HerefordSire
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Is smoking tobacco good for humans?
HerefordSire":5k44q7zy said:Is smoking tobacco good for humans?
angie":e0y09av9 said:Sometimes I think it is the lesser of 2 evils.
That being said, wish I'd never have started and wish it was easier to quit. Someday I and mine are going to give it a try. That should be a fun filled week on the home front..... :help:
HerefordSire":7zsgq11e said:Is smoking tobacco good for humans?
grannysoo":3vidqn1d said:HerefordSire":3vidqn1d said:Is smoking tobacco good for humans?
Everything on earth is here for a reason, including tobacco. The problem as I see it is not the smoking of tobacco, it's the smoking of cigarettes including all of the garbage that is put into them.
I would like to be a "recreational" smoker, but I'm scared I would get hooked again, so therefore, I don't do tobacco anymore.
grannysoo":b80s5z5t said:Everything on earth is here for a reason, including tobacco. The problem as I see it is not the smoking of tobacco, it's the smoking of cigarettes including all of the garbage that is put into them.
I would like to be a "recreational" smoker, but I'm scared I would get hooked again, so therefore, I don't do tobacco anymore.
BeefmasterB":u4cnsyw0 said:grannysoo":u4cnsyw0 said:Everything on earth is here for a reason, including tobacco. The problem as I see it is not the smoking of tobacco, it's the smoking of cigarettes including all of the garbage that is put into them.
I would like to be a "recreational" smoker, but I'm scared I would get hooked again, so therefore, I don't do tobacco anymore.
Most likely you would. And now they have added yet more chemicals so they won't keep burning without airflow.
Running Arrow Bill":x85xtu37 said:Well...lol...in "defense" of smoking...
- Grandmother smoked pipe...lived to near 90
Grandfather smoked cigars...lived to 80 something
Father smoked cigars and unfiltered Lucky Strikes until his 70's...lived to 84
I've smoked for 50+ years...have COPD and still smoke about 1-1/2 packs a day
I started smoking "natural tobacco" with no additives, produced by Native Americans about 2 years ago
Grandmother and grandfather both died of natural causes.
Father died of high blood pressure, and old age, exacerbated by kidney failure due to old age.
Possible Prognosis: I may live to my 80's...no accidents happening. (Don't want to live FOREVER anyway!)
Benefits of Smoking: No lung worms present. Keeps anti-smoking radicals at bay. Gets me seated in a restaurant away from the crowds and obnoxious, uncontrolled kids. Calm, even-tempered, non-excitable personality. Gives me a good reason to stay off of airplanes (since they don't have smoking sections anymore). Goes well with beer and occasional rum & coke.
Disadvantages of Smoking: Possible shorter life, however years are lost at the END...not out of the middle! Can't work as hard as used to...short of breath...however, I'm "retired" and doing my own thing... ;-)
Living in the country, smelling fresh air and cattle manure: Priceless!!
No surprise there! :lol2:HerefordSire":2j473vld said:I think you may have missed my point Angie
MO_cows":1z8amvp4 said:Wow, you sure gave us something to think about there, HS. Interesting!
Many of the city governments have enacted smoking bans around here. The only businesses with exemptions are the casinos, but hey, they can afford the right lawyers and lobbyists. You can't even smoke in bars, which is putting neighborhood and "mom and pop" places out of business. If their building or their budget doesn't allow them to create an outside smoking patio, they lose business.
MO_cows":39ruqd2s said:Wow, you sure gave us something to think about there, HS. Interesting!
Many of the city governments have enacted smoking bans around here. The only businesses with exemptions are the casinos, but hey, they can afford the right lawyers and lobbyists. You can't even smoke in bars, which is putting neighborhood and "mom and pop" places out of business. If their building or their budget doesn't allow them to create an outside smoking patio, they lose business.
Jogeephus":3a95qsea said:BTW - try explaining something like this to your children.
john250":3iuikcye said:Jogeephus":3iuikcye said:BTW - try explaining something like this to your children.
That guy is a dentist, and the other guy has a loose filling.
Better than the truth. :lol: