How to quit smoking....

figmental1978 · 10-29-2009, 11:08 PM

I thought that was a joke post...could you imagine inhaling a fake cigarette and blowing out air? You'd feel like a right tool.

raymeedc · 10-30-2009, 04:36 AM

First, defeat the habit of buying matches and/or lighters. That should pretty much solve the problem.

straightshooter · 10-30-2009, 02:24 PM

Originally posted by raymeedc

First, defeat the habit of buying matches and/or lighters. That should pretty much solve the problem.

Nah, I've been out of both and lit a cigarette off the stove burner and even a couple of times over the vent hole of my wife's ceramic kiln (up to 2300 F inside one of those things).

CW

MJB DIGITAL · 10-30-2009, 02:27 PM

Originally posted by Taff

Time to get a better paying job

Ha! No I'll stay in photography.

**Ash** · 10-30-2009, 02:56 PM

Originally posted by MJB DIGITAL

Ha! No I'll stay in photography.

Right! Grass isn't greener on the other side...

raymeedc · 10-30-2009, 04:13 PM

Originally posted by straightshooter

Nah, I've been out of both and lit a cigarette off the stove burner and even a couple of times over the vent hole of my wife's ceramic kiln (up to 2300 F inside one of those things).

CW

I stand corrected..... my silly mistake for leaving the obvious ceramic kiln off of my list!

**Ash** · 10-30-2009, 04:32 PM

Originally posted by raymeedc

I stand corrected..... my silly mistake for leaving the obvious ceramic kiln off of my list!

Where there's a will, there's a way... whichever way you want to go!

**ChrisPlatt** · 10-30-2009, 04:54 PM

My father smoked Camels and died a horrible death of lymph cancer at age 52.
I was an impressionable youth of 16 at the time, and that convinced me to never smoke anything, ever.

Chris

frank · 10-30-2009, 05:14 PM

Hi Chris, sorry to hear that ...

My father-in-law almost lost his voice 10 years ago due to smoke, so he had to quit. Even so, his voice is still muffled all these years.

I guess it's a bad habbit which not only costs you quite some dollars (especially here in Singapore, a pack of smoke would easily cost over 7usd), it'd also cost your health, and probably life. And worst of all, your family would suffer w/ you.

**Ash** · 10-30-2009, 05:29 PM

Yes, there are lots of harrowing experiences about friends and relatives who smoked and suffered as a result. Smoking should be near eradicated if people felt strongly enough about these expreiences. Unfortunately even the most graphic TV, newspaper and magazine campaigns seem to only have marginal effect at getting smokers to quit. Many know they should do, so the campaigns are like preaching to the choir, but this choir lacks the ability (and/or will) to follow through on their convictions.

So now, we're finding a new wave of smoking cessation happening with these new medications, since there are a lot of fence-sitters waiting for the new product to push them over the edge... only it does nothing for motivation - and that's where smoking cessation needs to be targeted.

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10-29-2009, 11:08 PM	#61
figmental1978 Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 789	I thought that was a joke post...could you imagine inhaling a fake cigarette and blowing out air? You'd feel like a right tool.

10-30-2009, 04:36 AM	#62
raymeedc Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 951	First, defeat the habit of buying matches and/or lighters. That should pretty much solve the problem.

10-30-2009, 02:24 PM	#63
straightshooter Inactive Account Join Date: May 2008 Location: Forest Park, Georgia/Jacksonville, Florida Photos: Gallery Posts: 633	Originally posted by raymeedc First, defeat the habit of buying matches and/or lighters. That should pretty much solve the problem. Nah, I've been out of both and lit a cigarette off the stove burner and even a couple of times over the vent hole of my wife's ceramic kiln (up to 2300 F inside one of those things). CW

10-30-2009, 02:27 PM	#64
MJB DIGITAL Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: st. louis Posts: 1,170 Original Poster	Originally posted by Taff Time to get a better paying job Ha! No I'll stay in photography.

10-30-2009, 02:56 PM	#65
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Originally posted by MJB DIGITAL Ha! No I'll stay in photography. Right! Grass isn't greener on the other side...

10-30-2009, 04:13 PM	#66
raymeedc Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 951	Originally posted by straightshooter Nah, I've been out of both and lit a cigarette off the stove burner and even a couple of times over the vent hole of my wife's ceramic kiln (up to 2300 F inside one of those things). CW I stand corrected..... my silly mistake for leaving the obvious ceramic kiln off of my list!

10-30-2009, 04:32 PM	#67
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Originally posted by raymeedc I stand corrected..... my silly mistake for leaving the obvious ceramic kiln off of my list! Where there's a will, there's a way... whichever way you want to go!

10-30-2009, 04:54 PM	#68
ChrisPlatt Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Rockaway Beach NYC Posts: 7,692	My father smoked Camels and died a horrible death of lymph cancer at age 52. I was an impressionable youth of 16 at the time, and that convinced me to never smoke anything, ever. Chris

10-30-2009, 05:14 PM	#69
frank Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,202	Hi Chris, sorry to hear that ... My father-in-law almost lost his voice 10 years ago due to smoke, so he had to quit. Even so, his voice is still muffled all these years. I guess it's a bad habbit which not only costs you quite some dollars (especially here in Singapore, a pack of smoke would easily cost over 7usd), it'd also cost your health, and probably life. And worst of all, your family would suffer w/ you.

10-30-2009, 05:29 PM	#70
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Yes, there are lots of harrowing experiences about friends and relatives who smoked and suffered as a result. Smoking should be near eradicated if people felt strongly enough about these expreiences. Unfortunately even the most graphic TV, newspaper and magazine campaigns seem to only have marginal effect at getting smokers to quit. Many know they should do, so the campaigns are like preaching to the choir, but this choir lacks the ability (and/or will) to follow through on their convictions. So now, we're finding a new wave of smoking cessation happening with these new medications, since there are a lot of fence-sitters waiting for the new product to push them over the edge... only it does nothing for motivation - and that's where smoking cessation needs to be targeted.

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