The Resting Place.

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Born in 1952 I wished now I had taken better care of myself.

 

[WinterDeere]

Born in 1952 I wished now I had taken better care of myself.

No sense in leaving a beautiful corpse.

Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
― Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967

By some of the stories you've told here, Fuddy, it's hard to imagine any of us have had a much better time on this earth than you.

 

[Jstpssng]

Born in 1952 I wished now I had taken better care of myself.

1959, and I feel the same way. One mistake I didn't make though, was take up smoking. When I was 16 I was sitting on a log with a cigarette between my fingers in the standard style. I looked at it; said " this looks shitty"; put it out, and left the pack under a log in the woods. Every time that I drive past that spot I wonder if they are still the there.

 

[MossRoad]

1959, and I feel the same way. One mistake I didn't make though, was take up smoking. When I was 16 I was sitting on a log with a cigarette between my fingers in the standard style. I looked at it; said " this looks shitty"; put it out, and left the pack under a log in the woods. Every time that I drive past that spot I wonder if they are still the there.

My best friend stole a pack of his mom's Cool menthol cigarettes. We smoked them one after another thinking that's the way you do it. Started feeling pretty sick after the 3rd or 4th one.

And that was the extent of our cigarette smoking careers.

 

[bigtiller]

My best friend stole a pack of his mom's Cool menthol cigarettes. We smoked them one after another thinking that's the way you do it. Started feeling pretty sick after the 3rd or 4th one.

And that was the extent of our cigarette smoking careers.

My first cigarette was stolen also. A junior classmate stole half a carton from his grandmother, gave them to a senior classmate and he gave me a pack.

The 3 of us sat by the creek smoking while the grownups enjoyed the firemans picnic.

I wonder how many peoples first cig was stolen.

 

[MossRoad]

My first cigarette was stolen also. A junior classmate stole half a carton from his grandmother, gave them to a senior classmate and he gave me a pack.

The 3 of us sat by the creek smoking while the grownups enjoyed the firemans picnic.

I wonder how many peoples first cig was stolen.

Stolen from parents or offered from friend (who probably stole it).

 

[Jstpssng]

50+ years ago if a parent smoked, you didn't have to light up. Just go on a Sunday drive and everyone shared the smoke.
Office days when I was working for the state were always fun. I would work on a table in the main room, and most of the foresters would sit in their office smoking. It would get so bad that I'd turn on the exhaust fan in the bathroom. Invariably, just as it got bearable the secretary would shut the fan off.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

A friend (rip) years ago was funny in a twisted way. In grade school some guy was always trying to bum a cigarette off my friend and he got tired of saying he didn't smoke. So at home he got a pack with a few cigarettes from his dad. One he dumped tobacco out and put a firecracker in it with a little tobacco at the top. Firecrackers were powerful back then. Next day guy asked for a smoke so friend said sure, and guy heads off to the bathroom. Class starts and teacher is talking when all at once..."WHAM!"...
The guy comes staggering into the class and his lip was pulled back!

 

[Jstpssng]

A friend (rip) years ago was funny in a twisted way. In grade school some guy was always trying to bum a cigarette off my friend and he got tired of saying he didn't smoke. So at home he got a pack with a few cigarettes from his dad. One he dumped tobacco out and put a firecracker in it with a little tobacco at the top. Firecrackers were powerful back then. Next day guy asked for a smoke so friend said sure, and guy heads off to the bathroom. Class starts and teacher is talking when all at once..."WHAM!"...
The guy comes staggering into the class and his lip was pulled back!

I saw Bugs Bunny do the same thing to Yosemite Sam!!

 

[LouNY]

A friend (rip) years ago was funny in a twisted way. In grade school some guy was always trying to bum a cigarette off my friend and he got tired of saying he didn't smoke. So at home he got a pack with a few cigarettes from his dad. One he dumped tobacco out and put a firecracker in it with a little tobacco at the top. Firecrackers were powerful back then. Next day guy asked for a smoke so friend said sure, and guy heads off to the bathroom. Class starts and teacher is talking when all at once..."WHAM!"...
The guy comes staggering into the class and his lip was pulled back!

Even just the cigarette loads made a pretty good bang.