I have been a smoker all my adult life. I feel like a second class citizen and if non-smokers (or reformed smokers worse yet) have their way, those of us that do smoke will have to resort to sneaking behind the barn like we did when we were kids. The current attitude towards smoking reminds me of the period leading up to prohibition (and we all know how well that went don't we). Tax me all you want. Over-taxing a substance like tobacco in an effort to get people to stop is just another way for the socialists in our society to try and get their claws into my life. I know it is killing me, I've seen the photographs and know it was one of the chief reasons my dad passed away some years back. I am an adult though and can make my own choices. If I want to smoke I will - just don't come into my life and try to regulate it with your values. My values work just fine for me and it is one of the vices I have in my life that I enjoy. Now when I am on my death bed suffering from some lung disease you can come and laugh at me and say I told you so - but until then, please leave me and my cigarettes alone thank you very much! Hope I didn't offend anyone, but I have some pretty strong opinions on the subject as you can tell. Thanks for the thread - just what the doctor ordered!