I never intended smoking to be a permanent habit and would never buy a lighter for example. Matches were a daily reminder. I used filters that gradually reduced the crud entering my lungs and then one day in 1981 the Chancellor ramped up the tax on tobacco significantly. I decided to quit cold turkey.
I smoked every cigarette I had that night -- slightly too many -- and woke up with none in my flat. I haven't touched any tobacco product since. Instead I took up marathon running!
Last edited by JCK; 05/09/19 12:19 AM.
