Posted on 12/25/2004 10:37:36 AM PST by SheLion
That's what I was too.
As a non-smoker at the time, it wasn't considered a cause which prompted the Doctors to pursue other avenues of reason.
If I professed being a smoker at that time, who knows I may have been left for dead and joined John Ritter's path to his demise.
ThanksJust a kid, practically. :^(
God help that poor guy. His weight would have to be some type of metabolism problem. No one could eat that much.
Save your breath Jorge, addiction is based in rationalization. People who are killing themselves for their drug of choice have no use for reason. It's their choice. You tried but, then you know you can quit because you did. My question is how many smokers would like their children or grandchildren to take up the habit?
I know. Very sad indeed. I hope he doesn't get bigger.
Oh get a life! It's none of your business who smokes or who doesn't smoke. What did jorge do? Call in his friend? LOL!
Can you say LEGAL COMMODITY???? Try it. It's not hard to say, honest.
jorge called in his friend. Did you notice? hehe!
Thanks, Meek. But being a widow, I spent most of the day cleaning and working on the computer. But my dear friend brought me up a plate of food and desert. And boy! Was that food good!!!!!
I opened my presents from my daughter and family last night. I was like a little kid. I had such fun. :)
It is very possible that stoping smoking may lead to a better quality of life that may translate into fewer drugs, operations, and healthcare visits, that more than offset the longer life.
It seems to me that even if the cost analysis is uncertain, that it's the right thing to do, given that Medicare is their insurance company.
Now whether Medicare charged a sufficient premium for the coverage provided, is a different question altogether.
I know your addiction may have compromised your cognitive abilities but review my first response and you'll see I said. "It's their choice". If that's unclear to you, get a literate person to explain it to you
..... my dear friend brought me up a plate of food and desert. And boy! Was that food good!!!!!
I opened my presents from my daughter and family last night. I was like a little kid. I had such fun. :)Well, I'm glad you got your Christmas grub and had fun with the prezzies. :^D
I'm a smoker who's children don't smoke and whose grandchildren may,or may not,smoke(too young now).
I'd rather every single one of them smoke,though,than abuse alcohol. I have had experience in that area and believe me,it isn't pretty.
Smoking is downright benevolant compared to alcohol.
I have been smoking since I was 16 Danny. So why aren't "I" going to the Doctor's all the time for being sick? I go every three months to make sure I get my prescriptions and once a year for my annual physical.
So, why aren't "I" sick all the time?
Here.....literate this!
Addiction? We always called it a habit. Where have you been? You are just as narrow minded as your friend Jorge, so therefore, I will not respond to your asinine remarks any further.
Move on!
So is snorting coke!
I can think of no greater waste of time or bandwidth than to engage in a flame-war so if I say anything you disagree with, it'll save time if you just tell yourself that you're probably right and I'm probably wrong.
So, you go right ahead and call smokers "addicts" even though you say you have libertarian leanings, and then state: "If that's unclear to you, get a literal person to explain it to you."
But I notice no one has answered any of the points I made.
And,sadly, no one ever will answer them,Judith Anne.
Judith Anne, these two have tunnel vision and are set in their ways. There is nothing we can say to them to change their minds.
But like I said: I bet THEY have habits WE would find disgusting. ugh!
What would you like me to explain?
How people who never smoked could possibly have a heart attack? You're kidding right?
Of course not. We all know that.
If not, why not?
They die from something else first.
And what is the ACTUAL percentage?
The percentage of smokers who get lung cancer is MUCH higher than for non-smokers.
Let's stop playing this little game.
EVEN the cigarette manufacturers ADMIT that smoking can cause lung cancer, emphysema and other diseases.
They even put it on their packs as a WARNING.
You you realize the state of denial you are in?
Listen, I hope you never suffer any of these horrible consequences of smoking. And maybe you won't.
But tell me the truth. What could be worse than suffering and dying from something horrible like lung cancer...except maybe the knowledge that you DID IT TO YOURSELF?
That is the worst. It's better to just quit.
You will never regret that decision.
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