I don't get it. I know it's a habit, and some may even enjoy a drag after a kite session, but really? You've just exercised your body, taken in the sun, fresh air, the ocean water (clean stuff I presume), and then you pop out a cigarette? Come on!
I generally find its the electronic pump crew, they even have an e cig theyre that lazy
Select to expand quotegkawo said..
I don't get it. I know it's a habit, and some may even enjoy a drag after a kite session, but really? You've just exercised your body, taken in the sun, fresh air, the ocean water (clean stuff I presume), and then you pop out a cigarette? Come on!
I don't get smoking in general. How does knowingly doing gradual unfixable damage to yourself satisfy people. The compromise is so large.
I understand why people smoke. I don't agree with it but at least I can understand why they do it.
Select to expand quotePaulyOS said..gkawo said..
I don't get it. I know it's a habit, and some may even enjoy a drag after a kite session, but really? You've just exercised your body, taken in the sun, fresh air, the ocean water (clean stuff I presume), and then you pop out a cigarette? Come on!
I don't get smoking in general. How does knowingly doing gradual unfixable damage to yourself satisfy people. The compromise is so large.
Although Smoking is probably the worst thing the same thing could be said for people abusing Alcohol or Pharmaceuticals (which is more than you would think) on a regular basis. People do stupid things to their bodies all the time.
I'm no advocate for smoking, nor do I smoke, but I can see why people might.
All I can say is that at least e-cigs are almost eliminating people from polluting your airspace or meal with tobacco smoke, i'd say they are a pretty good invention really. Although I highly question how safe the chemicals they use to replicate tobacco flavour and vapour reproduction are for the body.
I don't get it either. Its ****en stupid. I can kinda understand an older guy who took up smoking years ago before the plethora a evidence came to light how badly this **** kills you.
But what excuse do young kids have who start smoking? Stupid. One can only assume it is the stupid people intent on removing them selves from the gene pool.
That said.
Alcohol kills you, As does coffee, bacon and sugar.
Everything kills you 
can never understand why people care what other people do, see me smoking they hating.
who gives a toss really unless they are flicking ash on your kite
live and make love I reckon 
What about a lighting up a joint after a really good kite....nothing beats a good sesh after a good sesh
I bet there's ten times more kite boarders getting on the booger sugar after a session then having a dart
Select to expand quotefingerbone said..
What about a lighting up a joint after a really good kite....nothing beats a good sesh after a good sesh
Select to expand quoteJonopark said...
Crazy hey. Some people even have a beer!!
Haha nice!
Select to expand quotebjw said..Jonopark said...
Crazy hey. Some people even have a beer!!
Haha nice!
Yeah. That is the icing on the cake after a good sesh, and you're chatting away about kites, tricks, etc with your mates, but that 'dude' then pulls out a cigarette and I am like... okkaaayyy... I am out of there. Just kills it for me.
Select to expand quotegkawo said..bjw said..Jonopark said...
Crazy hey. Some people even have a beer!!
Haha nice!
Yeah. That is the icing on the cake after a good sesh, and you're chatting away about kites, tricks, etc with your mates, but that 'dude' then pulls out a cigarette and I am like... okkaaayyy... I am out of there. Just kills it for me.
But gkawo, don't others freak out when you don a adult diaper and pretend to ride a painting of a bike on the road? Or is that common practice over there?
I'm going to start a restaurant and dose the food with nicotine! Tim Hortons in Canada did it in the 80s and made MILLIONS. They got through the food authority by putting it in the paper cups not the liquid!
I don't smoke but it it makes someone happy, let em be.
I'm not a school teacher, its their choice.
That'd be fine, if it wasn't YOUR tax dollars paying for their cancer and emphescema treatments...
Funny thing here, where most of the population seems to smoke, is in the kiters there are only one or two who do. And I wish the dickheads wouldn't stand around my kite while doing it.
Why do it? Cos nicotene is more addictive than heroin.
... the worst is when you get the ignorant arses who smoke upwind of a kite and let the f'ing ash burn holes in the canopy 
^^^^^
100% agree.
Another kiter, smoking upwind of my kite as I am packing up has happened twice in the last couple of weeks. Really s*#ts me.
I don't really care what others do to themselves but don't put holes in my kites!!
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That'd be fine, if it wasn't YOUR tax dollars paying for their cancer and emphescema treatments...
Funny thing here, where most of the population seems to smoke, is in the kiters there are only one or two who do. And I wish the dickheads wouldn't stand around my kite while doing it.
Why do it? Cos nicotene is more addictive than heroin.
As an ex smoker I can attest to the fact that the reason there aren't many kiters that smoke is cause most of them don't have the breath to exert themselves that much . I haven't touched a smoke in 14 years yet due to my past habit I am living with a severely reduced lung capacity , and I struggle every time I exercise . Smoke'em if you got em
Nicotine in coffee at Tim hortons is an urban legend.
Still suprised at the number of people who smoke, though some councils have now banned smoking on beaches here.
I reckon a lot of peopele have lain in their death bed wishing they had never smoked, just saying.
i am an ex smoker
Select to expand quoteEfilnikufesin said..Kamikuza said...
That'd be fine, if it wasn't YOUR tax dollars paying for their cancer and emphescema treatments...
Funny thing here, where most of the population seems to smoke, is in the kiters there are only one or two who do. And I wish the dickheads wouldn't stand around my kite while doing it.
Why do it? Cos nicotene is more addictive than heroin.
As an ex smoker I can attest to the fact that the reason there aren't many kiters that smoke is cause most of them don't have the breath to exert themselves that much . I haven't touched a smoke in 14 years yet due to my past habit I am living with a severely reduced lung capacity , and I struggle every time I exercise . Smoke'em if you got em
More likely, you're just unfit, 14 years older and unable to bounce back as well.
Smoking in restaurants or right by the front door really ****s me off. Few places are non-smoking here, and nobody gives a **** about second hand smoke - often see ma and pa smoking up a storm in a car full of kids too.
When you spend 15 years as a chain smoker you will inevitably scar your lungs , lung tissue does not regenerate , once you sustain damage its permanent . I am a pretty active person , that works full time and exercises , nor am I over weight . Smoking should be banned period !
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That'd be fine, if it wasn't YOUR tax dollars paying for their cancer and emphescema treatments...
Funny thing here, where most of the population seems to smoke, is in the kiters there are only one or two who do. And I wish the dickheads wouldn't stand around my kite while doing it.
Why do it? Cos nicotene is more addictive than heroin.
if you do the maths on this it does not really stack up. In NZ the government basically looks after you until you die after you retire. If you smoke heaps and die early you are actually saving the government and the tax payers money.
It has always been said that the taxes on cigarettes are to help pay for your cancer treatment etc, seems like a much bigger saving in taxpayers money if you die sooner and they do not have to pay for your retirement home etc.
My favourite is putting a nicotine patch on someone without them noticing.
If you are good you can get them addicted to you 
Select to expand quotePaulyOS said..gkawo said..
I don't get it. I know it's a habit, and some may even enjoy a drag after a kite session, but really? You've just exercised your body, taken in the sun, fresh air, the ocean water (clean stuff I presume), and then you pop out a cigarette? Come on!
I don't get smoking in general. How does knowingly doing gradual unfixable damage to yourself satisfy people. The compromise is so large.
It is a "reverse" satisfaction, i.e. you start hammering your finger... and it feels so good when you stop it....
(translated: hammering - you create an intense craving with nicotine addiction; feels good to stop it - lit a cigarette not to feel the craving)
You can relate to this only if you ever been a smoker... :-(
I couldn't care less how other people want to ruin their health. That's their problem. Just don't force me to share the second hand smoke
