Yep, I am talking about smoking, as in cigarette smoking. Now my mom and dad never smoked, but a lot of other people including family members smoked. Smoking when I was a kid was more or less considered acceptable. Heck, even the news reporters that were on TV smoked while they were reporting.
What got me to thinking about smoking was, I was in the drive through at the Star coffee place. The vehicle in front of me had a lady who appeared to be at least in her 60s. I could see her face in the mirror on her vehicle. She had her window down and she was smoking a cigarette. There would be a puff of smoke come out of her vehicle window, then her hand would come out and the cigarette would be between her fingers. She would flick the cigarette to get the ashes off and when ready she would bring the hand back in the vehicle to get another dose of smoke and nicotine, and the hand would come back out the window, as she repeated the movements.
As I watched the lady it came to mind, she was just burning up money by smoking cigarettes. As I understand it, a package of cigarettes can cost from $4.00 to $7.00 per pack. How many packs a day does an addict use?
If a person uses a pack a day, at $5.50 per pack, they would spend $38.50 a week, or $154.00 in 4 weeks (aka month). Wow at that rate, they would spend $2,002.00 in 52 weeks.
Now I have never been a cigarette smoker, yes, I tried them as a kid but did not like them. I, was addicted to chewing tobacco, so I know how difficult it is to give up nicotine. Nicotine addicts when they are feeling down, the nicotine brings them up, if they are stressed out, the nicotine brings them down, if they don't have any tobacco, they almost panic, they will get some.
Stopping is one of the most difficult things an addict can do. Most addicts don't want to quit, and nothing you say can make them quit, so what I am writing will not cause someone to stop.
If the user decides to quit, they should:
Set a date,
Tell everyone that you are quitting, having support from friends and co-workers is important. Family support is needed, but I believe friends and co-workers are more important.
Understand you will be in the worst mood for a couple weeks, almost nothing will make you happy, knowing that ahead of time, might help you get through it.
End of sermon.
We received a gift from a friend, it is a mouse pad, and I have a photo. It is nice to have friends!
Well, I need to get the hairs on my head, those that are still there, cut today. Why does it cost so much? They have a so-called discount for ole people, and that takes a couple dollars off the price. Ole people have half as much hair as young people, shouldn't that mean 50% off. Since it seems as if the US is heading for socialism, shouldn't the hair cuts be free?
I just got a cup of coffee and I need to stop writing and start drinking. Wow, thinking of drinking, I have a bottle that I will open Friday evening, you might say I am celebrating the coming new year, but in truth, I am just celebrating that I have a bottle! 😊
Don't drink and drive!
Senior retired person who will celebrate safely at home, Don the Ford
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