Fug of war

[grumpybaldy]

I had my first Churchill last night (an H Upmann). Smoked in the porch (so door ajar and window open) while I worked and then Netflixed.

It went out a few times, so the session lasted maybe three hours. I didn't have any alcohol but - unusually for me - did get nicotine dizzy at the end.

My question - how on earth did Churchill himself, and indeed all those around him, ever work in the subterranean Cabinet War Rooms, especially if you add-in the Capstan Full Strength and the like that would have been on the go too? Then again, they didn't make a bad job of it, even though they probably couldn't see the maps for the smoke sometimes, let along the thick heads!

[Kickback]

Men were real men back then. We're all snowflakes now.

[jerryr]

Churchill started his day with a whiskey and soda, followed by champagne at breakfast. More champagne at lunch (usually a bottle) and another bottle at dinner. This was interspersed with numerous whiskey and sodas and not to forget sherry before supper. I really don't think he noticed the nichotine hit, I would imagine he was permanently half cut!! [emoji485][emoji485][emoji485]

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[PeeJay]

Gary Oldman couldn't take the nicotine though, the amount of cigars he had to get through in the role made him sick.

[SHAMZ84]

Gary Oldman couldn't take the nicotine though, the amount of cigars he had to get through in the role made him sick.

Yea he said after the film he was in bed or hospital from nicotine poisen I think I remember him saying he smoked around 7 a day.

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[mrnutt]

Men were real men back then. We're all snowflakes now.

What he said