Pandemic Survival Blog

  Yes. They call cigarettes coffin tacks. They call 'em cowboy killers too. That's how the Marlboro Man died, ya' know. So, first off, here's a typical day in the life of a smoker : Wake up, smoke. Take two aspirin for the chronic recurring headache. Maybe a swig of some orange juice to wash it down. Shower. Head to work. Puff a cigarette on the way. Do what it is you must do to pay the bills, and take those cigarette breaks, that's one per hour for the pack-a-day'er and every half hour for the 2-pack-a-day'er, but most folks can't pull a smoke break every thirty minutes unless they run their own biz. Now, done with a hard day's work, are ya ... so head on by the store on the way home, grab a new pack-a-smokes, maybe a backup lighter and a honey bun, and head on back to the flat. Now, if you're a night owl, like many of us "kind," or you work at a bar, restaurant, movie theatre or hospital, you're probably gonna be up for a ...

  It’s almost New Year’s Eve folks, just a couple weeks away. What are you going to do? Will you light up a cigarette, trying to celebrate and make new year resolutions you might not be able to keep – if you keep smoking. Let’s face it … it’s hard to stay in shape when you’re a smoker. The 4,000 chemicals just drag you down. It’s also hard to eat healthy, because you know you’re already screwing up your health with the pesticide, the tar and the ammonia you inhale every hour, or every half hour, depending on whether you’re sucking back 1 pack or two packs a day. Think about it, 1 pack a day is about 250 puffs of plastic, pesticide and fiberglass. Wait, you didn’t know about the plastic or the fiberglass, the glass wool cutting open your insides, your soft tissue? There is new research and you’re going to want to check into it because it will help you quit. They say knowledge is power, and once you have it you are influenced to ACT ON IT!   It’s time now to act ...