Author Topic: New cigarette law (Read 1264 times)

trax1 · « **on:** January 21, 2008, 10:29:21 PM »

About 3 weeks ago I noticed my cigarettes were burning funny, they would almost die out when I was smoking. At first I thought that I had bought a carton of bad cigarettes but when I bought another carton it was still happening, well I found out why this is, theres a new law that cigarettes have to be fire safe, you can tell if yours are fire safe if on the side of the pack above the bar code it says FSC(fire safe cigarettes), apparently this law has been already passed in 17 states. I think this law sucks, now my cigarettes burn funny and almost die out all the time. If you want to read about it heres an article.

http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=228784

Sandman · « **Reply #1 on:** January 21, 2008, 10:36:15 PM »

Guess you'll just have to quit.

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 21, 2008, 11:00:30 PM »

Guess they'll soon mandate the use of dry water so no one drowns.

****ing communists.

Arlo · « **Reply #3 on:** January 21, 2008, 11:11:22 PM »

See Rule #7

Russian · « **Reply #4 on:** January 21, 2008, 11:13:58 PM »

Solution; Get a pipe....

trax1 · « **Reply #5 on:** January 21, 2008, 11:14:50 PM »

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Originally posted by lasersailor184
Guess they'll soon mandate the use of dry water so no one drowns.

****ing communists.

Exactly, I wouldn't mind the law and change if the cigarette stayed the same, but it hasn't, like I posted above the cigarette now almost always will come close to dying out while I'm smoking it, and if you happen to set it down for a minute it will die out. Everyone I've talked to who live here where the law went into effect in 08 have noticed the same thing happening when they smoke too.

RightF00T · « **Reply #6 on:** January 21, 2008, 11:17:02 PM »

I know someone personally that died in a fire caused by a left-burning cigarette. If it makes smoking harder, I see no problem with it. Guns are made to kill just like cigarettes but I've never heard anyone complain about a safety. It makes careless mistakes that much harder to make. This coming from a smoker.

Widewing · « **Reply #7 on:** January 21, 2008, 11:31:29 PM »

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Originally posted by trax1
I wouldn't mind the law and change if the cigarette stayed the same, but it hasn't

So, let's see if I'm following your logic. You don't mind the new law and the change, as long as the change doesn't change anything.. Is that about right?

Look, if the fact that your cigarettes burn differently is a big enough problem to post to a public forum, brother, you don't have any problems. Life is good.

My regards,

Widewing

trax1 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 22, 2008, 12:41:03 AM »

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Originally posted by Widewing
Look, if the fact that your cigarettes burn differently is a big enough problem to post to a public forum, brother, you don't have any problems. Life is good.

My regards,

Widewing

Oh, I'm sorry I thought this was a public forum where we can talk about anything, my fault.

Arlo · « **Reply #9 on:** January 22, 2008, 01:15:27 AM »

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Originally posted by trax1
Oh, I'm sorry I thought this was a public forum where we can talk about anything, my fault.

Fault? Heh.

Yup, public forum. Which also incidentally means people can respond accordingly, within reason. And WW's reasoning (and reason) seems fine.

Fire safety appears to involve inhibiting cigs that aren't being drawn on from burning to the filter. Go figure. Kinda makes sense, from the persepctive of ... fire safety .... eh? Suck the cig - fill the lung. And yeah, you claiming that change is fine as long as change doesn't change anything did come across as some rather conflicting mislogic. But hey ... we're all human.

SD67 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 22, 2008, 01:19:37 AM »

I'm wondering if the new retardant has any extra addictive qualities or contains any new carcinogens to help rotate the client base a little quicker?
Personally I gave the stinky little buggers up some time ago, the Mrs still smokes though so I wonder if we'll start to see the new feature coming to coffin nails here soon too?

Arlo · « **Reply #11 on:** January 22, 2008, 01:25:16 AM »

Doubt it could be designed any worse for the health without adding something that actually makes it more of a fire safety hazard. Perhaps "Backdraft" brand.

trax1 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 22, 2008, 01:28:24 AM »

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Originally posted by Arlo
Fault? Heh.

Yup, public forum. Which also incidentally means people can respond accordingly, within reason. And WW's reasoning (and reason) seems fine.

Fire safety appears to involve inhibiting cigs that aren't being drawn on from burning to the filter. Go figure. Kinda makes sense, from the persepctive of ... fire safety .... eh? Suck the cig - fill the lung. And yeah, you claiming that change is fine as long as change doesn't change anything did come across as some rather conflicting mislogic. But hey ... we're all human.

What I meant by that was I wouldn't mind if they did something to make cigarettes safer from starting fires as long as this didn't effect the way the cigarette smoked, kinda like adding a airbag to a car, it makes it safer but doesn't effect the way it drives, I guess I should have worded it better.

And yes I did take offense to him stating that this wasn't a problem worth being posted about, when IMO it was.

SD67 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 22, 2008, 01:34:32 AM »

Kinda makes me think of those exploding cigars you see on cartoons.
I actually tried to make one using a little firework when I was in about grade 9. I emptied out a cigarette and put a short thin banger in and topped it up. I left it in an empty packet under the "smokers tree" at school and retired to a tactically safe location to watch the fun. Lets just say the desired cartoonesque effect was far from the actual reality. Poor bastage that lit it up never knew what hit him, he was lucky not to have been seriously injured. Still one would think that this may have taught me a lesson but alas I continued to fool with pyrotechnic japery well into my late 20's.

Arlo · « **Reply #14 on:** January 22, 2008, 01:41:18 AM »

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Originally posted by trax1
And yes I did take offense to him stating that this wasn't a problem worth being posted about, when IMO it was.

Opinions differ. I respect our differences. But I've also ribbed some for what I thought was issues they brought forth that were either trivial or political hyperbole. Others may find mine reflect the same degree of such from their different perspective. Sometimes some of us back off and grant some leeway cause it just aint worth it. RPM may reassess.