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Absolutely spot on cashy and lets face it George got the help of a new liver and blew it, I actually felt sorry for that consultant who tried so hard to help Besty, it must have felt like a smack in the face, and also remembering that another genuine case was deprived of that much needed liver and for the family of the person who made the ultimate sacrifice so that he could have another chance and threw it away

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Margaret, not sure if you're making a good health choice though!
I smoke Silk Cut away from home but make roll-ups to smoke at home(cost!!). I use Amberleaf, Golden Virginia too strong for me.

I fit one and a half filters in the roll-ups and always smoke them and the Silk Cuts using a little plastic filter(I know, why bother smoking at all).
The plastic filters are quite effective and easily last 10 to 15 Silk Cuts but after 4 or 5 roll-ups they are a disgusting mess, all 600 poisons collected in thick brown goo. I wonder how I've survived so long! If you can smoke neat Golden Virginia your lungs are tougher than mine.

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I use filters and a 6" cigarette holder - tar is cleaned from the holder regularly.

I have found I smoke far less than when I used to when I smoked factory made cigs. It took me a year to lose the craving for whatever addictive junk was added to factory made cigs.

Lately I have been adding the herb Mullein
Herbal Smoking Mixtures

"Mullein is a fine medicinal for the lungs, even when you smoke it. It soothes inflamed or infected lungs, and prevents coughing until infection or inflammation is broken. Then it aids in expectoration, helping to break up congestion and promote "effective" coughing. It was smoked to stop the coughing of tuberculosis years ago. It is wonderful for any kind of lung cleansing. Very gentle and non-toxic, you can use it anytime."

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Margaret, you always have an answer! You make it sound quite a healthy habit.
6" filter? Stylish!
Where can you get Mullein- I might try it(I could certainly do with it).

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I buy everything on line - got mine here -
Mullein <em>(Verbascum thapsus)</em> at Woodland Herbs

I doubt that you will find it in any high street shop.
The 6" cigarette holder doesn't contain any filter, but collects tar just as a pipe does.

PS it is very dry so you get a lot in 50grams - needs moistening

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I'm saying nowt. Have a read at this Gordon.

Weeds for Witches Part V: Mullein The Witch of Forest Grove:D:D:D

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Interesting read - scroll down and it reads
"The leaves are used internally (drunk or smoked) to treat pain, colds, coughing, lung and throat problems (asthma, brochitis, infections), and indigestion"

PS i am not a pagan (although I recall I used to tell doorstep god botherers that I was) - my present interest is Zen.

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We used to have lots of mullein in our last two gardens, but it seems to have disappeared from the garden we have now, sadly. It's one of my favourite plants, tall and covered in silky silvery hairs. These have led to a past use of the dried plant as candle wicks and torches, when dipped in fat. Didn't know you could smoke it though!

It also has its very own moth, which has spectacular caterpillars which will strip leaves bare. You can watch them starting off tiny and getting as fat as your little finger as they gorge on the plant.

Verbascum thapsus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mullein Moth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Beam me up Scotty I'm a jedi:D

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I like the way you keep wriggling and trying to justify smoking when your so very meticulous with your health Margaret, I think if we were meant to smoke there would be a chimney incorporated in our anatomy;)

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I'm not justifying it - just lessening the side effects.

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There are none if you give up:rolleyes:

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I wish my mother would give up. She is 86 and still smokes, then complains of being breathless. She has been in hospital twice in the last two months because her oxygen levels were low. But her answer is " I've smoked so long why give up now?

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Does she use oxygen at home Frank?

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No ,she asked the district nurse for a nebuliser but the nurse said she couldn't have one , she has to use her inhalers more. But my mother being my mother ( being a nurse all her life) is as they say the worst type of patient.