Thu Oct 5, 2017, 01:18 AM

Baconator (1,459 posts)

How many people in your personal circle still smoke?

I was listening to a Sam Harris podcast and he talked about how limited his social circles are. He made a joke that Christopher Hitchens was the last person he knew who smoked regularly.

Made me think...

I'm an Army guy and I don't know one officer who smokes regularly and maybe 1 or 2 above specialist who still smoke ...

(Copenhagen doesn't count)

Is your experience similar? Some? Many? none?

Is your social circle diverse or limited?

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68 replies	Author	Time	Post
How many people in your personal circle still smoke? (Original post)	Baconator	Oct 2017	OP
I can't think of anybody.	The Velveteen Ocelot	Oct 2017	#1
Does vaping count? If so, two.	50 Shades Of Blue	Oct 2017	#2
Yeah I know cig smokers but that vaping is a real irritant . I'm glad no one close to me does that	lunasun	Oct 2017	#6
I had one client who would sit and vape while I worked with his kids (early intervention speech	phylny	Oct 2017	#32
Whenever I see vaping in public I am always reminded	tymorial	Oct 2017	#33
You gave me a good belly laugh! "Cumulus nimbus" indeed!	phylny	Oct 2017	#35
Probably not in the way I'm not counting Copenhagen...	Baconator	Oct 2017	#52
Only one woman in her late 70s	unc70	Oct 2017	#3
Too many, about half , and that's just the cigarettes	lunasun	Oct 2017	#4
My brother smoked for a short spell when he was about 20.	Doreen	Oct 2017	#5
Far too many. Odd too, cuz most are hippies!	ghostsinthemachine	Oct 2017	#7
A couple three of my coworkers smoke tobacco...	Rollo	Oct 2017	#8
2: my brother and a friend's wife.	SunSeeker	Oct 2017	#9
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Oct 2017	#12
I can't think of even one, either my social circle or my professional circle. Nope. Not one.	Stinky The Clown	Oct 2017	#10
Everyone in Indiana where I've been	tavernier	Oct 2017	#11
My brother-in-law	TDale313	Oct 2017	#13
I guess that depends on the size of my personal circle	DFW	Oct 2017	#14
Cigarettes? All 3 of my sisters. My brother quit about 15 years ago. Still does Nicorette.	Dark n Stormy Knight	Oct 2017	#15
Of 6, including me, one does. Age 62.	WinkyDink	Oct 2017	#16
Some of my co-workers do.	area51	Oct 2017	#17
It surprises me when I meet someone who smokes cigarettes, because I see it less and less.	C Moon	Oct 2017	#18
It might very well be a California thing.	hunter	Oct 2017	#65
Lots and lots. I didn't quit myself til I was 60.	Midnight Writer	Oct 2017	#19
Only 3.	Duppers	Oct 2017	#20
Out of five direct family, none smoke now.	KY_EnviroGuy	Oct 2017	#21
None, no one in the family and no acquaintances	Raine	Oct 2017	#22
I know at least 6 teenage girls (15-16 years old) that smoke cigarettes, and of course pot	Not Ruth	Oct 2017	#23
I am surprised to see a lot of young people smoking.	Willie Pep	Oct 2017	#58
I have one co-worker who smokes but	octoberlib	Oct 2017	#24
zero or maybe one	Voltaire2	Oct 2017	#25
In my fairly diverse social circle, none.	Dale Neiburg	Oct 2017	#26
Almost all of my coworkers. It's easier to count the nonsmokers than the smokers. n/t	Decoy of Fenris	Oct 2017	#27
EMS?	ileus	Oct 2017	#48
Casino dealer.	Decoy of Fenris	Oct 2017	#66
I don't regularly see anyone who smokes, which on reflection is kind of weird, because...	NNadir	Oct 2017	#28
Not a single person.	madaboutharry	Oct 2017	#29
My son	Freddie	Oct 2017	#30
More than I like	Lee-Lee	Oct 2017	#31
None. Everyone I know thinks it's disgusting.	Vinca	Oct 2017	#34
No one.	Mendocino	Oct 2017	#36
One friend and two family members	Demsrule86	Oct 2017	#37
No one in my circle smokes anymore, including me. I used to be a chain smoker 40 years ago.	haveahart	Oct 2017	#38
I know someone who uses cigars regularly, all the while	ecstatic	Oct 2017	#39
So it's not going in his lungs. It's still going in his mouth.	Iggo	Oct 2017	#42
None of my friends. Two of my coworkers.	Iggo	Oct 2017	#40
Sadly, both my daughters. I never smoked.	AJT	Oct 2017	#41
I am the lone smoker but,	Delmette2.0	Oct 2017	#43
Good luck! I am so glad to hear that Medicare is covering your Chantrix!	Tanuki	Oct 2017	#53
Assuming you are talking about tobacco, none.	GoCubsGo	Oct 2017	#44
Not a single friend smokes.	Codeine	Oct 2017	#45
Zero. One backslider still has a cig once in a while.	L. Coyote	Oct 2017	#46
Zero	ileus	Oct 2017	#47
Our son still smokes, and a niece vapes.	Greybnk48	Oct 2017	#49
A few of my friends do	crazycatlady	Oct 2017	#50
Just one: my husband. He doesn't smoke around me, and he's cut way back.	femmedem	Oct 2017	#51
None -- several vape MMJ	obamanut2012	Oct 2017	#54
My husband	Bayard	Oct 2017	#55
Smoking is a huge class marker.	WhiskeyGrinder	Oct 2017	#56
None anymore.	Willie Pep	Oct 2017	#57
My mom smokes. My brother had quit but took it back up when his wife died. Not sure if	Luciferous	Oct 2017	#59
Most of the people who I knew that smoked tobacco are dead	csziggy	Oct 2017	#60
No one in our social circle still smokes	Danmel	Oct 2017	#61
6 of 7 of us began in 1984	LanternWaste	Oct 2017	#62
My brother does	shanti	Oct 2017	#63
I smoked for a few years in my 20s and don't miss it...	Baconator	Oct 2017	#68
One	mvd	Oct 2017	#64
None. Although I still smoke one of my pipes once every two months or so...	VOX	Oct 2017	#67

Response to Baconator (Original post)

Thu Oct 5, 2017, 01:20 AM

How many people in your personal circle still smoke?

1. I can't think of anybody.

2. Does vaping count? If so, two.

6. Yeah I know cig smokers but that vaping is a real irritant . I'm glad no one close to me does that

32. I had one client who would sit and vape while I worked with his kids (early intervention speech

33. Whenever I see vaping in public I am always reminded

35. You gave me a good belly laugh! "Cumulus nimbus" indeed!

52. Probably not in the way I'm not counting Copenhagen...

3. Only one woman in her late 70s

4. Too many, about half , and that's just the cigarettes

5. My brother smoked for a short spell when he was about 20.

7. Far too many. Odd too, cuz most are hippies!

8. A couple three of my coworkers smoke tobacco...

9. 2: my brother and a friend's wife.

10. I can't think of even one, either my social circle or my professional circle. Nope. Not one.

11. Everyone in Indiana where I've been

13. My brother-in-law

14. I guess that depends on the size of my personal circle

15. Cigarettes? All 3 of my sisters. My brother quit about 15 years ago. Still does Nicorette.

16. Of 6, including me, one does. Age 62.

17. Some of my co-workers do.

18. It surprises me when I meet someone who smokes cigarettes, because I see it less and less.

65. It might very well be a California thing.

19. Lots and lots. I didn't quit myself til I was 60.

20. Only 3.

21. Out of five direct family, none smoke now.

22. None, no one in the family and no acquaintances

23. I know at least 6 teenage girls (15-16 years old) that smoke cigarettes, and of course pot

58. I am surprised to see a lot of young people smoking.

24. I have one co-worker who smokes but

25. zero or maybe one

26. In my fairly diverse social circle, none.

27. Almost all of my coworkers. It's easier to count the nonsmokers than the smokers. n/t

48. EMS?

66. Casino dealer.

28. I don't regularly see anyone who smokes, which on reflection is kind of weird, because...

29. Not a single person.

30. My son

31. More than I like

34. None. Everyone I know thinks it's disgusting.

36. No one.

37. One friend and two family members

38. No one in my circle smokes anymore, including me. I used to be a chain smoker 40 years ago.

39. I know someone who uses cigars regularly, all the while

42. So it's not going in his lungs. It's still going in his mouth.

40. None of my friends. Two of my coworkers.

41. Sadly, both my daughters. I never smoked.

43. I am the lone smoker but,

53. Good luck! I am so glad to hear that Medicare is covering your Chantrix!

44. Assuming you are talking about tobacco, none.

45. Not a single friend smokes.

46. Zero. One backslider still has a cig once in a while.

47. Zero

49. Our son still smokes, and a niece vapes.

50. A few of my friends do

51. Just one: my husband. He doesn't smoke around me, and he's cut way back.

54. None -- several vape MMJ

55. My husband

56. Smoking is a huge class marker.

57. None anymore.

59. My mom smokes. My brother had quit but took it back up when his wife died. Not sure if

60. Most of the people who I knew that smoked tobacco are dead

61. No one in our social circle still smokes

62. 6 of 7 of us began in 1984

63. My brother does

68. I smoked for a few years in my 20s and don't miss it...

64. One

67. None. Although I still smoke one of my pipes once every two months or so...