ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade Non-US Electrical Systems & Trades Do you smoke?.

Gee, you class that as being addicted to coffee?

I guess that by Swedish standards I must be completely beyond redemption! I usually have two cups before starting work in the morning, another mid-morning, one with lunch, another mid-afternoon, one after dinner, and at least another two during the evening. And that's when I'm out on a job; on days that I'm working from home I probably fit at least another two or three in during the day.

I'd bet that a large number of our American friends also get through a similar quantity.

Pipe smoker on job sites except where prohibited. If resturant does not have a smoking section I go someplace else.
Drink a pot of coffee almost every day.
It's great to enjoy some pleasures.

I just drink one (20 oz) cup in the morning. at 4:45 am, while I am still figuring out why the door comes out from the wall instead of the floor.
TW

Don't smoke, although the loco's I deal with you sometimes come home hacking and coughing like you do.

Hang on a minute,
Every person, is entitled to have two vices,
For me, it is Smoking and the odd Beer, I don't Gamble,or engage in licentious behaviour, I am not quite married yet,and I do not want to ruin my chances.

Yeah,
Just wondered how many of our newer members actaully smoked.
It's not something I condone though, If I could give it up I would.
Did you know, that apparently, cigarettes are harder to give up than Heroin.
Having never tried H myself, I'll take thier word for it!.

Trumpy I smoked cigarettes a few times on the bus to be cool but luckily I never got hooked on them.

My Dad passed from lung cancer ten years back, even while on oxygen he would sneak a smoke now and then. It must be a hard habit to put aside if you need to keep at it when you can not breath on your own.

To this day I miss him terribly, he was a good friend.

Had he been able to quit he might be here to see my daughters.

Bob

Bob,
Sorry to hear that your Dad passed away like that.
Since I posted that original posting, I have given up drinking and smoking is next on the list, I have cut way down, from what I used to smoke.
It was just so hard to climb poles and put up ladders.
Smoking itself, has a bad "look" these days,
even though lots of governments are still taking funds from Tobacco companies and they are still taxing us smokers, because of the "Health Risks"!.

Ireland's extending its smoking ban to bars/pubs from January 1st 2004. Should be interesting to see how it works out.

It basically extends the smoking ban (Applies in all work places). Removes smoking sections in restaurants, the smoking sections on long distance trains will also be removed.

The bar/pub ban is being pushed by bar workers. Once it is inacted they will have a very definite right to sue employers who don't enforce it for placing their health at risk.

In general smoking rates are going down quite a bit here although it's still high compared to say California. Generally though it's becoming more and more anti-social.

The other slightly strange environmental legislation here is the extension of the polluter pays taxes.

So far there is a 15¢ charge on all plastic bags. This has resulted in shoppers reverting to bringing shopping bags/baskets/backpacks and stores issuing reusable bags. It's been an outstanding sucess and it's rare to see a plastic bag these days. A lot of stores simply don't provide them at all anymore. (they might have paper, but you have to ask). Also if you do use plastic everyone looks at you like you're some kind of eco-scum! Old ladies "tut" etc.

They are now extending it to control litter:
Chewing gum's being taxed
along with a 15¢ charge on ATM reciepts. From the time the legislation comes into force the machine will give you an option of displaying your balance on screen or printing a reciept (at a charge)

Fast food packaging of a non-biodegradable type will also be subject to a 15¢ charge per item of packaging. These charges have to be individually itemised on the receipt and can't be absorbed.

djk,
Just a small question,
If everyone gives up smoking, would everyone else like to pay more tax, to cover what the government, lost out on banning smoking?.

Ever see the health care bill associated with smoking related diseases??!

It far outweighs the tax take on cigarettes!