Jerry

Behavior

a great increase in cigarette smoking

I have noticed a great increase in cigarette smoking. I have not researched cigarette sales figures... this is simply an observation of people on the streets. I did hear on this morning's show that beer sales are up and it is well known that alcohol and smoking are linked. I live on the second floor and my bedroom faces the street. Opening windows brings much more cigarette smell than ever before.

I work with one person who is a smoker and I was shocked when I learned that the price of the pack she was buying was $11. That's over $4,000 a year for a pack-a-day smoker.

29 West 26 Street, Manhattan