Writer's Block: Smoked Out

[theoldwolf]

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A, and C. With a liberal helping of pity. You see, I've been there, done that, and bought that T-shirt... and it was a damned expensive T-shirt, for which I'm still paying.

I was introduced to smoking at an Eastern prep school at the age of 13. At that age, and in my shoes, I would have done anything for acceptance, so this was a great way to belong to a group. By the time I hit my first year of college, I was up to 3 packs a day. I quit in 1969, but my lungs were forever scarred. Thus far, no cancer, thank G-d, but I have a nagging cough I have never been able to get rid of.

So for me, banning smoking in bars is a Good Thing. Anything that will dissuade people from smoking is a Good Thing. But I remember articles in Readers' Digest clear back in the 70's describing cancer patients right after surgery, smoking through their stomas... people don't do what they know is good for them.

Comments

[r-caton.livejournal.com]

I've got the secondhand smokers cough, but what knackered my lungs was WHOOPING COUGH at age 35 ... took 4 weeks to diagnose because you don't get whooping cough at age 35....was working through those 4 weeks and then got 2 weeks off to get better.
I still can't hack or huark like most people can.

This is a good topic - I'm getting some really interesting replies and it certainly raises the passions....

[ccdesan.livejournal.com]

Aye, the first one made me pop a vessel laughing... Great debating technique, skip the logic and go straight for the "Shut up!"

[sleepyjohn00.livejournal.com]

I take a somewhat Darwinian approach to smoking and extreme games and other risk-enhancing activities: if that's what you want to do, as long as you know what you're letting yourself in for, go for it. The problem comes when people get smoke in my face, and later take up all the seats on the trains with their oxygen bottles.

[r-caton.livejournal.com]

Oxygen mask + ciggy FTW

*PHOOM!*