Citydude
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Yep. My doctor had a smoker's gravely voice when I was a kid. He scared me. He was a sour grumpy old man.
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The way this Wuhan Flu is spreading, I'd say smoking or lack of is the least of your worries.
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Wish it was nicer out and my ankle wasn’t broken. Would go out and have a good cigar. Can’t smoke in the house now that the fiancé is living here.
But my lady has been fetching me drinks. All good
But my lady has been fetching me drinks. All good
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It is a respiratory virus and smokers are hit the hardest.
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Looking at old family movies from the 50s... Every single adult was smoking in almost every scene - and most had a cocktail in their hands... Different time. I smoked a pipe in my 20s because it looked cool. Never got hooked and just quit when carrying the stuff around became a hassle. Don't worry too much about that flu, though. If you read all the reports from all sides, for almost everyone it's like a light flu. It does hit us older folks harder and kills more of us - but so does the regular flu. I've had two friends check out over the past few years with the ordinary flu. I'm lucky I have no respiratory illnesses or anything, or I would worry more I imagine. But I have always washed my hands a lot and haven't had the flu or a cold for 20 years... And never got the norovirus on the half-dozen cruises I've taken - when two had more than 250 ill. Luck and soap, I guess.
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This statement makes no sense.
A flue that doesn't kill you, is just the flu. If "smoking" enables the flu virus to overcome your defenses, and kills you then, smoking is, make that was, a big worry.
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Yep... that is how it was...
Mom picked up smoking in Nursing school... tried many times to quit... someone told her he quit through running... every time he wanted a smoke he went for a walk which led to running...
Mom started running in her 50's and went on to run 50 and even 100 mile runs... the power of addiction.
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Be tough dip snuff.
That's one thing I only tried a couple times and said "Blech!"
I preferred Redman for a while. Every few years I'll buy a pouch, chew for an hour or two, then toss it.
Same thing with cigars. We used to smoke em when we went fishing once or twice a year. Haven't done that for at least 25 years.
That's one thing I only tried a couple times and said "Blech!"
I preferred Redman for a while. Every few years I'll buy a pouch, chew for an hour or two, then toss it.
Same thing with cigars. We used to smoke em when we went fishing once or twice a year. Haven't done that for at least 25 years.
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IIRC, the issue with smoking is that it makes your lungs less efficient which makes you more vunerable to getting pneumonia.
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