A Look Back

[Boo]

 

"Curative power."  The legal department told them they couldn't claim that specifically, but it didn't stop them from throwing it against the wall to see if it would stick.  Cigarettes as "an ounce of prevention"?  One could write an entire dissertation on the logical fallacies and outright bullshit of that statement.

 

Sometimes a little trip down memory lane helps remind us of why we should hold the tobacco companies in disdain.

[bakon]

If only your mother used an ounce...

[BAT]

The really sad part is that the truth still didn't stop me from smoking.

[Reciprocity]

Maybe knowing the truth didn't stop you from starting to some Bat but i was likely a big part of the reason that motivated you to finally quit over 3 years ago.

Good on you!!

[Doreensfree]

When I started smoking age 11...I never looked further than that day..I was a kid...what kid does...

But...staying hooked 52 years is something I carnt comprehend ..

I hate the companies with a passion..mass murder...

Now I'm free..I see smoking for what it is..the denial has well and truly gone...

Good post boo...I hope I don't forget..it will keep me guarded...

[Boo]

I hope I don't forget..it will keep me guarded...

 

That's why I like to look up things on the tobacco companies from time-to-time.  I take full responsibility for continuing to smoke all those years, however...a bit of righteous indignation keeps me on point and focused.  Knowing the practices of big tobacco and how they view their consumers always leads to me shoring up my commitment to NOPE.  If it's gonna be us versus them, I'm for us.

 

If only your mother used an ounce...

 

Speaking of...tell your wife and my kids I said hi.

[Boo]

A bit more of big tobacco's smoke and mirrors from a bygone era...

 

You could "over-indulge" with the food.  Or, you could smoke Lucky Strike cigarettes and become a world class hurdler.  A full frontal lobotomy would help buy into the reasoning of these ads.

[Boo]

And one more.  Our friends at big tobacco would never encourage children to smoke, but if they were to buy a carton of Chesterfields for mom and dad that would be a great thing for junior.

[Doreensfree]

Putting on a little weight is what stops alot of smokers from quitting...

Ya...find people's weak spots..specially the ladies...but you don't have to gain heaps of pounds..

And those few pounds you might gain..start to come off later..eating sensible and a bit of excersise..that all it takes..and not putting poison on a daily basis..gives you the extra motivation...

It just a matter of stepping of the hamster wheel once and for all...

[Boo]

Putting on a little weight is what stops alot of smokers from quitting...

Ya...find people's weak spots..specially the ladies...but you don't have to gain heaps of pounds..

And those few pounds you might gain..start to come off later..eating sensible and a bit of excersise..that all it takes..and not putting poison on a daily basis..gives you the extra motivation...

It just a matter of stepping of the hamster wheel once and for all...

 

Those few extra pounds some quitters put on during the early part of a quit are more than offset by the health benefits of quitting smoking.  And as you pointed out, quitting smoking is a tipping point that leads many to taking full control of their health and fitness.  We've seen several folks here on the Train really turn their life in a totally new direction after quitting.

 

The process lives.  Long live the process.

[Stewie]

I just cant believe i used to smoke - LOL

[Reciprocity]

Don't forget about various levels of government around the world that PROFIT big time from the smoking industry. They pretend to want to help stop smoking by regulating packaging images and where people can and can't smoke but all the while, they are raking in huge tax revenue from all the tobacco products sold.

 

I thought governments were supposed to serve and protect us not facilitate others to try and kill us :huh: The evidence that smoking kills is more than clear by now - just outlaw it :angry: That would be difficult for all the current smokers but for the next generation, it would simply not be an option to start smoking.

 

End Rant ...................

[Boo]

Don't forget about various levels of government around the world that PROFIT big time from the smoking industry. They pretend to want to help stop smoking by regulating packaging images and where people can and can't smoke but all the while, they are raking in huge tax revenue from all the tobacco products sold.

 

The alliance between big tobacco and the government ran deep for decades.  My grandfather was in the United States Navy and served in World War II.  He was issued cigarettes as it was stated that smoking "calmed the nerves and increased courage."  He survived fierce battles against the Japanese in the Philippines, but eventually the cigarettes led to his demise.

 

The more I think about it, the more I hate smoking.

[Doreensfree]

I have watched copd/emphysema rob my hubby of his quality of life...

It saps the life out of you very slowly.

Watching him gasp every breath..listening to the oxygen machine pumping 16 hours every day..

He carnt do anything himself...he needs help to get to the bathroom...

It just a very cruel illness...

Just sit quiet for five minutes and imagine this could be your life...

[Reciprocity]

"D" I'm truly sorry you and your hubby are going through this quality of life - it just shouldn't be this way and that's what has brought us all here in a common goal - stop the insanity of killing ourselves by inhaling toxic chemicals into our lungs. It make me so angry to think about it now from a completely different perspective than what I have had for all my life up until now.

[MarylandQuitter]

I have watched copd/emphysema rob my hubby of his quality of life...

It saps the life out of you very slowly.

Watching him gasp every breath..listening to the oxygen machine pumping 16 hours every day..

He carnt do anything himself...he needs help to get to the bathroom...

It just a very cruel illness...

Just sit quiet for five minutes and imagine this could be your life...

 

I watched the same with my Grandfather.  Indeed it is cruel, very cruel. 

[Reciprocity]

Haha .... had to modify this post so it didn't look like I was dis'ing the Big Cheese. That wouldn't look good :unsure:

[bakon]

Lots on this sneaking in. Get the eraser out

[Reciprocity]

Like Telemarketing. Don't even answer the land line any more. I know who's calling and I don't want to speak with them, I guess everyone has to earn a living somehow?

[Doreensfree]

Aww me too..R !!...it never stops..and I have to answer ,because we have doc,s coming out of our ears..

They even ring my mobile..pain in the backside...should be a law..