Employers Medical Insurance Change is Gonna Bite Me In The A$$

[CigarNut]

I decided to check out the "smoking cessation" option in order to preserve my insurance. This time of year I smoke 2-3 cigars per week -- mostly on Sunday during NFL football.

In order to alleviate my nicotine addiction from these 2-3 cigars per week the people managing the smoking cessation program have determined that I need nicotine gum on a daily basis...

I have not lied to them. I told them why (my motivation) I decided to go through the smoking cessation plan ("forced to do so to maintain my insurance premiums") and that I had not previously given serious thought to quitting cigars.

We will see how it goes...

[Zane]

Originally Posted by CigarNut

I decided to check out the "smoking cessation" option in order to preserve my insurance. This time of year I smoke 2-3 cigars per week -- mostly on Sunday during NFL football.

In order to alleviate my nicotine addiction from these 2-3 cigars per week the people managing the smoking cessation program have determined that I need nicotine gum on a daily basis...

I have not lied to them. I told them why (my motivation) I decided to go through the smoking cessation plan ("forced to do so to maintain my insurance premiums") and that I had not previously given serious thought to quitting cigars.

We will see how it goes...

I have good news! Somehow I managed to not get flagged on my wellness exam!

[markem]

Originally Posted by CigarNut

We will see how it goes...

You coming by today to pick up cigars?

[stearns]

Originally Posted by CigarNut

I decided to check out the "smoking cessation" option in order to preserve my insurance. This time of year I smoke 2-3 cigars per week -- mostly on Sunday during NFL football.

In order to alleviate my nicotine addiction from these 2-3 cigars per week the people managing the smoking cessation program have determined that I need nicotine gum on a daily basis...

sounds like you have a serious addiction, one in need of multiple interventions. I'll bring the smokes

[Ashcan Bill]

Wonder what the insurance companies are going to do if the country legalizes grass in the next couple of years? It is medicinal, isn't it?

[shark]

Originally Posted by Ashcan Bill

Wonder what the insurance companies are going to do if the country legalizes grass in the next couple of years? It is medicinal, isn't it?

Well, so is tobacco. It relaxes me and keeps me from choking the living sh** out of some people.

[bruceolee]

It's happening everywhere and it sucks my friend. The hit to the budget hurts a lot so in order to save money and make a statement I've elected to purchase cheaper cigars from a place not in good standing with the United states right now. I will not support the United states in any form of taxes regarding tobacco so it's a huge sacrifice on my part, not buying these wonderful cigars that are fully supported by our country. It pains me with every inhalation that i take from these unsupported and poor quality cigars from an island 110 miles south of key west! I want and dream of nothing more than to pay my fair share for my country but I can no longer, in good conscience, purchase these amazing smokes. I sit alone at night smoking a RASCC, Bolivar PC, and or, monte #4 and I weep, I weep for my country and for the misery I'm in smoking such poor cigars!


The money part sucks but this is what we have to live with until the voting public comes to its senses. I'm truly sorry for all of us right now