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No tobacco, No ash, No lingering odour

This is the new normal in Martini Land, and who are we to argue

'Heat not burn' smokeless tobacco products like IQOS which are marketed as an alternative for conventional cigarettes, may not be as harm free as its manufacturer claims

As I say in the books epigraph, borrowing from the words of John Dos Passos: In times of change and danger when there is a quicksand of fear under mens reasoning, a sense of continuity with generations gone before can stretch like a lifeline across the scary present and get us past that idiot delusion of the exceptional Now that blocks good thinking

For cigar smokers who dont or cant smoke inside their own home, the thought of standing outside in the cold air just to enjoy a smoke can be daunting