Tobacco

[NeiljohnUK]

Having applied for a job with British American Tobacco whilst unemployed in the 80's, as a machinist/production line support tech, I discovered some of what went into commercial cigarettes as the tobacco is reduced from leaf sheets to ultimately be extruded into the filament form used in cigarettes. I didn't smoke before and I certainly wouldn't after that, the stench in some parts of the factory was nauseating, though it seemed every line worker was immune to it, probably because they all smoked having a daily allowance from the line. Thankfully I didn't get the job, probably because I didn't smoke...