tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post1677394323007102266..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: SMOKING USED TO BE COOLjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-24389153965078084922015-03-17T00:10:01.137-04:002015-03-17T00:10:01.137-04:00Very true. Smoking was very cool for a long time a...Very true. Smoking was very cool for a long time and suddenly quite recently not cool at all. We finally passed a tipping point where now only a minority smoke. That works for me. I'm a non smoker and maybe now I can finally be cool!Jackie Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06322613989851869319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-237162198732021992015-03-14T11:27:43.355-04:002015-03-14T11:27:43.355-04:00I quit 35 years ago +/-. I don't miss being c...I quit 35 years ago +/-. I don't miss being cool at all, not that I ever was all that cool. The thing I immediately enjoyed about NOT smoking was not having to drag around all the lighters, matches, a second pack for when you finished the half pack left over from the previous day, etc. I enjoy traveling light. Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-76459647447668694992015-03-14T02:45:03.306-04:002015-03-14T02:45:03.306-04:00To preserve the meat? (*~*)To preserve the meat? (*~*)Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-50710424682116850552015-03-14T02:43:05.432-04:002015-03-14T02:43:05.432-04:00That "French Curl" does not sound at all...That "French Curl" does not sound at all Cool, it sounds perfectly disgusting. I've never been a smoker, so didn't have to give it up, but I grew up with smokers, married smokers, worked with smokers, both sons smoke, and I'm the one with asthma because of all that smoke. Not the fresh smoke, which is bad enough, but the stale stink that permeates clothes, furnishings and comes from the mouths and lungs of long term heavy smokers. That is what causes me to cough until I vomit. So as far as I'm concerned the sooner that habit dies out, the happier I'll be. Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-64871384804838351782015-03-13T21:33:33.200-04:002015-03-13T21:33:33.200-04:00An interesting post, Joeh....what do you take of i...An interesting post, Joeh....what do you take of it? Did you have a question in mind, or opinion? Got a lot of responses to it, wonder what your take on it is. <br /><br />I smoke rather later in life, age 57 to 69. Odd why I started, quiting was easy....pending heart surgery. <br />What do you make of the respone's here, very curious. <br />Mike<br />Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-44830793339895898782015-03-13T21:04:40.026-04:002015-03-13T21:04:40.026-04:00I never was one of the cool people. I remember whe...I never was one of the cool people. I remember when I was in high school, they had a smoker's lounge for the students. All the cool kids hung out in there...you know, the ones who now look about 10 years older than I do.<br /><br />You are still cool to me - just look at your blog! That's cool. And Mrs. Cranky, she's cool. And you play the guitar...now if that isn't cool.Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-64343134371408786532015-03-13T20:49:35.659-04:002015-03-13T20:49:35.659-04:00At the tender age of 26, my peers pressured me int...At the tender age of 26, my peers pressured me into trying a cigarette. They were teachers, so they were quite persuasive. I must admit my effort was less than successful. They laughed so hard that I won a pile of pretzel rods from them in the weekly poker game.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-27664008357141405832015-03-13T17:38:39.825-04:002015-03-13T17:38:39.825-04:00I quit in 1991, Joe, when I came back from Mexico ...I quit in 1991, Joe, when I came back from Mexico and saw how expensive cigarettes were in the U.S. I don't know HOW people can afford to smoke now.<br /><br />But rest assured, Joe, you're cooler than ever.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-34092311355875655832015-03-13T16:26:30.738-04:002015-03-13T16:26:30.738-04:00In retrospect I recall even the "cool" p...In retrospect I recall even the "cool" part as embarrassing. I meet or pass people now and know by the smell they smoke. I used to smell like that. I have a friend who still lights up and I drive home with a runny nose after a few hours in second hand smoke. I used to to that to people. How awful.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834682329952369721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-1179165455404089992015-03-13T15:57:42.557-04:002015-03-13T15:57:42.557-04:00From someone who never smoked, i never thought it ...From someone who never smoked, i never thought it looked cool, and i have a great deal of sympathy for how hard it can be to quit. It was that hard for me to give up sugar. messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-31342844295910770522015-03-13T15:34:54.495-04:002015-03-13T15:34:54.495-04:00The cool thing is that with most of us smoking, no...The cool thing is that with most of us smoking, no one noticed how bad our clothes and hair smelled nor how awful our breath was. It's like when you hang out with only garlic eaters, no one notices the aroma. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-91606320160805350762015-03-13T15:15:32.576-04:002015-03-13T15:15:32.576-04:00I still smoke. Although, I've noticed many pre...I still smoke. Although, I've noticed many premature wrinkles on my face due to smoking so many years. I've quit a couple times (while pregnant) but then picked it back up again. Lately, I've been seriously thinking of quitting for the last time! It's just so damn hard. But, I of course know all the "cool" things that came with smoking. I don't feel so cool anymore though. Bad Word Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05946586696660086018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-24536224095599128822015-03-13T13:48:12.090-04:002015-03-13T13:48:12.090-04:00At least you had a period in your life when you we...At least you had a period in your life when you were cool. I've NEVER been cool. stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-35543400122071313242015-03-13T13:34:23.129-04:002015-03-13T13:34:23.129-04:00I tried smoking but I was not cool. It always look...I tried smoking but I was not cool. It always looked like a bad Bette Davis impression. I would smoke a couple from a pack and then give the pack away to someone who was down and out. Glad now that it didn't stick. <br />You, Cranky, are totally cool no matter what. And you make me laugh every day.Marciahttp://wwwareaderslife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-64923932218639732792015-03-13T13:11:00.757-04:002015-03-13T13:11:00.757-04:00Thankfully its reduced globally.
The only one I tr...Thankfully its reduced globally.<br />The only one I tried was Cool cig and it had a menthol flavour. That was my first and last brand.Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573906991666088642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-81495454223717311242015-03-13T13:07:36.476-04:002015-03-13T13:07:36.476-04:00Heh. I remember ALL of that. I quit smoking but I ...Heh. I remember ALL of that. I quit smoking but I didn't quit being cool. (What's that? I was never cool? Oh, then never mind...)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-68353907979745981002015-03-13T11:49:07.390-04:002015-03-13T11:49:07.390-04:00I smoked long ago too Cranky. I'm still cool ...I smoked long ago too Cranky. I'm still cool though. You've got to find some other cool things to do. I'm just saying.<br /><br />It is good to be able to breath, not cough up a lung every day and the food does taste way better. Oh and we sure smell better now too.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-52617029306501973962015-03-13T11:38:53.444-04:002015-03-13T11:38:53.444-04:00glad i skipped that whole mess. i'd rather be ...glad i skipped that whole mess. i'd rather be healthy than cool. :)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-55019291432027335272015-03-13T11:12:10.346-04:002015-03-13T11:12:10.346-04:00My Grandma used to smoke Camels.My Grandma used to smoke Camels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-81011172843577103252015-03-13T10:53:04.617-04:002015-03-13T10:53:04.617-04:00Great post Joe, I'll have to have Momma Bear r...Great post Joe, I'll have to have Momma Bear read it! That is if she can quit hacking long enough to hold her iPad steady...Joe Ormerodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03337984962516170189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-40962796663153495202015-03-13T10:09:10.714-04:002015-03-13T10:09:10.714-04:00Heh. I'm just old enough to remember the whol...Heh. I'm just old enough to remember the whole 'smoking is cool' vibe that was around when I was a kid. It's been pretty thoroughly eradicated by now, so folks more than 10 years or so younger than me can scarcely wrap their minds around it - "what could possibly be cool about smoking?" To which I can only smile and say, "Yeah, you're right - go with that thought." But a set of folks my kids' age have taken up the death-sticks again, this time with a more 'edgy, rebellious' vibe about it. <i>(*sigh*)</i><br /><br />Just for fun, I could refer you to a <a href="http://theyardnextdoor.blogspot.com/2011/01/up-in-smoke.html" rel="nofollow">smoking post</a> of my own, from a couple years back. . .Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12044041773404411751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-11926241027869434252015-03-13T09:36:21.042-04:002015-03-13T09:36:21.042-04:00LOL; I didn't realize there were so many cool ...LOL; I didn't realize there were so many cool moves with smoking! That's probably why I never took it up; I don't think I'm graceful to have performed some of them! Good for you for finally quitting! Worked for a doctor once that told their patients the best give they could give themselves was stopping smoking. <br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.com