Could you Would you?

Um, no. No I wouldn't. Right now I smoke one each day when I get off work to relax and decompress. During the few days I'm off work between Monday and Friday when the kids get on the school bus I light up a tabac especial or the like to enjoy with my morning coffee, and maybe have another stronger stick in the late afternoon. I really don't smoke around my family though so that helps me keep the consumption down.

As to those power smokers doing 12 - 20 a day... after being in the Marines for 10.5 years and working DOD Special Police/PPS for 8 years, I'm betting that number includes sticks that were partially smoked then had to be snuffed after an inch or so. I can't relight sticks, they always taste foul so I'm wondering if that is 12 - 20 partials instead of full sticks.