Elegy To Cigarettes

[racoony]

Tata to the tyranny of tobacco
No no to the neurosis of nicotine
Ciao to the craving for cigarettes
Farewell to the fixation on fags
Au revoir to abuse and addiction
I stopped smoking today.My elegy is to hopefully inspire others to give up too.I am not expecting any sympathy from non-smokers.

[jno]

I'm a non-smoker and I say good on you, I hope you can keep it up.

[dannyk13]

Well done Racoony.Stick to it,it's worth it.

[anneasquith]

Great decision, good luck .:-)

[racoony]

Thank you very much jno.I appreciate your message, especially as you are a nonsmoker.

[Jackdaw33]

You won't be getting any sympathy from smokers either.

[marval]

Well done Racoony, I am sure you will reap the benefits.

[mikey4444]

racoony....you have my every admiration and support ...keep going....you know it makes sense !

[mikey4444]

Racoony...let me try to help, if I can !

I gave up smoking in October 1978, when I was 25. I suppose I had smoked since I was a boy, of maybe 13/14, and smoked seriously since I started my apprenticeship at age 17.

In the very early days, I would buy a packet of ten Players No, 6, on the way to work, but when I was still smoking 10 years later, I bought a carton every Thursday, in Tesco, and got double Green Shield Stamps !

So, I was on my way up to 40 a day. If I was still smoking now, I would be smoking at least 60 a day....in other words, spending the thick end of £28/£30, EVERY DAY !

So when I finally gave up in 1978, immediately when out and bought a Sanyo Music Centre, on tick, for approx. the same amount of money that I had been spending in the fags.

That way, if I went back on the fags, I would then need to find twice as much money every week, for the fags, plus this new smashing music centre, which was my pride and joy !

The incentive worked and I have never smoked since, which will be 40 years next October.

[Cloverjo]

Well done, racoony. I am an ex-smoker and am sure I will never smoke again. I occasionally get an urge but it only lasts for a few seconds.
Smoking used to be cool. Think James Dean et al. If he were still alive he'd be on an oxygen tank.

[corylus]

I smoked for about 50 years, suddenly decided one day that I'd had enough of it after another lecture from GP, bought myself some nicotine patches, sealed up my last fag packet, used orange juice instead of fags and after about a month had forgotten about smoking. At next GP appointment took my sealed up packet and lighter with me and dropped them on her desk. She was really pleased at my achievement as she threw them in her bin.
I haven't had a fag since then, don't miss them at all, stick at it!

[emmie]

well done you from a non smoker.

[mikey4444]

Corylus....another "Good News" story !

Lets give Racoony as much encouragement as we can....every little helps !

[murraymints]

never have smoked but appreciate how difficult it will be..good luck..xx

[wolf63]

I have never smoked but both my parents did. Both died of smoking-related illnesses - mum was 58.

I have friends who smoke but they are always careful not to smoke where it will encroach on the airspace of others.

Smokers are made to feel that they are the bad guys for being addicted - this is wrong. None of us are perfect.

[donny48]

I gave up 15yrs ago when a small grandaughter said "You smell funny, Grandad.
Good afternoon Minty, you must have some bad habits, hopefully.

[Old_Geezer]

Giving up is easy. I've known folk who have done it hundreds of times.

[murraymints]

hellooooo Donny XX..OO..XX.. SSHHHHH.... dinnae no spill the beans on "those" habits ! EEK !

[albaqwerty]

never give up on giving up.

Racoony, if/when you feel the urge, distract yourself somehow - glass of pineapple juice/cup of tea/anything.

[Bazile]

Good on you .

I wouldn't dream of pontificating to anyone who is a smoker , realises the harm it does and is trying to cut down / give up .

By the way - the number of cigarettes i've smoked , can probably be counted on one hand .

Cigarettes smoke makes me feel ill , so i've got an in built defence against them