Giving up smoking - Page 8

Coney · 03-05-2003, 07:19 PM

Yeesh long time since I posted here!

Started smoking again today *shrugs*.

A momentaory lapse?.....I hope so.

Will I regret it in a couple of days?....Probably.

samwise of the shire · 03-05-2003, 10:07 PM

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I'll have to look into that Dunadan. In the meantime, here's something else that I found: a list of 'ingredients' in secondhand smoke. http://www.tobaccoscam.ucsf.edu/Sec...condhand_ti.cfm

And my big brother inhales HUNDREDS more of those ingredients into his lungs? And his girlfriend forces that sh*t into MY soon to be born nephews blood stream? *scowls* Not if I can help it.
Cheers,
A very determined Samwise.

Baby-K · 03-06-2003, 02:08 AM

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Originally posted by Coney
Yeesh long time since I posted here!

Started smoking again today *shrugs*.

A momentaory lapse?.....I hope so.

Will I regret it in a couple of days?....Probably.

Don't blame you though, I've quit & have been a non-smoker for 3 days now (I wanted to quit last week, but then the weekend happened - but technically I wasn't "smoking"

)

Problem is I have 3 full packs at home taunting me...........just one bottle of good red wine & I'll be puffing away again

*saunters off humming Puff the Magic Dragon*

Dunadan · 03-06-2003, 07:24 AM

Bad luck, Coney. I've been back on the weed on and off (i.e. on) since New Year and have been studiously avoiding this thread. Am currently steeling myself for another assault. If you can do it for 5mo+ then you can do it for ever.

Baby-K, the feeling of achievement after going out drinking and coming back having NOT smoked is tremendous. Give it a go. (It's either that or stay at home for the rest of your life drinking mineral water.)

I think you should cut your bro some slack, SW. I understand that it's upsetting to think of people you love harming themselves, but you have to understand that these folks are addicted. No amount of rational argument will make someone give up. They might just end up avoiding you if you nip their heads all the time. If they decide to do it for themselves, that's the time to support them.

If it's any consolation, my first wife smoked throughout her pregnancy and our son is in the 98th centile for size, so it isn't necessarily going to harm the bairn.

cheers

d.

Legolas_Frodo_Aragorn · 03-06-2003, 01:13 PM

i wish good luck for all you people who are trying to stop...

I am defiently not going to smoke at all when i grow older thanxs to health class and you guys...but i might try like pot and stuff(maybe) and probably get drunk more than enough times

Insidious Rex · 03-13-2003, 03:17 PM

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Originally posted by Legolas_Frodo_Aragorn
but i might try like pot and stuff(maybe) and probably get drunk more than enough times

*laugh* enjoy it L. Yer gonna be a popular one in college with the upper classmen no doubt.

Anyway, anyone have any tips on how you can influence someone close to you to stop smoking? I mean short of taking a gun to their throat.

Legolas_Frodo_Aragorn · 03-13-2003, 04:15 PM

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Originally posted by Insidious Rex
*laugh* enjoy it L. Yer gonna be a popular one in college with the upper classmen no doubt.

Anyway, anyone have any tips on how you can influence someone close to you to stop smoking? I mean short of taking a gun to their throat.

hang lots of pics of smokers lungs and all that bad stuff in their house...and lots of pamplets

Baby-K · 03-14-2003, 04:10 AM

I've noticed how certain things really irritate me since I've quit smoking:

Like when someone points at my watch & asks the time........I know where my watch is (btw where's yours?) do I point at yer crotch when I ask where the toilet is?
Or when someone is willing to get off his *rse to search the entire room for the remote, but is too lazy to walk to the tv to change the channel.
Or when someone says: "it's always in the last place you looked". Of course it is, why the hell would you carry on looking after you've found the bloody thing? Do people do that? Who & where are they?
Or when yer watching a movie & someone asks: "Did you see that?" - no *rsehole, I came to the cinema & paid 30 bucks to stare at the floor!
Or if someone asks: "Can I ask you a question" - well that just illiminates the option of refusing since you've already asked one!
Or advertising idiots who claims their products are "new & improved" - if it's new there hasn't been anything like it before & if it's improved it means that you've made an existing product better, so how the f*** could something be new & improved?
When someone says "Life is short" - bullsh*t, it's long! Can you think of anything you'd be doing for longer?
But the worst is when I'm sitting & waiting for the bus & someone asks if the bus has come yet..........if the bus had come would I still be sitting here waiting d*ckhead?

congressmn · 03-14-2003, 10:58 AM

Geez, B-K.

can i ask u a question?

Grey_Wolf · 03-14-2003, 11:37 AM

Sorry, I've never had the occasion to wear one.

Baby-K · 03-17-2003, 01:40 AM

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Originally posted by congressmn
Geez, B-K.

can i ask u a question?

I shall pretend that I do not get it.............

JCL2 · 03-17-2003, 09:18 AM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dunadan
[B]I gave up in May this year then, like the total @rse that I am, started again a couple of weeks ago. I am going to stop this coming Monday (11th November). Anyone care to join me? We could use this thread for moral support...

TRY HARD TO GIVE UP YOUR BAD LIFE AND JESUS WILL FORGIVE YOU.

Gwaimir Windgem · 03-17-2003, 09:34 AM

Ah....I don't think he wanted to be preached to. And being a Christian, I could go into detail about all that, but I'll leave it.

Dunadan · 03-17-2003, 09:37 AM

I have no intention of giving up my bad life, thank you very much. I just want to have one, that's all.

Baby-K · 03-17-2003, 09:47 AM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by JCL2
[B]

Quote:

Originally posted by Dunadan
I gave up in May this year then, like the total @rse that I am, started again a couple of weeks ago. I am going to stop this coming Monday (11th November). Anyone care to join me? We could use this thread for moral support...

TRY HARD TO GIVE UP YOUR BAD LIFE AND JESUS WILL FORGIVE YOU.

What the..........?

Ok, I'm not gonna comment.

Oh Dunadan, you were quite right re the sense of accomplishment - this weekend proved yer point

03-05-2003, 07:19 PM	#141
Coney The Buddy Rabbit Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Trapped in the headlights.. Posts: 3,372	Yeesh long time since I posted here! Started smoking again today shrugs. A momentaory lapse?.....I hope so. Will I regret it in a couple of days?....Probably. __________________ Blessed are the cracked, they let the light in Beatallica

03-06-2003, 01:13 PM	#145
Legolas_Frodo_Aragorn The Elven Queen Of All Pyros Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Im like a little bug stuck in the lamp...never going anywhere Posts: 795	i wish good luck for all you people who are trying to stop... I am defiently not going to smoke at all when i grow older thanxs to health class and you guys...but i might try like pot and stuff(maybe) and probably get drunk more than enough times __________________ Would you judge my future based on what i did in the past? Procrastinators Unite!!!.....tomorrrow.... Kids in backseats cause accidents...accidents in backseats cause kids As long as there are tests..there will be prayers in school

03-14-2003, 04:10 AM	#148
Baby-K Corruptor Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Jozi SA Posts: 1,885	I've noticed how certain things really irritate me since I've quit smoking: Like when someone points at my watch & asks the time........I know where my watch is (btw where's yours?) do I point at yer crotch when I ask where the toilet is? Or when someone is willing to get off his rse to search the entire room for the remote, but is too lazy to walk to the tv to change the channel. Or when someone says: "it's always in the last place you looked". Of course it is, why the hell would you carry on looking after you've found the bloody thing? Do people do that? Who & where are they? Or when yer watching a movie & someone asks: "Did you see that?" - no rsehole, I came to the cinema & paid 30 bucks to stare at the floor! Or if someone asks: "Can I ask you a question" - well that just illiminates the option of refusing since you've already asked one! Or advertising idiots who claims their products are "new & improved" - if it's new there hasn't been anything like it before & if it's improved it means that you've made an existing product better, so how the f*** could something be new & improved? When someone says "Life is short" - bullsht, it's long! Can you think of anything you'd be doing for longer? But the worst is when I'm sitting & waiting for the bus & someone asks if the bus has come yet..........if the bus had come would I still be sitting here waiting dckhead? __________________ Don't wet yourself with excitement.

03-14-2003, 10:58 AM	#149
congressmn Incharge: neighbourhood security Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: on my 499th post Posts: 481	Geez, B-K. can i ask u a question? __________________ i am nothing. i am a cold stone, which deceives with the light it reflects, giving illusions of warmth.

03-17-2003, 09:18 AM	#152
JCL2 Hobbit Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In my own little world! Posts: 29	Re: Giving up smoking [QUOTE]Originally posted by Dunadan [B]I gave up in May this year then, like the total @rse that I am, started again a couple of weeks ago. I am going to stop this coming Monday (11th November). Anyone care to join me? We could use this thread for moral support... TRY HARD TO GIVE UP YOUR BAD LIFE AND JESUS WILL FORGIVE YOU.

03-06-2003, 07:24 AM	#144
Dunadan The Quite Querulous Quendi Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oxon, UK Posts: 638	Bad luck, Coney. I've been back on the weed on and off (i.e. on) since New Year and have been studiously avoiding this thread. Am currently steeling myself for another assault. If you can do it for 5mo+ then you can do it for ever. Baby-K, the feeling of achievement after going out drinking and coming back having NOT smoked is tremendous. Give it a go. (It's either that or stay at home for the rest of your life drinking mineral water.) I think you should cut your bro some slack, SW. I understand that it's upsetting to think of people you love harming themselves, but you have to understand that these folks are addicted. No amount of rational argument will make someone give up. They might just end up avoiding you if you nip their heads all the time. If they decide to do it for themselves, that's the time to support them. If it's any consolation, my first wife smoked throughout her pregnancy and our son is in the 98th centile for size, so it isn't necessarily going to harm the bairn. cheers d.

03-14-2003, 11:37 AM	#150
Grey_Wolf Elf Lord Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood, well actually I live in North-west Scania, Sweden Posts: 9,481	Sorry, I've never had the occasion to wear one.

03-17-2003, 09:34 AM	#153
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Ah....I don't think he wanted to be preached to. And being a Christian, I could go into detail about all that, but I'll leave it. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

03-17-2003, 09:37 AM	#154
Dunadan The Quite Querulous Quendi Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Oxon, UK Posts: 638	I have no intention of giving up my bad life, thank you very much. I just want to have one, that's all.

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