Finally got round to it,five days,FIVE! bloody days without a ciggy,so coming up to Xmas i am not feeling very sodding charitable,bah humbug,burn Santa Bloody Clause's beard,and put itching powder in his wellies,so if some of my posts do not sound like my usual angelic and saintly self,raise your glasses at the bar,or at home on a Friday night,and give this toast,HERE TO YA! YA miserable bugger,you shouldn't have started in the first place :-)
yours in misery
Arthur

Good if you can get past the 'cold turkey' stage - me, I just carry on smoking!

If you really want to quit you will. I have been smoke free for 5 years now. It is easier to start that quit but I know that you will succeed.

Good luck. I quit for 2 years about five years ago. Then I started again. Worst thing I have ever done. (well, one of the worst) I chewed a lot of that nicotine gum. That really seemed to help.

Shaun

Hang in there, General Ritchie, it only hurts for a little while...even though I've been smoke free for years, the desire just never seems to go away...But, your lungs will definately thank you after a little while...But that doesn't stop the pain though, does it!!?!! Curse the bloody things, once and for all!!

Gunny

In a few years, when you're NOT laying in a bed with tubes up your nose, struggling to breathe, you'll be thankful for this transition. Hang in there, amigo. Keep your fingers busy with plastic and resin and PE.

Good on you!! Keep it up. I know how tough it is....I smoked for 35 years, and just tossed them away 7 years ago. I still get the urge occasionally, but I will never smoke again! Good luck. :-)

I gave it up three years ago Arthur I used to smoke em three at a time then when I woke up in the coronary care ward with tubes in every orifice, yes that one too, i thought id better give it up. it dont hurt for long.

Hang in there Arthur. In the end cigs are nothing but trouble so what you are doing will be worth the effort.

Wellies???? Never heard that one, I'll have to write that down. I'm sure that Santa's skivies are involved somehow! :-)

Good for you on your 5 day streak! Don't worry about the grumpy attitude, X-mas isn't all it's cracked up to be anyway. It's nothing a couple of pints won't cure.

Cheers to you!!

Been an uphill battle for me.....
I get a couple of weeks smoke free.... and like an idiot buy a pack...... and right back on the merry-go-round........

Oh.... by the title..... thought I was being paged....... :-) :-) :-)
Of did something ........ oh that guilty feeling......... :-) :-) :-) :-)
Good luck on the quiting Arthur.

Hi Dave my official title,the only one i will own up to is Grandpa Grumps,is one that i am really proud of,after all these years of persistant effort i have been recognised by someone who is proud of her Grandfathers achievment,all i have done is to go that one step further and give up smoking,and become the Grumps supremo,we could be our own band of brothers and put PC into the the touchline :-)
Arthur

Hi Arthur.

Its been 3 months since my last smoke and I know how you feel. This may sound odd but I found that alwasy keeping a toothpick or straw around to chew on always helped. Once you can get to two weeks its smooth sailing. Hope you stick with it!

Cheers!

Hi Tapper,at this moment in time i wish 1745 was still in play and i could draw my broadsword,and run at the first thing in red.
Arthur

Hey Arthur, I know it's hard. I've been trying to quite for awhile now. Now that i'm home 24-7 it seems that i smoke more. During modeling forget it, i burn them up. I do plan to give it another try at the end of the year. So good luck my friend and hope for a smoke free life. If you have any hints and tips that my have helped you please share as i'll need everything under the sun to kick this nasty habbit.

Hi Joe,i am lucky enough to be able to access our NHS
i get free counselling,and Nicotine patches for a small prescription fee,so i reall yshouldn't complain too much,good luck the next time you try,the trouble is outside the UK,ciggies are so cheap,we pay a lot of bloody tax,average price,per twenty £4-50.
Arthur

Arthur..... I have decided to join you.....
haven't had a cig today.... yet...... 6 hours.... going nuts climbing wall....... but sucking on that nicotrol stuff..... LOL..... even cats are staying clear........ :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

Way to go Dave,now we can grump at the World and his dog,LOL
Arthur

Good on you guys. I quit 2 years ago and havent looked back. Watch out for ex smokers gut though. It creeps up on ya :-) :-) Keep at it boys
Cheers,
Bryan

Good luck gents, I trully wish you the best of it... as for me.... well

Mama didn't raise a quitter!



just kidding... I quit plenty of things... just the cigs... everytime I try... I go back... I am soooo weak.... weep weep weep.


But you guys keep on fighting the craving... make us all proud!

Oh god, arthurs gotten grumpy..and dave has gotten grumpier, i think i might sit this one out in nearest bomb shelter :-)
nah good on ya guys, hope you both succeede
cheers

If I quit smoking I'll have to give up drinking. If I give up drinking I'll have to give up smoking. Oh it makes my head hurt trying to figure it out ... guess I'll go have a smoke and drink.

LOL

Well, lets just say that I only know how that addiction is, just not personally. Unfortunately, almost 3/4 of my entire class smokes. Some at least 10 cigarettes a day! I knew it could be addicting, but not that addicting! Anyway, I wish the best of luck, and remember that it's all in your head.

I quite the booze..... 20 years ago.... the local police are still celebrating....... :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
Matthew if I told you how many packs I smoked a day, you'd have a heart attack..... OH yeah, maybe that's why I had three open hearts........ :-) :-) :-) :-)
At almost 7 bucks a pack, if I don't smoke, I could buy a new resin figure everyday..... maybe even two....... :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
So far..... this nicotrol stuff is working.... only rough time now.... after 3/4 of a day that is,...... is after I eat.......

Bryan.... watch out for smokers gut...... hell..... I'm already like a bowling ball with legs..... short stubby ones at that!!!!!!

$7.00 a PACK HOLY #%$*

Wish I would quit smoking but in Kentucky you can still buy smokes for about $1.50 a pack and even less per carton. So it makes it hard to part on the money arguement.