Have you ever considered giving up cigars?

[Blueface]

Originally Posted by hotreds

You state you enjoy cigars. If there is not a health issue, why would you stop? No comprendo. Or is the cough you got scaring you? I can see if you didn't enjoy them anymore, or if your doctor said you had to stop, but I am baffled, frankly. Again, unless you are fearing for your health all of a sudden. And, no, I have never thought about quitting- then again I've been smoking for about five years- a great deal less than you, I gather.

You are a person I'd like to herf with, hombre, I hope that your fears are conquered- and are baseless- and you will be able to smoke happily and truly enjoy your stogies!

Thanks Hugh.
You hit the reason(s).
Health.
Not that I fear the future.
Just doesn't feel good the next day.
I have now felt that in my last 6-10 cigars that I can easily recall.
No doubt I enjoy them.
No doubt I sure as heck don't want to give them up.
Just doesn't feel good to get that dry cough at night and the burning like feeling in the upper chest/throat, as if bronchitis symptoms that I recall so well from when I was a kid.
Just wondering if my body is telling me to cut the crap a bit.
I honestly figure I will stop for a few months, see how I feel, light up a cigar then, see how I feel after that and then make a final decision then.

No doubt when friends are in town, no way I cannot light up. That said, on 2/14, I will be a chimney. Just want to see if I can make it three months other than 2/14 as a smoking day.
That is my goal before I re-assess the whole situation and see which way I will go.
I honestly want to eventually go back to that one cigar a week on Sundays.

I am thinking of 4/24/09 as an assessment date, with the hopes I can smoke OK on 2/14 and not long for another one again.
Let's see.
I swear this is not something I can guarantee with the likes of dad and son to try to trip me up but lets see what happens.

[landhoney]

I understand you have several boxes of Cohiba Sublimes Carlos....

Seriously though, Herfs wouldn't be the same without you.

[Blueface]

Originally Posted by landhoney

I understand you have several boxes of Cohiba Sublimes Carlos....

Seriously though, Herfs wouldn't be the same without you.

Appropriate wording would be "use to" have several boxes of Sublimes.
Those days are long gone.
You came along too late.

I am not leaving.
No goodbyes damn it!!!

Will smoke up a storm with you guys on 2/14 and then go back to hibernation for a while to give peace a chance.
Who knows, in three weeks, I may spend all day smoking on 2/14 and feel completely fine after that.

[Made in Dade]

Originally Posted by Blueface

Appropriate wording would be "use to" have several boxes of Sublimes.Those days are long gone.
You came along too late.

I am not leaving.
No goodbyes damn it!!!

Will smoke up a storm with you guys on 2/14 and then go back to hibernation for a while to give peace a chance.
Who knows, in three weeks, I may spend all day smoking on 2/14 and feel completely fine after that.

And they were damn good too.

[newcigarz]

Originally Posted by Made in Dade

And they were damn good too.

Mikey stuck around even after they were gone.

[rack04]

I've considered giving up buying but never smoking. Hope you get it all straightened out Carlos.

[Blueface]

Originally Posted by rack04

I've considered giving up buying but never smoking. Hope you get it all straightened out Carlos.

[Don Fernando]

Originally Posted by Blueface

I am thinking of 4/24/09 as an assessment date, with the hopes I can smoke OK on 2/14 and not long for another one again.
Let's see.

I hope you can smoke again when Smokey and I are coming down to southern Florida.

[Blueface]

Originally Posted by Don Fernando

I hope you can smoke again when Smokey and I are coming down to southern Florida.

You guys are coming in May.
Need to scratch out that month.
Will write it off to "I don't know what happened", "I was weak".