[Arthurgray50@blu]

When l started working at the age of 15, l started smoking to be part of the 'local kids'. When l was told that my father was dying of cancer caused by smoking.

My father passed away, the Drs, told it due to Cancer of the Lings and the main factor was smoking.

That put me off smoking for about 10 years. I started again, only to be part of the 'workplace' smoking, ie canteens full of smokers.

I got a job delivering to a major hospital in Berkshire that dealt with Heart surgery. I went there one day, and saw patients with Heart disease caused by smoking. That put me off for ever.

I have not smoked for 30 years. I don't think its my job to tell someone that you cannot smoke. What annoys me is that shopkeepers, that sell to kids. and they are quite open about it.

Now shops have to have shutters in front of them.

Smoking is a killer, but what the government should be doing is forcing Cigarettes Manufacturers, to pay money into the Health Service.

Wasn't it Marlboro got sued in America, by a Family who got Cancer via smoking. And the family won the case.

Its no good bringing E-cigarette's to help stop you smoking. Its the will power of the person to stop, when they saw what happens to you bottom.

I will always remember speaking with and OAP once, when speaking to him. He had dark Blue Lips. and he said he smoked 90 fags per day. He had just come from the Gp, who told him to cut his daily fag, by 20. He said. If l had the will power, l would not have started in the first place.