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Surfing and cigarettes
- Thread starter oneworlded
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Never smoked, but I did use flavored seltzer to wean myself off soda years ago. Eventually I just started drinking just tap water. It's nice not having to shop/stock up on anything to drink other than having a few cases of emergency H2O. I do have a snacking habit though. #snacklife
I started using tobacco products in 77' when I was about 11 years old. All of my friends were experimenting with cigarettes and chew at the time. I didn't really smoke that much but damn, I was into chew. That buzz was incredible! Once I got past the point of nausea, it became an obsession. In high school I was smart enough to never use the stuff around my girlfriends. Poon was way more important to me at the time. 
I joined the Army when I was 18 and really dove into the deep end with both. After the first year, I would wake up, light up and then hit the head. I'd have another after P.T., on the way back to the barracks, then another after my shower. Then a couple more after chow followed by dip througout the day when we were in places that we couldn't smoke. The motor pool most, especially since none of us had any desire to blow ourselves up. Three years later I met my wife and she didn't smoke at all. It was great motivation for me stop, which I did. On the other hand, I was so addicted to nicotine that I continued to dip and hide it from her. Eventually she found out and lost her ever loving mind. The embarassment was enough for me quit but damn that was a painful time.
I still have nightmares about Copenhagen being stuck in my mouth and I can't wash out. Sometimes it'd be this huge plug all the way around my lower lip and it'd be so compacted that no matter how much I scooped out, it would just re-appear and be even worse. I swear those nightmares are what kept me from ever going back to it. It's been decades since I've smoked or used snuff but those dreams still pop up every now and then. I guess it's my subconcience preventing me from repeating the same old stupid actions.
About 20 years ago my uncle died from smoke related COPD. His lungs crystalized and he died a terrible death. The thing is, he didn't smoke. My aunt was a chain smoker that only smoked in the kitchen but it was enough to affect him. It's an effective reminder when it happens so close to home.
I joined the Army when I was 18 and really dove into the deep end with both. After the first year, I would wake up, light up and then hit the head. I'd have another after P.T., on the way back to the barracks, then another after my shower. Then a couple more after chow followed by dip througout the day when we were in places that we couldn't smoke. The motor pool most, especially since none of us had any desire to blow ourselves up. Three years later I met my wife and she didn't smoke at all. It was great motivation for me stop, which I did. On the other hand, I was so addicted to nicotine that I continued to dip and hide it from her. Eventually she found out and lost her ever loving mind. The embarassment was enough for me quit but damn that was a painful time.I still have nightmares about Copenhagen being stuck in my mouth and I can't wash out. Sometimes it'd be this huge plug all the way around my lower lip and it'd be so compacted that no matter how much I scooped out, it would just re-appear and be even worse. I swear those nightmares are what kept me from ever going back to it. It's been decades since I've smoked or used snuff but those dreams still pop up every now and then. I guess it's my subconcience preventing me from repeating the same old stupid actions.
About 20 years ago my uncle died from smoke related COPD. His lungs crystalized and he died a terrible death. The thing is, he didn't smoke. My aunt was a chain smoker that only smoked in the kitchen but it was enough to affect him. It's an effective reminder when it happens so close to home.
Yeah, having healthy snacks on hand is smart. I try to keep cut up cantaloupe and walnuts in da crib. I like raw unsalted pumpkin seeds too. Buttery.
I think tap water is just as bad as smoking. You ever go the EWG and look at the tap water database. Put in your zip code and see how bad it is.
I wouldn’t take health advice from a guy who thinks tumeric will get the Covid vax out of their system
The treatment plant near me has a reverse osmosis system. My employer also has a RO dispenser and several delivery style water coolers. I drink most of my daily water there. Hopefully that's safer. Also living in a hurricane prone area I keep several cases of bottled water on hand. If it goes unused, in November I drink the water that I purchased in May and it already has a plastic taste to it. I figure that's not good either.
I really don't know what is best.
We drink tap water filtered with a Brita and then Sodastream it (sometimes). Good as Perrier.The treatment plant near me has a reverse osmosis system. My employer also has a RO dispenser and several delivery style water coolers. I drink most of my daily water there. Hopefully that's safer. Also living in a hurricane prone area I keep several cases of bottled water on hand. If it goes unused, in November I drink the water that I purchased in May and it already has a plastic taste to it. I figure that's not good either.
Oh and there was a drinking fountain at Sequoia National Park that had the best tasting water ever. We'd go every time we were there and fill a bunch of bottles to take home. Then last year we get there and it was gone.
I asked a ranger and he said they moved it. Tried it but the water did not taste good.
Would love to see the certificate that comes with the vax removal program.I wouldn’t take health advice from a guy who thinks tumeric will get the Covid vax out of their system
1973. Long Live the King. Probably sitting on the beach because he got too winded to paddle out.
