I can't say I ever really started smoking. I tried probably 2 cigarettes in my life, didn't really get anything from it or see what all the fuss was about.
I do remember something my dad said to me when I was about 8 years old or so, he said even a smoker who only had a few a day would spend that much money by the time they got to retirement they could have bought a brand new Mercedes in cash. At that time we had a series of leaky Fords, MB were something that millionaires bought new not normal people. I remember thinking at even that age how hugely expensive it must be to smoke. I guess that left a lasting impression as I still remember it now.
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