I Miss Smoking...

[M.D. Holloway]

I miss smoking. I haven't smoked ciggs in 23 years, went from a 3 pack a day habit to 0 and stayed that way but I do have to say...I did like the way it made me feel and the taste.

Sitting at the table, drinking a cup of coffee, steaming down a butt, reading the paper or talking. Or at a bar, having a beer or a glass of scotch. Or after a really good, fattening meal. Or after a good humpfest. Or on a cold, cloudy afternoon - outside, taking a break.

There is not a day that goes by that I don't want to light up but I don't because I know that those darn things will kill me faster than any other legal habits.

I really miss it.

[genrex]

I miss smoking a pipe. I quit for the same reason you did.

Nowadays people can't even smoke in bars around here. They stand outside in the rain. Kinda takes the fun out of it..

[Oh Haha]

Good for you guys for sticking with it.

I quit 6 years ago and do not miss it. I only smoked about 2 packs a WEEK so I was a lightweight.

One of the reasons I don't go to bars is because I know that if I get a few drinks in me and someone offered me a smoke I would probably take it.

Cigs are around $6.00 a pack here in MI so I don't know how anyone affords to smoke anymore.

[tabs]

U ain't seen nothin yet with the price of smokes...just you wait until your HC bill hits because you smoke.

[Super_Dave_D]

I quit about a year ago and still wMt one bad. I love the smell!!!! Lol

[Aurel]

I thank my momma for encouraging me never to start smoking.
You can still try an electronic cigarette: Electronic Cigarettes Inc.

[dhoward]

Quit almost two years ago. Zero desire to smoke again. I'll even take a drag off of the barmaid's smoke every once and a while for fun. No desire at all.

[Joeaksa]

Lube,

Try a nice cigar from time to time. Not the same but sure is nice with a snort of scotch later on at night...

[HardDrive]

I miss it too Mike, I know what you are talking about. A good cup of coffee, a cigarette and a something to read, or talking with friends.

Have not smoked in 10+ years, but I miss it sometimes too.

[scottmandue]

Miss it a little...

Quit a little over ten years ago... nothing like a big ol stinky Hawaiian bud...

Oh wait, cigarettes? Never-mind

[Schrup]

I miss smoking KGB, not cigarettes.

[Oracle]

11 years here.. and damn cravings never go away..

[targa911S]

I'm trying to quit because it costs my wife and I $300 a month to smoke. You guys aren't very encouraging.

[s_morrison57]

I quit 3 packs a day cold turkey, I knew I had it beat within a couple of hours. For 5 plus years I was smoke free, then took a job that flew me through the Caribbean so I bought a few cubans then a few more and now I've gotta quit cigars, try and stay away at all costs. the people that smoke 3-4 butts a day make me sick with envy, I just can't do it like that, Quitting next week again

[tooms351]

Coming from a long time now ex-smoker, if you knew how disgusting and truly revolting it smells you would quit. Hope this helps!

[p911dad]

I quit two packs of Marlboros a day in 1976 and yet if I had a few in a bar I would likely start smoking again(though my wife would likely kick my a** out the door!).

[nostatic]

Originally Posted by targa911S

I'm trying to quit because it costs my wife and I $300 a month to smoke. You guys aren't very encouraging.

I smoked 1-2 packs a day way back when. Musicians have to smoke, right?

I quit in '84. Haven't smoked since. And in fact being around smokers can make me gag a little. Nothing ruins the smell of a good cup of coffee like the stench of a cigarette. Nothing ruins the wonderful aromas from a good meal like the stench of a cigarette.

Sorry, no up-side other than making it seem like you look cool.

[wowzer911]

[JavaBrewer]

Not a musician but I was a bartender for many years. Smoked 1 pack/2 days and on 'bad' days 1 pack in a night. Marlboro red - box. This went on for 10+ years and started when I did an exchange student program in college that took me to Cambridge UK for 8 months. I loved smoking. Loved the smell, the look, the smoke, all of it.

Fast forward to today. I quit cold turkey 15+ years ago. However, until just a few years ago, I would buy a pack and smoke a couple when I was on work travel back East. Now I'm feeling my age and I have watched several friends die from cancer. I have lost a grandfather, 4 uncles, and 2 aunts to cancer. I have zero urge to smoke these days. I hope this feeling lasts the rest of my life. The weak moment for me is in a bar after a couple drinks. Smoking sucks large.

[Schumi]

Quitters never win!


I'm at about 6 'grits a day for the last 6 years. Hate myself all the time for it.