'fireproof' cigarettes
 

I'm sure whom ever dreams this kinda shit up, is crying all the way to bank.
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Probably a good idea, but a pain in the ass.

Yeah, we want cigarettes that are safe. :right:

They're stupid. The gist of it, that I got early on, was that if you fall asleep and your cig falls into your couch...it could take hours for the smoldering to cause an all-out fire. The asbestos strips are put into the paper in intervals. (yeah, not really asbestos but who knows) to make the cig go out.

My feeling? If you're falling asleep with a cigarette burning in your couch, well...Darwinism, ya know?

They do taste different. They go out then you burn your head off and put holes in your shirts trying to relight.

To me, they're thinking "fuck them, they're smokers. What's one more chemical?"

Yeah, I might quit soon anyway.

FSCs are a pain in the ass. Unless you're constantly puffing on them, they go out. Then you get the big flame-up and, like Shawnee said, you drop sparks, cinders...whatever and burn shit up.

Thankfully, my last cigarette was 8 days ago.

That's awesome, dmg.

I want to quit. Not because I want to improve, but because it's too expensive. ;)

In fact, I smoke MORE when they pull crap like FSCs and "sin" taxes (and because I throw it in every chance I get where are the "sin" taxes on freaking Quarter-Pounders and fries?) out of spite. I know I'm only hurting myself, but it FEELS like spite.

I am considering e-cigarettes, less chemicals, less odor, no smoke, all vapor....

Unfortunately I still enjoy smoking, I will not deny that, it is the negative sides I am looking to vanquish.

http://ecigaretteschoice.com/

These work great, try one.
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If you're really concerned about not dying in a fire while you sleep, don't use styrofoam insulation and don't buy a house with engineered wood I-joists. They may be cheap and effective, but trust me they are like nails in the coffin.

The last pack of Winston reds I bought cost $1.03. I said 'There's no way I'm paying a dollar a pack...' Thank God.

Gravdigr, are you old enough to remember when smokes were a dollar a pack?

When I was in Japan, cigarettes were about $3 to $3.50 a pack, from vending machines. Recognisable brands of scotch could be had for about $60 for 2.2 liters (4.6 pints) in the supermarket. Yet these people live linger than the world average...

Jenny McCarthy has "taken back her freedom"... along with lots of $ to the bank.

Marketing to youth is walking in the same footsteps as the old tobacco ads






"smoke juice" sounds more like something from a spittoon :thepain:

the E ciggs are great but the batterys suck

Traditional cigs are bad because they kill you. Why are these bad?

They're better than smoking tobacco and an excellent alternative for smokers that can't quite quit. My brother has been doing the e-butts for a couple years and can't quite make the final leap from this $50 a month habit.

Seems to me Jenny is pushing the, this shit won't hurt you so with these you can be one of us cool people too.

I quit last May, after 56 years of the Camel/Marlboro habit. There were occasions where smoke would burn my eyes, or ashes burn my clothes, and I'd get fits of heavy coughing if I had a cold. But even so, for the most part I really enjoyed smoking.

I quit cold turkey, I had 73 packs on hand for months then gave them away. I don't miss the nicotine very much, but sorely miss the social benefits. They let me know when I was done eating so I wouldn't keep nibbling. They gave me something to do waiting for a download, or when I had some time to kill. there are a lot of little shit like that I miss...

besides making me look cool rolled up in my tee shirt sleeve. :haha:

That's the path I took... told everyone the date I was going to quit,
... and then had to live up to the promise or face ridicule.

Oh, and I also grew a beard... something to play with to occupy my hands while driving, etc.
... still have the beard and still don't smoke

I, too, quit cold turkey. I was quite a bitch for a month or so. But I had to.

It was time to begin hormones. I was basically remaking myself and fashioning a whole new life and I decided that Pamela would NOT be a smoker. Plus, my endo told me that each cig would be a one in three chance of stroking out due to the vasoconstrictive nature of cigs and the blood clotting/thickening nature of high-dose estrogen.
In addition, cigs were getting to be seven bucks a pack and my income was restricted.

Now, I counsel other young girls on quitting but few like what I tell them on how.

Just quit. Do not make excuses like "I'll just finish this carton." or pack. Shame to "waste" money on smokes that will just be thrown ut or gifted to someone else. We all have said that to ourselves. Including me. Do not try to drag out the misery with gums or patches or e-cigs. Just suck it up for a month. That's how long the physical addiction takes to break. That's ALL!

The psychological addiction can take years, and some never break that one. I am told by those who know that heroin is easier to kick than tobacco. I tried everything, including hypnosis. Got my money back on that one when it turns out that I cannot be tranced. The rest only prolonged the misery. My last attempt, I just dumped the pack in the trash and refused to buy more, no matter WHAT the devil on my shoulder said.

It has been over four years now and not even once have I weakened. I know just what XOB means about the social aspects too. I still take "smoke breaks" sometimes. I just don't smoke. I also am not one of those obnoxious quitters who annoy smokers by nagging them. It's YOUR body, YOU know what they do to it, it's YOUR choice. I made mine. I know what it is to smoke and I know what quitting is too. And I still feel proud of myself every time I say "I fon't smoke!" Like at my hotel/home. They kept giving me a smoking room because those are harder to rent out than nonsmoking rooms. I told them I didn't mind the smell because I was reformed. I don't even think I have seriously felt the urge after the first year or so.

Also, once you quit, STAY quit. Do NOT have "just one". One leads to two, which leads to three, which leads to "just one pack" which means 20 before you can quit again since it's a shame to waste them....etc. Been there, done that. 26 years on the cowboy killers was enough for me, thank you.

I am STILL a quitter and damn proud of it.

Those fuckers get to share a level of hell with people who buy greeting cards with glitter on them. :haha:

I would think so. I turn 46 this summer. Or were you just straight calling me a liar?:eyebrow:

I hate glitter. Unless it's on a stripper. Then again, I don't have strippers in my house. That's pretty much where the glitter-hatin comes into play.

There are certain people who I can guaranty will send glitter cards... if I'm on the ball, I open theirs outside. ;)

Smoking is my only shot at early retirement.