I've
admitted in the past that I smoke, not too heavily – 10 to 15 a
day- ordinary tipped tobacco cigarettes. (One never knows what other
people are smoking these days!)
When
outdoors, visiting friends or places, I have carried around for many
years a pocket ash-tray to avoid leaving ash or cigarette-ends about
the place. It is 2 inches or so in diameter, silver-plated with a
hinged lid that fastens shut and a place to lay down a lit cigarette
between puffs, when open.
Very
handy especially these days when blind-simming. It slips into my coat
pocket with my phone. I have got very skilled at smoking when blind,
lighting my own cigarettes and carefully stubbing out before moving
on.
Right at the start of my recent 'bird-watching' trips, a friendly
fisherman used to join me on a bench at the waterside and offer to
light my cigarette when he saw me about to smoke.
This
worried me at the time, as I have described in our web-site accounts,
as I imagined that he would peer into my dark glasses and notice that
I was, in those days, wearing patches. Anyway, I've overcome all that
now and Tony, my bird-watching guide (who doesn't smoke!) is quite
used to my smoking-breaks from time to time. Smoking outdoors hasn't
been banned (yet!).
Why
am I telling you this? Mainly because, having undertaken two years or
so ago to write a blog of interest to fellow blind-simmers, I assume
this might be the sort of thing to attract your interest?
Are
there any active blind-simmers out there who smoke? I’d love to
hear from you if so.
But
Chris is waiting now, at 3 o/clock, folded scarf in his hands for his
small thrill of the afternoon, so the rest will have to remain till
next time.
Jane.
