Heavy Smokers

[jennyjoan]

Is it possible for a very heavy smoker to smoke 60 a day or even more. Thanks

[NoMercy]

My G Grandfather gave up at the age of 97 and died at 103. He was a hypochondriac all his life.

When not on maternity leave I work predominantly in the care of lung cancer patients. It's enough to ensure I never light up again. I'm proud to say I nagged, nagged and nagged my mother until she finally quit about 3 years ago.

[pastafreak]

My dad was also told by the Dr that he'd die if he didn't give up. He didn't give up, and he did die...from oral cancer. Had his tongue and a good bit of jaw removed. I don't know how many he smoked per day, but it seemed a lot...unfiltered Camel cigarettes...one of the strongest brands in the states.
A bit of trivia...Rob North mentioned King Zog as the world's heaviest smoker. His estate...or the ruins of it...are near where I grew up. He never actually lived there. We kids were fascinated by the creepiness of it. It's now within a nature reserve.

http://www.scoutingny.com/stumbling-on-the-abandoned-ruins-of-king-zogs-long-island-estate/

[DarceyK123]

I've been nagging my Mum to give up her 60 a day habit for years.

But she's 85, still in good health so my 'health reasons' argument falls flat when many of her clean living friends have gone.

Do wish she would though but she says at her age it's her only pleasure.

[ummmm]

NoM..you smoked when we met up for my 40th birthday. That was 4 years ago.

[NoMercy]

It was 5 years ago. I haven't smoked since Feb 2016 when I moved in with OH, and then I was only an occasional smoker of less than 5 per week.

[EDDIE51]

Darcey, How does your Mum afford the £30 a day £210 a week, £10,950 a year the 60 cigs cost her?
All the people I know who have given up smoking recently have done it because of the cost, not the health aspect.

[Jackdaw33]

As I pointed out earlier, rolling your own is much cheaper, as well as more satisfying. I spend £30 per week, not per day.

[Mamyalynne]

Darcey's Mum's finances aren't really our business.

[New Judge]

"Darcey's Mum's finances aren't really our business."

Indeed not but it's an eye opener when you realise she's spending ten grand a year on smokes. I wonder if she realises how much she's spending.

[Mamyalynne]

I have no idea, it's not my concern.

[DarceyK123]

I have pointed it out to her many times but she doesn't care, she has her pension , no mortgage ect, and says it's her only vice.

But I agree, I couldn't afford to smoke and I wrk full time, just as well I wouldn't touch the smelly things.

[EDDIE51]

I would point out that she could afford 3 or 4 good holidays a year for the cost of the cigs. That was the only thing that stopped a family member smoking.They realised the cigs would pay for a months all inclusive luxury holiday every year.

[DarceyK123]

I couldn't agree more. But absolutely NOTHING I say will make her stop.

She once did a job she really hated and complained about it every day. I pointed out that if she gave up the cigs she wouldn't have to do the job, but the drug was too strong, she carried on with the job.

[alavahalf]

Never forget one of my customers .. he had lung cancer.
At the front door he had a bottle of oxygen. He also had one in the kitchen, one in the toilet, one in his bedroom, one on the stairlift and another beside his lounge chair.
Squeezed into the handles of every bottle he had a packet of fags and a lighter.

He must have died by now ... or gone with a bang !

[atalanta]

I once had a (woman) tutor who only lit one match a day. She was of Russian origin, which reminds me that Russian ciggies used to be very long - maybe 6 inches, but two-thirds of that was an empty tube, which you were supposed to squeeze to make a sort of filter. But he tobacco always fell out anyway.

[237SJ]

I remember when people smoke on commercial flights. What a nightmare that was

[237SJ]

*could*

[Jackdaw33]

Atalanta is referring to papirosi,which are different to cigarettes. You squeezed the tube two ways. They weren't very nice but extremely cheap, 7p for 20 when I was in Russia in the 70s.