tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post8075242876015008519..comments2023-11-05T18:46:32.295+11:00Comments on Baino's Banter: I Wish I Could Say That Everyone is WrongUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-60244629109769813962012-07-08T07:31:03.181+10:002012-07-08T07:31:03.181+10:00Best of luck, Baino!
As a lifelong non-smoker (...Best of luck, Baino! <br /><br />As a lifelong non-smoker (and someone who is adversely affected by second-hand smoke) I resent the fact that a whole section of the population has had its individual right to choose eroded by the nanny state. <br /><br />In England there is even a move to try to get it made illegal to smoke in your own car, for heaven's sake. And forget your super-ventilated, extractor fan rooms - THOSE aren't allowed either. You can't even choose to open a smokers only club, because even THAT isn't legal. <br /><br />Second hand smoke makes me cough and wheeze and it burns my lungs, but there really should be places people who want to smoke could go and I could choose NOT to go. As things are, they've simply moved the problem outside. I have to run the gauntlet of people smoking outside shops and offices, on the pavement where I walk. <br /><br />It's a lose-lose situation as far as I can see .. except for the government who don't <i>really</i> want to stop people smoking because they'd lose a helluva lot of revenue!<br /><br />God save us from do-gooders!Jay at The Depp Effecthttp://www.thedeppeffect.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-60953705771386833732012-06-22T09:50:57.413+10:002012-06-22T09:50:57.413+10:00Good luck. As the old saying goes, "Quitting...Good luck. As the old saying goes, "Quitting smoking is easy - I do it all the time."<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-35530817671208830042012-06-02T08:19:13.728+10:002012-06-02T08:19:13.728+10:00I remember first trying rocket leaves in my 20s an...I remember first trying rocket leaves in my 20s and them tasting quite strong... but now they taste far weaker (and nicer); I was wondering whether my smoking habit had anything to do with that...<br /><br />... what on earth has happened to Bimbimbie's blog? First it vanishes, then reappears "invited readers only"... could you ask her for an invitation from me, if you remember?... cheers DearsGledwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308172310486574510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-26996695199088767002012-05-02T04:40:42.374+10:002012-05-02T04:40:42.374+10:00So how's it going, Ms Helen? Have you and the ...So how's it going, Ms Helen? Have you and the fags parted company yet?nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-30615903140856021942012-04-29T20:07:52.376+10:002012-04-29T20:07:52.376+10:00I've never smoked. Ever. So the only thing I c...I've never smoked. Ever. So the only thing I can say is: good luck!!!!!! (added just a couple of !!!'s to show that I mean it). Oh, and 'you can do it' sounds really good too I think. So: you can do it!!!!!Carolinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09288856854422999687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-63210937186281998992012-04-25T22:04:25.684+10:002012-04-25T22:04:25.684+10:00I hear ya! Have heard it said it's best not t...I hear ya! Have heard it said it's best not to say you're quitting but rather "I am only smoking __# today...or I am not smoking today" taking it one day at a time. <br /><br />Miss me?California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-7140725331515051972012-04-23T15:29:42.888+10:002012-04-23T15:29:42.888+10:00Very late in on this one, but I hope that you can ...Very late in on this one, but I hope that you can manage it. There are a lot of good reasons to kick the habit, and they seem to grow as the years roll by!<br /><br />Good luck!Kris McCrackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13789355638389350528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-40184766892510017632012-04-03T22:09:35.199+10:002012-04-03T22:09:35.199+10:00So hard to give up when you're not sick, and e...So hard to give up when you're not sick, and enjoying smoking. I gave up when I had strep throat or quinsy, where even just trying to swallow was very painful. Husband gave up after a heart scare.<br />Good luck Helen - admirable that you are even thinking about giving up,so keep going.<br />Someone once said to put the old cigarette butts in a jar and smell it when tempted to restart smoking. I ended up with my hand caught in the jar trying to retrieve a longish butt. Wish someone had told me about the lemon drops - a much better look!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-40976228269664662302012-04-01T19:23:33.313+10:002012-04-01T19:23:33.313+10:00It's a slipper slope, they are relaxing, make ...It's a slipper slope, they are relaxing, make us take time etc but hellaciously bad for us and expensive. I do think when one smokes it affects every fiber f us .Sandy Kesslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17542892044386717213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-22033053271816781962012-04-01T06:35:14.210+10:002012-04-01T06:35:14.210+10:00Funny...I've never even tried a cigarette. No...Funny...I've never even tried a cigarette. No appeal whatsoever for me.<br /><br />Oh...and you'd better check out my last post...I'm headin' down under. Well, not as far down as where you are but stil...Ed & Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730956006290504616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-12666695929996793702012-03-30T00:38:17.293+11:002012-03-30T00:38:17.293+11:00Good luck with the quitting. As you know I've ...Good luck with the quitting. As you know I've never smoked so I have no advice to give. All I can say is that my father, who smoked about 10 a day, gave up just like that after he had a stroke at 55.<br /><br />It's a real ding-dong, the smoking thing. Smokers hate the "nanny state" and having to smoke out of doors. Non-smokers like me love being able to go into a public building and breathe freely instead of suffocating. There's no way of bridging the divide.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-68658087407192067742012-03-29T21:25:51.388+11:002012-03-29T21:25:51.388+11:00Forgot to add... this post is such an honest accou...Forgot to add... this post is such an honest account of how a smoker becomes a smoker. It was really interesting to read and can't wait to read the next post... I'm wishing that eventually there will be a happy ending?! <br />PS. Don't like books with unhappy endings...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560165331366753743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-34535222697598405292012-03-29T20:35:43.693+11:002012-03-29T20:35:43.693+11:00OK I know I'm not allowed to comment, being a ...OK I know I'm not allowed to comment, being a non-smoker and all, but does being a dark chocoholic and a 2-coffee-a-day-or-I'll-completely-lose-it person count? If so than I am in the league of almost sort of sympathising but definitely not completely understanding what you're going through. I'm definitely there for you though if you need someone to cheer you up, have a coffee with or share some dark choc and jelly snakes.<br />Are you going to write about your journey? Could make a good supportive read for other people doing the same.<br />PS. Really think the lemon sucking thing in the comment above is worth a try. We have lots of lemons and limes on the trees... xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560165331366753743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-21123221700690897082012-03-29T19:18:04.159+11:002012-03-29T19:18:04.159+11:00Years ago Hubby watched a special that aired about...Years ago Hubby watched a special that aired about people who had tried to quit smoking. According to the special, the one group that was the most successful was the group who stopped by going "cold turkey" compared to others who had tried all kind of things. But they also said that the majority of those who went cold turkey had also sucked sour lemon drops whenever they got the urge for a smoke. Something about the sourness takes away the urge for the nicotine. Hubby tried it and quit. He has told others about this method and all who have tried it that we know of have also quit. <br /><br />Each of them says the same thing as on the show, that something about sucking along with the sour taste would take away the sudden urge for nicotine. As near as I can remember it took each of them about two to three months of the lemon drops and then they lost all thoughts of needing a cigarette.<br /><br />I too believe that you will succeed, but if not then we will be there too. It is not a lot different then trying to lose weight, well except you do have to eat to survive. Just saying I think even though we may not be smokers that we do understand how hard it can be to quit.<br /><br />Here's hoping your bank account rises immensely.<br /><br />God bless.Mrsupolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01563854387767106508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-21211353583337264502012-03-29T14:20:33.751+11:002012-03-29T14:20:33.751+11:00You CAN do it. You are a strong woman. I quit aft...You CAN do it. You are a strong woman. I quit after smoking 16 years. I credit being successful to two things. One was this set of filters I used to reduce the amount of smoke inhaled, sort of weaning myself off the nicotine. They looked like a cigarette holder. There were five of them, and you had to use each one for two weeks. Each had a successively larger hole in the side. As the hole got larger, the less smoke you inhaled. But what most made them effective was you had to clean them with a Q-tip. The brownish-black gunk inside (which I would have inhaled!) was thick, gooey stuff that smelled horrible. So disgusting, and very motivating to quit. Think about that smelly gunk every time you want to light up.<br /><br />The other thing that made me quit was the guy who told me (in his superior I-never-smoked voice) 'You won't be able to do it." I said, "Oh <i>yeah</i>? WATCH me!" and I threw my beautiful leather cigarette case and lighter into the trash with great drama.<br /><br />I also have a major addictive personality, and I liked smoking. If I could do it, I know you can. Do it for yourself, Hells.PattiKenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02894925987580502697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-69235804908353923622012-03-29T12:05:11.550+11:002012-03-29T12:05:11.550+11:00I do hope you do it, I've lost two good friend...I do hope you do it, I've lost two good friends to nasty ciggy related awful deaths. Happens without cigarettes too but seems rather roulette-ist to me, <br /><br />my spousal unit quit 30 years ago thru sheer will power, but occasionally picks up a pack like he just wishes...<br /><br />Good luck Hels -Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12409455543895086283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-68699580726194907532012-03-29T01:17:49.146+11:002012-03-29T01:17:49.146+11:00do it hells. get yourself through 30 days of unbea...do it hells. get yourself through 30 days of unbearable desire, and it 's likely you'll know you've come far enough not to let a good enough excuse make those 30 days null and void.<br /><br />i smoked two packs a day and loved it. i can hear the rationalizations in this post: "i still smell, i still taste, my lung capacity is still good'. <br /><br />not really. but you know what i think is the worse: the smell of cigarettes. on your clothes, in public, at work, it brands you in some not good way.<br /><br />there will come a time when you will be shocked that you haven't thought about a cigarette for four hours. and that will be the beginning of knowing you can live without them. <br /><br />you feel muddle headed when you quit. be prepared. research says the more $$ a person spends to quit, the higher the rate of success. so don't do it alone if you can't<br /><br />i'm proud of you already. plus it's about time you blogged again so i'm glad to be here.<br /><br />you and i are both addictive personalities. the jury's still out on you. me, oh shit.<br /><br />love<br />kjkjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-19233451307169159542012-03-28T03:41:20.077+11:002012-03-28T03:41:20.077+11:00Do it Baino, do it!
You've been bloody lucky ...Do it Baino, do it!<br /><br />You've been bloody lucky with your health so far, so apart from financial incentives it's time to stop playing poker and quit.<br /><br />One of my friends, Ray, died from lung cancer a few months ago. He was a smoker.MedicatedMoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08609190990579743429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-58603050785726136762012-03-27T20:19:23.641+11:002012-03-27T20:19:23.641+11:00I wish you luck with quitting. an incentive might ...I wish you luck with quitting. an incentive might be realising how awful your breath smells to those who don't smoke? I know I sound rude, but really, I've been caged at the checkout, unable to step away from someone who is in my face talking to me and their breath just reeks, of years worth of smokes, plus the one they just had before coming into the store. Some brands of cigarettes are worse than others for this.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-13030947314714791542012-03-27T11:03:07.868+11:002012-03-27T11:03:07.868+11:00Good luck. I know some smokers who've given i...Good luck. I know some smokers who've given it up without much trouble, and others who just can't seem to do it.Kathy Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10593849691667606991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-78539892626208418942012-03-27T10:12:34.097+11:002012-03-27T10:12:34.097+11:00Oh, Baino,I DO wish you luck!Oh, Baino,I DO wish you luck!Janicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10882248671520480556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-42555891155552280662012-03-27T03:20:41.019+11:002012-03-27T03:20:41.019+11:00I quit nearly 2 years ago now. I read the Alan Car...I quit nearly 2 years ago now. I read the Alan Carr book and found it really worked (previously hypnosis, patches, gum had all failed). It shouldn't cost any more than 2 packs of cigarettes, and really helps to get rid of the temptation. I knew I was serious when I woke up on my birthday and stopped smoking that day.ellybabeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15409759513072064019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-81875185089445571282012-03-27T02:13:06.184+11:002012-03-27T02:13:06.184+11:00I was lucky - I felt really sick after my first an...I was lucky - I felt really sick after my first and so I have never touched them since! But my dad died of lung cancer - so good luck to you Baino!Don't Bug Me!https://www.blogger.com/profile/02708604858395669253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-32362812444891779782012-03-27T00:20:35.962+11:002012-03-27T00:20:35.962+11:00I quit in 1999 after my second heart attack and th...I quit in 1999 after my second heart attack and the quintuple bypass that went with it. I haven't regretted it, especially when I look at the current cost of a pack. And I can still walk up the mountain without being <i>too</i> out of breath!Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01648670975466222140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34591549.post-46325082401510919482012-03-26T22:34:11.363+11:002012-03-26T22:34:11.363+11:00why hasn't someone invented a nice healthy sea...why hasn't someone invented a nice healthy seaweed smoke yet?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10948978798395906663noreply@blogger.com