Smoking in Maine (coupons, buying, excise tax)

[mainebrokerman]

in a state where you can ride a motorcycle without a helmet, yet we have a seatbelt law in a car,,,what do you expect?

if the powers to be are going to start legislating morality, then id like to suggest lobsters, filet mignon, chips, soda,and candy cannot be bought with foodstamps

[msina]

Yet you can buy booze in the grocery store,... go figure. Everyone has their pet peeves, eh? Too bad ya can't legislate stupidity.

[7th generation]

Originally Posted by mainebrokerman

in a state where you can ride a motorcycle without a helmet

.....and if they did enact a mandatory helmet law, it would be impossible to smoke wearing one!

[mainebrokerman]

Originally Posted by 7th generation

.....and if they did enact a mandatory helmet law, it would be impossible to smoke wearing one!

lol, i have seen this!!!

dont get me wrong, im not criticizing the helmet law,,,, i use to enjoy riding without one,,til i smashed into a few junebugs,,,

[mainenative]

I lost several loved ones to years of smoking. It is very hard to watch someone suffer. It use to be that smokers were the majority but, not any longer. Now if you smoke you are the minority. I've heard so many times that if you quit cold turkey it takes a tole on the body and like many other addictions causes the bodies ammune system to break down and thats when people end up with cancer. Has anyone else heard that? My Uncle and my father in law both quit cold turkey and within a year died of cancer. But those who gradually quit lived longer lives, although, they had health problems like emphasima. I am only going on personal experience here. Anyone else have any input?

[ILUVMAINE]

Originally Posted by 7th generation

.....and if they did enact a mandatory helmet law, it would be impossible to smoke wearing one!

Sorry 7th Generation!!!! If someone wanted to smoke - wearing the helmet or not he/she/it/them WILL find a way to puff away!!!

[Maineah]

Originally Posted by ILUVMAINE2

Sorry 7th Generation!!!! If someone wanted to smoke - wearing the helmet or not he/she/it/them WILL find a way to puff away!!!

Pretty hard to do with a full coverage helmet!

[ILUVMAINE]

Originally Posted by Maineah

Pretty hard to do with a full coverage helmet!

Back in my motorcycle mama days, my "windshield" on the helmet was removable! LOL

[Maineah]

Originally Posted by mainenative

I lost several loved ones to years of smoking. It is very hard to watch someone suffer. It use to be that smokers were the majority but, not any longer. Now if you smoke you are the minority. I've heard so many times that if you quit cold turkey it takes a tole on the body and like many other addictions causes the bodies ammune system to break down and thats when people end up with cancer. Has anyone else heard that? My Uncle and my father in law both quit cold turkey and within a year died of cancer. But those who gradually quit lived longer lives, although, they had health problems like emphasima. I am only going on personal experience here. Anyone else have any input?

My mother quit gradually and did not develop lung cancer for many years after she stopped completely. Unfortunately once the damage is done with the build up of carcinogens it's a crap shoot. Some people smoke for most of their lives and are never sick and some get cancer just from second hand smoke. The fact that they can't find a definitive root cause they can attribute to smoking keeps smoking and cancer in that grey area and safe from litigation.

[Maineah]

Originally Posted by ILUVMAINE2

Back in my motorcycle mama days, my "windshield" on the helmet was removable! LOL

I have one of those too, though nowadays most folks that actually wear a helmet go for the full coverage type with the fiberglass band that covers the mouth and chin completely.