I've always tended to justify it in my own mind having mother die when I was 10 from..

cancer. She never smoked and only enjoyed the odd glass of wine (unlike the rest of her family, when young had a priest during lent come round and give them St Paddy's day off to get obliterated). It's such an unfair killer. I'd give everything just to see her one more time.

Posted By: DrDublin on June 9th 2022 at 09:54:40

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England still has 6 million smokers (General Chat) - MonkeyPuzzle, Jun 9, 07:14:59
- Since they also pay a lot of tax (General Chat) - Cable Gap Pioneer, Jun 9, 15:13:05
  - Let’s roll back gun restrictions too (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 9, 15:47:23
- How many smoker's in arbroath (n/m) (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Jun 9, 09:47:37
  - is this a cryptic crossword clue or something? (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 09:50:24
    - Arbroath is famous for its smokies (General Chat) - Cardiff Canary, Jun 9, 10:37:07
      - Well I'm pleased to learn that; must say it had passed me by a bit (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 10:47:16
- 10% of that figure are chimpanzees (n/m) (General Chat) - inutero, Jun 9, 09:36:45
  - What about Beagles? (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jun 9, 09:45:51
    - About 5% however (General Chat) - inutero, Jun 9, 09:50:03
- Send them to Rwanda (General Chat) - ChampsChamps2023, Jun 9, 09:25:31
  - here's an idea (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 10:04:24
    - Otherwise, good idea. I’ll think about it 😎 (n/m) (General Chat) - ChampsChamps2023, Jun 9, 15:14:00
    - Look some people don’t like foreigners especially the brown or Muslim kind (General Chat) - ChampsChamps2023, Jun 9, 15:13:19
- Also highest levels of obesity in europe I think (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 08:27:02
- Nobody speaks about booze mind that causes infidelity more deaths and suffering. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 9, 07:37:07
  - Haha! Booze does cause plenty of infidelity I’m sure (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Jun 9, 11:01:28
  - Surely less infidelity? Brewers droop and all that.... (n/m) (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jun 9, 08:54:17
  - At last (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jun 9, 08:34:24
  - Because some people abuse it (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 9, 08:17:37
    - What other nice things is it like? Chocolate? Crisps? (General Chat) - Drurys Left Nut, Jun 9, 08:26:02
      - I think you’re being disingenuous on purpose. (General Chat) - Drurys Left Nut, Jun 9, 08:35:31
        
        We all know the problems around alcohol (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 9, 08:41:49
        
        Actually smoking kills WAY more anyway (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 9, 08:43:59
        
        Well... (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 9, 09:49:24
        
        Criminalising smoking is just stupid imo, it won't stop it.Plus no (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 9, 10:03:13
        
        it's quite rare to see an actual arsed smoker these days in general (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 9, 10:48:26
        
        Yeah very few at knebworth - mostly vapes (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 9, 12:52:56
        
        or lower it by 1 every year, and solve the "aging society" problem? (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 09:52:33
        
        my googletastic research (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 09:40:47
        
        Yep time to ban food (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 9, 12:51:34
        
        Or just deploy your approach to the unvaxxed & don't treat them (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 13:56:08
        
        That was only my approach when hospitals overwhelmed (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 9, 15:49:06
        
        we really do need to make more automatic weapons freely available (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 9, 09:38:06
        
        We need guns to in case the Romans invade again. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jun 9, 09:40:19
        
        It’s ok, sanctions will stop him buying another club (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Jun 9, 10:33:10
      - Yeah people binge eat too which is also a killer (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 9, 08:29:18
        
        if only people would stop doing stuff that kills them (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 9, 08:31:34
        
        I do both but I'd love to give up rollies. Probably I've a useless brain. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 9, 09:24:50
        
        i gave up yonks ago when the fags killed my bruv with the double cancers (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 9, 09:41:46
        
        Did for my dad at 54... (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 9, 09:53:10
        
        my dad too, and ma in law - it is, undoubtedly, and without doubt, shit (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 09:55:43
        
        That makes me think. God bless your brother and you Mr Tombs sir. Time for me to kick it (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 9, 09:50:50
        
        in my experience if you can get past three weeks you have cracked it (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 9, 10:34:14
        
        I've always tended to justify it in my own mind having mother die when I was 10 from.. (General Chat) - DrDublin, Jun 9, 09:54:40
  - That’s because booze is a right laugh (General Chat) - Drurys Left Nut, Jun 9, 07:57:12
    - Drink responsibly (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 9, 08:18:23
      - Yep, never before noon (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 9, 09:28:08
        
        which "noon" do you pick though? (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 09:56:51
        
        It's always noon somewhere in the world (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 9, 10:00:21
        
        well there you are, you can't have them all; got to pick. (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 10:05:59
        
        unless you are driving (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 9, 09:43:32
        
        tricky to achieve when you're on the phone, I always think (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 09:48:44
        
        Steer with your knees, obvs (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Jun 9, 09:50:30
        
        them self drive teslas are brilliant for the old drink driving caper (General Chat) - Tombs, Jun 9, 10:52:13
        
        or a pink, tinted windows stretch limo with a chauffeur and mini bar, even better (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jun 9, 15:04:30
- 10.3 billion in tax revenue last year. They pay their way. (n/m) (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Jun 9, 07:31:34
- Taxes (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jun 9, 07:17:24
  - Tax them more (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Jun 9, 08:18:51
    - vimto (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jun 9, 08:25:14

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