How many times a day do you get asked for a spare cigarette or a light?

Never.

I smoke American Spirit rollies, so most people don’t want what I smoke. Maybe…. once a month?

As for a light, it happens a couple of times a week at work.

Not for decades.

maybe once every few years

Almost never. I live in a town which made it illegal to smoke in public places, work places, restaurants, beaches or parks. I’m happy to say. At first the smokers balked publicly that it was going to cause them harm and harm businesses that didn’t allow smoking. That didn’t happen. Now it’s rather shocking to see someone smoke around town.

Never.

Around once every 15 minutes if I am out and about on the streets. It is enough that a carry two packs in my pockets. One empty that I load with a few from a full pack. That way if I am asked I can say I only have one left.

@johnpowell Why don’t you just tell the truth and tell em to fuck off lol.

For me, maybe once a week? Lot of homeless folk out here, what they ask for usually is change, not smokes.

@Symbeline :: Well, I am a smoker so I get where they are coming from. If I had asked I would be pissed if I saw a full pack and they refused. I have wanted to beat the shit out of people for cigarettes.

Yeah I hear that, guess we all got our methods? I don’t tell peeps to fuck off no, but if I can’t spare a smoke, I can’t. Either they understand, or they mug me, and if that happens, which it never did, then it gets to be another whole story I guess.

Never. I have been asked for a jump start and a tow chain but never for cigarettes.

good question
Never, or at least, not in many years.

How about: When was the last time you saw an ashtray at someone’s house?

Never. When I was a young adult, in the late 1980’s, yes. Now, no.

About two or three times a day at my summer job. I don’t smoke, but I started carrying around a lighter just for that purpose.

I don’t smoke anymore but when I did it was a daily occurrence. One such day/evening I was a bar and it so happened to be ladies night. Standing there minding my own business a blonde gal dressed to the 9’s in her finest sweat pants and sweat shirt asked me if she could bum a smoke off of me. I said heck no…..but I offered up a deal. Since the ladies were able to get bottles of beer for a buck I told her if I gave her the money and she got me that dollar beer I would give her a cigarette and she agreed. We closed that bar that night and 23 years later she is 3 feet away from me….both of us thankfully smoke free!

I never get asked that and I am a smoker.

Never. I don’t smoke, and our work place prohibits smoking on the premesis.

It happens occasionally, several times a year maybe. My go-to response is “Sorry, I only smoke when I’m on fire”. The look of confusion that crosses their faces is priceless. It’s quite sad how rare it is to find someone who gets the joke right away.

Maybe once a day. It will be interesting to see what happens when the total smoking ban goes into effect on campus come June 1. For now, smokers are exiled to the parking lots and if you walk across one of the lots, you’ll get hit for either a smoke or a light or both.

@Seek_Kolinahr I’m so trying that one.

@Cruiser Haha nice. Talk about reelin her in. :D

@Symbeline The start of a fair and equitable relationship! ;)