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Post by puffy on Jan 14, 2021 13:53:21 GMT -5
When I checked into the hospital they asked me if I smoked cigarettes..No I said..They never mentioned pipes..Now I wonder...Do they consider pipe smoking less of a problem,or do they think there's so few of us that there's no need to mention it?
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Post by Goldbrick on Jan 14, 2021 14:23:08 GMT -5
I don't think they think about the pipe at...my Doctors only know because I told them; they'd like me to give it up , but I keep telling them they'd be passing out pipes to their pack a day smokers, if they knew what I know...
I ask em, which is worse...20 to 30 coffin nails a day, inhaled...or 2 to 3 pipe bowls a day, not inhaled???
They just look at me like I'm crazy. It's all or nothing with those guys!
Be glad you didn't tell em!!!
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 14, 2021 14:39:29 GMT -5
Kinda like telling the Gestapo you have a Jewish grandma.
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Post by daveinlax on Jan 14, 2021 15:07:15 GMT -5
I get asked about tobacco and now vape use in general at every medical appointment. I’m not addicted to nicotine and I always answer No! I always wear freshly laundered clothes and have never been called out.  |
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 14, 2021 15:32:19 GMT -5
If I’m ever “caught” by whiff I will blame my old neighbor who comes over to visit and brings his pipe.
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Post by urbino on Jan 14, 2021 18:47:34 GMT -5
I wonder about this when it comes to health insurance. What counts as "smoking" for their purposes?
From what I've read, the definition they go by is: use of any tobacco product 4+ times a week within the past 6 months.
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Post by trailboss on Jan 14, 2021 19:22:38 GMT -5
If I lied and said that I was a smoker, it would cost me $260.00 more monthly on my medical plan.
Glad I stopped smoking.
Man, I miss the Teamster benefits. I knew we had gold plated healthcare, I never knew that the gold plate was an inch thick until I left.
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 14, 2021 19:51:17 GMT -5
If I lied and said that I was a smoker, it would cost me $260.00 more monthly on my medical plan. Glad I stopped smoking. Man, I miss the Teamster benefits. I knew we had gold plated healthcare, I never knew that the gold plate was an inch thick until I left. It’s good that you’re not a smoker. It’s bad for you. And the pipes are ugly. |
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Post by urbino on Jan 14, 2021 20:50:11 GMT -5
If I lied and said that I was a smoker, it would cost me $260.00 more monthly on my medical plan. Glad I stopped smoking. Man, I miss the Teamster benefits. I knew we had gold plated healthcare, I never knew that the gold plate was an inch thick until I left. The thing I worry about, though, is what happens when I come down with something and the docs say, "Hey, this guy definitely smokes something," and the insurance company tells me, "You're on your own, bud. Our lawyers will be in touch about your insurance fraud." |
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Post by trailboss on Jan 14, 2021 21:18:24 GMT -5
It is just a matter of time that the digital overlords like Suckerturd colludes with big healthcare and shares all the data mining that goes on.
Pictures or comments about smoking are linked to your IP address, or even if you use a VPN, they will put pieces of the puzzle together to enrich themselves at your cost.
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Post by zambini on Jan 14, 2021 21:38:57 GMT -5
If I lied and said that I was a smoker, it would cost me $260.00 more monthly on my medical plan. Glad I stopped smoking. Man, I miss the Teamster benefits. I knew we had gold plated healthcare, I never knew that the gold plate was an inch thick until I left. I really need to join a union. |
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 14, 2021 22:55:40 GMT -5
It is just a matter of time that the digital overlords like Suckerturd colludes with big healthcare and shares all the data mining that goes on. Pictures or comments about smoking are linked to your IP address, or even if you use a VPN, they will put pieces of the puzzle together to enrich themselves at your cost. I wish you were wrong. But I know you are not. |
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Hey, hey! What do you say?
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Post by ironclad on Jan 16, 2021 16:49:24 GMT -5
15 years ago my doctor asked if I smoked. I said that I smoked a pipe, to which she responded, "Oh. Okay." When pressed, she told me that the only group that considered pipe smokers "smokers" were insurance companies. So now I say "Nope!"
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Post by Legend Lover on Jan 16, 2021 17:55:38 GMT -5
Over here, the common question is, 'do you smoke?', or 'are you a smoker or non-smoker?'
I reply, 'no, I don't smoke cigarettes.'
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 18, 2021 10:02:12 GMT -5
Haven’t been asked by med people. Yet. If and when my reply would be “I quit smoking in 1985.”
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Post by sperrytops on Jan 18, 2021 11:07:04 GMT -5
My answer is always No, I don't smoke (cigarettes implied).
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Edward's Pipes....only Edward's pipes....and Buccaneer in the bowl
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Post by jay on Jan 18, 2021 18:10:31 GMT -5
I have never smoked cigarettes. Of course, I've also never ingested marijuana in any form. I have also never hijacked an airplane or instigated a revolution in a small, unnamed, South American country.
I am a boring, stodgy, stick in the mud sort of fellow.
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Post by urbino on Jan 18, 2021 18:57:33 GMT -5
I have never smoked cigarettes. Of course, I've also never ingested marijuana in any form. I have also never hijacked an airplane or instigated a revolution in a small, unnamed, South American country. I am a boring, stodgy, stick in the mud sort of fellow. It's good to know one's place in life.  |
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Post by Plainsman on Jan 18, 2021 19:02:22 GMT -5
I have never smoked cigarettes. Of course, I've also never ingested marijuana in any form. I have also never hijacked an airplane or instigated a revolution in a small, unnamed, South American country. I am a boring, stodgy, stick in the mud sort of fellow. Been there, done that. All very over-rated. |
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Post by old on Jan 18, 2021 19:25:24 GMT -5
Being a considerate guy, I don't burden the insurance industry or healthcare community with any information or extra paperwork involving my habits.
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Post by instymp on Jan 20, 2021 18:41:13 GMT -5
15 years ago my doctor asked if I smoked. I said that I smoked a pipe, to which she responded, "Oh. Okay." When pressed, she told me that the only group that considered pipe smokers "smokers" were insurance companies. So now I say "Nope!" It is a shame that you can't be honest with your Doctor anymore. Specially when having health issues and you want them to fix you. I also like "Do you drink alcoholic beverages?" |
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