Originally Posted By: buzz
True re moderation.......the problem is, tobacco is very, very addictive. Pretty easy to go from moderation to addiction. That's when the trouble begins. Also, it's easy to say other things cause cancer so let's just roll the dice and go ahead and smoke. I ask myself 'why would anyone have that sentiment when it is proven without a doubt just how harmful and carcinogenic tobacco is?' Denial, addiction or what? This may sound cold, but I have actually told emphysema patients, "you may as well put a pistol in your mouth as another cigarette. Same end, one just works a bit faster than the other." ;-)


Buzz, I was a long time light smoker of cigarettes. Would quit for a couple years then slide back into it. They always tasted great but i never wanted more than a few a day....10 would be a big day. Loved to smoke in the blind or on the chair lift skiing...something about the fresh air made them taste even better.

But I thought I really shouldn't be smoking but it was hard to stop permanently.

A few years ago got diagnosed with COPD. Nothing has ever been easier that throwing out the pack and never thinking about them again. Started running again after a 15 year layoff....decided that while I may have irreversible lung problems, the best thing I can do is get the heart/lung combo operating at max efficiency.

The world cries out for such: he is needed & needed badly- the man who can carry a message to Garcia