Cigars Are More Like Pie & Coffee Than Cigarettes & Tobacco

[MarkD60]

I miss my Cigars. I haven’t smoked a cigar in probably 8 or 10 weeks.
I've come to the conclusion that cigars are more like pie and coffee than cigarettes and tobacco. I used to smoke cigarettes when I was in the Navy, I quit when I got out. With cigarettes, you gotta smoke a cigarette every 10 minutes or you go crazy. Cigars, if you’re on a plane or in  a meeting, no big deal. You never NEED a cigar like a cigarette smoker needs a cigarette.
Nope, cigars are more like pie and coffee. After you have a good slice of pie and a cuppa great coffee, you sit back and think, “Dang, that was good. I look forward to when I get to do that again.” You don't become addicted and need pie and coffee every 10 minutes.
Exactly like a cigar.

I quit because of some financial trouble, pressure from the wife, and the staining of the teeth. I'm not sure I want to stay quit.
I feel like I'm fighting a fight every minute of my day except when I stop and smoke a cigar.

 

[oke&coke]

And making your first post since joining isn't going to help at all. Good luck which ever road you go down.

 

[Bsneed51]

Good analogy.   

 

[kona1000]

Seems like an introduction of sorts. Welcome to CP. As a former cigarette smoker I would agree with you. The best part of some cigars is that you sit down for an hour and focus on relaxing.

 

[MarkD60]

When I signed in here, I was wondering where All my posts were. I was sure I had posted here before...
 
I think my wife got me a couple of cigars for a Halloween party!!

 

[sterlingnotes]

I agree... although I do spend more time thinking about what I want to smoke next. 
They are much healthier too... back when I smoked cigarettes, I had a nasty smokers cough.  When I switched to cigars... it totally went away.

 

[jsm11]

I agree... although I do spend more time thinking about what I want to smoke next. 
They are much healthier too... back when I smoked cigarettes, I had a nasty smokers cough.  When I switched to cigars... it totally went away.

That would be the inhaling me thinks....
And FWIW, definitely not healthy... better than Ciggies, me thinks so....

can't live forever though...

 

[jfields]

Cigarettes are a sign of tension... Cigars are a sign of relaxation.



Former pack and a half a day smoker checking in.

 

[oke&coke]

Trying to quit cigarettes as we speak.  Some days I win some days I lose.

 

[Not A Nice Person]

I quit smoking cigarettes (for the second time, but for good) when I got out of college in '96 . . . and started smoking cigars to get over the "niccy fit" hump.  'Bout once a week or so, when the cravings got bad, I'd relax with a cigar . . . and be good for another week or two.  Or three.  
 
Eventually, of course, I discovered there was a whole world of cigars out there beyond what they sold at Walgreen's   :laugh:  and that was it for that. Now I spend a LOT more on them than I ever spent on cigarettes, but I'm much healthier and a whole lot less stressed.  Relaxation vs. addiction.
 
My doctor used to say it probably wasn't the healthiest thing I did, but given the stress relief, the benefits vs. the dangers evened out to a wash as long as I kept it at two a day or less.
 
~Boar