tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101041874322030800.post8544408405735581485..comments2024-01-29T21:40:14.451+00:00Comments on Pebbles in the Sea: Gasping for a fagBrighton Pensionerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13370054497955792775noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101041874322030800.post-84878729618632107732014-10-28T10:19:51.113+00:002014-10-28T10:19:51.113+00:00I gave up 18 months ago; I'd been thinking abo...I gave up 18 months ago; I'd been thinking about it for years, knowing it was idiotic but scared of what life would be like without it (despite the fact that millions of non-smokers cope very nicely!). I still miss it sometimes, the IDEA of a good cup of coffee with a cigarette, for example. But I don't want the taste, don't want the habit, the smell in my breath and on my clothes, the fear that I'm deliberately doing something that could kill me before I've finished... And I'm amazed at the positive impact on my wallet. Hang on in there, BP!!Mike@Bit About Britainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08741370413282813229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101041874322030800.post-29815983234608779872014-10-27T22:11:20.778+00:002014-10-27T22:11:20.778+00:00I'm a smoker for 43 years now. I've never ...I'm a smoker for 43 years now. I've never quit for more than two days. Good for you for quitting and resisting the urges!Suldoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778845367184916684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101041874322030800.post-44225604468740308782014-10-27T20:23:47.143+00:002014-10-27T20:23:47.143+00:00Funny isn't it how that urge can strike out of...Funny isn't it how that urge can strike out of the blue for no particular reason - I've had the occasional slip (almost 2 years for me) and almost straight away I've realised that it really isn't something I want to do.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04402703967636964187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101041874322030800.post-28512140155564419412014-10-27T17:05:19.217+00:002014-10-27T17:05:19.217+00:00Thank you all for your encouragement. And Joe, I&...Thank you all for your encouragement. And Joe, I'm very contrite. Please forgive me.<br />Shammickite - thanks for dropping by, and for your comments on other posts.Brighton Pensionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370054497955792775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101041874322030800.post-81934313427769121092014-10-27T16:29:21.668+00:002014-10-27T16:29:21.668+00:00Thanks a lot, now I have the urge!
Three years he...Thanks a lot, now I have the urge!<br /><br />Three years here...I do have an occasional cigar with some port but no more than one a month.joehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08520161706680568508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101041874322030800.post-3173301039888282122014-10-27T15:49:55.646+00:002014-10-27T15:49:55.646+00:00Six years now (for the second time).
There hasn...Six years now (for the second time).<br />There hasn't even been an inkling of a desire this time around.<br /><br />Congratulations!<br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9101041874322030800.post-40185871480107231592014-10-27T12:42:19.575+00:002014-10-27T12:42:19.575+00:00I'm glad you overcame the urge. The smoking ha...I'm glad you overcame the urge. The smoking habit is so bloomin' hard to overcome. Shammickitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11969803866899076638noreply@blogger.com