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  • Kornfeld Eliyahu PeterK Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

    Erudite_Eric wrote:

    Smoke until your mid 40s

    Too late... Well done - we all behind you!!! :thumbsup:

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    Erudite_Eric
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    Thankyou, that does mean something. I wished the govt would just ban them then there is no messing around. All non smokers would agree, and 90% of smokers would too. Just an outright ban, period.

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      That makes it a calendar month. Have to say, it was helped by a shitty cold that lasted almost 2 weeks, but its actually been easy; I just stopped because of the cold and didn't bother restarting. It wasn't intentional. :) My eyesight has improved. Weird. My lungs are clearer and I have more energy. Mind you not poisoning yourself with carbon monoxide is gong to help.\ So all in all interesting, and here is a tip: Smoke until your mid 40s, That way when you stop you will feel young again and be as healthy as you were in your 20s and so not feel the effects of ageing! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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      My brother, age 52, has been in the hospital for over 3 weeks ago because of smoking and COPD. His oxygen level got so low they had to hospitlize him. Hopefully, this will force him to quit smoking as well. And, don't fool yourself into thinking you're good to go if you quit by your 40's; my mother quit, but too late, her lungs were shot and developed lung cancer 5 years later. I cannot stress strongly enough: if you love your family, quit for their sake. Tim

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        That makes it a calendar month. Have to say, it was helped by a shitty cold that lasted almost 2 weeks, but its actually been easy; I just stopped because of the cold and didn't bother restarting. It wasn't intentional. :) My eyesight has improved. Weird. My lungs are clearer and I have more energy. Mind you not poisoning yourself with carbon monoxide is gong to help.\ So all in all interesting, and here is a tip: Smoke until your mid 40s, That way when you stop you will feel young again and be as healthy as you were in your 20s and so not feel the effects of ageing! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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          My brother, age 52, has been in the hospital for over 3 weeks ago because of smoking and COPD. His oxygen level got so low they had to hospitlize him. Hopefully, this will force him to quit smoking as well. And, don't fool yourself into thinking you're good to go if you quit by your 40's; my mother quit, but too late, her lungs were shot and developed lung cancer 5 years later. I cannot stress strongly enough: if you love your family, quit for their sake. Tim

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          Erudite_Eric
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          Yeah, cancer can get you anytime, for any reason, These days bad diet is as risky as smoking, type 2 diabetes is a nasty one. SO I put my faith in red wine, garlic, good eating, veg, salads and greens to keep me going! That's one thing in my favour, I have always eaten well.

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            That makes it a calendar month. Have to say, it was helped by a shitty cold that lasted almost 2 weeks, but its actually been easy; I just stopped because of the cold and didn't bother restarting. It wasn't intentional. :) My eyesight has improved. Weird. My lungs are clearer and I have more energy. Mind you not poisoning yourself with carbon monoxide is gong to help.\ So all in all interesting, and here is a tip: Smoke until your mid 40s, That way when you stop you will feel young again and be as healthy as you were in your 20s and so not feel the effects of ageing! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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            Mike Hankey
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            Congrats it's a hard habit to break!

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              That makes it a calendar month. Have to say, it was helped by a shitty cold that lasted almost 2 weeks, but its actually been easy; I just stopped because of the cold and didn't bother restarting. It wasn't intentional. :) My eyesight has improved. Weird. My lungs are clearer and I have more energy. Mind you not poisoning yourself with carbon monoxide is gong to help.\ So all in all interesting, and here is a tip: Smoke until your mid 40s, That way when you stop you will feel young again and be as healthy as you were in your 20s and so not feel the effects of ageing! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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              Congrats, I quit in November last year, and must say that you don't have to be 40 to quit to feel the difference. :thumbsup: http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/4695410/I-quit-smoking.aspx[^]

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                That makes it a calendar month. Have to say, it was helped by a shitty cold that lasted almost 2 weeks, but its actually been easy; I just stopped because of the cold and didn't bother restarting. It wasn't intentional. :) My eyesight has improved. Weird. My lungs are clearer and I have more energy. Mind you not poisoning yourself with carbon monoxide is gong to help.\ So all in all interesting, and here is a tip: Smoke until your mid 40s, That way when you stop you will feel young again and be as healthy as you were in your 20s and so not feel the effects of ageing! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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                Erudite_Eric wrote:

                My eyesight has improved.

                You only gave up smoking?

                Peter Wasser Art is making something out of nothing and selling it. Frank Zappa

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                  Erudite_Eric wrote:

                  My eyesight has improved.

                  You only gave up smoking?

                  Peter Wasser Art is making something out of nothing and selling it. Frank Zappa

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                  Erudite_Eric
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                  :)

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                    Congrats, I quit in November last year, and must say that you don't have to be 40 to quit to feel the difference. :thumbsup: http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/4695410/I-quit-smoking.aspx[^]

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                    Some years ago I got into the successful habit of only smoking when I went to the pub. I did it for years, only smoked when I drank beer in pubs. I was also cycling a lot at the time, I lived in Belgium, and felt good. Since then I have fond that with stress I started to smoke all the time, but I have been getting really sick of it this last year. It has truly started to nauseate me so I have been looking for an excuse for a while. and also right now I am in a fairly non stressful situation. The odd thing though, is that smoking actually stimulates you and so doesn't relieve stress at all. So god knows why we turn to a fag in times of stress. Weird.

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                      That makes it a calendar month. Have to say, it was helped by a shitty cold that lasted almost 2 weeks, but its actually been easy; I just stopped because of the cold and didn't bother restarting. It wasn't intentional. :) My eyesight has improved. Weird. My lungs are clearer and I have more energy. Mind you not poisoning yourself with carbon monoxide is gong to help.\ So all in all interesting, and here is a tip: Smoke until your mid 40s, That way when you stop you will feel young again and be as healthy as you were in your 20s and so not feel the effects of ageing! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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                      S Houghtelin
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                      Erudite_Eric wrote:

                      My eyesight has improved. Weird.

                      Probably because your glasses aren't covered with nicotine stain. You probably noticed that everything you see aren't quite as yellow as well. :) I quit for 20 years, then I started occaisionally like you, when I was having a beer or two. Guess I need to stay away from the bar. Congrats on the first month. :thumbsup:

                      It was broke, so I fixed it.

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                        Yeah, cancer can get you anytime, for any reason, These days bad diet is as risky as smoking, type 2 diabetes is a nasty one. SO I put my faith in red wine, garlic, good eating, veg, salads and greens to keep me going! That's one thing in my favour, I have always eaten well.

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                        Jorgen Andersson
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                        I have always eaten well too. But the definition may vary.

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                          That makes it a calendar month. Have to say, it was helped by a shitty cold that lasted almost 2 weeks, but its actually been easy; I just stopped because of the cold and didn't bother restarting. It wasn't intentional. :) My eyesight has improved. Weird. My lungs are clearer and I have more energy. Mind you not poisoning yourself with carbon monoxide is gong to help.\ So all in all interesting, and here is a tip: Smoke until your mid 40s, That way when you stop you will feel young again and be as healthy as you were in your 20s and so not feel the effects of ageing! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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                          Erudite_Eric wrote:

                          carbon monoxide

                          Isn't that an AGW gas? Thanks for making the world a little cooler. ;P

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                            Smell and taste are already noticeably different. I can smell the rabbits now, we have a couple of rabbits in the house in a cage, and it stinks! :) Apparently the chance of a heart attack halves in three weeks or some such, which is a remarkable change. I stopped flemming up huge gobs of crud after the second week. In itself an interesting experiment in finding out just how much crap there is in your lungs as a smoker. Next I need to do some fitness, get my software engineers body back in shape because its skiing time soon! Need to be fit for that, its sodding knackering. I thought I would do a few ks each day on the bike, should be good for the legs and lungs.

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                            Erudite_Eric wrote:

                            In itself an interesting experiment in finding out just how much crap there is in your lungs as a smoker.

                            Funny how people have to find these things out for themselves rather than use the example of others.

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                              I have always eaten well too. But the definition may vary.

                              Wrong is evil and must be defeated. - Jeff Ello[^]

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                              Erudite_Eric
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                              :) I don't shy away from fatty food, buttery sauces, blue cheeseetc, love it. But I hardly never eat sugar, I really don't have a sweet tooth, but all I eat is made fresh, with lots of the supposedly good ingredients, garlic, olive oil, fish, greens etc. I went to the docs last year, had a bp of 104 over 57, OK, I was a bit relaxed, its normally a bit higher than that and had my cholesterol done a few years ago, it was bang on normal, so I think my diet is sustainable.

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                                Erudite_Eric wrote:

                                My eyesight has improved. Weird.

                                Probably because your glasses aren't covered with nicotine stain. You probably noticed that everything you see aren't quite as yellow as well. :) I quit for 20 years, then I started occaisionally like you, when I was having a beer or two. Guess I need to stay away from the bar. Congrats on the first month. :thumbsup:

                                It was broke, so I fixed it.

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                                Erudite_Eric
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                                When I am 70 or so I am gong to start a serious cocaine habit.

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                                  That makes it a calendar month. Have to say, it was helped by a shitty cold that lasted almost 2 weeks, but its actually been easy; I just stopped because of the cold and didn't bother restarting. It wasn't intentional. :) My eyesight has improved. Weird. My lungs are clearer and I have more energy. Mind you not poisoning yourself with carbon monoxide is gong to help.\ So all in all interesting, and here is a tip: Smoke until your mid 40s, That way when you stop you will feel young again and be as healthy as you were in your 20s and so not feel the effects of ageing! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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                                  R Giskard Reventlov
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                                  Well done, that man. Keep it up. I gave up about 20 years ago. Felt crap for a year, put on a bit of weight but it is worth it.

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                                    That makes it a calendar month. Have to say, it was helped by a shitty cold that lasted almost 2 weeks, but its actually been easy; I just stopped because of the cold and didn't bother restarting. It wasn't intentional. :) My eyesight has improved. Weird. My lungs are clearer and I have more energy. Mind you not poisoning yourself with carbon monoxide is gong to help.\ So all in all interesting, and here is a tip: Smoke until your mid 40s, That way when you stop you will feel young again and be as healthy as you were in your 20s and so not feel the effects of ageing! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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                                    Congrats! And may the force be with you! Keep up the good fight!

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                                      Erudite_Eric wrote:

                                      In itself an interesting experiment in finding out just how much crap there is in your lungs as a smoker.

                                      Funny how people have to find these things out for themselves rather than use the example of others.

                                      "One man's wage rise is another man's price increase." - Harold Wilson

                                      "Fireproof doesn't mean the fire will never come. It means when the fire comes that you will be able to withstand it." - Michael Simmons

                                      "You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him." - James D. Miles

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                                      It's a denial thing, I suspect. "Yes, I know smoking is dangerous and ruins health. But not mine!"

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                                        That makes it a calendar month. Have to say, it was helped by a shitty cold that lasted almost 2 weeks, but its actually been easy; I just stopped because of the cold and didn't bother restarting. It wasn't intentional. :) My eyesight has improved. Weird. My lungs are clearer and I have more energy. Mind you not poisoning yourself with carbon monoxide is gong to help.\ So all in all interesting, and here is a tip: Smoke until your mid 40s, That way when you stop you will feel young again and be as healthy as you were in your 20s and so not feel the effects of ageing! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

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                                        Works well doesn't it? In a few weeks it will be a year since I had a cold, stopped smoking and did not buy any more tobacco since then. Instead, I now spend that money on building and flying model helicopters.

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                                          Well done, that man. Keep it up. I gave up about 20 years ago. Felt crap for a year, put on a bit of weight but it is worth it.

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                                          mark merrens wrote:

                                          Felt crap for a year

                                          What the fuck were you smoking? :omg: :wtf: :wtf: :omg: :wtf: I flet crap most of last year, I knew it was time to quit, just waiting for an excuse really. I dont supppose I can feel much worse. In fact I feel better alreay, loads more energy for one thing. Red wine isnt affecting me as bad either, I csn have a glass at lunch wothout falling into a comw come 3 in the afternoon.

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