Lunch and smoke breaks

[xyzabc198]

Wow. They were 80p for 20 when I started!

I was 11...

...You naughty boy!

 

[Lewiy]

Well I think think that local shop that sold individual cigarettes to you needs a good slap on the wrist then!!! At least I was legal when I started......think it was about £1.99 for 20 (on the cheap brands)

 

[cornflakegirl]

I was just about to crow victoriously that we finally found out how old you are - and then I realised you started smoking at 11! :shelteredlife:

 

[caringsharingbristolbilly]

I remember reading an article on the BBC News website a few years back about smoking breaks at work (can't find it now) and someone wrote in to comment about their policy where they worked, which I think was British Airways. The idea was that you worked from 9 until 5 and had an hour which you could take as breaks. So, non-smokers got a full hour for lunch if they wanted (or two half-hour breaks, etc.) and smokers could take a shorter lunch, say half an hour, and have 3-4 smoke breaks if they were quick.

I think this is an unbelieveably sensible solution. Smokers get their breaks, non-smokers get their choice and everyone gets their flexibility. :D

Yours,
Caring, sharing, about to embark on attempt no. 15 to give up smoking, Bristol Billy Bob.

PS. I started when 20 were £2.60. They're now £5.90. Unless you buy them from the local corner shop, in which case they're about £6.50. Thieving swines.

 

[Lewiy]

I've been smoking roll-ups for many years now as tobacco doesn't seem to escalate in price at quite as rapid a rate......25g is only just over £5 now and that does me a week!!

 

[caringsharingbristolbilly]

Hehehe. I just re-noticed my 'location' field. I updated that ages ago when I joined the forum, and it's still (sadly) as true today half the time.

 

[Jonmo1]

I've been smoking roll-ups for many years now as tobacco doesn't seem to escalate in price at quite as rapid a rate......25g is only just over £5 now and that does me a week!!

I do that too. I get a Can (about the size of a coffee can) for about $15. That's about equal to 10 packs. Where 10 packs by the carton would be $40-$50.

I also enjoy the conversation's that start. "Hey, what are you smoking over there, is that Wacky Tabacy?"

 

[Lewiy]

I get a Can (about the size of a coffee can) for about $15

I was wondering how long it would be before someone started quoting silly low American prices!!! Mind you, I am safe in the knowledge that as a smoker, I am contributing to well-being of the UK government.....god bless their £100k+ vehicles with leather seats, air-con, electric windows and a chauffer.

 

[caringsharingbristolbilly]

I do that too. I get a Can (about the size of a coffee can) for about $15. That's about equal to 10 packs. Where 10 packs by the carton would be $40-$50.

I also enjoy the conversation's that start. "Hey, what are you smoking over there, is that Wacky Tabacy?"

I do half and half at the moment. Cigs for work, where I can't be bothered to roll up, and rollies for at home. I think it's a happy medium*.

I loved it when my rollie-smoking friends came to visit when I was living in Canada. The constant harassment by hippies and bums was hilarious.



* like Claire Rayner.

 

[xyzabc198]

equal to 10 packs of what? small baccy pouch? large pouch? cigarettes?