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I have been smoking long-fillers for years. During the last couple of months I have even been having peaks with 2-3 per day. Last month I needed to have a new life insurance policy. I have said upfront I smoke cigars, but the rate was dependent on my health condition rather than on how many...

As I posted before Ive had some health issues. Went to the hospital on friday last week and was admitted. Transferred to another hospital monday for a cardio cath, the results showed I need open heart surgery for bypasses and valve repair. Im a little concerned about having my chest opened but...

well after 13 years same owners, but 4 different management companies and 7 different bosses this property i have been managing finally sold. no problem right? well i thought not but the new owners came in today 10 minutes after the closing and said sorry we wont be needing your services. The...

I'm currently shopping for health insurance and it seems this whole system is purposely made to be as confusing as possible. On the plus side, my work simply gives me a monthly allowance and lets me buy my own insurance even though they have a plan available. It's a crappy plan so I didn't...

Hey guys! I used to be on the forum years ago and then got caught up with work, other hobbies, etc, and am finally making my way back over to cigars! Unfortunately, I gave my humi away since I didn't have time for it, so it's like starting all over! I've always asked it here, but I like to...

When choosing a sport to pursue, what are the motivations that make you want to do it and stick with it? The first consideration when choosing a ... Read the full article here: Puff Lifestyle - Lifestyle Tips: The Health Benefits of Running

Hello All, today I was informed that I will be paying a $20 per paycheck health insurance surcharge because I smoke a couple of cigars a month. According to my HR department, I either smoke or I don't, it does not matter how much. In addition, I have to self-identify by signing a document saying...

Just wondering, since I've been active in cigar lounges for a while an while traveling around, most of the time I find that majority of cigar smoke are wayy over weight. Have you folks seen this or, just where I roll.

I would really like to read your input on this issue. I started smoking cigars a few months ago and love it. I'm 39 and finally learning to relax with a good stogie. So I started to think about the healthcare debate. In a worst case scenario. If I got cancer from smoking, should others have to...

. . .and that ever-present tobacco use question keeps bugging me. Honestly, I smoke maybe 1-2 cigars a week if I'm lucky. Do I still classify as a "tobacco user?" I always thought this was targeted at more habitual smokers. What are the possible consequences of answering "no?" :neutral:

Hey folks, Noob that has been smokin about 6 mos now. I'm getting some flak from some family members about the dangers of cigars. They often cite the websites that point out that a churchill's has the nicotine of 2 packs of cigs. Also showing me some stats from the American Health Assoc...

We have discover a new type of virus among the puff population and this virus is most certainly highly contiguous to all of our members here on puff. The CDC has been tracking this virus for sometime now and has given this deadly virus a name, and it's being called SIR DAVE SHUCKINS VIRUS...

In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria. In a number of carefully controlled trials, scientists have demonstrated that if we drink 1 litre of water every day, at the end of the year we would have absorbed more than 1 kilo of Escherichia coli (E. coli)...

was surfing around and came across this tonight Pipe Smoking and Health

I am curious and was trying to find information online and could not find too much. I was trying to convince my wife that cigar smoking is a lot safer then when i was a cigarette smoker, because I am not inhaling, and she said what is the difference, when you are smoking that much more in that...

Soda Tax Weighed to Pay for Health Care - WSJ.com I was watching the news tonight and heard about this story and thought it was a joke and then did some research on it. Seems this story was back in May of this year. I am watching in disbelief of the social dismantling of our system. In order...

Nice that Tobacco users are the only ones who will have to pay more for the proposed Government Health Plan. I mean if you are a Heroin junkie, pothead, speed freak or coke fiend...you get the regular low rate. But if you are a smoker...you will get the higher rates. Also as a Independent...