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Smoked cigarettes for 40 years, and quit 16 years ago. They still smell good to me, kind of a sweet smell. Used ashtrays smell putrid.
My buddy’s truck smells like he burns tires in it. 🤢

I'm 76 and almost everyone smoked when I was a teen. Not me, I just never picked up the habit. I lost a brother in May to lung cancer, he was a two pack a day guy most of his adult life. On Monday of this week, a childhood friend died of lung cancer. He was also a long time smoker. Smoking today, with all we know about the health dangers, has to be something of a death wish.

I quit in 1996 after smoking for about 25 years. I was never a heavy smoker, but I justified my smoking on the fact that I was a tobacco farmer. I loved a good smoke, and didn't mind the smell. But, after I quit, and my sense of smell came back, I began to hate the smell of cigarettes. Food tasted a lot better too.

15 years free in Nov. Wife still smokes and I hate it she won't quit.

Today makes a day 8 without one for me.
I'm 56 and started smoking when I was 14.

I quit for 2 years at one point and then started again.

This March will make 4 years since I quit a 2 pack a day habit for 38 years. Don’t miss the nasty stinking bastards at all.

Smoked a bit as a kid, but it never came remotely close to being a habit. Never noticed any sort of buzz. Sadly, the only smoker I know now is my own kid. Moved in with some school buddies for a couple months and came home hooked.

Most smokers "I see today are assisted living folks that can least afford it.

I guess the upside is the taxes that have been piled on must fund at least half of our state government.

Good luck to those kicking it.

Did you know that they put ammonia in cigarettes to make the nicotine more addictive



Ammonia in cigarettes

I’ve never had one in my mouth, never wanted to be a smoker.

nicotine was used as pesticide until tobacco companies put an end to it , it was bad for business.

nicotine also causes ED , former smoker can tell you about their erection before and after :-)

Quit in '08 when the doc told me I had tonsil cancer after smoking for 35 years. Never looked back.

The tobacco companies have genetically engineered the tobacco in cigarettes to make it more addictive therefor harder for smokers to quit. This has been going on for more than 40 yrs., the research was done in Germany and the test plots of tobacco were grown in South America. Evidence of this was discovered by accident during the Iran Contra Investigation years ago.

Quitting is easy! I’ve done it a thousand times.

Back, back a long, long time ago when I was about 14 or 15 a buddy told me to take a drag on a cigarette. I felt dizzy and nauseated. He said don't worry you will get used to it. My response was why would I want to get used to being dizzy and nauseated. Never again.

Every now and then I get the urge, a fleeting desire; but once in a blue moon it's very strong, to the point that I seriously consider giving in. The health benefits are priceless, but the amount of money you're saving nowadays is worth noting. Also, the phlegm problem eventually goes away. Another thing that I enjoy is not having to step out when in non-smoking company or environments.

I only smoke pork shoulders

I'm sure I'd be dead by now if I had not quit them in March 1980.

On the subject of saving money by not smoking, I'd like to mention drinking as well.
The same year I quit smoking I also quit drinking. Six months later I bought a new ski boat. Budget wise it was kinda like somebody just gave me the keys and said forget the payments.
I didn't get as much drunken sex, but got to haul around a lot more near naked women.

i quit a 2-3 pack a day habit 20 yrs ago, smoke a cigar once in a while now.

I agree totally.

But substitute "alcohol" for tobacco.

Or "drugs" for tobacco.

Or hell, just list 'em all...


In most cases, alcohol in moderation is not a problem, and might even be healthy. Never heard of a doc saying, just smoke a half pack a day. Have heard and read that one or two drinks are not harmful.