Smokers------Be Honest

Hamster · Post by **Hamster** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 10:43 pm

Odie;1144348 wrote: that is your opinion.

don't want to quit, actually, quite enjoy it.

My point exactly, thank you Odie

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 4:35 am

Lon;1144316 wrote: Here's a challenge for you. I will go on record with FG and say that I will send you $10 U.S. if you manage to go one week without a cig or tobacco of any kind.

Do you accept?

:yh_rotflwhat!! £5.00 to stop smoking for a week! are you mad???:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl If i stopped smoking for a week i would have saved a fiver anyway, thats all it costs me to smoke:sneaky:

Tan · Post by **Tan** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 5:27 am

Its been 2 full weeks for me! Wooo hoo! :yh_clap. It's easy! (Although I could always manage going a full day with 1-3 cigs). My husband on the other hand was at a pack a day. We did it together...Awwww:-4. Its alot easier when you have support!

Clodhopper · Post by **Clodhopper** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:31 am

I am addicted to smoking. I am working myself up to stop, for all sorts of reasons, health and money being the main ones.

I have learned some important things about myself through smoking - mostly that I have an addictive personality and get "hooked" on things very easily. This self-awareness has kept me clear of more dangerous drugs...

Hey, Nomad, if you tell me when you are stopping I'll stop then too, if you want some company/competition with your cold turkey.

Odie · Post by **Odie** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 6:57 am

Tan;1144586 wrote: Its been 2 full weeks for me! Wooo hoo! :yh_clap. It's easy! (Although I could always manage going a full day with 1-3 cigs). My husband on the other hand was at a pack a day. We did it together...Awwww:-4. Its alot easier when you have support!

wonderful Tan!

Hamster's Knight · Post by **Hamster's Knight** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:43 pm

Lon;1144184 wrote: Trust me----they all want to quit----------they just can't and will not admit it.

Heroin addicts say they don't want to quit either. Same with crack and meth.

I dont want to quit and you're out of line thinking you know every smoker in the world and what makes him/her tick and comparing all smokers to people who use illegal drugs. Sure, nicotene is addictive, but it's legal.

Congratulations to all those who HAVE wanted to and did quit

Sure, it would save money if smokers quit. We could also save money if everyone quit drinking alcohol...thats not needed either and is potentially alot more dangerous than smoking. Drive drunk, kill someone. Drive smoking...not too likely you'll do anything extremely stupid like drunk drivers.

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:57 pm

Hamster's Knight;1145551 wrote: I dont want to quit and you're out of line thinking you know every smoker in the world and what makes him/her tick and comparing all smokers to people who use illegal drugs. Sure, nicotene is addictive, but it's legal.

Congratulations to all those who HAVE wanted to and did quit

Sure, it would save money if smokers quit. We could also save money if everyone quit drinking alcohol...thats not needed either and is potentially alot more dangerous than smoking. Drive drunk, kill someone. Drive smoking...not too likely you'll do anything extremely stupid like drunk drivers.

Yup-----I know all the smokers in the world Ham-----I am all knowing and endowed with great insight and intuition. I am never out of line as I am a prefect human being:wah:

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 9:59 pm

kazalala;1144575 wrote: :yh_rotflwhat!! £5.00 to stop smoking for a week! are you mad???:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl If i stopped smoking for a week i would have saved a fiver anyway, thats all it costs me to smoke:sneaky:

OK Kaz-----------just how many $$$$ would make it interesting for you?

Hamster's Knight · Post by **Hamster's Knight** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 10:05 pm

Lon;1145556 wrote: Yup-----I know all the smokers in the world Ham-----I am all knowing and endowed with great insight and intuition. I am never out of line as I am a prefect human being:wah:

Apparently not...in your OP you said "been there done that" which infers you were once a smoker. Now you're one of those preaching ex-smokers who thinks you're trying to save the world, even through bribery, if you wanna call $10 bribery.

Believe what you will...I've said my piece. You wont change my mind nor I yours. I'm through here

scholle-kid · Post by **scholle-kid** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:22 pm

Lon;1144184 wrote: Trust me----they all want to quit----------they just can't and will not admit it.

Heroin addicts say they don't want to quit either. Same with crack and meth.

No, you can't be trusted unless it's to tell other people that you know more about people then they know themselves.

when I got tired of being drunk, I quit drinking every day .

I use to smoke pot when I decided to quit being stoned I quit.

I have never tried that other you insinuated all us addicts do ,

but I have never really wanted to quit cigarettes .

scholle-kid · Post by **scholle-kid** » Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:26 pm

The Rob;1144095 wrote: On July 2nd of this year I will be tobacco-free three years. From the age of 18 to the age of 47, I smoked about 60 cigarettes per day. I quit cold.

This isn't a "habit" for me, it's an addiction. I think equating nicotine addiction with heroin is nonsense because I wouldn't consider stealing from you or mugging you to acquire money to spend on cigarettes, but it's an addiction in definition. I still miss it, but won't go back. It's too expensive in money and in health, and since my wife and I quit together I would feel horrible if my weakness led her back to it as well.

I loath preachiness, but I would exhort anyone who has even a fleeting thought about cessation to find a way to stop.

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Thank you for making that so clear anyone can understand it .

kazalala · Post by **kazalala** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 4:44 am

Lon;1145557 wrote: OK Kaz-----------just how many $$$$ would make it interesting for you?

$1000:D Honestly Lon,,, even if you have'nt spat your wine all over the keyboard now,, i wouldnt take your money from you , however much:)

I wonder what it would actually take to make me even seriously think about it