Last Cigarette?

[AlanS]

Mine was twentyone and one half years ago and I dont miss them at all. Gained fifty plus pounds but I can work with that. I was smoking several packs (more than that) per day. At the time they were a litte over $2 a pack, now they’re $6 to $8

[Brimy]

@AlanS
That's great Alan!
I've quit and started again several times. Making up my mind to quit again for good. I find it difficult because they're so quick. Love my cigars but you need at least 45 min to an hour to smoke and enjoy them. Maybe picking up the pipe may help with that. Plus I'm going to get my ass back in the gym so that I can prevent the weight gain.
But again congrats on giving up and maintaining not smoking cigarettes any more. You've got it beat 21yrs strong and continuing!!

[FidelCastro]

Never really got into the cigarette habit even though I used to smoke cloves for a year or two. Cigars and pipes just do "it" for me and make me feel better when I just sit and contemplate life. I bet I've saved thousands of dollars in non-therapy as 2 hours with a good cigar and whisky tends to make life easier to deal with.

[Brimy]

Never really got into the cigarette habit even though I used to smoke cloves for a year or two. Cigars and pipes just do "it" for me and make me feel better when I just sit and contemplate life. I bet I've saved thousands of dollars in non-therapy as 2 hours with a good cigar and whisky tends to make life easier to deal with.

Amen!!

And @AlanS
Cigarettes are going for $13/pack here in lovely NYC!

[bluenoser]

Pretty sure up here in the land of taxes they're somewhere in the mid to high teens. I quit about 10 years ago and it was 12-13 a pack then. I was only ever about half a pack a day at my worst. Though I have to admit, while I don't get much cravings for them, getting in the car for a long drive I find myself thinking how great a pack would be. Something about a road trip and a pack of smokes...

[WNYTONY]

Congrats to all you quitters. I never got into cigs, but the dreaded chew is another subject all together.......

[FidelCastro]

Congrats to all you quitters. I never got into cigs, but the dreaded chew is another subject all together.......

I used to chew on long trips but when I went around a sharp curve and spilled the contents of my travel spittoon ....that pretty much did it for me. Now I occasionally chew but only outside. My longest "launch" is 23 feet with no wind.

[Scott W.]

18 minutes ago was my last cig

[Old Smokey]

Congrats to those who have quit. Nasty nasty addiction and I have been its bitch for about 50 years. At this stage of my life there likely wouldn't be a benefit to quitting. My cigs are $22 a carton which includes taxes.

[rodwha]

I quit about 7 years ago. Didn’t want my daughter picking it up from me, and was tired of the addiction. I smoked 2-3 packs a day and would sometimes light a cigarette from the last one.

Back in 1999 20/20 or 60 Minutes did a show on how the government caught various companies using chemicals that weren’t necessary for tobacco that were addictive. I believe they are using new ones that do the same thing as when I switched from Marlboros to American Spirits I didn’t get the fix I needed. Took 3 days of will power I’m not known for when it came to cigarettes and after that my intake was cut in half! I finally quit within a year of that and haven’t looked back. I often am reminded how glad I am that I quit when it’s cold or raining or too damn hot, especially in the truck.

Karmen was skeptical of me picking up cigars again (wasn’t really in to them before) feeling I’d just become a chimney again. Sometimes I go a month without a stick and sometimes I might smoke 3 in a week, but usually it’s one to three times a month.