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Bayard

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55. My husband

Thu Oct 5, 2017, 10:29 AM

Oct 2017

Its a work thing when he gets stressed out. Never on weekends (only time he's home now), and not around me (asthma and chronic bronchitis. Current respiratory infection). Same old story, tried to quit numerous times. He had a momentary wake up call last year when I had to take him to the emergency room because he couldn't breathe. Doctor told him he was headed for emphysema if he didn't quit. I've thrown out all ash trays, and he spends a small fortune on lighters, because I throw away every one I find.

It is rare to see anyone here in Tobacco Land, KY that doesn't smoke. It is particularly distressing to have people come to your property and light up without a thought. Its just assumed to be okay.

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How many people in your personal circle still smoke? [View all] 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