I've been smoking for 20+ yrs. I want to quit so bad and have for so long! I finally got the doctor to prescribe me Chantix and started taking it this past week. I just couldn't do it on my own. I need help. I really want to be rid of this addiction for good. It's been so hard to stop. You've all have heard the story 100 times before, I'm sure. The fact is that I fucking hate smoking ... I hate the smell ... I hate the taste ... I hate that I've done whatever damage I've done to my health since I've started and that whatever the long term affects will be could end with cancer and death ... and I hate the resulting impact it will possibly have on my wife and kids, god forbid - if it does end that way for me.
I never smoked in my house or in front of my kids. I've always tried to be conscious and considerate when around other people (smokers or non-smokers) to NOT blow smoke in their direction. Always ask 'do you mind?' when wanting to light up around other people. If they minded, I wouldn't light up or I'd walk away and smoke elsewhere. However, I'm positive I've invaded people's space on many occasions over the years.
Smoking is a fucking nasty habit/addiction and smokers, for the most part - are rude and inconsiderate about imposing their fucking nasty habit/addiction on other people. IT IS THAT CUT AND DRY FOR THE MOST PART!
Anyone that's a smoker that argues they should be able to smoke in a bar or restaurant or plane or wherever they want for any reason is just being an asshole for the sake of being an asshole. The argument that there's no scientific proof that 2nd hand smoke causes cancer doesn't even matter. It's fucking disgusting and it stinks and you're forcing people to breathe that shit ... and they should have no choice because you're a fucking addict!?!? That's just fucking wrong and selfish!
MikeSmoke - I have nothing against you brother, but you're grasping at straws. Your arguments about condemning smokers as a group and comparing them to gun owners and that people are just looking for a group to slam is almost humorous. You know smoking is bad for you personally and somewhere on a logical level you know that smokers as a group "inflict" their addiction on people without caring or thinking *for the most part* that people don't want to have that shit imposed on them. IMHO, you know it's wrong - but somehow you feel the need to be ok with it because you smoke
DirtyWhiteBoy - everything you've said is 100% on point, man. 100%! (EDIT - except the snowballing comments you made in KB's thread yesterday ... that was all just wrong LOL)
