Just wondering how many of you out there in Ministry forum land are smokers? If so, what brand do you smoke? How often? Have you ever tried to quit? Were you successful? Does it annoy your friends / family? Would be interested to find out this out.
Personally, I’m a social smoker (yeah I know, I know). Smoke maybe 5 - 10 ciggies a week (Windfields). Occassionally I ‘give it up’ and stop for a couple of months…then I’m right back on the wagon. Pretty lame but there ya go.
I wonder who the heaviest smoker on this forum is? Any takers?
i was smoking since i was 16… for 7 years with no breaks, used to smoke about one pack a day (sometimes half the pack). smoked marlboro and kent for awhile but the last 6 months i was on “winston one”… anyway i quit smoking just recently (in the middle of december of 2005) and now i can say that i don’t have any discomfort if i’m not smoking.
I dont smoke cigarettes but I do smoke narghile quite often (thats the Arabic/Turkish waterpipe thing with flavored tobacco). Its extremely relaxing and a great thing to do with friends since its somehow really easy to talk when smoking one of those.
I smoke about a pack a day…Marlboro Light 72’s (those weird new short ones). I’ve gone through about every brand over the years, though mostly stuck with Marlboro or Camel. I started when I was 12, so I’ve now smoked daily for over half my life. Blegh! I also don’t smoke indoors, as I can’t stand it…so, I keep a book in the garage next to my ashtray. That’s how I read anymore - 5 pages at a time while I’m smoking.
Also smoke weed occaisionally (Kentucky = killer green) though not so much anymore. Also smoke Djarum cloves every blue moon…
Jesus a smoking topic. Anyone who smokes cigarettes beyond the age of 15 is a bit sad. I started smoking when I was 12 and I had realised how sad it was when I was 13.
Heh. I’m a smoker. Straight up. I smoke anywhere from 1 - 2 packs a day of Camel Filters in a box. I’ve been smoking for 17 years (almost 18). Most people I know, hang out with or am related to are smokers so it really doesn’t bother anyone that I can think of except for my sister in law who hates it cuz she smoked longer than me and has been quit for 3 years now. Have I ever quit? Yes. 2 times successfully (despite what it seems). Once for about 9 months the other for about 6 months with a 5 year gap in between those and I’ve never looked back since the last time I picked them up back in '99 or so.
Jesus a smoking topic. Anyone who smokes cigarettes beyond the age of 15 is a bit sad. I started smoking when I was 12 and I had realised how sad it was when I was 13.
Heh. I’m a smoker. Straight up. I smoke anywhere from 1 - 2 packs a day of Camel Filters in a box. I’ve been smoking for 17 years (almost 18). Most people I know, hang out with or am related to are smokers so it really doesn’t bother anyone that I can think of except for my sister in law who hates it cuz she smoked longer than me and has been quit for 3 years now. Have I ever quit? Yes. 2 times successfully (despite what it seems). Once for about 9 months the other for about 6 months with a 5 year gap in between those and I’ve never looked back since the last time I picked them up back in '99 or so.
Peace!
Krowe
goddamn but you look young too. i thought you were in your early twenties or so.
goddamn but you look young too. i thought you were in your early twenties or so.
Hehe… Thanks for that. I get it a lot. I know I look a lot younger than I am but I’m getting real close to the big 3-0. Ick. Anyways… I completely missed the weed comment/question.
Yeah… I smoke bud. And lots of it. Somewhere between an 1/8 - 1/4 oz everyday, depending on the quality (I don’t get dirt weed. Midgrade or “exotic” strains only.) Now, do take into consideration that with the pot thing that it is a social thing, so the whole 1/8 - 1/4 oz a day is a huge variance within itself because I never know how many people I’ll be smoking with on any given day or how much I’ll smoke with them, how much they will be smoking with me (and BTW, I never say no. I’m the perfect posterchild! Hah!) etc, etc… If I was to break it down into what I actually smoke a day I would have to roughly guess… Somewhere between 3-8 grams, by myself.
And yes, for those who are wondering, some affiliates and I grow it too… Weed isn’t even my big thing, though. I just do it cuz it’s there and I’ve been smoking it as long as cigarettes and all my friends smoke the crap out of it.
My big thing is drinking. I drink like a damn fish. I go through anywhere from a 6-pk to a case (24 beers) a day and however much liquor is about, generally anywhere from a pint to a liter or so. And no, before you ask that’s NOT sharing. Fuck weed. Fuck a lot of drugs. DRINKING IS THE BEST (and clinically proven one of the absolute worst!) mind altering substance. But that’s just my opinion… hehehe…
If you want to know my other habits then you have to come down and hang out with me, LOL.
Peace!
Krowe
P.S. - And about those cigarettes again… In case I didn’t mention I smoke NON-menthol. Menthol is freakin’ horrible. shudder
I quit a few months ago. Best thing I could have done for myself. Seriously, I feel like a new person. I am almost 30 and the thought of me smoking as I did scared me. I’m getting to the point where the smoke disgusts me now and when I go to a club full of smoke, my eyes start to sting and I smell like shit. I used to think, when I smoked, that when non-smokers complained of it, it was bullshit. Now I understand…
After deciding to quit, I became a social smoker (ie. bumming cigs from friends) so that bought it down to maybe half a pack a week. Then I decided I didn’t need it at all and quit. I didn’t find it as hard as people say it is, for some reason. I think once your mind is made up to quit, it’s easy.
And if you think you can taste food now - wait till you quit. I’m pissed that when I smoked, I actually didn’t taste or smell anything as I do now. It’s amazing. I sleep much better now too…
I’ve also read that smoking cigarettes everyday (not just socially), usually indicates there are some psychological issues at hand or something. Hence the need for the “crutch”. Makes sense, because, let’s face it: after you smoke for even 2 weeks, you don’t feel anything by the cigarette. That’s why some can smoke 5 cigs a day or in a week and others a pack a day. Even socially, it’s looked down on nowadays…
It’s not just a bad habit; it’s drug addiction. More addictive than heroin or other hard drugs.
Yeah… I smoke bud. And lots of it. Somewhere between an 1/8 - 1/4 oz everyday, depending on the quality… If I was to break it down into what I actually smoke a day I would have to roughly guess… Somewhere between 3-8 grams, by myself.
My big thing is drinking. I drink like a damn fish. I go through anywhere from a 6-pk to a case (24 beers) a day and however much liquor is about, generally anywhere from a pint to a liter or s
HOLY SHIT!!!
You smoke 1 -2 packs of cigarettes and 3 - 8 gramms of bud and drink a carton of beer and a litre of spirits all in ONE DAY!!??!
Just out of curiosity…DO YOU HAVE A FREAKIN’ DEATHWISH, buddy?
Fuck, in all seriousness take better care of yrself, man. That’s quite scary!
Hmmmm…I’ve taken up with a personal trainer recently, so the cigarettes went out the window. Although, truthfully, it wasn’t THAT hard since I was only smoking maybe one pack every two - three weeks. And I rarely drink. Spirits are ok but I virtually never drink beer or wine. EVER.
In fact, I think I’ve been drunk (as in falling over drunk) two or three times in my whole life. And I’m 31. Old!
The hardest thing for me to give up is coffee and junk food. I find that much more addictive than cigarettes. I cannot pass by a Hungry Jacks without salivating. It’s so disgusting. Good thing fer me I’m naturally slim. Else I’d be in trouble.
