I quit! Smoking that is.

[papa 695]

Congratulations Ian, now just think of all the models you can buy with the money you save.

[Valeron]

I gave up over 15 years ago and it is the best thing I ever did. with the money I saved every month I bought a car.

Was that a real car or a 1/35 scale model of one?

[wotan]

In the 80's I lived in Paris where the breakfast of champions was a pack of Gaulois and a glass of red wine. I gave up finally in 1986 and have never looked back. Bravo to you Ian. You'll not regret it.

John

[Tim Marlow]

Ian
I gave up - cold turkey - 20 years ago! Not easy - especially when you could still smoke in pubs! I still reckon I have an addiction, though - occasionally I really feel I could have a ciggy, but it goes away after a minute or two.
The reason I stopped was: I had been rushed into hospital with blood poisoning & while I was there, I was diagnosed with diabetes. Ten days later, the day before I was discharged, the consultant came to me & asked me if I smoked - I said yes. He said " Now - you don't! - If you do - you'll be back here in a few years, and I'll be cutting one of your legs off!! " That somehow got through to me way more than heart/lung problems!
Dave

Blimey, that’s tough love….a clip around the ear would probably work, not cutting off a whole leg

[Tim Marlow]

Oh, and well done Ian, stick with it mate :thumb2:

[boatman]

WELL Ian i was smoking 60 no6 fags a day back in the 70 's but came 1980 an fags hit a pound a pack for 20 i said i might as well roll up a pound note in me mouth an light it up so i quit but not easy but how i did it was no fags before breakie an then a little bit later on say a month then i dint have a fag till my tea break at work at 10 am then bit later none till after 12pm an then only one at 3pm an like that till my system dint want more nicatine in fact to me now it smells like cats pee as i noticed last wk when some freinds came over an they lit up an boy im glad we were sitting in chairs out in the sun as i jen wont let them smoke indoors an we went to see a boaty m8 not long ago an boy talk about pong his ceiling in his livin room was brown an when we came home we still had the pong on us as we both had a bath an changed our clothes boy oh boy dont know how i smoked what i did an the pong just dint notice it then
chris AN VERY WELL DONE Ian now keep it up an as the guys say like i have how much more money in my pocket ive got

[AlanG]

Well done Ian. I quit decades ago and with the savings i bought a CBR600

Yes it takes a few months to get the old lungs working on oxygen properly but you'll defo feel better for it in the long run.

[scottie3158]

Was that a real car or a 1/35 scale model of one?

Lol a real one I saved over £200/month

[boatman]

Well done Ian. I quit decades ago and with the savings i bought a CBR600 :smiling3:

Yes it takes a few months to get the old lungs working on oxygen properly but you'll defo feel better for it in the long run.

AN EAT MORE

[Mini Me]

Congrats Ian...and I won't offer a Cigar by way of celebration! Like Dave W., I also cold turkeyed my way out of the habit.....that was in '76 and I never looked back....again, "Well Done"! :thumb2:Rick H.

[Jon Heptonstall]

In the 80's I lived in Paris where the breakfast of champions was a pack of Gaulois and a glass of red wine. I gave up finally in 1986 and have never looked back. Bravo to you Ian. You'll not regret it.

John

Hi John.
Did you ever come across an artist called Johnny Jonas in your travels
Jon.

[Mark1]

Well done Ian and everyone else who managed to quit:thumb2: been on my to do list for a while gotta just bite the bullet and do it!

[yak face]

Nice one Ian , Its not going to be easy but the benefits ( health and financial ) are well worth it . Stay strong , cheers tony ( packed it in 25 yrs ago , never looked back , dont miss it at all)

[peterairfix]

AN EAT MORE

I can vouch for that.

[CarolsHusband]

Ian
I gave up - cold turkey - 20 years ago! Not easy - especially when you could still smoke in pubs! I still reckon I have an addiction, though - occasionally I really feel I could have a ciggy, but it goes away after a minute or two.
The reason I stopped was: I had been rushed into hospital with blood poisoning & while I was there, I was diagnosed with diabetes. Ten days later, the day before I was discharged, the consultant came to me & asked me if I smoked - I said yes. He said " Now - you don't! - If you do - you'll be back here in a few years, and I'll be cutting one of your legs off!! " That somehow got through to me way more than heart/lung problems!
Dave

I did the cold turkey thing too. Un-detected stomach ulcer ( not helped by the tobacco diet) that went bad, 3 units of blood, a week in hospital and I realised by the end of the week that I didn't fancy a ciggy. Had tried so many times with gum & strategies, etc but always failed, usually by lunchtime !

Worse bit was the bloke in the bed next me with liver & kidney failure who would be taken in a wheelchair by his wife downstairs for a smoke. Had a young kid, too.

Silly smoking is silly.