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In reply to the discussion: How tragic! Yesterday in the grocery store parking lot, I saw someone with a portable oxygen tank... [View all]NurseJackie
(42,862 posts)I don't stink.
My house doesn't stink.
My truck doesn't stink.
My pets don't stink... and their eyes don't water.
I can be in the company of non-smokers without having to excuse myself for smoke breaks.
I can go shopping without having to hot-box and suck-down an entire cigarette in the parking lot.
I can exit a store and NOT immediately have to light-up.
I can travel on an airplane without going crazy.
EDIT TO ADD: I don't burn holes in my clothes. I don't have burn-holes in my carpets. I don't have holes in my furniture. No dirty ashtrays to clean. No nicotine-stained computer monitors, mirrors, windows. No cigarette butts in the lawn/driveway. Cleaner teeth. Less raspy voice. Much less coughing. And end to continual non-stop throat-clearing.
Between my husband and myself, we were smoking about 2 cartons a week. At Maryland prices (then) that was about $130 a week.
How much have we saved? Do the math: 5 years x 52 weeks = 260 weeks. 260 x $130 = $33,800 !!!!
I'm sure the actual savings is even more considering the prices of cigarettes that I see advertised in stores.