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Thread: Do you have a workshop just so you can smoke?

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    Do you have a workshop just so you can smoke?

    I like cigars, but I'm relegated to the workshop (a one-car attached garage) if I want to enjoy a stogie.

    It stinks (haha) because it's usually freezing cold out there, and as any cigar-lover knows cold weather and cigars don't mix well.

    Am I alone here?

    JW

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    You should stop smoking it kills you.

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    Do-Gooders aside…
    Before I quit, I was relegated to outside or the shop (garage) for my smoke breaks. I installed a natural gas heater in the shop. I no longer smoke, but I can work in the shop year round!
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    natural gas heater in one corner, butt can in the other .

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    I just bathe in toxic chemicals. Same effect, but I don't have to go outside to do it.

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    Wow. A guy asks a simple question and he gets blasted .

    Oh, by the way. . . .quit smoking. It delays the use of flammable substances .
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    I don't smoke but, if I did, I don't think I would do so in a woodworking shop. Just too much chance of fire.

    I'm really paranoid about fire in the shop.

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    I smoke in my shop. Also drink a few beers (after work), listen to radio programs on sirius, read magazines, make phone calls, etc etc.

    Pretty much an area to hang out in, as well as actually work.

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    If you think smoking in your wood shop is dangerous, I arc weld in mine and use a metal cutting chop saw. I don't have much of a choice at this time but I am very careful and very aware of the danger. I put up shields to catch the sparks and so far it has worked.
    David B

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    Oh, I fully expected this.



    Quote Originally Posted by glenn bradley View Post
    Wow. A guy asks a simple question and he gets blasted .

    Oh, by the way. . . .quit smoking. It delays the use of flammable substances .

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    I think that's what the ladies refer to as a "man cave."

    JW

    Quote Originally Posted by Alex Shanku View Post
    I smoke in my shop. Also drink a few beers (after work), listen to radio programs on sirius, read magazines, make phone calls, etc etc.

    Pretty much an area to hang out in, as well as actually work.

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    Yeah I'm with Alex, I don't smoke anymore, (still got a couple full boxes of stogies around you can have if your interested) but it is my refuge. It's also where I make my living so I spend a lot of time here.
    I wouldn't worry about the fuddy duddies, smoking a cigar every now and then won't do much bad. It's the cigarette smokers who are at the most risk. I haven't really quit, just don't have time anymore. A cigar needs more time to enjoy than I'm able to put aside.

    good luck,
    JeffD

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    We're talking 2 or 3 a month here. Hardly what I'd call a habit.

    At $8-15 per cigar, I'd rather spend the dough on new tools!

    JW

    Quote Originally Posted by Jeff Duncan View Post
    Yeah I'm with Alex, I don't smoke anymore, (still got a couple full boxes of stogies around you can have if your interested) but it is my refuge. It's also where I make my living so I spend a lot of time here.
    I wouldn't worry about the fuddy duddies, smoking a cigar every now and then won't do much bad. It's the cigarette smokers who are at the most risk. I haven't really quit, just don't have time anymore. A cigar needs more time to enjoy than I'm able to put aside.

    good luck,
    JeffD

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    If you would buy the $0.69 variety you would quit for sure. Mahogany dust tastes better!

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    Jason,

    Ha, I'd say you're fine - I dip in my shop. But then I dip in the house, too, so oh well. Music, pleasant place to be in the shop, long as it's warm. Run the heater out there, too, reasonable, not too risky, but eh well. Nice and warm and keep an eye. Glad you enjoy it.

    Take care,

    Jude

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