&#%^&$ Received a phone call from my Medical Centre.

About 10 days ago I had a C.A.T. scan on my lungs.
The government offered free Lung Cancer screening for people who previously smoked.
I smoked a packet of cigarettes a day for 30 years.
Stopped at least a decade ago.
We agreed that I will not need to worry about it unless there was an issue in which case I would be contacted.
That contact has now occurred, and I have an appointment for Thursday morning.

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Gusman · 61-69, M

Out of curiosity I roughly added the amount of cigarettes I have smoked over 30+ years.
I know when I started, I was buying packets of 20 cigarettes. Those packets changed to 25 cigarettes.
So, let's average it out to 22 cigarettes a day for 30 years. Might have been 35 years.
For simplicity I will keep it at 30 years.
22 ciggies a day, 365 days a year for 30 years comes to a total of 240,000 cigarettes.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@Gusman Now calculate the extra tax you paid on close to a quarter of a million cigarettes in that time..😷

Gusman · 61-69, M

@whowasthatmaskedman Beyond the realms of my capabilities. Being almost mathematically illiterate. 🙂

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

@Gusman Let me help you with my magic. It will average to 40% of what you paid for the cigarettes over the thirty years.With variables being the year you started and the year you quit. The govt take on cigarettes as a % rose through that time frame. But that will be near enough for Jazz..😷

&*#%^&*$ Received a phone call from my Medical Centre.

&#%^&$ Received a phone call from my Medical Centre.