Jus in case anyone's wondering ...

Periander

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Oct 28, 2012, 4:34:05 PM10/28/12

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... why my normally well mannered posts are currently a little firm in tone,
espcially as Mark hasn't really done anything to deserve it - apart from
disagreeing with me of course ...

... I'm trying to give up smoking.

You've been warned :-)

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Periander

Ophelia

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Oct 28, 2012, 4:47:09 PM10/28/12

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"Periander" <u...@britwar.couk> wrote in message
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> ... why my normally well mannered posts are currently a little firm in
> tone,
> espcially as Mark hasn't really done anything to deserve it - apart from
> disagreeing with me of course ...
>
> ... I'm trying to give up smoking.
>
> You've been warned :-)

Well that answers something :)
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Robin

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Oct 29, 2012, 3:15:35 AM10/29/12

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> ... I'm trying to give up smoking.
>
> You've been warned :-)

Are you (i) giving up smoking using gum/patches/etc to tail off the
nicotine[1] or (ii) giving up all forms of nicotine in one go? I wish
you well either way. I ask only because if it is (ii) we shall know to
shield tender eyes from the group (and can expect the mods to raise the
threat level to critical?)

[1] I am of course making an assumption as to the substance in issue.
And for what little it's worth, I found it easy to give up smoking after
a decades of chain smoking. OTOH I did not manage to give up the
nicotine gum until I retired :((
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Judith

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Oct 29, 2012, 7:50:12 AM10/29/12

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On Sun, 28 Oct 2012 20:34:05 GMT, "Periander" <u...@britwar.couk> wrote:

>... why my normally well mannered posts are currently a little firm in tone,
>espcially as Mark hasn't really done anything to deserve it - apart from
>disagreeing with me of course ...
>
>... I'm trying to give up smoking.
>
>You've been warned :-)

I used to smoke - and gave up a few years ago. Do an Excel spreadsheet which
continually updates with how much money you haven't spent (I won't say saved} -
I found that very encouraging. Also make sure you buy things (luxuries) with
the money not spent.

I still love the smell of fresh smoke when I sit near a smoker; but have
absolutely no craving whatsoever. Also convince yourself that you will be able
to take it up again when you reach an age where it will probably not make any
difference to your life expectancy. I am going to start enjoying a smoke again
(I'd better not say fag) when I get to about seventy.

Best of luck with it.

Steve Firth

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Oct 29, 2012, 9:22:47 AM10/29/12

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Judith <jmsmi...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
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> I still love the smell of fresh smoke when I sit near a smoker;

That must be a key difference between (ex)smokers and non smokers. The
smell of tobacco smoke makes me want to hurl and always has.

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Sara

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Oct 29, 2012, 9:31:06 AM10/29/12

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It's over 20 years now since I gave up smoking and the smell makes me
want to hurl, has done for a long time.

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Ophelia

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Oct 29, 2012, 9:55:05 AM10/29/12

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I gave up smoking many years ago 'Cold Turkey' *except* for medicated gum
massagers! (little wooden sticks which tasted fresh) Whenever I wanted a
smoke I used to chew one of those things and continued for many years if I
was anxious. I hear now that smokers can cut 10 years off their lives:(
One helluvan incentive.

Good luck Peri! Stick with it:)

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Ophelia

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Oct 29, 2012, 10:02:55 AM10/29/12

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"Sara" <sarame...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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Same here!
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Bertie Wooster

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Oct 29, 2012, 11:21:48 AM10/29/12

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On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 14:02:55 -0000, "Ophelia" <Oph...@elsinore.me.uk>
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I stopped smoking on 26 December 1999. While I detest the smell of
stale tobacco smoke and fag ends, I do like the smell of fresh cigar
smoke. I smelt a spliff yesterday for close to the first time since my
student days. I brought back some very merry memories (of course I
didn't inhale the aroma).

Ophelia

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Oct 29, 2012, 11:28:15 AM10/29/12

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No one ever does ... <g>

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kat

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Oct 29, 2012, 12:41:23 PM10/29/12

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I gave up over 30 years ago - I got pregnant and it made me feel sick. But
it was a few years later before the smell bothered me; I had several friends
who smoked and I neither craved nor gagged. I do now.

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John Benn

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Oct 29, 2012, 12:43:04 PM10/29/12

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"Sara" <sarame...@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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Same here - I gave up three years ago and I can't stand cigarette smoke.

Judith

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Oct 29, 2012, 1:00:20 PM10/29/12

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On Mon, 29 Oct 2012 16:43:04 -0000, "John Benn" <MrBenn...@yahoo.com>
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I find this very hard to believe - but it looks like I am the odd one out :-)

Ophelia

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Oct 29, 2012, 1:17:30 PM10/29/12

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"Judith" <jmsmi...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
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Judith ... when have you EVER been bothered to be the odd one out???

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