Smoking section

[P 0 P E Y E]

Been One year for me clean from the evil Weed called tobacco.

Anyone need help with it, I am here to at least make you laugh.

I had it bad. Needed a fix every 10 minuets to keep the monkey at bay.

Spend 6 months with withdrawal symptoms.

A year later and the room still spins when I get a trigger.

It was controlling my life.........

I found out that my mom smoked while I was growing in her. I was a toback baby.

[Q-Dog]

Popeye, I'm with you.

I smoked like h***!!!!!

Stopped cold turkey Valentines Day 1991.
Quenched the urge with Scoal LongCut Wintergreen.

I swapped one Nicotine infusion method for another!

Finally, 2 days before my son was born in 1994 I looked into the mirror and decided I had more to live for.

I swapped to some mint-based placebo dip-crap and got my a$$ off tobacco!

Never goin' back...advise ALL against!

Me too, Popeye, I'm here to help you help!

-Vuk

[captainlee]

my vice is Copenhagen been chain dipping for 36 years. I once quit for a year and a half and everyday i wanted some.


I would give my left nut to quit

[trmn8r]

I've been off Cope for a little over a year. Used to Dip all the time and smoke at work as well. Quit it all. Never miss the smoking, but damn not a day goes by that I dont wake up brush my teeth and the first thing I think of is where is my snuff. If my insurance at work wouldn't be $40 per month if you use tobaco I would go buy a can right not!

[Q-Dog]

I hear you Capt.
When people hear I've quit smokin' they say " Do you ever want a cigarette?"
I always tell them "NO...I want a dip!"

It is a powerful drug.

You are singing to the choir, here!

You will quit when you are ready.

If you need some help and encouragement along the way I'm here.

-Vuk

[Jams]

my vice is Copenhagen been chain dipping for 36 years. I once quit for a year and a half and everyday i wanted some.


I would give my left nut to quit

Ya just got to wake up in the morning and say to yourself ---shit I just went 8 hours without a dip,,,, I can handle another five minutes without one.:blink:

Then after you make it for 8 hours and five minutes you tell yourself that it sure would be nice to have a dip but then you would have to start all over again and by the time you figure that out it has been 8 hours and ten minutes and you start to sweat and it don't get much better than that for at least two weeks but cold turkey is the only way.

I quit a two cans per week of Copenhagen a year and a half ago and no B/s it still ain't easy.

But I don't have to ride at the back of the pack so all the sissies wont get any grasshopper juice on them. :whistling:

[Q-Dog]

I STILL want a dip.
Bad.


Ain't gonna happen, though!

[harleyjsb]

Going to try to quit in the next couple of months.when I go to the doc for the yearly check up.going to get the pills to help you quit smoking.anybody tried them?



Been smoking for 30 yrs I know I need to quit.........

[trmn8r]

If I can quit a one can a day copenhagen habit anybody can quit tobacco. Its scary how much money I was spening on that crap... that tasty tasty yummy crap that I still crave lol.

I tried the pills, buproprien or some such not sure how it was spelled... generic version of Wellbutrin anyway. They didn't seem to help me much, I ended up using patches and chewing nicotine gum.

[swmnkdinthervr]

Quit smoking 01/01/05...I still have the urge from time to time but I've decided to live a little longer...
(DOS 09/23/88)

The offer of help is here too, feel free to contact me any ole time...

[Jams]

<-stop_smoking-> (http://wickedmoon.com/ecards/sendcard.php?image=wickedmoon.com/media/video/stand_up_comedy/chappelleweed.wmv) :032:

[Scabbydoo]

Quit smoking (the last of several attempts) 4 1/2 years ago. I had tried cold turkey, hypnosis, gum, patches and the only thing that finally did help was Wellbutrin/Zyban. Former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop said nicotine was as addictive as heroin and from my experience, he was on target. Quitting was the hardest thing I have ever done. And, yes, almost five years later I still occasionally crave a cigarette.

[dynageno]

Still smoking after all these years. I don't have the desire to quit at this time. I tried a couple of times and found it very difficult. Quitting drinking and Heroin was easier!

[Baalz]

I smoked 3 packs a day solid until I was 30. Went to Dr to get patch when it was a prescription. Dr told me I smoked to much that I would have to get down to 1.5 packs before they gave me the patch.
I told him **** that give it to me and she did. Smoked my last cigarette when I left the DR and havent had once since like 92.
Of course I ended up quiting my job and gaining weight.. But it was worth it in the long run.

[Baalz]

By the way..

Sancho is a pole smoker.

[SLOWHOUND]

Come on now peeps it is only rhe most widley used drug in the country,dont ypu think we could just drop it like a hot rock ,not a f...nnn chance it took me 3 years of trying when I had 5 years clean, now March 1 was 10 years and it stinks to high heaven one moment and smells like a rose the next ,I just know form my work on me it wont be just 1 so it means NONE>Im just saying.

[P 0 P E Y E]

Hardest thing I have ever done.

Tried a million times to quit.

Tried Gum, Patch, mints, dip pills,,,,,

Finally did the pills and patch...freaking hard.

I would cut the patch into small pieces and chew it...That was a nice buzz

I liked chew, In fact It was the tobacco buzz...I would like nicotine in any shape or forum, as Long as I was on the train.

Off that ship now...still clean...Would I dig a tobacco buzz right now...You know it...But I be clean...Just typing about it made me drool.

[TimmyD]

If they would legalize something else,
I would quit smokin' cigarettees tomorrow.
...just sayin'

[y2k king]

smogged from '67-'87. was 2 packs a day and went cold turkey. almost went nuts at first and wanted a smoke for a year. after that, not a chance.
now i can smell smoker's cars when i'm cruisin down the road.
really nasty habit and ya really gotta want to quit in order to make it work.
good luck for any of ya just startin out.:bowdown:

[swmnkdinthervr]

smogged from '67-'87. was 2 packs a day and went cold turkey. almost went nuts at first and wanted a smoke for a year. after that, not a chance. That's how I did it 2 years ago 1/1/05
now i can smell smoker's cars when i'm cruisin down the road.
really nasty habit and ya really gotta want to quit in order to make it work. That's the way with all addictions...
good luck for any of ya just startin out.:bowdown:

Ya can't believe how good you'll feel...

[Scabbydoo]

Ya can't believe how good you'll feel...

Not only that but it's nice not to have to plan your life around when/where you can smoke.

[RedBeard]

I started smoking when I was 14. I stopped when I was 14. The reason? My father "informed" me that smoking was hazardous to my health, either medically in the long term, or [here he doubled up a fist] in the short term. :roflback:

I got the message. I owe a lot to that man.

[swmnkdinthervr]

Not only that but it's nice not to have to plan your life around when/where you can smoke.

Agreed...now if I could do away with the need for money...

[Scabbydoo]

If you figure that one out, let me know! I'd love to quit looking for a job.

[Squish]

i quit the night before my surgery, and that was 4 days ago. i'm still going strong, no urges or any thing, but right now just the thought of lighting up hurts. i haven't had all the normal withdrawal signs like before, but i think that's because of the pain meds i'm on right now. i wanted to stop before surgery to help the healing process, but it just didn't work out that way.

[Jams]

You are just a puff away from a pack a day.

Think about that when you get the urge.

[wibiker]

quit using the gum, and then lozenge. i quit once before that for 5yrs. then started again. i know very stoopid. quit for good now. i cant believe how good i feel. i smell heavy smokers now, and about gag. every now and then though a whiff of someone lighting up and maaaaan, does that smell good. i just keep on quitting. once you reach a point it is somewhat easier to quit, but i dont think you ever stop quitting. every day you still quit. does that make sense?

[vindex1963]

4 months Sunday. Thanks to the patch.

[vindex1963]

You are just a puff away from a pack a day.
Think about that when you get the urge.

Booze and smokes...same thing.

[buzzingstrings]

Bunch of quitters!

just sayin....

:roflback:



(congrats to every one of ya that's givin up the habit)

[vindex1963]

Bunch of quitters!
just sayin....
:roflback:

(congrats to every one of ya that's givin up the habit)

And Damn proud of it.

[swmnkdinthervr]

And Damn proud of it.

If they only knew...

Most folks don't "get it" but any addiction is ultimately deadly...some just faster than others...

[route66paul]

28 years. I could never stand the smell, that was the worst part of a hangover. The smell is even worse now, but every morning with my coffee..........
I had to quit coffee in order to quit cigarettes, I drink coffee now, but I still want a cigarette.

[vindex1963]

28 years. I could never stand the smell, that was the worst part of a hangover. The smell is even worse now, but every morning with my coffee..........
I had to quit coffee in order to quit cigarettes, I drink coffee now, but I still want a cigarette.

I have 4 months and the urge to smoke is there every day.
Are you saying after 28 years you still want a cigarette with your coffee?

[wibiker]

I have 4 months and the urge to smoke is there every day.
Are you saying after 28 years you still want a cigarette with your coffee?

keep quitin every urge


it gets to where you are pretty good at it and they go away fast

[Scabbydoo]

I have 4 months and the urge to smoke is there every day.
Are you saying after 28 years you still want a cigarette with your coffee?

At 4 months, you're past the toughest part. Going on five years for me and truthfully, I still have an occasional urge. I just take three good, deep breaths and it usually passes. And, it's nice to be able to take three good, deep breaths.

[vindex1963]

And, it's nice to be able to take three good, deep breaths.

Amen to that.

[y2k king]

I have 4 months and the urge to smoke is there every day.
Are you saying after 28 years you still want a cigarette with your coffee?


the urge was completely gone after a year for me...hang in there you're over the hardest part.

[swmnkdinthervr]

At 4 months, you're past the toughest part. Going on five years for me and truthfully, I still have an occasional urge. I just take three good, deep breaths and it usually passes. And, it's nice to be able to take three good, deep breaths.

Hell...I liked finding out what it was like to actually run a few steps!

[Scabbydoo]

Hell...I liked finding out what it was like to actually run a few steps!

It made skiing out west (8,000 - 12,000 ft. above sea level) a whole hell of a lot easier too. Used to take 45 minutes to go top to bottom, 10 to 15 skiing and the rest stopping to catch my breath.

[P 0 P E Y E]

It's been a year and a half for me with out any backy...I still jones every day.

But it's getting easier.

In fact, I am having a nick flashback as I type....WEEEEEEEEEEE

[Scabbydoo]

Hang in there Popeye. Just remember, three deep breaths of fresh air will help...

[SafetyMan]

I quit Cinco de Mayo, 2006, at age 36 and after smoking for 25 years and up to 3 packs a day.

May 8, 2006 I found myself in the hospital recieving a stent due to a 99% blockage of the Right Coronary Artery....


I still jones for one almost every day, ESPECIALLY while working in the garage and complete a task... but somehow I find a way through it... like thinking of my boys being raised without a father....


Keep up the good fight, men!

[route66paul]

I quit in 78, almost 30 years ago. Every morning I want a smoke with my coffee. I had to quit coffee for 5 years so that I could stop smoking. I did start drinking coffee again. I can't stand the smell of cigarettes, I hated it then and hate it now, but I still want one. Don't start, it is a lifetime thing.

[thedog]

I quit about a month ago after 30+ years.

Chantix .. check it out if ya want to quit, it worked for me

[swmnkdinthervr]

Congrats everyone...keep up the good fight!!!

[P 0 P E Y E]

Saw the Movie A FEW GOOD MEN....About the 20th time,

Last night.

For some frigging reason, seeing Jack smoke that cigar, knowing he was in Cuba.....caused me to have a wicked tobacco flash-back.

Just writing about here is causing the room to spin and my palms to sweat.

I had once, actually many, many times, enjoyed a real cuban cigar.

Seeing jack inhale that last hit.....I almost ran out and picked me up some backy.

Over 2 years clean and sticking to it. But I remember the BUZZ

[Jams]

Two weeks ago I started again ..... :blink:

Smoking a pipe after dinner sounded harmless. :doh:

Already I am having a pipe full of Prince Albert after meals, between meals, with morning coffee, before bed..........:(

[P 0 P E Y E]

I did love the pipe....

That was my brand too....all the nick and no other ship in in it.

I could not get enough...I would have the bowl full and hot all the time.

I hope you can put it down again. Best of luck on that.

Temping.....very tempting

[Jams]

It is just a passing faze :blink: at least that is what I am telling myself.


Don't give in --- unless you smoke Spinach in your corn cob pipe. :gPopeye:

[P 0 P E Y E]

Food for thought

[rraymond]

I used to smoke occasional cigars about 15 years ago and started smoking again about 1 year ago. I have a humidor, actually 3 humidors now. I may smoke up to 4 or 5 a week depending on the outside weather. I do enjoy the relaxing "me" time and sometimes have some Grand Marnier with one. I don't feel like I have to have one though. I'm also wondering if this a phase and I may get bored of it or might I already have a slight addiction to it. I know it's not good for me but don't feel it's as bad as inhaling cigarettes every 10 minutes throughout the day. I also work out and haven't noticed any stamina issues either. Anyone been smoking just cigars long term and have any effects from it?

[P 0 P E Y E]

4 years now off the backy

Still have flashbacks

having one now......

I look just pooped out about 25 posts.......feel better now

that is all

[J.A.F.O.]

I used to smoke occasional cigars about 15 years ago and started smoking again about 1 year ago. I have a humidor, actually 3 humidors now. I may smoke up to 4 or 5 a week depending on the outside weather. I do enjoy the relaxing "me" time and sometimes have some Grand Marnier with one. I don't feel like I have to have one though. I'm also wondering if this a phase and I may get bored of it or might I already have a slight addiction to it. I know it's not good for me but don't feel it's as bad as inhaling cigarettes every 10 minutes throughout the day. I also work out and haven't noticed any stamina issues either. Anyone been smoking just cigars long term and have any effects from it?

Only when you smoke cheap cigars, they get all stinky and stuff.
I only smoke cigarettes on the weekends. i know its wierd but I have been able to quit smoking during the week (I also don't drink alcohol during the week, which may have something to do with it)
I refuse to give up my cigars...Love my Fuentes Fuentes Opus X with Bourbon...Yummmmm.

[IRONMAN]

I usually smoke cigars while golfing. It calms me down and makes it more enjoyable. I like trying different kinds to keep it interesting. I'll have one with the neighbor while sitting out back drinking occasionally too. Otherwise, I don't smoke them daily. Good thing. I prefer Monte Cristo's!

:whistling:

[HarleyDarlin]

ESPECIALLY while working in the garage and complete a task...

You, too??? For me, it seemed like a "reward" for completing a task and I really missed that "Ahhhhhh" feeling I got when I took a break and smoked a cigarette. I haven't had a smoke since Sept. 30, 1999, and to be honest, I know I'm STILL just one cigarette away from buying a carton! I don't have urges anymore and find the smell of an ashtray sickening, but I know how addicted I was and how easily I could get pulled back in if I allowed myself that ONE smoke.

For anyone wanting to quit, try this: Empty an ashtray into a glass jar and add about 1/2 cup of water. It looks disgusting and smells even moreso. Every time you get the urge to smoke, take the top off the jar and get a good whiff :Scared: Keep in mind, your breath will smell like this after you smoke! Yuck!

Quitting smoking is as much if not more, a mental thing as it is physical. You have to find ways to make your MIND not want to smoke more than your body DOES want to smoke.

I was a 2 to 3 pack a day smoker and have likely saved enough in the past nine years to buy 2 Road Kings!!:blink:

Kaye

[dynageno]

Congrats Pop

[MegaGlide]

Nov 17 will be one year.
I've had maybe 8 or 9 since I quit, and those are mostly Ed's fault.
If I outlive Boop, I'll start again.

[Dippsy]

october 28-1 year for me and angela

[TimmyD]

Symptoms:

Pissy
nausea
bloated
mood swings
lots of mood swings
fidgety
irritable
tired
hyper
weird appitite (crave chocolate, sweets, and other foods)
weight gain
body achesSounds alot like PMS, don't it?

My last cigarette was Nov. 13th @ ~0700.
I'm on the patch...
...got Halls cough drops to eat...
...trying to keep my hands busy...
...though playing with the OL's :boobies: is not acceptable (in the middle of the grocery store)...

...few weeks ago went to the doctor about allegies, congestion...got ran thru some tests and x-rays...doc sez my 'mild' asthma, which has rarely if ever bothered me, ain't mild anymore. I now have to carry an inhaler (albuterol) with me wherever I go. Wife and kids (especially the 5 y.o.) are very supportive. I use extortion on the 5 y.o., it great! I tell her that if her being bad is OK, then I should be allowed to smoke...straightens her right up.

...this is the longest I've been without a cigarette since...don't know, maybe 2000 was the last time I quit (was off them 4.5 - 5 months)...
...hopefully, I will be off them for good...

[MegaGlide]

1 year for me today.
I've probably had 10-12 total in that time.
I'm going for zero this year.
You can do it, Timmy.

[lil Pistolero DPH]

Ya know my SIL is a weekend smoker she only smokes when she drinks... I wish I could do that. I quit when I was pregnant, with the last pregnancy I smoked lighter until halfway through when I quit. But started back up each time. I tried Welbutrin but had a manic episode on it, doctor said no more of that.......I would definately like to save the money and not stink but I just can't do it yet. I'm a raving lunatic without them, I need to learn how to relax and be calm without smoking......................someday.

[MegaGlide]

A day trip to St Louis and you're done.
Every ATC I know who's quit has done it this way.
Hundred bucks.

http://www.lesliecamstopsmoking.com/

[Dippsy]

Me and the g/f did chantix last year, haven't had even one since oct 28, 07, yippee, even drinking and partying, I have no desire anymore.

[MegaGlide]

Chantix made me very angry.
No, I'm not still taking it...

[Dippsy]

Chantix made me very angry.
No, I'm not still taking it...

it gave me weird dreams and good farts.

[The Batman]

My dad quit via having an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Something about dying several times on the table while they replaced his plumbing and being layed up in the hospital for quite a while helped him fight the urge. Then immediately follwing, he had several other aneurisms, a triple bypass, and all sorts of other goodies keeping his doctor wealthy.

He was a 3-4 pack a day type guy before that. Not tomention all the other abuses he put his body through. If you can't see the lard, it isn't food.

[Dippsy]

my mother god bless her, had 2 valves replaced, etc etc etc, she refused to quit smoking, and loose weight, she never recovered from the second valve replacement, between that and my wife dying of cancer motivation came kinda easy.

[TimmyD]

...it's now Day 5 for me...so far, I'm not becoming too insane...

...wierd dreams...
...like the one last night where I plowed a '76 Chevy Nova (that I use to own) head-on into a car on a used car lot that was own by Major Heely (ya know the 'sidekick' to Maj. Nelson on the old "I Dream Of Jeannie" TV show)....
a) He never owned a used car lot on the show
2) I did in fact end up totalling the '76 Nova back in '85.



...the other night's dream was better...I was on a deserted island with 5 playboy bunnies. :woohoo:

...except, they were all wearing chastity belts :Hurt:

...and the keys were around the neck of the great white shark from the movie 'Jaws'; he was off shore with a fork, knife and a napkin tucked underneath his chin waiting for me to swim out and try to get them...

....all I had with me was a Leatherman tool....
...then my alarm clock went off & woke me up...
...I think I coulda got the keys...

[Dippsy]

...it's now Day 5 for me...so far, I'm not becoming too insane...

...wierd dreams...
...like the one last night where I plowed a '76 Chevy Nova (that I use to own) head-on into a car on a used car lot that was own by Major Heely (ya know the 'sidekick' to Maj. Nelson on the old "I Dream Of Jeannie" TV show)....
a) He never owned a used car lot on the show
2) I did in fact end up totalling the '76 Nova back in '85.



...the other night's dream was better...I was on a deserted island with 5 playboy bunnies. :woohoo:

...except, they were all wearing chastity belts :Hurt:

...and the keys were around the neck of the great white shark from the movie 'Jaws'; he was off shore with a fork, knife and a napkin tucked underneath his chin waiting for me to swim out and try to get them...

....all I had with me was a Leatherman tool....
...then my alarm clock went off & woke me up...
...I think I coulda got the keys...

so its working out for ya huh?

[J.A.F.O.]

I only smoke on the weekends, usually because I'm drinking. Even when I was smoking all the time, I never smoked more than 1/2 a pack a day.
If I try to quit now....somebody will die...I don't know who and quite frankly I have found so many people that need dying, that it just wouldn't matter.

[Dippsy]

I only smoke on the weekends, usually because I'm drinking. Even when I was smoking all the time, I never smoked more than 1/2 a pack a day.
If I try to quit now....somebody will die...I don't know who and quite frankly I have found so many people that need dying, that it just wouldn't matter.

having a bad day are we?

[J.A.F.O.]

having a bad day are we?

Nope, actually having a pretty good day except for my wife having treatment today. Just the general opinion I have developed about people in general. You know...kind of like the 95/5 rule....5% of the people are bringing something to the table...The other 95% are just sucking up my air.

[Dippsy]

Nope, actually having a pretty good day except for my wife having treatment today. Just the general opinion I have developed about people in general. You know...kind of like the 95/5 rule....5% of the people are bringing something to the table...The other 95% are just sucking up my air.

I do agree wholeheartedly. Hope it goes well with your wife.

I started smoking after 14-15 years when my wife got cancer, imagine she is getting radiation and I am outside smoking-its kinda sick.......

your one of my 5%!

[J.A.F.O.]

I do agree wholeheartedly. Hope it goes well with your wife.

I started smoking after 14-15 years when my wife got cancer, imagine she is getting radiation and I am outside smoking-its kinda sick.......

your one of my 5%!

Thanks..means alot coming from you.