Rick,

Are/Were you a smoker? Quitting doesn't necessarily mean miserable. At least my definition of craving is when for 5-seconds in 7 days, I say, "Boy, I feel like having a cigarette." No, I was not cranky, moody, miserable, etc.

Other benefits of quitting:
1. You do not set examples to your kids.
2. You do not offend others with your smoke, your smell, your bad breath, etc.
3. Your suit/clothes don't stink.
4. Your sense of smell is better.

After much flip-flopping, I am a believer of "if your time comes, your time comes."

No, I'm not miserable since quitting. I just viewed cigarettes as a reward for some kind of task done and it just made doing those tasks more rewarding. Last week I did a lot of work on the 993 and not taking smoke breaks for that was really tough. I don't jones much during the day. But I sure like having a smoke after getting something done. I don't care about any of the reasons you listed for not smoking. I just want to live longer and figure this is not too much of a price to pay for a large risk minimizer.

There is only one way to stop, and that is to stop.

Not being a fan of self help books at all- some one gave me Allan Carrs "Stop Smoking" book. A simple piece of really interesting pyschology. Works for lots of people.

it is surprising to me that you smoke
I thought it was illegal to smoke in the workplace here.


I am told many things about quitting the demon weed, tobacco.

It is easy to quit heroin compared to cigarettes.

The craving never is entirely gone.

Food tastes better.

You notice the smell of things more, flowers, pine trees, fresh cut grass, whatever.

Life insurance is way cheaper if you don't smoke

A few food for thoughts:

1. If you smoke, at least try the alleged 'no chemicals, all natural' cigs like Nat Sherman. Even the menthol are made with real organic stuff.
2. I was told (don't know if true) that the cigarette is the only product that is exempt from disclosing its content to the FDA. Hmmmmm....????

Tobra (Doc) yes it's illegal, they smoke outside on location or outside the sound stage. BTW, Disney has stated that they will not show smoking in TV/movies anymore.

Looks like I will save about 150.00 a month on cigs plus 50 on health care.

Sweet!

Ok...5 whole days for me now. From 1 + packs a day for 40 years to zero. At this point I can't really say if it is physically hard or not. I really notice the smell though. Working in a club over the weekend was like playing in a dirty ashtray. But strangely I find the smell of a burning cig very "attractive". Every time I get a craving I just say to myself, I don't smoke anymore until the urge passes. It seems to work. I think the most powerful tool so far is that. The will and determination to just quit. I learned that when I quit drinking some 26 years ago. If you don't want to quit, you will fail. I can't say I feel any physical effects that would be like a withdrawl yet. My wife who talked me into this, has already started again, I 'm glad because I would have had to kill her she was such a bzich. I figure it will save me enough to buy an SC soon. That to me is the best incentive. Having a P car in the garage again. One day at a time!

I never smoked, but my dad and mom were 2-3 pack a day smokers. My mom would be lighting another one up while she still had one going in the ash tray. Smoking killed my dad when he was 62. It was his death that finally got my mom to quit. She just turned 80 last February. I don't think she would still be alive if she had kept smoking.

I admire anyone that can quit smoking. I know that it has to be one tough addiction.

All the people I ever hear about dying from smoking smoked something like 1-3 packs a day for decades. I smoked about 3-4 packs PER WEEK at most for about 18 yrs.

Any update on this, pcardude?

Have you stayed away from the nic-sticks?

My father quit smoking when he died of cancer(riddled with cancer)at age 52. He was virtually a lifetime smoker. I hope this helps the smokers that smoke and those that have quit to stay off cigarettes. It used to look cool to smoke but not anymore. It stinks and its expensive. :eek:

Heh. I thought I was the only one who noticed.

Apparently it is totally fine on this forum to get yourself banned, and then just re-reg under a new name.

as per Hugh, the film sets/locations/studios are filled with cigarette smoke.
we had a director ask the smokers to bring different 2 jackets to work. one for smoking outside, one for interior sets.
the indignity displayed by the smokers was priceless in nature. the stink continued, unabated ......

I called him out on it a couple times. He's nuttier than ever, if that's possible.