Superman32 0 #1 December 2, 2005 I'm very surprised by the number of skydivers that smoke. I find it very odd, that these people for the most part are relatively intelligent, educated, and physically fit or at least somewhat active. It's a disgusting , dirty, and expensive habit Inveniam Viam aut Faciam I'm back biatches! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PsychoBob 0 #2 December 2, 2005 I smoked for 16 years, had a lung collapse and damn near died so I quit smoking and started skydiving and BASE. It's a lot safer."I'm not a gynecologist but I will take a look at it" RB #1295, Smokey Sister #1, HellFish #658, Dirty Sanchez #194, Muff Brothers #3834, POPS #9614, Orfun Foster-Parent?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #3 December 2, 2005 QuoteI find it very odd I find it very odd also, considering that smoking is common in people with addictive, risk-taking personalities and skydivers simply don't fit that mold.Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seejanefall 0 #4 December 2, 2005 I'm in the never smoked category, have been a runner since birth, so it didn't mesh. I did have a whole bunch of smoker friends growing up though, and for a couple years I'd go around asking them why they decided to start smoking. The main response back was that they didn't really remember why they decided to start, at least not a reason they wanted to fess up to. _____________ PMS #394 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkycndo 0 #5 December 2, 2005 Smoking just makes it easier for those that get the TUB speech to fit in with the bowling crowd.50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #6 December 2, 2005 >>>I'm very surprised by the number of skydivers that smoke... ***I thought that about Scuba Divers....who you would think NEED clean lungs! >>>It's a disgusting , dirty, and expensive habit *** Yeah but...CAN'T quit NOW!!!I ...almost have enough Marlboro Miles for an iron lung! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #7 December 2, 2005 Everyone around me smokes and i hate it. I've never smoked but probably 2nd hand smoke enough to kill a small horse1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerd137 0 #8 December 2, 2005 QuoteIt's a disgusting , dirty, and expensive habit Tell us how you REALLY feel! I smoked about 30 cigarettes a day before I quit about 3 years ago. But I still miss them. So I have one or two a month to stave off the desire to start up full time again. (For the record, I do not consider someone a "smoker" unless it's a daily habit.) I still remember why I started (curiosity/they made me feel yummy) and why I quit (the side-effects were a bitch). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #9 December 2, 2005 I've been smoking since I was 10 years old. Being the youngest of 9 kids, I had a LOT of bad influences. I've quit for a while here and there over the years, but never managed to stay quit. Right now I am working on quitting once and for all. I'm building up my will power at the moment, and realize that this will be the hardest thing in the world. I didn't smoke all day yesterday. The thing that will make it easy for me, is the constant reminder of what it's like to die of lung cancer, which is unfortunately right in front of my eyes. It's ugly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #10 December 2, 2005 QuoteQuoteIt's a disgusting , dirty, and expensive habit Tell us how you REALLY feel! Well, the poll options pretty much summarize his views. I've never been a smoker ... I have probably smoked the equivalent of a pack or two over my whole life in the "have a few drinks bum a smoke off a friend" routine. And not for 6 or 7 years now. I think I'm very fortunate in that it really does not a damn thing for me, so I really don't get the hype and don't have to deal with the addiction/cravings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markd_nscr986 0 #11 December 2, 2005 Never have,never will..... My parents did,but both quit in the 1960's My sisters or my brother dont smoke either......Marc SCR 6046 SCS 3004 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #12 December 2, 2005 Thanks to my mom, I never ever wanted to smoke. She made it as repulsive as it could be. Years of suffering through the damn second-hand smoke did it for me. After some 35 to 40 years of smoking, she's been 5 years smoke-free! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerd137 0 #13 December 2, 2005 HA! I knew I had posted my cigarette/ex-girlfriend analogy here before! http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1353607#1353607 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GrendelKhan 0 #14 December 2, 2005 Thats whats great about a free society, the individuals choice to do what they will with their body.Let me guess you are pro-life, right? Apparantly it bothers you that somebody is doing something with themselves that you dont agree with so they are obviously wrong. I recently quit smoking (two weeks, not even a puff) but arrogant non-smokers that think they have the right to regulat epersonal behaivor in others might just drive me into a 2 pack aday spiteful smoking spree. If you want to climb down off your high horse you might see that the people that smoke are still intelligent and educated, they just make a choice thats different from you, you might have to learn to respect other peoples choices. Grendel Khan-The Official DZ.Com Newbie Forum Nuisance "They sicken of the calm, that know the storm." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelel01 1 #15 December 2, 2005 I find it amusing that you think most skydivers are intelligent and educated. BTW, I voted as a smoker (started before skydiving), since I just quit 15 days ago. Maybe in a year if I'm still not smoking, I'll feel confident that I've kicked the habit. I feel good about it this time, though. Edit: forgot the tongue face thingy after the first statement. It looked pretty harsh without it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamjenner 0 #16 December 2, 2005 I smoked after i jumped (BUT i started smoking at school not at the DZ), in fact many people at the DZ told me to quit over and over and i'm proud to say after taking the patch for 2 weeks i was finally able to quit and it's been almost 3 months and i've never felt better!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #17 December 2, 2005 whoo hoo go kel! I quit one year ago Nov 1. After a crazy ass boogie. I had smoked for 14 years. God that sounds like a long time, i rarely even want one now, but I have days when the cravings are bad.Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superman32 0 #18 December 2, 2005 QuoteThats whats great about a free society, the individuals choice to do what they will with their body.Let me guess you are pro-life, right? Apparantly it bothers you that somebody is doing something with themselves that you dont agree with so they are obviously wrong. Actually, I'm one of those Bush hatin' liberal types and yeap I'm from the northeast too. I couldn't give a twirling F as to what you as an individual do or do not do. I think that smoking is stupid, ugly, dirty, stinky and expensive. That's why I don't smoke. I just found that skydivers as a group seem to smoke a lot more than the average population (at least around me). Inveniam Viam aut Faciam I'm back biatches! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #19 December 2, 2005 used to but not anymore. i started 1 year ago and stopped a couplke of months back Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nerd137 0 #20 December 2, 2005 QuoteI think that smoking is stupid, ugly, dirty, stinky and expensive. That's why I don't smoke. Tell me the truth: you'd get turned on if you saw me smoking a cigarette, wouldn't you? The TRUTH now! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jasonRose 0 #23 December 2, 2005 Smoke what???? Some day I will have the best staff in the world!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superman32 0 #24 December 3, 2005 Do you smoke cigarettes? Tobacco The other stuff is a whole different poll Inveniam Viam aut Faciam I'm back biatches! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
