T206 Wagner in Canada

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

Gotta love the vintage Player's sign, even if the cigarettes are terrible.

Player's, Export "A", Sportsman, they were all real man's cigarettes before the explosion in 'light" and "mild" brands in the 1970's. There was a time when men wanted full tobacco taste from both their cigarettes and cigars:





And their chewing tobacco of course:

[BillyCoxDodgers3B]

We (Canada) may be the winners in the beer competition, but America "wins" with their cigarettes. If one enjoys such an awful habit, which I admittedly do, I want something with flavor. Up here, our tobacco tastes like smoking a phone book. Nothing like a Lucky Strike, Pall Mall or Camel...all unfiltered. The older I get, the more wrong I know the love of this habit is. It's my last remaining vice, thankfully tamped down to just a handful a day.

[bmattioli]

Originally Posted by BillyCoxDodgers3B

We (Canada) may be the winners in the beer competition, but America "wins" with their cigarettes. If one enjoys such an awful habit, which I admittedly do, I want something with flavor. Up here, our tobacco tastes like smoking a phone book. Nothing like a Lucky Strike, Pall Mall or Camel...all unfiltered. The older I get, the more wrong I know the love of this habit is. It's my last remaining vice, thankfully tamped down to just a handful a day.

Nothing beats a Marlboro Red. I quit smoking 10 Oct 11 after 30 years. It was a good move but having a smoke on a hot muggy summer night with a cold beer was wonderful..

[JollyElm]

It's funny how pervasive smoking was only a few years ago, where you'd walk into a 7-11 (e.g.) and into a haze of smoke as people were casually puffing away...and it was just 'normal.'
Now, if you're suddenly confronted by a smoky haze, it's a shock to the system.

[bbcard1]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

It's funny how pervasive smoking was only a few years ago, where you'd walk into a 7-11 (e.g.) and into a haze of smoke as people were casually puffing away...and it was just 'normal.'
Now, if you're suddenly confronted by a smoky haze, it's a shock to the system.

They used to have a smoking section in the lockerroom at our YMCA.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by bbcard1

They used to have a smoking section in the lockerroom at our YMCA.

Growing up around my Queens-accented aunts, every single spot on Earth was the smoking section.

[calvindog]

Originally Posted by bbcard1

They used to have a smoking section in the lockerroom at our YMCA.

I remember smoking sections on commercial airlines.

[Yoda]

I think that the London, Ontario Police Dept. could have used a CSI unit to help with their investigations. Lots of places to look but, seemingly little action. I know no DNA testing but.......

[ruth-gehrig]

Originally Posted by calvindog

I remember smoking sections on commercial airlines.

Smoking in operating rooms used to be an acceptable behavior