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Originally Posted by Blueface
Last time I recall feeling this way involved cigarettes.
That was 1987.
I use to smoke between one and two packs a day.
Gave it up cold turkey, never to look back.
I am starting to get the same feelings as I had for cigarettes.
Actually, starting is a bad word.
More like I have the same feelings.
I have only smoked three cigars so far this month, with the latest being yesterday. Prior to that, two weeks ago.
For me, that is rare as I can smoke as many as I want as I work from home and have great weather. Up to December, I was averaging between 1 to 2 a day. Suddenly, no mas.
I tried one yesterday. A Boli CE. Truly can say I enjoyed it. Just didn't seem to enjoy me. Spent the night coughing a bit. Feel like I have that bronchitis feeling again from when I was a kid. Just seems that all of a sudden, they don't go well with me.
All this bothers me as I truly enjoy cigars.
I enjoy getting together with folks and sharing cigars.
I enjoy the times when dad, my son and I enjoy a cigar together.
I think I am going to try to avoid them for a while and see how things go.
Maybe my body is telling me to back off and maybe I should listen.
Hope I can handle the St. Valentine's Day/Real Man Herf.
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I think quitting is beneficial.
I haven't smoked with regularity since 2004-2005 (somewhere in that range). The few cigars I have now, I truly enjoy for the great pleasures they bring outside of the flavors.
As life turns another page, I'll find myself reverting to once again relying on the pleasures of the different flavors, isolating them, and enhancing those I like in the selection of what I smoke. With that, I'll increase the the frequency of my smoking.
It's all cyclical. Its natural for you, or anyone, to go through peaks and valleys in hobbies and pleasures. Enjoy every aspect of it as much as you can.
And as far as smoking buddies, hell, you could light up a cremosa and they'd stick by your side (with a small breathing distance of course). Its about the people and what the bring to the table, not the sticks. I haven't been what I would consider an active cigar smoker for years, yet there are at least 2 or 3 people on these boards who still acknowledge me.