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Originally Posted by timewarrior2001
I have smoked on and off since I was 17.
I went to join a gym yesterday and my PEF reading was off the scale, compared to my non smoking partner who could only manage 350, I hit 900 plus.
Thats 900 litres of air an hour apparently, so much for smoking affecting the lungs.
I live in a heavily industrialised area, my parents both smoked, my mother longer than my father, they have both now quit. I smoke, and yet I can see no physical problems with myself. Doesnt mean its ok to smoke I understand that, but some people are more suseptible than others.
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yeah and my mates dad was a smoker all his life - something like 40 a day - he died after the docs discovered a 'dark cloud' in his lung - where the cancer showed on the x-ray. I'd suggest a gym PEF reading isn't enough to check the current quality of your lungs - dont kid yourself that you aren't doing damage when you smoke especially that comment 'so much for smoking affecting the lungs' - I believe you aren't superman and therefore if you put smoke in your lungs eventually one day you will regret it.
http://www.lunguk.org/smoking-and-your-lungs.asp