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Originally Posted by pmulcahy11b
I've never been a smoker, but I always had several Bic lighters when I was in the Army. Good for burning threads off your uniform, useful when shining boots and shoes, good for lighting heat tabs....and I hate to say, Wes, I think you're overestimating greatly the lifetime of the Bic lighter.
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A standard Bic normally lasts me between 7 & 10 cartons, a carton is 10 packs of 20 ciggarettes, 200 total. A few years ago they did something to the ciggarettes for safety, not sure what, but if you're not actively smoking it, it will go out. Like if you set it down for a few minutes then come back to it, odds are you'll have to relight it.
Of course, lighting a smoke is usually quicker than burning threads and melting shoe polish, but it ought to be damn close.