Smoking advice "Help Needed"

[Red Lead Ted]

Ok, I smoke 30 a day bad I know but I ain't a bad person just addicted to Fags. The weather here is bloody awful and "managment" wants a couple of weeks sunshine in Menorca, this means a 2 hr wait at Gatwick Airport plus a 2r 30min flight & 1 hr wait for baggage = 5 & 1/2 hrs without a fag ARGHH. Any advice from other smokers how they would cope with this much appreciated.
Without the obvious "Give it up" TA

My misses has never smoked in her life, If she never saw a drink it would never have worried her. 2 points.
1, Her cancer specialist who had her through 2 yrs of chemo warned her never to eat red meat ?
2, If you choose the patches and as is common you put it on of a night and find it stuck to your misses the next morning, Stick them over your eyes you may fall down the stair,s a few times but you wont find your ciggy,s. Never beat yourself up m8 its the worse thing you can do in any addiction Regards Terry. p.s. I have a problem with the booze ??? I cant afford it every night ?

[John Pruden]

CHARLIE i live next door to eddie{30 years} he still goes into town for mad monday!!! all the cunard yanks get together. i think thats what keeps him going?.JP

[happy daze john in oz]

I ACTUALLY GAVE IT UP OVER 20 YEARS AGO, ONE DAY DECIDED TO STOP, NEVER SMOKED FOR 2 YEARS, THEN HAD A BAD PATCH OF WORRY, MY HOUSE WAS RE POSESSED, MADE ME START AGAIN, BUT ITS TRUE WHAT IS SAID, THE CRAVING DOES GET LESS ,

All depends on what you crave I guess!

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi shipmates any vice with willpower and support of friends and family can be beaten but its not easy? With the very high price of fags £7 a pack and booze £2.50 a pint you must be very rich to afford it? if you can drink and smoke today, the government could send you a thank you note for all the extra tax you pay? but with the price of stamps ???? If everyone gives up where will the extra tax money come from? The private car owner fuel duty or food

[Les Woodard]

I bought Eddie Dean, ANOTHER Pint last Saturday before the Cunard yank dissapeared on me. Are you from the Seafoth area Regards Terry. {Seaforth}.

Bloody hell RLT you better take it easy mate buying more than one pint for your mate in a lifetime LOL.

[Charlie Hannah]

CHARLIE i live next door to eddie{30 years} he still goes into town for mad monday!!! all the cunard yanks get together. i think thats what keeps him going?.JP

Give him my regards next time you see him John,Its years since i last saw him.Cheers

[happy daze john in oz]

As there have been over 5,000 hits on this thread I assume there are a lot of ex MN smokers out there looking for tips on how to stop.

[Colin Pook]

Hi Graham. There ain't no easy way to stop. I smoked for 50 years and succeeded in knackering my leg arteries, even to the point of not being able to have stent(s) put in. It took a heart complaint and a chin-wag with a cardiologist who asked me if I had ever had a stroke or a heart atack. I replied NO. He then said--FINE, CARRY ON THE WAY YOU ARE AND YOUR'E A DEFINITE CANDIDATE FOR A WOODEN BOX!!
That night , me and er' indoors talked it over and decided that we had better heed the gypsies warning (er' had been smoking longer than me). WE both agreed that this would be our last fag, and that tomorrow would be fag-less.
We have now been stopped for 7 years and feel so much better for it. I must add that there are ocasions whenI have been doing something, sat down and wished I could have a roll-up, but the yearning only lasts for a few minutes. So, we have both kicked the habit. I don't know how old you are Graham mate, but, as sure as little eggs are eggs you can do it. Don't drive yourself mental by saying I must give up , I mustn't smoke, every 5 minutes, just relax and now and again tell yourself what a Prat youv'e been and now youv'e taken the step to stop while youv'e got some life left. Believe me, once you accept what you are doing, it will become easy.
My very best wishes.
Colin.

[Lou Barron]

Its easy to give up smoking just read these posts

[Tony Morcom]

I had actually decided to give up the dreaded weed at the start of May. My challenge is that I have been feeling so bloody ill through stress of late I don't know whether it will make me feel better or worse. Pitiful excuse I know but after 40 years I don't expect another few weeks will make much difference! I am finally starting Stress Counseling on Tuesday afternoon after a referral from my GP. Its taken three months to get to the top of the list but I am hoping that it will help and if it does then my next challenge is to quit smoking. I do want to do it but like many others find so many excuses not to. Bottom line I suppose is that its easier to smoke than not to smoke, if that makes any sense at all.