Friday rant – Cigarette smokers

Its super gross. Its never prosecuted so that is why. I always feel bad though at the same time. I couldnt imagine what its like to be a slave to a substance like that.

I never understood that. Throwing a candy wrapper out the window is littering but a ciggy butt aint?

when I did smoke I field dressed them and kept the butt until I could trash them properly… but that was a lot of years ago.. glad I quit..

besides being a fire hazard too when disposed of that way

peeing on the lake is a fine tossing something that could possibly start a fire should definitely be a fine.

Agree, but pigs are pigs when it comes to littering.

orve4 wrote:

peeing on the lake is a fine tossing something that could possibly start a fire should definitely be a fine.

I believe it is or at least I thought it was its just never enforced.

Well how else are you supposed to know where the good catfishing spots are ?

Probably related to the people that leave their shopping carts in the parking lot 10 feet from a cart collection spot

Honestly can’t think of a worse habit. Stinky, extremely unhealthy, expensive.

Philip Morris thanks you for supporting them though.

Mike Schulz wrote:

when I did smoke I field dressed them and kept the butt until I could trash them properly… but that was a lot of years ago.. glad I quit..

I still haven’t kicked the habit yet, but this is what I do. I have tossed them out the window before however its rare. I do not smoke in my vehicles anymore so I always make sure they end up in the trash or cig butt station.

It’s littering just like throwing anything else on the ground.
It’s definitely not the majority who throw them out their window or on the ground. My advice to you guys who are offended or grossed out, watch your own bobber.
I quit about a month ago. Other than a couple bad days, I’ve been smoke free. Let me tell you, it’s not easy. I’m already noticing all this extra money though!!

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Have never smoked thank goodness but work around guys who do. The habit is gross. Once in awhile we figure how much a coworker has spent on cigs in his life, it often comes to over ten thousand dollars. Pretty expensive and nasty habit imo.

isu22andy wrote:

Well how else are you supposed to know where the good catfishing spots are ?

Michael Obremski wrote:

Have never smoked thank goodness but work around guys who do. The habit is gross. Once in awhile we figure how much a coworker has spent on cigs in his life, it often comes to over ten thousand dollars. Pretty expensive and nasty habit imo.

My girlfriend and myself have been smoke free for 8 years now. Is a bad habit but I’m sure you blow money on plenty of stupid stuff too. When we quit there was no super excess of money, it just got channeled into something else.

Man I smoked for a long time, many many years. That said my daughter turned 1 last week so that means I quit a year and a week ago. Haven’t smoked since the day we showed up at the hospital to have her. I always put my butts in a can or bottle. Started smoking around my sons age at 13, what a poor descion that was

Much of my extended family smoked when I was growing up in the 90s, most fortunately quit eventually. I don’t really know anyone who smokes anymore and none of my work or recreation activities really put me around smokers. It’s almost jarring when I smell smoke anymore, so hard to believe we used to eat in restaurants with it, not to mention the bars when I was in college…yuck!

Grubson, John, Bearcat, fins. Please accept my apologies if my post offended you. I didn’t mean to personally attack you guys.

I commend those for quitting. It can’t be easy.

Youbetcha wrote:

Its super gross. Its never prosecuted so that is why. I always feel bad though at the same time. I couldnt imagine what its like to be a slave to a substance like that.

My father in law got pulled over because he flicked a cig out the window of his vehicle. Got a dui because of that.

Also, my wife’s mom and two of her aunts have dies from lung cancer. All had smoked in the life. Wife’s step dad was just diagnosed with lung cancer. He is a smoker. We lived with mother in law as she was going through it and not something I would want to go through.

gim wrote:

Grubson, John, Bearcat, fins. Please accept my apologies if my post offended you. I didn’t mean to personally attack you guys.

I commend those for quitting. It can’t be easy.

Oh man no offense here. I don’t get offended.

fins wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Michael Obremski wrote:</div>
Have never smoked thank goodness but work around guys who do. The habit is gross. Once in awhile we figure how much a coworker has spent on cigs in his life, it often comes to over ten thousand dollars. Pretty expensive and nasty habit imo.

My girlfriend and myself have been smoke free for 8 years now. Is a bad habit but I’m sure you blow money on plenty of stupid stuff too. When we quit there was no super excess of money, it just got channeled into something else.

Nice work quitting. And u would know more about the money disappearing just as fast cuz u went through it. But that dosnt mean everybody blows thousands of dollars on stupid stuff especially me I work hard and save while I can. Just sayin.

To the OP I’ve always fully agreed with what you said. I can’t comprehend the mindset of someone willing to smoke a cigarette but then treat the butt as “not my problem.” Someone has to clean them up right? It’s a POS thing to do and that probably reflects on the person.

John Rasmussen wrote:

<div class=”d4p-bbt-quote-title”>Mike Schulz wrote:</div>
when I did smoke I field dressed them and kept the butt until I could trash them properly… but that was a lot of years ago.. glad I quit..

I still haven’t kicked the habit yet, but this is what I do. I have tossed them out the window before however its rare. I do not smoke in my vehicles anymore so I always make sure they end up in the trash or cig butt station.

you will when you are ready, for what ever reason

The vaping though! God dang! I swear 2/3 of the people I work with don’t set the damn thing down. Almost nobody smokes anymore but everyone vapes and it seems to be accepted.

fins wrote:

The vaping though! God dang! I swear 2/3 of the people I work with don’t set the damn thing down. Almost nobody smokes anymore but everyone vapes and it seems to be accepted.

was wondering when somebody would mention vaping. X2 on what u just said. Vaping is just as bad healthwise as smoking to.

Hell lets throw chewing tobacco in the mix,spit cups,bottles full of chew spit,YUCK!!

If you throw cigarette butts on the ice, in the water, or out the window – you are an a**hole. Simple.

try doing that in the marine corps!

Iowaboy1 wrote:

Hell lets throw chewing tobacco in the mix,spit cups,bottles full of chew spit,YUCK!!

Bingo & they call smoking gross. lol

I quit smoking and after 3 months went out and bought my first new boat. It was way under $20,000 but I knew it was either smoke or the boat. I’ve never lit up since the day I quit. Zero regrets.