smokers

Samtheman1k · 11 Aug 2006 at 10:06

I gave up smoking for personal reasons, not from pressure from the do-gooders. After I gave up, I found I could breath again and had a clear throat and didn't stink!

That was enough reason on its own!

singist · 11 Aug 2006 at 10:08

Now I understand what Trolling is all about; ....... or was it "shooting fish in a barrel".

To answer the OP question; the cig' ends are classed as litter and people are fined on the spot around here for dropping 'em.

As for the smoking/non smoking 100 years war ....... see you in another few weeks.

Tru · 11 Aug 2006 at 10:13

I used to get wound up by the insults hurled at smokers in these threads; pathetic, oxygen stealer (what?), chavs etc etc. As a smoker I enjoy the fact that whiney wee pussies can't handle a bit of passive smoke. I couldn't care less if you think it's killing you, I'm enjoying it. If smokers affect you so badly, stay at home.

PaulStat · 11 Aug 2006 at 10:18

G-MAN2004 said:
Believe me, I will never smoke!

I can safely say that too, never have, never will see the attraction

Priapus · 11 Aug 2006 at 10:23

Steedie said:
Tell you what, if they stopped smoking they'd save a hell of a lot of money and probably help those economical problems

ye man i smoke not me but another person whos writing this and its a fortune but then if you dont smoke what else are you gonna do to kill the stress???

v2^ · 11 Aug 2006 at 10:29

£3 pound a week i spend on smoking

Biohazard · 11 Aug 2006 at 10:30

can we litter this thread with pictures of people blowing smoke?

Insanity · 11 Aug 2006 at 10:37

*Prints this thread out and smokes it*

Non-smokers will never understand smokers and why they do it, so ya might aswell stop trying.

zetec452 · 11 Aug 2006 at 10:41

I hate smoking. When I am in Canada it is very nice to be able to sit in a bar, resturant or club and not have one person smoking.

I'm slowly watching my dad die because he smokes.

Blackstar · 11 Aug 2006 at 10:44

VeNT said:
thought we had it down to three a month,
oh well!
as BS says, just a few bad apples..............
and just because their smokers doesn't meen they wouldn't drop litter if they didn't smoke!

I did then my mum went into hospital, closely followed by my dad. I'm at this moment trying to give up again.

HEADRAT · 11 Aug 2006 at 11:09

Tru said:
I used to get wound up by the insults hurled at smokers in these threads; pathetic, oxygen stealer (what?), chavs etc etc. As a smoker I enjoy the fact that whiney wee pussies can't handle a bit of passive smoke. I couldn't care less if you think it's killing you, I'm enjoying it. If smokers affect you so badly, stay at home.

Great attitude, roll on next years ban

HEADRAT

Biohazard · 11 Aug 2006 at 11:19

ban hasn't stopped me much, yeah don't do it in pubs or clubs anymore but thats it.. clubs stink now tbh

VeNT · 11 Aug 2006 at 11:21

wish people would post these in SC rather than GD

Blackstar said:
I did then my mum went into hospital, closely followed by my dad. I'm at this moment trying to give up again.

]good luck dude, hope they are ok

Blackstar · 11 Aug 2006 at 11:21

HEADRAT said:
Great attitude, roll on next years ban

HEADRAT

Scotland already has a ban.

Sone · 11 Aug 2006 at 11:24

i am a non smoker and smoke doesent bother me at all, except at breakfast time. Used to go to a local cafe with no smking signs on every table yet people used to smoke and ruin my breakfast :mad:

Never bothers me at any other meal though :confused:

Tru · 11 Aug 2006 at 11:43

HEADRAT said:
Great attitude, roll on next years ban

HEADRAT

The ban has been a complete success up here.

I can enjoy a fag with my pint but I don't go home (where I don't smoke) reeking of stale fags. I don't have to wash my jacket every week either. When we go out for a smoke there is often one or two non-smokers out as well, just to get the crack. They don't seem to mind the passive smoke, in fact I think they secretly enjoy it.

AJUK · 11 Aug 2006 at 13:27

JonRohan said:
I hate smoking. When I am in Canada it is very nice to be able to sit in a bar, resturant or club and not have one person smoking.

I'm slowly watching my dad die because he smokes.

I have been to Canada and agree wholeheartedly, bars over there are so much better for being smoke free. Not long to wait now and I can't wait for winter next year and to laugh at the druggies outside the pub standing in the cold and rain in order to get their next fix.

I have also witnessed a family member die from smoking. To see my grandad, a once strong man that I admired and loved, reduced to nothing but a bag of bones with one lung, no larynx and half a neck slowly and painfully die before my very eyes does somewhat sway my opinion on smoking. I have no time for the arrogance of some smokers and hope (sadly the odds are stacked against them) that they don't suffer the same fate.

Sp00n · 11 Aug 2006 at 13:31

AJUK said:
Not long to wait now and I can't wait for winter next year and to laugh at the druggies outside the pub standing in the cold and rain in order to get their next fix.

Whereas the other druggies will be inside getting their fix.

AJUK · 11 Aug 2006 at 13:36

Sp00n said:
Whereas the other druggies will be inside getting their fix.

But at least there is no such thing as passive E or Cocaine.

sunama · 11 Aug 2006 at 13:36

Sp00n said:
Whereas the other druggies will be inside getting their fix.

Well you cant really ban alcoholic drinking as this would become very difficult to police. Also any government in a western country that brings prohibition into effect will probably be voted out of power at the earliest opportunity. Not to mention the possibility of riots and overall discontent. So, we must be realistic about what can be banned and what can't.

Myself, I would rather people didnt drink alcohol, smoke or consume recreational drugs, but I'm quite strict on these matters.