tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post4613532946166671256..comments2024-03-26T17:55:50.539-04:00Comments on Cranky old man: Smokingjoehhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-10463178201482732952016-05-22T16:45:31.105-04:002016-05-22T16:45:31.105-04:00OMgosh I read this post. I remember my own quit da...OMgosh I read this post. I remember my own quit days. Now I sort of feel guilty. In dealing with the insanity of a son addicted to heroin, I have on occasion had a cigarette. I swore it was to calm my nerves. Now a pack of smokes is a lot lighter to lug around than that big ole box of wine with a straw. It was the day that I realized I had the bathroom window open blowing smoke outside just like the days when you're sneaking it from your parents and I thought OMG!! What have I resorted to? I'm 52 years old and sneaking a smoke. :/ Gossip_Grlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603645371306284338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-70714895001331874112016-05-22T12:26:13.615-04:002016-05-22T12:26:13.615-04:00Good job! I have a friend who has been trying to q...Good job! I have a friend who has been trying to quit for years. She's now going to a hypnotist.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-19900600511442670292016-05-22T05:32:43.334-04:002016-05-22T05:32:43.334-04:00I had several attempts at giving up smoking but ev...I had several attempts at giving up smoking but eventually gave up for good. That was in 1988. I feel so proud!Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-76881374659474432752016-05-22T03:16:21.369-04:002016-05-22T03:16:21.369-04:00Congrats on 5 years smoke-free. That is a hell of ...Congrats on 5 years smoke-free. That is a hell of an accomplishment. I quit smoking in 2007 and it changed my life. Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-17970316954318051932016-05-22T01:14:30.014-04:002016-05-22T01:14:30.014-04:00My dad didn't give up when found to have lung ...My dad didn't give up when found to have lung cancer, he said there was no point, since he was far enough gone that therapy wouldn't help.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-54966036905990353042016-05-22T01:12:54.714-04:002016-05-22T01:12:54.714-04:00You've just reminded me; our four year old onc...You've just reminded me; our four year old once walked up to an Army General and told him he shouldn't smoke because it's bad for him. He actually smiled at her and put out his cigarette! We hadn't prompted her at all, but her own dad had recently given up smoking; I guess she was trying to help others.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-56595150242984264412016-05-22T00:12:07.063-04:002016-05-22T00:12:07.063-04:00Congrats for being smoke free for those many years...Congrats for being smoke free for those many years. Might have said it here, but a doctor I typed for years ago told her patients the best gift they could give themselves was to stop smoking. <br /><br />You brought up valid points here on how not to "encourage" someone to quit, but how to be available to help them should they decide to finally take the plunge to do so.<br /><br />Can't tell you how many reports I typed of people who quit smoking the day they had their heart attack or lung cancer, etc. <br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-63655397590409745332016-05-21T21:46:52.200-04:002016-05-21T21:46:52.200-04:00Ive been smoke free for 25 years. Just quit cold t...Ive been smoke free for 25 years. Just quit cold turkey and never went back. It can be done but your post is right on.<br />I found that a eating habit is way harder to end. <br />LisaLisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03109633602729593188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-9657449417845764492016-05-21T21:11:35.008-04:002016-05-21T21:11:35.008-04:00Well, good goin'. As an emeritus member of the...Well, good goin'. As an emeritus member of the ATS, you have our best wishes. <br />Here's the funny thing, and I know we haven't always seen eye to eye on thing, I feel fine about telling you this.<br />I started smoking in 2004. Late 50's, I started smoking. In Germany, and that's the excuse I always use: Germans lured me, etc. In truth, it was a couple decades after my wife Cary's death, and it had been on my mind recently. <br />Anyway, I quit when my cardio guy I was going to be cath'd. <br />Turned out not to be much of an addiction for me, one of the odd ones. I never had an urge, even with coffee in the am. <br />Best to you,<br />Mike<br />Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13038376492887695725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-38871404036159008122016-05-21T20:38:43.568-04:002016-05-21T20:38:43.568-04:00Congrats on your nicotine sobriety. I've tried...Congrats on your nicotine sobriety. I've tried to smoke, but I never could. There's a story there somewhere...Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-13920160901156407962016-05-21T20:26:18.066-04:002016-05-21T20:26:18.066-04:00My dad used to say that quitting smoking was simpl...My dad used to say that quitting smoking was simple--he'd done it 100 times!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-34555447107916459892016-05-21T20:01:54.293-04:002016-05-21T20:01:54.293-04:00My addiction is sugar and i know how hard that one...My addiction is sugar and i know how hard that one was to kick, i imagine nicotine is worse. No, i don't nag people to quit, i just offer kudos when they are trying to do so, as you suggest.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-8957598909658974612016-05-21T17:03:50.957-04:002016-05-21T17:03:50.957-04:00I'm a quitter and you make solid sense in this...I'm a quitter and you make solid sense in this post. It is beyond tough to quit and if I hadn't had an operation go bad and was in the hospital with a shot of Demerol coming every 4 hours for 21 days, I might still be smoking. Big time congrats on 5 years Cranky. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-21908975587545479262016-05-21T13:17:59.160-04:002016-05-21T13:17:59.160-04:00I've never smoked, so I only have a faint gras...I've never smoked, so I only have a faint grasp of how difficult it must be to quit smoking. Congratulations on being smoke-free for five years!Pixel Peeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17553862902461169270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-11451872906291161452016-05-21T12:10:54.170-04:002016-05-21T12:10:54.170-04:00I quit many years ago and it was the hardest thing...I quit many years ago and it was the hardest thing I ever did. The best thing too.<br /><br />Have a fabulous day. ☺Sandeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06785788498697004273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-72788005682951876262016-05-21T11:02:24.839-04:002016-05-21T11:02:24.839-04:00I remember one of the times I quit. I was standing...I remember one of the times I quit. I was standing at the bulletin board and a still-smoking friend came up to me. I was amazed at the odor that came off of his clothes. I finally (after several previous attempts) made the break from cigarettes 25 years ago. Congratulations on your accomplishment and I hope you can stay smoke-free.Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-23906874594328216192016-05-21T10:13:22.877-04:002016-05-21T10:13:22.877-04:00Sage advice. I've been tobacco free for 39 ye...Sage advice. I've been tobacco free for 39 years. My ex and I bet each other that we could quit, and it was game on. I knew if I smoked, she could smell it on me and I would lose, and she new the same. We reinforced each other and both succeeded in kicking the habit. My dad smoked for 60+ years and complications finally killed him. However, when I tried for the umpteenth time to get him to quit, his doctor told me that at his advanced age at the time (82) the quitting would likely kill him anyway, so just let him be. He died sickly, but happy. *sigh*Lowandslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08608734222483888884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968059214758329257.post-15759810601653271942016-05-20T23:27:48.904-04:002016-05-20T23:27:48.904-04:00First thing I determined was that I haven't qu...First thing I determined was that I haven't quit.<br />I've only stopped.<br />I thought I quit once because I went more than five years.<br />But I hadn't.<br />I started again and went another twenty.<br />Now it has been almost eight years since the last one.<br />Wish me luck.<br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.com