If that's not enough to make anyone quit, seeing a smoker's lung is. I took the kids to see "The Bodies" exhibition at our local science museum. They had a healthy set of lungs right next to the blck charred set of smoker's lungs. Ick. My Father-in-law died of lung cancer, and it was diagnosed in a similar manner. He'd had this persistant cough, but was otherwise fine in May (1992) and by September he had passed away. By the time he was diagnosed there was nothing they could do.

Anyway ... I echo your plea against smoking.