapped.

I think that's the loophole as they add spices to them so it's not regarded as a specific flavor.

I smoked for the first time in around 6 MONTHS last Thursday!

I had 2 Untamed Green Acid Cigarillos, 3 Decade Silver cigarettes, 3 Newport menthols, & 1 Tabak Frenchi mini-cigars. The Green Untamed Acid cigarillos are definitely the best of the bunch.

Yet I've not smoked since! :wave: