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Like a pediatrician rounding on cystic fibrosis children in the hospital and smoking at their bedside. That's what the early 1980s were like. (lemmy.world)
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[–] Droechai@lemm.ee 40 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Cigarette lighter? You mean the finger print eraser and "lesson enforcer"? It was always empty when I grew up, seems like every child needed to learn that it was still hot even after the glow had vanished :)

The bic type lighter where everywhere, including in the coin shelf in cars

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I still have a bic lighter, and I quit smoke 10 years ago. Never know when it’ll come in handy.

I also remember when there were cigarette vending machines in restaurants. $1.25/pack and no age verification. 😉

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I still have a bic lighter, and I quit smoke 10 years ago. Never know when it’ll come in handy.

We got one from a gas station for lighting birthday candles. I just got a firepit and went to use it to start a fire and realized I've never used one before and had to try a lot of times to actually get it to light.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

They’re pretty shit for lighting anything that’s not cigarettes or similar. They burn the fuck out of your finger if held any orientation but vertical which makes lighting a campfire annoying. Gotta light the kindling in your hand then place it under the wood once lit.