comedian Chris Rock says he has to sell weed just to afford cigarettes

Posted by Green Lantern (A) on May 21, 2016 at 07:52:06

In Reply to: about $250 posted by bullethead on May 21, 2016 at 05:57:24:

I started smoking cigarettes in 1972 at age 12. Hell in 8th grade our teachers smoked in the classrooms and we'd (students) would go in the back cloak rooms to smoke in-between class breaks.

By age 17; I was a seriously addicted, smoking up to a pack a day. Back then they were about $0.50 a pack. My mom caught me smoking and cut my lunch money from $1 to $0.50 a day. When I heard they were $1 a pack at the airport vending machines (comparable to $10 in todays economy I guess) I knew it was time to bail.

June '77; I remember the Summer well, I flicked the last cigarette away from my grand-dad's rooftop for the last time. Wasn't easy but I never looked back.

For twenty years/off and on I'd dream of 'firing up' a cigarette awaking in the middle of the night relieved that it was just a dream...now thats a powerful drug.

I recently ran into a childhood classmate on facebook who actually taught me 'how' to smoke (as far as inhaling) well he still smokes -and believe it or not he looks reasonably good (despite a couple stints in rehab). Go figure.

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Topic - about $250 - bullethead 05:57:24 05/21/16 (20)

Wayyyy back when cigarettes were $2/pack quitting meant the money could eventually buy a new Corvette - Smelly_Socks 15:02:40 05/21/16 (3)

RE: Wayyyy back when cigarettes were $2/pack quitting meant the money could eventually buy a new Corvette - Green Lantern 16:16:25 05/21/16 (2)

I liked Taryton, then Dunhill. Then I quit. nt - Smelly_Socks 21:04:19 05/21/16 (0)

low grade tobacco - bullethead 17:15:37 05/21/16 (0)

RE: about $250 - Mike B. 12:02:52 05/21/16 (0)

About as good as putting it in stocks. - free.ranger 10:25:48 05/21/16 (1)

yes - bullethead 11:39:46 05/21/16 (0)

For $250 a day... - genungo 10:19:23 05/21/16 (0)

Wasting it on cigarettes... N/T - musetap 10:07:54 05/21/16 (0)

Think positive ... - bjh 07:59:12 05/21/16 (0)

comedian Chris Rock says he has to sell weed just to afford cigarettes - Green Lantern 07:52:06 05/21/16 (2)

You may not believe this but... - AbeCollins 22:53:01 05/21/16 (1)

RE: You may not believe this but... - Green Lantern 08:02:59 05/22/16 (0)

RE: about $250 - Inmate51 06:32:28 05/21/16 (4)

thanks - bullethead 06:33:08 05/21/16 (3)

RE: thanks - Inmate51 06:36:41 05/21/16 (2)

retirement money - bullethead 06:40:28 05/21/16 (1)

RE: Shuffling Off - kitch29 07:06:57 05/21/16 (0)

RE: about $250 - Awe-d-o-file 06:22:51 05/21/16 (1)

ITG brands now owns Winston FWIW - bullethead 06:29:45 05/21/16 (0)

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comedian Chris Rock says he has to sell weed just to afford cigarettes - Green Lantern 07:52:06 05/21/16 (2)

You may not believe this but... - AbeCollins 22:53:01 05/21/16 (1)

RE: You may not believe this but... - Green Lantern 08:02:59 05/22/16 (0)

comedian Chris Rock says he has to sell weed just to afford cigarettes

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