Melanius Mullarkey Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Lunardi's newsagents in Elgin high street was the place for your tabs., They had a magnificent selection (see Senior Service post earlier), multiple menthol tab varieties, liquorice tabs, rainbow tabs etc. Was always queued out the door at school lunchtimes. 10p single tabs from a selection of Regal, Bennys and Mores (for the ladies). He always kept a massive stash of Camels which were the sole purchase of Gordonstoun birds (wid obvs). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 36 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: Lunardi's newsagents in Elgin high street was the place for your tabs., They had a magnificent selection (see Senior Service post earlier), multiple menthol tab varieties, liquorice tabs, rainbow tabs etc. Was always queued out the door at school lunchtimes. 10p single tabs from a selection of Regal, Bennys and Mores (for the ladies). He always kept a massive stash of Camels which were the sole purchase of Gordonstoun birds (wid obvs). These boys? I remember them (although I thought it was a brown packet, so I obviously don't remember them that well). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 13 hours ago, Jim McLean's Ghost said: You will be getting packed into your suicide pod at age 80 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59577162 Logans run!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Binos Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) 47 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: Lunardi's newsagents in Elgin high street was the place for your tabs., They had a magnificent selection (see Senior Service post earlier), multiple menthol tab varieties, liquorice tabs, rainbow tabs etc. Was always queued out the door at school lunchtimes. 10p single tabs from a selection of Regal, Bennys and Mores (for the ladies). He always kept a massive stash of Camels which were the sole purchase of Gordonstoun birds (wid obvs). Berts ice cream van that parked outside the school at lunchtime was where I got mine from Single tab please bert with a match and a can of red kola too cheers Edited December 10, 2021 by Binos 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 12 minutes ago, Jacksgranda said: These boys? I remember them (although I thought it was a brown packet, so I obviously don't remember them that well). Thats the ones. Think there was a green packet as well (probably menthol). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: Thats the ones. Think there was a green packet as well (probably menthol). There was a green packet. I worked in a newsagent when I was in school and there were dozens of variants of cigarettes. I think there are much fewer now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 1 hour ago, RawB93 said: Found these in an abandoned building a few months ago. Well before my time, did anyone here smoke them? ^^^ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, RawB93 said: Found these in an abandoned building a few months ago. Well before my time, did anyone here smoke them? I found this in an obscure inner part of a cave a few years back: I (and the guide who had worked there for >20 years) thought I'd found a new part to the cave following a nasty 10m-long squeeze along a narrow tube that was accessed at the top of a rather dodgy 20m-high vertical aven that I had to free-climb. However, somebody had clearly had a smoke in the tiny 'turning chamber' several decades before I arrived on the scene (no way that it would have been washed in without disintegrating). Edited December 10, 2021 by Hedgecutter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) 27 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: I found this in an obscure inner part of a cave a few years back: I (and the guide who had worked there for >20 years) thought I'd found a new part to the cave following a nasty 10m-long squeeze along a narrow tube that was accessed at the top of a rather dodgy 20m-high vertical aven that I had to free-climb. However, somebody had clearly had a smoke in the tiny 'turning chamber' several decades before I arrived on the scene (no way that it would have been washed in without disintegrating). Shut up! That's making me ill thinking about it. Edited December 10, 2021 by Sergeant Wilson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 47 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: I found this in an obscure inner part of a cave a few years back: I (and the guide who had worked there for >20 years) thought I'd found a new part to the cave following a nasty 10m-long squeeze along a narrow tube that was accessed at the top of a rather dodgy 20m-high vertical aven that I had to free-climb. However, somebody had clearly had a smoke in the tiny 'turning chamber' several decades before I arrived on the scene (no way that it would have been washed in without disintegrating). I'm with the Sarge, that makes me claustrophobic just reading it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 (edited) The weirdest effect of this if that at some point in the future there's going to be a bunch of 52 year olds outside a shop in a shit part of Taranaki trying to get a 56 year old to go in for them. Edited December 10, 2021 by topcat(The most tip top) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Hedgecutter said: I found this in an obscure inner part of a cave a few years back: I (and the guide who had worked there for >20 years) thought I'd found a new part to the cave following a nasty 10m-long squeeze along a narrow tube that was accessed at the top of a rather dodgy 20m-high vertical aven that I had to free-climb. However, somebody had clearly had a smoke in the tiny 'turning chamber' several decades before I arrived on the scene (no way that it would have been washed in without disintegrating). ^^^ Nope thread for this pish 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 3 minutes ago, oaksoft said: The sound of the water gurgling on those things makes me feel queazy. I am getting nostalgic for the smell of my grandpa's ready rub. For a moment, I thought this was a paragraph from that book you were writing. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thereisalight.. Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I'm an oddity in that I never smoked outwith trying it a few times over the years. Started on cigarillos as a stress thing in 2020, then a few months back went on to those disposable vapes. Bought a few 88 refillable pens but they're shite and I cant get a flavour off them. Anyone tried the Vaperesso mini refiallble vape? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 Reading this thread has me choking for a ciggie. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 15 minutes ago, Thereisalight.. said: I'm an oddity in that I never smoked outwith trying it a few times over the years. Started on cigarillos as a stress thing in 2020, then a few months back went on to those disposable vapes. Bought a few 88 refillable pens but they're shite and I cant get a flavour off them. Anyone tried the Vaperesso mini refiallble vape? Vaping thread for this pish. This thread is for proper tabs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I'm nearly four years off the fags, and for the first time, I am comfortable enough to have a few on occasions, and not fall into the trap of smoking all the time again. I went to visit a friend earlier in the week, and my vape broke in the car, so I grabbed 20 fags from a petrol station. That was Tuesday night, I had two cigarettes (one before meeting said friend, and one afterwards), still 18 left in the packet. Couldn't afford to smoke full time again. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 I remember as a child getting toys from the coupons or whatever it was Maw Sanchez collected from smoking Club. I'm sure I had a mat with roads on it and some small metal cars of varying colours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 36 minutes ago, Adam said: I'm nearly four years off the fags, and for the first time, I am comfortable enough to have a few on occasions, and not fall into the trap of smoking all the time again. I went to visit a friend earlier in the week, and my vape broke in the car, so I grabbed 20 fags from a petrol station. That was Tuesday night, I had two cigarettes (one before meeting said friend, and one afterwards), still 18 left in the packet. Couldn't afford to smoke full time again. That's a dangerous stage, when you feel confident to just have the odd one. Next time it won't be because your vape broke. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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