[Joeaksa]

I watched my Mother die years ago from a lifetime of smoking. She did not smoke that much, possibly a pack every couple of days.

Her lungs were so full of tar and crap that she could not get enough oxygen in her system. The last 3 years were confined to a bed in the care facility. The last 2 years were in a oxygen tent to try to keep her going.

They cut off a leg 1.5 years before she passed. Not enough oxygen getting to her lower limbs and she got gangrene.

My ex-wife promised on our wedding day that she would stop smoking. 14 years later she is still smoking. We divorced a few years back, and smoking was one of the major issues. She just had a child 2 years ago and could not stop even when pregnant.

Guys, its proven what smoking does to your body. Its a drug and addicts you to it just to make profits for the cigarette companies. I smoked when younger (in high school) but stopped years ago. Have 3-5 cigars a year, thats it. Life is too much fun to spend your final years confined to a hospital bed in a oxygen tent....

JoeA

PS also smoked those "funny" cigarettes years ago. Not in the last 25 years though. The FAA has those pesky drug tests that make it not worth it, besides Jack Daniels smooths things out when needed these days.