Post by: Me! on October 06, 2007, 01:30:34 am
Quit for prob six months or more.
and............
yup.......
smoking again. :doh:
This may sounf stupid but I\'ve never had a problem when I actually deceide to quit. I\'ve always gone cold turkey, and never was too plagued with cravings (don\'t get me wrong there were cravings) I\'ve quit for two years, 8 months, and 6 months. One day I\'ll do it for good. Cigarettes are like an old friend that never forgets you, and is always there when you need him.
Post by: Igziabeher on October 05, 2007, 01:09:43 pm
also, anything that has a side effect of me killing someone is not an option as well. thanks in advance.
Post by: derickw on October 05, 2007, 08:20:32 am
Post by: Rujah on October 04, 2007, 09:53:40 pm
Post by: Igziabeher on October 04, 2007, 08:04:29 pm
Quote from: Klout;162420
just lock yourself in the house for three days and smoke joint after joint of headies till you pass out. worked for me.
i need to quit too, but i don\'t think my lungs can handle that much either. maybe a big batch of brownies/cookies/coffee cakes for the morning is in order.
Post by: Klout on October 04, 2007, 07:33:45 pm
Post by: FreeSpirit on October 04, 2007, 07:30:31 pm
Post by: Klout on October 04, 2007, 07:20:08 pm
smoking seems fun and enjoyable when your doing it 20 times a day every single day. but your really just bullshitting yourselves and rationalizing a disgusting and deadly habit. as soon as you quit you will feel like an idiot for lying to yourself about it all those years.
Post by: kindm's on October 04, 2007, 06:03:56 pm
Quote from: princesscaspian;162372
had a big discussion about CHANTIX @ the hospital i\'m interning at today. I guess there have been some isolated case reports of increased psychotic episodes/hallucinations/aggression (http://houston.injuryboard.com/defective-drugs/chantix-claims-are-becoming-more-prominent.php) - especially associated with alcohol consumption for patients who have been taking CHANTIX. pretty scary stuff!
Sadly, when they perform preliminary clinical trials, these side effects occur in such a small amount of people that they aren\'t "clinically significant", or not even reported. It\'s only once the drugs are marketed on a large scale that they see these side effects appear. be careful folks!
This is what they think made the guy from The New Bohemians filp out and assault his girlfriend only to go and try to kick in her neighbors door. The neighbor thinking someone was trying to break in shot high through the door hoping to scare him away. Unfortunately the guy was like 6\'5" and died instantly from a gun shot to the head.
This happened only like a few weeks ago. His girlfriend said point blank that he had never been aggressive towards her ever. She said that they both had been trying to quit smoking and had been taking chantix for a few weeks or something like that. He was out drinking pretty heavily, she was driving him home and described that he was making strange weird references to books he had been reading and really off the wall behavior.
Really sad
Post by: SlimPickens on October 04, 2007, 05:42:08 pm
Quote from: princesscaspian;162379
lol right? i think vivid dreams/nausea are also drug "side effects".... and also nictoine withdrawal effects. interestingly, the labeling on the drug says that 18-month success rates following chantix therapy are in the 35% range.
but somehow they make a killing off this stuff. i mean it\'s literally FLYING off the shelves at my pharmacy alone. imagine the marketing nationwide....
pfizer should really investigate this side effect QUICKLY.... a massive drug recall/discontinuation is extremely expensive, but associated patient deaths are FAR more costly & detrimental to their name....
I only really enjoy nausea when it\'s accompanied by uncontrollable diarrhea.
They\'re making a killing \'cause there\'s a ton of smokers out there and every doctor is pushing this stuff like it\'s a miracle cure. My doctor, on the other hand, told me that I don\'t smoke enough for him to prescribe it... I think that meant that I should smoke more... not sure though... doesn\'t sound very hippocratic.
I bet pfizer isn\'t running commercials because they don\'t want to do the standard side effect speal:
"While rare, side effects may include psychotic episodes, hallucinations, hysterical aggression, nausea, uncontrollable diarrhea, and the condition known as hot dog fingers."
Post by: Jim Cobb on October 04, 2007, 05:03:52 pm
Post by: princesscaspian on October 04, 2007, 04:49:14 pm
but somehow they make a killing off this stuff. i mean it\'s literally FLYING off the shelves at my pharmacy alone. imagine the marketing nationwide....
pfizer should really investigate this side effect QUICKLY.... a massive drug recall/discontinuation is extremely expensive, but associated patient deaths are FAR more costly & detrimental to their name....
Post by: jking on October 04, 2007, 04:46:02 pm
i still want one everyday...
Post by: SlimPickens on October 04, 2007, 04:37:25 pm
Actually, all those side effects come pretty standard with nicotine withdrawal, so you\'re saying that the pills do nothing.
Another miracle of modern science!!
Post by: princesscaspian on October 04, 2007, 04:24:29 pm
Sadly, when they perform preliminary clinical trials, these side effects occur in such a small amount of people that they aren\'t "clinically significant", or not even reported. It\'s only once the drugs are marketed on a large scale that they see these side effects appear. be careful folks!
Post by: good4garry on July 14, 2007, 11:28:46 am
Quote from: FreeSpirit;152319
All I got was nauseous so far during the first day.
you\'re so right, and i didn\'t mention in my critique on chantix the occasional nausea (mostly in the morning)
don\'t take it on an empty stomach, for sure
good luck to us all!
Post by: FreeSpirit on July 14, 2007, 10:27:24 am
Quote from: good4garry;152318
the chantix will cost you around $140 a month and you should plan on taking it for at least 3 months..............no big deal when you figure what you\'re paying for cig\'s each month! my prescription drug plan paid zippo since quitting smoking is considered "elective" (why would my heath care provider want to help me quit smoking? silly me...........)I was lucky enough to pay only $25 for it - thankfully insurance covered most of it - :thumbsup::thumbsup:
Quote from: good4garry;152318
the **** works! made me a little light-headed too, which is always welcome:( All I got was nauseous so far during the first day. :shrug:
Quote from: good4garry;152318
yesterday was 3 months without any cig\'s............Good luck! :) Hopefully todd & I will be there soon... :awwyeah:
Post by: good4garry on July 14, 2007, 08:40:36 am
Quote from: FreeSpirit;152278
Chantix = a must, as well as lots of gum/candy
yesterday was 3 months without any cig\'s............
i want to suggest chantix also, to anyone considering quitting, although it bothers me that i\'m supporting the u.s. pharmacutical industry, who in my view are the lowest of the low..............
the chantix will cost you around $140 a month and you should plan on taking it for at least 3 months..............no big deal when you figure what you\'re paying for cig\'s each month! my prescription drug plan paid zippo since quitting smoking is considered "elective" (why would my heath care provider want to help me quit smoking? silly me...........)
i quit smoking one time before, for two years, which is my basis of comparison for quitting with and without chantix
the **** works! made me a little light-headed too, which is always welcome
good luck to anyone trying to quit and try not to be an **** ex-smoker (you know, folks who "can\'t even be in the same room" with smokers after they quit...........)
btw, anyone see a set list from syracuse 7/12? it\'s now SATURDAY 7/14 and there\'s no info on bdotinfo! (hmm, 7/14, good number, did i mention how much i used to love the u.s. pharmacutical industry?)
Post by: jocelyn on July 13, 2007, 07:28:38 pm
I, personally, love smoking.
I\'m too unstable to be a non-smoker right now.
Post by: FreeSpirit on July 13, 2007, 07:02:31 pm
:hair:
Quote from: Spacey;146912
start smoking crack
Post by: bellbottomtear on July 13, 2007, 05:52:09 pm
Quote from: FreeSpirit;152278
OK, I\'ve gotten through 3 days without smoking so far, and the urge isn\'t too bad... Chantix = a must, as well as lots of gum/candy. :thumbsup::thumbsup:
FYI, if you come over the house in the next week or two, expect to smoke outside... :lol: like I said, the urge isn\'t too bad, unless I have someone smoking right next to me & a large, sharpened knife to slash them with if I see them take a drag off of one of those tasty smokes. :banghead:
Right On Robyn!!:bancouch:3 days?!!Thats awsome! Keep it up.You have given me the idea to be inspired to maybe, possibly get rid of those grotty things myself.I hope I can one day.I really hate them,and I really love them.......
congragulations!
Post by: FreeSpirit on July 13, 2007, 05:30:09 pm
FYI, if you come over the house in the next week or two, expect to smoke outside... :lol: like I said, the urge isn\'t too bad, unless I have someone smoking right next to me & a large, sharpened knife to slash them with if I see them take a drag off of one of those tasty smokes. :banghead:
Post by: Spacey on May 30, 2007, 05:44:29 pm
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Post by: SlimPickens on May 30, 2007, 03:11:43 pm
Quote from: phirehead;146668
Believe it or not, I\'ve got my first meeting with a chick at the Yale School of Meds. I passed the first screening to be in a smoking cessation research study. I figured I\'d give it a go-it\'s free and close by. Rather than try a bunch of stuff that\'s going to cost me a fortune, I thought I\'d be a guinea pig for a bit and see what happens.
good luck Amy. but don\'t forget what happened to Ken Griffey when he tried one of those medical studies
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Post by: stefpav on May 30, 2007, 02:55:13 pm
Quote from: bdfreetuna;146726
smoke weed instead.
i do that too...just when i get home from work. i actually really don\'t smoke a lot when i\'m home and the house is non-smoking so that definitely helps. but during the day i\'m like a chimney...have a smoke at just about every tee/green/sand-trap (depending on the day\'s work) i get to. i\'ll tell ya...it gets boring driving a tractor all by your lonesome for 8 hours a day, gotta do something to keep me sane.
Post by: Spacey on May 29, 2007, 10:00:48 pm
Post by: bdfreetuna on May 29, 2007, 09:48:57 pm
My rule: If it doesn\'t get me high, I won\'t smoke it.
Post by: skalnbyc on May 29, 2007, 05:16:04 pm
Too bad you missed too many health classes in elementary school. :D
So does that mean we should have the smoking moderators in full force on Block Island, to ensure that nobody slips up?
Post by: stefpav on May 29, 2007, 02:23:30 pm
Quote from: antbach;146679
for those who are in the process of quitting: everytime you have the desire to have a cigarette, feel free to place it aside in a special \'antbach\' empty pack and give them to me next time you see me :) funny how lots of people are trying to quit these days when I have increased my intake from 1 pack a day to almost 2. . .
wanna split \'em with me??...i\'ve definitely increased the amount i smoke working outside all day. not to mention the tightwad that keeps bumming from me.
Post by: antbach on May 29, 2007, 01:37:46 pm
Post by: postom on May 29, 2007, 01:24:38 pm
Post by: phirehead on May 29, 2007, 12:51:59 pm
Post by: Todd on May 29, 2007, 12:44:24 pm
Quote from: ChrisF;146662
do they have a pill for people who are hooked on pills?
Yes, they do.
Post by: FreeSpirit on May 29, 2007, 12:21:30 pm
My quit day w/ todd is 6/10, so we\'ll be where you are soon... I tried the patch, which didn\'t help at all. This time around, I\'m trying a new pill called Chantix - it\'s like Zyban without all the side effects. I hope it works!
Post by: Stephengencs on May 29, 2007, 12:16:31 pm
Quote from: ChrisF;146662
do they have a pill for people who are hooked on pills?
I am pretty sure they do.........
Post by: ChrisF on May 29, 2007, 12:14:05 pm
Quote from: Todd;146659
Damn...they have a pill for EVERYTHING!
do they have a pill for people who are hooked on pills?
Post by: Todd on May 29, 2007, 12:06:03 pm
Post by: Mamalakabubadaya on May 29, 2007, 11:54:58 am
i just wanted to see how people were doing since this last discussion.
i am on day 3 without cigs and i am quite delirious right now. i have to say that i would probably chew on tin foil or slap myself across the face if it meant that i could have a cigarette...but i won\'t.
any further advice/input on quitting smoking? i feel like i am going to lose it at work today.
Post by: Me! on August 22, 2006, 02:16:52 pm
Quote
\'Tom & Jerry\' Smoking Scenes to Be Cut
By Mike Collett-White
Reuters
LONDON (Aug. 21) - Turner Broadcasting is scouring more than 1,500 classic Hanna-Barbera cartoons, including old favorites Tom and Jerry, The Flintstones and Scooby-Doo, to edit out scenes that glamorize smoking.
The review was triggered by a complaint to British media regulator Ofcom by one viewer who took offense to two episodes of Tom and Jerry shown on the Boomerang channel, a corporate sibling of Time Warner Inc.-owned Turner Broadcasting.
"We are going through the entire catalog," Yinka Akindele, spokeswoman for Turner in Europe, said on Monday.
"This is a voluntary step we\'ve taken in light of the changing times," she said, adding the painstaking review had been prompted by the Ofcom complaint.
The regulator\'s latest news bulletin stated that a viewer, who was not identified, had complained about two smoking scenes on Tom and Jerry, saying they "were not appropriate in a cartoon aimed at children."
In the first, "Texas Tom," the hapless cat Tom tries to impress a feline female by rolling a cigarette, lighting it and smoking it with one hand. In the second, "Tennis Chumps," Tom\'s opponent in a match smokes a large cigar.
"The licensee has ... proposed editing any scenes or references in the series where smoking appeared to be condoned, acceptable, glamorized or where it might encourage imitation," Ofcom said, adding that "Texas Tom" was one such example.
Akindele said cartoons would only be modified "where smoking could be deemed to be cool or glamorized," and that scenes where a villain was featured with a cigarette or cigar would not necessarily be cut.
"These are historic cartoons, they were made well over 50 years ago in a different time and different place," she added. "Our audience is children and we don\'t want to be irresponsible."
Turner Broadcasting in the United States could not immediately be reached for comment.
Ofcom said it recognized smoking was more generally accepted when cartoons were produced in the 1940s, \'50s and \'60s, but argued that the threshold for including such scenes when the audience was predominately young should be high.
About 56 percent of Boomerang\'s audience is aged four to 14 years old.
Early reaction to the review on Web logs broadly attacked Turner\'s decision.
"Have to dig out all those photos and films of (Winston) Churchill and airbrush out the cigars," said a message posted on the "Organ Grinder" forum on the Guardian newspaper\'s Web site.
The review was not the first time a famous cartoon character was forced to give up smoking.
Belgian cartoonist Maurice de Bevere replaced his most popular creation Lucky Luke\'s ubiquitous cigarette with a blade of grass, winning him an award from the World Health Organization in 1988.
Post by: SlimPickens on August 22, 2006, 02:03:54 pm
But then Vonnegut starts coughing, clearing his throat of phlegm, grasping for a half smoked pack of Pall Malls lying on a coffee table. He quickly lights up. His wheezing ceases. I ask him whether he worries that cigarettes are killing him. "oh, yes," he answers, in what is clearly a set-piece gag. "I\'ve been smoking Pall Mall unfiltered cigarettes since I was twelve or fourteen. So I\'m going to sue the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company, who manufactured them. And do you know why?"
"Lung cancer?" I offer.
"No. No. Because I\'m eighty-three years old. The lying bastards! On the package Brown & Williamson promised to kill me. Instead, their cigarettes didn\'t work. Now I\'m forced to suffer leaders with names like Bush and Dick and, up until recently, \'Colon\'."
Post by: postom on August 07, 2006, 07:49:13 pm
i\'m blaming it on westchester county.
in theory, smoking a drag or two off of cigs my friend was smoking and finishing the last three cigarettes in my three week old pack in my car while driving back to boston from 1:30-5:30am last night shouldn\'t stop me.
let\'s try this again
18 hours
(although like i said, i should have the easiest time at this)
either way robyn - the fact that you did manage to go a week or so is a huge step in the right direction. every day you went was a huge success.
the first time i \'really\' quit (ha) it took me a few **** ups to get on track.
take it one day at a time. that\'s all you can do.
Post by: Me! on August 06, 2006, 11:24:36 pm
Quote from: FreeSpirit
mission = failed :(your gonna falter but that doesn\'t mean you should give up. Stay strong, just cause you had one butt doesn\'t mean you should go out and buy a whole pack. we\'re all human we have our weak moments.....
I\'m not a quitter ;)
Post by: Mamalakabubadaya on August 06, 2006, 10:33:27 pm
Post by: FreeSpirit on August 06, 2006, 10:12:26 pm
I\'m not a quitter ;)
Post by: postom on August 04, 2006, 10:55:09 am
i went to ny on 7/15 hung out with my old friends from college, all who used to smoke and no longer do.
since i\'m all about getting rid of all the negativity in my life these days, i figured i might as well keep it up and not smoke. i still have half a pack in my car from that night.
broke down on tuesday when i was wasted and had half a cig. i\'m keeping it up though.
good luck robyn and todd, you guys can do it. you\'ll feel MUCH better. i didn\'t smoke for a year and a half and i started again when i went out and got hammered the day phish broke up ;)
by no means have i been a full time smoker but i can already see how much better i feel.
tonight\'s show will be a test.
Post by: Todd on August 03, 2006, 04:02:59 pm
Quote from: FreeSpirit
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Oops, wrong thread!
Post by: Me! on August 03, 2006, 03:37:01 pm
Post by: FreeSpirit on August 03, 2006, 03:33:09 pm
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Post by: SlimPickens on August 03, 2006, 03:19:35 pm
graphic representation of what was going through Todds head last night
Post by: derickw on August 03, 2006, 03:09:08 pm
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Post by: Todd on August 02, 2006, 06:00:30 pm
Post by: Spacey on August 02, 2006, 05:11:09 pm
or
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or
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Post by: Me! on August 02, 2006, 04:49:34 pm
Post by: Todd on August 02, 2006, 04:48:09 pm
Quote from: Me!
as you told me Todd cigarette cravings only last 5 min...............Just sucks when you\'re stuck in front of a computer that is pissing you off and they come 2 minutes apart!!! :hair:
Post by: Me! on August 02, 2006, 04:35:27 pm
Post by: Todd on August 02, 2006, 04:32:24 pm
Quote from: derickw
:finger:Quote from: ToddQuote from: Me!YOU CAN DO IT!!!:strong: and :hair: both at the same time.
Be strong my brotha!
excuse me while i go outside for a smoke break
Post by: derickw on August 02, 2006, 03:10:23 pm
Quote from: Todd
Quote from: Me!YOU CAN DO IT!!!:strong: and :hair: both at the same time.
Be strong my brotha!
excuse me while i go outside for a smoke break
Post by: Todd on August 02, 2006, 01:53:46 pm
Quote from: Me!
YOU CAN DO IT!!!:strong: and :hair: both at the same time.
Be strong my brotha!
Post by: Me! on August 02, 2006, 01:46:01 pm
Be strong my brotha!
Post by: Todd on August 02, 2006, 01:35:01 pm
Quote from: FreeSpirit
sorry to hear about your friend, Jim :( please don\'t give up on quitting, though.
I want a **** CIGARETTE!!!!! :hair: :hair: :hair:
Post by: SlimPickens on August 02, 2006, 11:48:39 am
but like an idiot, after close to a year w/out nicotine, I would start again for some dumb reason.
why does something bad have to be so good?
Best of luck, beat that sweet nicotine. Your money and health will thankyou.
Post by: wildcoyote on August 02, 2006, 10:59:24 am
Spoil yourself in other ways for staying strong.
Don\'t listen to non-smokers who don\'t understand the achievement! You know, those "2 days?!? big **** deal I\'ve gone my whole life" idiots. (I\'d still love to smack the **** out of some of those people).
It does get easier (I smoked for 11 years). Those torturous sessions of wanting one so bad you could scream do serve a purpose. Those nasty cravings are temporary.
7 months for me, and I finally dropped the cigars too.
Post by: FreeSpirit on August 02, 2006, 10:30:10 am
yesterday was rough for both of us, but we made it through without smoking--- hopefully, today will be even easier!
Post by: Jim Cobb on August 02, 2006, 10:25:28 am
Post by: sallyalli on August 01, 2006, 09:26:56 pm
Good luck guys
Post by: Todd on August 01, 2006, 09:14:18 pm
Quote from: sallyalli
its not so hard...its just rough at the start, it gets easier!Easy for someone to say, who is less years old than the total number of years I\'ve smoked. ;)
Post by: sallyalli on August 01, 2006, 09:03:54 pm
Post by: FreeSpirit on August 01, 2006, 04:37:52 pm
Post by: Jim Cobb on August 01, 2006, 04:35:40 pm
Post by: FreeSpirit on August 01, 2006, 04:26:07 pm
Post by: Jim Cobb on August 01, 2006, 04:11:56 pm
Quote from: FreeSpirit
WISH US LUCK....hey, me too! it\'s been a rough day thus far, but i\'m gettin through it one second at a time.
Todd & I are smoke-free starting today :hair:
Post by: wildcoyote on August 01, 2006, 03:19:30 pm
Post by: Spacey on August 01, 2006, 03:02:03 pm
Post by: Me! on August 01, 2006, 02:45:22 pm
Todd and Robyn, YOU CAN DO IT!!!!
Post by: FreeSpirit on August 01, 2006, 02:38:14 pm
Todd & I are smoke-free starting today :hair:
Post by: FrankZappa on June 23, 2006, 06:15:48 am
One of the funniest things I remeber from a concert was lemonwheel when they opened the show gates in the afternoon. Everyone was lined up and it was like a track meet - whoever goes the fastest gets the closest to the stage. Everyone started off about the same speed but then they started dropping like flies. By about the 100 meter mark there was a drastic lead difference in the pact. People were holding their sides, giving up and walking, etc. It was pretty funny.
I was 2nd row for that afternoon set. Everyone around me was in good shape. :biggrin:
Post by: Todd on June 22, 2006, 10:46:14 pm
Quote from: Blackieshamps
rotflrotflrotfl
p.s. after months smoke free, ive been smoking cigs this whole week. im fat and out of shape. i eat too much fried foods and never go to the gym anymore. i am a hypocrite and none of you should listen to anything i say.
Post by: Blackieshamps on June 22, 2006, 08:30:20 pm
p.s. after months smoke free, ive been smoking cigs this whole week. im fat and out of shape. i eat too much fried foods and never go to the gym anymore. i am a hypocrite and none of you should listen to anything i say.
Post by: freddiewaht on June 22, 2006, 08:17:25 pm
Post by: Spacey on June 22, 2006, 07:46:41 pm
Post by: kindm's on June 22, 2006, 05:40:04 pm
It is 1 of the reasons I started taping. It kept my hands and mind busy and after a while of being in those situations where everyone but me was smoking (I quit when Tobacco Road was still open and you could still smoke inside bars) it wasn\'t really a big deal anymore. I have to say the biggest mental hurdle for me was the fact that i was denying myself something that I liked. No one was tellingme I couldn\'t have them but me so it was kind of like being my own parent. I still think about them and every once in a while I will want to have 1 but I just don\'t.
The green takes the edge off becasue your still smoking, just it isn\'t doing the damage and you are still sticking to your decision not to smoke cigarettes.
So find a hobby at shows etc that will help a lot. Take pictures, become a taper etc etc it really does help and we still party really hard
Post by: bdfreetuna on June 22, 2006, 05:07:22 pm
Then you won\'t be hurting your health and you\'ll actually get high. But then again, I smoked for like 4 years and quit with no problem at all... I guess things that have no effect on me in terms of getting my krunk on aren\'t really that addictive for me..
Post by: Me! on June 22, 2006, 05:00:56 pm
Post by: FreeSpirit on June 22, 2006, 04:57:44 pm
Post by: Me! on June 22, 2006, 04:53:26 pm
Quote from: FreeSpirit
third best way to quit: read jking\'s thread about jill\'s momsad but true.....
Post by: FreeSpirit on June 22, 2006, 04:42:02 pm
third best way to quit: read jking\'s thread about jill\'s mom
Post by: Me! on June 22, 2006, 04:39:49 pm
Post by: FreeSpirit on June 22, 2006, 04:37:08 pm
Quote from: Me!
hey what happened to 50 bucks, 50 cents doesn\'t give me much drive ;)
edit wait a minute I read to fast so you want me to smoke??? double negatives
:rolleyes:
a. I don\'t have $50 to my name right now
b. I see you smoking again before the week is over
Post by: freddiewaht on June 22, 2006, 04:31:34 pm
Quote from: Me!
^^your evil to the core
in fact now that I think about it your on of the reasons I started smoking again after the 2 1/2 years, and why I went to PFunks instead of the old faithful Camel Wide lights....
:takes off cap and bows:
Post by: Me! on June 22, 2006, 04:22:45 pm
in fact now that I think about it your on of the reasons I started smoking again after the 2 1/2 years, and why I went to PFunks instead of the old faithful Camel Wide lights....
Post by: freddiewaht on June 22, 2006, 04:18:11 pm
Quote from: Me!
I would expect nothing less from the infamous freddiewah. :thumbsup: Thanks brotha, dont\' remind me tomorrow
no,i will.
i love cigarettes.
matter of fact,im gonna fire one up right now....
whew..i lov ethe slight headrush.
indulge manhandler...
Post by: Me! on June 22, 2006, 04:14:18 pm
Post by: freddiewaht on June 22, 2006, 04:10:25 pm
salud!!
Post by: Me! on June 22, 2006, 04:10:16 pm
edit wait a minute I read to fast so you want me to smoke??? double negatives
:rolleyes:
Post by: FreeSpirit on June 22, 2006, 04:03:48 pm
Post by: Me! on June 22, 2006, 03:56:43 pm
Quote from: FreeSpirit
best way to quit: date a girl who doesn\'t smoke ;)easier said than done sweetie, besides lovin the single life.........
Post by: FreeSpirit on June 22, 2006, 03:48:59 pm
second best way to quit: bet someone $50 you can last a week without smoking even ONE cigarette
Post by: skalnbyc on June 22, 2006, 03:39:51 pm
I was just thinking about smoking this morning, as I\'ve noticed there is a low percentage of smokers in my office (a couple out of 100 is pretty impressive).
Good luck to you!
Post by: Me! on June 22, 2006, 03:39:27 pm
Post by: derickw on June 22, 2006, 03:34:31 pm
Quote from: Me!
Quote from: ToddWhen I quite for that 21 months,I quit for 2 1/2 years!!! and then started agin for some fuckin reason :rolleyes: As far as taking a weekend off from the B\'Fam, it certainly wont\' be this weekend, Toad\'s place fri!!!! I don\'t know I guess I\'m kinda a trial by fire kinda dude
i did the same thing now I\'m cutting back to a once in awhile weekend warrior. don\'t buy them. if you don\'t have em you can\'t smoke them. and feel bad bumming them off people. freak\'n addiction..... bullshit i tell you. cigarettes are worse then some drugs
Post by: wildcoyote on June 22, 2006, 02:58:25 pm
Although, this from the guy who used to smoke during high school track meets and immediately after college rugby games. :shrug:
Atleast Toad\'s has no good place to have one, you must leave your beer behind.
Post by: Me! on June 22, 2006, 02:55:49 pm
Quote from: Todd
When I quite for that 21 months,I quit for 2 1/2 years!!! and then started agin for some fuckin reason :rolleyes: As far as taking a weekend off from the B\'Fam, it certainly wont\' be this weekend, Toad\'s place fri!!!! I don\'t know I guess I\'m kinda a trial by fire kinda dude
Post by: Jim Cobb on June 22, 2006, 02:53:42 pm
Post by: Todd on June 22, 2006, 02:52:40 pm
Don\'t give up and good luck!!!! I\'m going to try again very soon!!!
Post by: Jim Cobb on June 22, 2006, 02:09:43 pm
Post by: Me! on June 22, 2006, 02:06:58 pm
Quote from: wildcoyote
It really helps with the whole mental "holy ****, you mean to tell me I can NEVER SMOKE AGAIN!?!?!?"That is such a big part of it, so much mental, but it\'s also having something to do with my mouth/hands (and since i dont\' have a woman....;) ) I do have tea tree toothpicks wich help with the oral fixation, and honestly smoking herb helps sometimes, it relaxes me enough so I don\'t think about it....
but again the real test is the weekend, throwing in other various substances and setting makes me wanna smoke
Quote from: Denns Leary
You could have cigarettes that come in a black pack, with a skull and a cross bone on the front, called tumors and smokers would be lined up around the block going, "I can\'t wait to get my hands on these **** things! I bet you get a tumor as soon as you light up!
Quote from: Dennis Leary
The filters the best part. That\'s where they put the heroine. Only us real good smokers know that **** secret
Post by: wildcoyote on June 22, 2006, 01:57:15 pm
After smoking for 11 years, I haven\'t had one in 6 months. And dude, I was ADDICT-TED! I also really enjoyed it, and if they discover a painless cure cancer I\'ll start again tomorrow! Pointless daydreaming aside...
The best advice I can give you, is change your routine. You are through the worst part of the physical addiction by now, so it\'s a matter of breaking habits. What really helped me is that I quit a week before I went on vacation, and the whole different atomsphere got me through the death trap that is days 5-15.
Also, I must confess, I use a crutch. I bought a box of cigars, I smoke about 2 a month. It really helps with the whole mental "holy ****, you mean to tell me I can NEVER SMOKE AGAIN!?!?!?" It\'s relaxing, I look forward to them, and their stronger nature completely kills the urge for a while. They\'re cumbersome to carry, and awkward in most social situations so you\'re not likely to pick up a new addiction.
Lastly, if you lapse, don\'t give up! I tried and failed about 20 times before my recent success.
Post by: Me! on June 22, 2006, 01:49:26 pm
Quote from: estahwhaddup
drink water. lots of itwhy dilute the beer ;) the alcohol is another factor though
Post by: Spacey on June 22, 2006, 01:43:14 pm
Post by: estahwhaddup on June 22, 2006, 01:42:56 pm
Post by: antbach on June 22, 2006, 01:27:33 pm
Post by: Me! on June 22, 2006, 01:23:51 pm
Oh and the fact that I love to smoke doesn\'t help either.