Is that a pen-holder?
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 889
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From: Ontario,Canada
Many of us have similar stories. My sister was a lifetime smoker. April of 2009 she was diagnosed with an inoperable lung tumor. After a long painful struggle, she finally passed away in Nov.2010. She was 64.
To the OP who would rather die at 68 rather than quit, I wonder if he will feel the same way at 65. In any event it's a personal decision and to each his own.
To the OP who would rather die at 68 rather than quit, I wonder if he will feel the same way at 65. In any event it's a personal decision and to each his own.
Instructor
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 164
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From: SF Bay Area, CA
Pass the butter, please.
Intermediate
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 34
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Big difference between:
Living long BECAUSE OF smoking, and
Living long IN SPITE OF smoking.
Or replace "smoking" with any other unhealthy habit -- drinking and driving, a lifetime of junk food, etc.
Some people certainly live long IN SPITE OF unhealthy habits, but for the most part, a lifetime of unhealthy habits will catch up to you sooner than later.
Everything in moderation, at least for me.
A cigar once in a while isn't going to cause harm. But that's nowhere near the same as smoking a pack of Camels a day. Most people can handle cigars in moderation, but few people smoke cigarettes in moderation (you are either an addict, or you're not).
disclaimer: I was a former half-a-pack-a-day cigarette smoker, quit 8 years ago; starting smoking was one of the stupidest things I ever did, and quitting was one of the best things I ever did. Hopefully they balance each other out!
Living long BECAUSE OF smoking, and
Living long IN SPITE OF smoking.
Or replace "smoking" with any other unhealthy habit -- drinking and driving, a lifetime of junk food, etc.
Some people certainly live long IN SPITE OF unhealthy habits, but for the most part, a lifetime of unhealthy habits will catch up to you sooner than later.
Everything in moderation, at least for me.
A cigar once in a while isn't going to cause harm. But that's nowhere near the same as smoking a pack of Camels a day. Most people can handle cigars in moderation, but few people smoke cigarettes in moderation (you are either an addict, or you're not).
disclaimer: I was a former half-a-pack-a-day cigarette smoker, quit 8 years ago; starting smoking was one of the stupidest things I ever did, and quitting was one of the best things I ever did. Hopefully they balance each other out!
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Joined: Jun 2001
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From: North Bay Area, CA
as far as heart disease in the USA- the Medical Community keeps ratcheting-down the "normal" cholesterol levels every year, gives us more artificial this and that to replace the "bad" foodstuffs, and yet with every year pulmonary disease skyrockets higher and higher... gee I can't imagine why.
Pass the butter, please.
Pass the butter, please.
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Drifting
Joined: May 2007
Posts: 2,415
Likes: 15
From: Pacific Northwest
If you put a 9mm in there, there is no worries.... no cigarette is going to likely be able to cook off a single 9mm round, at least not if all you want do do is extinguish the cigarette.
Now just imagine this thread if the car came with a condom holder!
Now just imagine this thread if the car came with a condom holder!
Racer
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 335
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From: Seal Beach, SOUTHERN california
