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Originally Posted by Grey Ghost
My dad (born in 1932) and that grew up with all the hype that cigs were normal, nothing bad, encouraged, etc...was a heavy smoker. I use to hear him every morning cough his lungs out it seemed. That was enough to deter me from ever starting to smoke.
I lost him 27 years ago today because of that crap. It just destroyed every part of his cardio system.
Mom suffered COPD from the second hand smoke.
I did have a couple of friends that just went cold turkey stopping. I guess it's willpower or something. But, this would have probably helped them.
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I grew up with parents and grandparents who smoked, and took up the habit myself, starting in high school. The cost kept me down to a pack or so a week, usually while drinking beer on the weekends.
Then in college I met Baby Doll, and a condition of dating her was to not smoke. I tossed my remaining 1/2 pack in the trash 40 years ago.