Cigarettes

since coming to israel i've got the bug of this country's national vice...currently benson & hedges are my poison

This is a very old thread but i thought I'd bring it up again.

We are currently going through a health crusade in the UK. Smoking is banned in all enclosed public places. It can be difficult to rent a flat if you smoke. Cigarette packs now have pictures of cancerous lungs and babies on ventilators. In Scotland they are considering banning vending machines and displays in shops.

It's getting the same with alcohol. Adverts on TV about not exceeding the recommended amount of units per day. For men that is 3 to 4. Depending on what you drink that is under 2 pints. That would work out at 3 bottles of wine per week being the MAXIMUM a man could drink. Think about it, does 3 bottles of wine in 7 days seem excessive when you take into account weekned parties, nights out etc. You must get yor 5 fruit and veg a day but too much fruit will damage your teeth. Frankly it is getting over the top and ridiculous.

I smoke occassionally and drink but not to excess (often) I know all the associated health risks. I am sick to the back teeth of having it rammed down my throat on a constant basis. If I follow all the rules and advise life could become a lot more dull.

As for people who constantly tell me to stop smoking, if it directly affectsyou, fine, I shall do it elsewhere. If not, sod off and let me live my life you sanctimonious *****.

Sorry for the rant but had to get it off my chest.

I smoke Dunhill Reds. very infrequently though.

Originally Posted by Xericx

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I smoke Dunhill Reds. very infrequently though.

I began smoking Dunhill red in the mid 90's on business trips. It became full-time in '99 but then quite in 2004. I took them up again for a month-long trip to Europe in 2005 when you could still smoke indoors in most countries.

I enjoyed every cigarette I ever smoked. I only gave them up because of allergies.

Originally Posted by dtmt

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Alcohol, coffee, and coca-cola are all so much better when enjoyed with a cigarette. For me, I can easily have a few smokes at the bar during the weekend and still won't feel like smoking the rest of the week.

The reason I smoke it purely for the taste. Most foods taste better with a cigarette. There's nothing tastier than enjoying some drinks with grilled snacks and a smoke after work. I would have to turn vegan to get off the smokes...

Originally Posted by pocketsquareguy

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I began smoking Dunhill red in the mid 90's on business trips. It became full-time in '99 but then quite in 2004. I took them up again for a month-long trip to Europe in 2005 when you could still smoke indoors in most countries.

I enjoyed every cigarette I ever smoked. I only gave them up because of allergies.

I was told that they were going to discontinue them due to the cigarette paper used as it doesn't burn a certain way. But I guess they fixed them.

I need to buy a cigarette case again, a slim one that I can fit in my pocket...one of the best things ever.

I've come to enjoy them on long bike rides.

Dunhill Reds are now $8 a pack in the Fey Area.

Originally Posted by LabelKing

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Dunhill Reds are now $8 a pack in the Fey Area.

I paid 9-fiddy in Vegas.

Camel Turkish Silvers
or
Lucky Strike (unfiltered, or course).

Granted, I live on Tobacco Road.

I smoke the Nat Sherman Classic.. the brownish box that says "Classic" on the front.

I usually go to the Nat Sherman store to buy my cigs (it is on 42nd near 5th). They give you free samples and let you test out all the cigs in the store. It is kind of a weird experience. Just sit there in the store and start lighting up a selection of cigs.

My favorite cigs are those French ones called Gaulloises. But i havent been able to purchase them here since the honorable Bloomberg came into office. IF anyone knows where I can buy those online, let me know. I dont mind paying some kind of tax or import duty. I also like the Camels in the powder blue box that they sell in Europe.

Well apparently in five minutes a pack of smokes will be taxed a dollar more here.

I roll my own so it doesn't affect me, but I'm still livid about this bullshit.

Though I smoke, I'm not a pack a day person, so I don't mind the tax.

You are a weak man without principles.

It's an annoyance but it's never going to change in our favor. I'll keep dishing out the money rather than quitting. What can I say, I like to smoke. In Mass. I'm already paying around $7 for a pack of Marlboros; the state tax increase didn't do anything to curb my habit, and neither will a federal tax. I've cut down on my own over the last year and a half from two plus packs a day to half a pack, so I'm still paying far less than I used to.