I just quit da baccy.

Shaun Rimmer said:

Been around 12+ hours since the last one.

I been hallucinating most of the morning, and still am.

I am hallucinating quite heavily.

Seriously.

Stuff don't look normal at all, everything's all bright, and stuff that
shouldn't be yellow at all is very yellow indeed.

I've only bumped into walls/door frames 3 or 4 times so far.

My head and body are full of strange sensations.

I can't get a straight answer from my head.

My mouth keeps watering.

I wanna eat like worse than the megamunchies.

I feel strangely calm yet tense.

No but I find I feel rather short on patience...with customers on the phone
especially...why the hell do these folks want more than 5 variations of the
same [censored] explanation, huh?

We have more monkeys than organ grinders.

I'm doing OK I think, thanks ',;~}~

OK, but I gotta go now.

Shaun aRe running outa things here to chew...bite...hard...

Well done, keep it up, you know it makes sense!

Just hope it doesn't change your "unique" posting style :-)

--
Colin Swan

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Quoted message said:

Shaun Rimmer said:

Been around 12+ hours since the last one.

I been hallucinating most of the morning, and still am.

I am hallucinating quite heavily.

Seriously.

Stuff don't look normal at all, everything's all bright, and stuff that
shouldn't be yellow at all is very yellow indeed.

I've only bumped into walls/door frames 3 or 4 times so far.

My head and body are full of strange sensations.

I can't get a straight answer from my head.

My mouth keeps watering.

I wanna eat like worse than the megamunchies.

I feel strangely calm yet tense.

No but I find I feel rather short on patience...with customers on the

phone

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

especially...why the hell do these folks want more than 5 variations of

the

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

same [censored] explanation, huh?

We have more monkeys than organ grinders.

I'm doing OK I think, thanks ',;~}~

OK, but I gotta go now.

Shaun aRe running outa things here to chew...bite...hard...

Well done, keep it up, you know it makes sense!

Yes it does. Especially when one is unable to stop coughing heavily right
around the clock. Was making my commutes very very difficult, and I seemed
to be smoking more each week too. I think my smoking had doubled in less
than 6 months.

Quoted message said:

Just hope it doesn't change your "unique" posting style :-)

Oh I dunno what you mean about that I'm...I forget.

Shaun aRe

On 2004-05-20, Shaun Rimmer penned:

Quoted message said:

Been around 12+ hours since the last one.

Congrats!

I'm sure it's about the toughest thing you'll ever have to do, but it'll
be worth it.

Keep up the good work!

--
monique

Shaun Rimmer said:

Been around 12+ hours since the last one. {Withdrawal withdrawn}

At first I thought you'd left your job at a bakery. (Note to self: GET
YOUR FRIGGIN' EYES CHECKED, YA GIT!)

Great move, Shaun -- it's going to be the hardest but best thing you've ever
done.

Sounds like you're not using the gum or patches? Are you MAD, man?!? (Ask
a silly question. 🙂 ) However, if you CAN do it without the chemical help,
it's better in the long run, as you're off the nicotine that much sooner.

I quit smoking (VERY heavily) back in 1991 -- got into running and working
out, then riding -- and all was well until I attended a convention in 2000.
Started smoking cigars, and next thing you know I'm buying boxes of 'em off
the internet and inhaling the bejeezus out of them.

Got away with it for quite a while (and lost a lot of weight!), but
eventually I was hacking at the start of rides and generally sucking wind.
When I bought a few cartons of Kools toward the end, I knew I had to quit.

Been smoke-free since December 27, 2002, and I *STILL* miss it. [censored]
hard addiction, that.

Best of luck,

Bill "if I can do it you can too" S.

PS: Might as well enjoy the symptoms -- free trip! (Like you need help in
that area ;-)

Buddhist Approach

The easiest way to quit smoking is to quit smoking........

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Shaun Rimmer said:

Been around 12+ hours since the last one. {Withdrawal withdrawn}

At first I thought you'd left your job at a bakery. (Note to self: GET
YOUR FRIGGIN' EYES CHECKED, YA GIT!)

Great move, Shaun -- it's going to be the hardest but best thing you've

ever

Quoted message said:

done.

Sounds like you're not using the gum or patches? Are you MAD, man?!?

(Ask

Quoted message said:

a silly question. 🙂 ) However, if you CAN do it without the chemical

help,

Quoted message said:

it's better in the long run, as you're off the nicotine that much sooner.

I quit smoking (VERY heavily) back in 1991 -- got into running and working
out, then riding -- and all was well until I attended a convention in

2000.

Quoted message said:

Started smoking cigars, and next thing you know I'm buying boxes of 'em

off

Quoted message said:

the internet and inhaling the bejeezus out of them.

Got away with it for quite a while (and lost a lot of weight!), but
eventually I was hacking at the start of rides and generally sucking wind.
When I bought a few cartons of Kools toward the end, I knew I had to quit.

Been smoke-free since December 27, 2002, and I *STILL* miss it. [censored]
hard addiction, that.

Best of luck,

Bill "if I can do it you can too" S.

PS: Might as well enjoy the symptoms -- free trip! (Like you need help

in

Quoted message said:

that area ;-)

D-DUB said:

Buddhist Approach

The easiest way to quit smoking is to quit smoking........

Spoken like a true top-posting non-addict. (Smiley face optional.)

Bill "sure, just do it...but chew da gum, too" S.

D-DUB' DDB@the_edge_of_ the_world.com said:

Buddhist Approach

The easiest way to quit smoking is to quit smoking........

Personally I favor never starting, but that's just me... 😉

Lenny said:

D-DUB' DDB@the_edge_of_ the_world.com said:

Buddhist Approach

The easiest way to quit smoking is to quit smoking........

Personally I favor never starting, but that's just me... 😉

That's how I did it!

Matt

Shaun Rimmer said:

Been around 12+ hours since the last one.

I been hallucinating most of the morning, and still am.

I am hallucinating quite heavily.

You say this like it's a bad thing. Coming from you I find that quite...
odd.
Good luck with it. Work through it minute by minute and you'll make it.
--
Westie
(Replace 'invalid' with 'yahoo' when replying.)

S o r n i said:

Been smoke-free since December 27, 2002, and I *STILL* miss it.
[censored] hard addiction, that.

I've been smoke free since 19th June of 1999, until I took it up again about
6 weeks ago! Due to a complex and stressful set of circumstances I thought
it was a good idea at the time (hows that for clear thinking?)
Unbelieveable.
Still, maybe today will be the day I drop it again?
--
Westie
(Replace 'invalid' with 'yahoo' when replying.)

Shaun Rimmer said:

Been around 12+ hours since the last one.

So all that's left is the "wacky", right? 😉

Good luck!

gabrielle

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Been around 12+ hours since the last one.

Growing up on the farm, the guys all dipped snuff. Took me about 5
years of off and on quitting to beat it. It's damn hard, but worth
it.

It's hard to MTB when yer dead, or your lungs are completely eaten
away, or your heart can barely pump around the liquid.

You done good - keep it up. Heck, I haven't thought about dipping
snuff all week. Must be getting over it. 🙂

I figured this - the money I *didn't* spend on tobacco, I can spend on
bike parts. By that calculation, I still am up an Ibis Bow Ti, with
full XTR, full CK, Fox TALAS fork (or a Maverick one like Pete has)
and enough money to take it over to where you are and stay a couple of
months doing nothing but riding.

It really does cost a [censored] of money to keep the nicotine monkey on
your back.
--
Jonesy

Sorni says:

Quoted message said:

I quit smoking (VERY heavily) back in 1991 -- got into running and working
out, then riding -- and all was well until I attended a convention in 2000.
Started smoking cigars, and next thing you know I'm buying boxes of 'em off
the internet and inhaling the bejeezus out of them.

Sounds familiar. I quit a while ago, and have started smoking my old pipe. It
seemed like a shame to let such a fine piece of briar go to rot in a desk
drawer, and you just can't give away old pipes (no-one wants 'em!)
So far, it's just an "at home" thing, but when it escalates (which it will...)
or the urge to buy cigs appears, it's back on the patch.

Steve "still quitting after all these years."

Stephen Baker said:

Sorni says:

Quoted message said:

I quit smoking (VERY heavily) back in 1991 -- got into running and
working out, then riding -- and all was well until I attended a
convention in 2000. Started smoking cigars, and next thing you know
I'm buying boxes of 'em off the internet and inhaling the bejeezus
out of them.

Sounds familiar. I quit a while ago, and have started smoking my old
pipe. It seemed like a shame to let such a fine piece of briar go to
rot in a desk drawer, and you just can't give away old pipes (no-one
wants 'em!)
So far, it's just an "at home" thing, but when it escalates (which it
will...) or the urge to buy cigs appears, it's back on the patch.

Steve "still quitting after all these years."

Hmmmm...... A PIPE!!! Yeah, yeah, that's the ticket.

Bill "back to addiction, that is" S.

PS: You inhaling that sucka yet, SB?!?

Shaun Rimmer said:

Been around 12+ hours since the last one.

I wanna eat like worse than the megamunchies.

I feel strangely calm yet tense.

I'm doing OK I think, thanks ',;~}~

Very cool. I smoked for many years... quit cold turkey. The first couple
of weeks are brutal, but once your system clears out, it's cake.

Speaking of such: cherish those skinny-ass pictures of yourself because
you're about to SuperSize your [censored]!!!
--
Slacker

Westie said:

S o r n i said:

Been smoke-free since December 27, 2002, and I *STILL* miss it.
[censored] hard addiction, that.

I've been smoke free since 19th June of 1999, until I took it up again about
6 weeks ago! Due to a complex and stressful set of circumstances I thought
it was a good idea at the time (hows that for clear thinking?)
Unbelieveable.
Still, maybe today will be the day I drop it again?

Don't be a pitiful ass and say, "maybe today." Just do it. You did it
before, right, so you already know you're capable. Do it man, pull all
the cigs out of the pack, squish them it your hands. Put some of the
tabaccy in our mouth and chew it... that's right it's nasty. Throw the
matches/lighter away too. Now don't look back.
--
Dr. Slack

Slacker wrote (to Westie):

Quoted message said:

Don't be a pitiful ass and say, "maybe today." Just do it. You did it
before, right, so you already know you're capable. Do it man, pull all
the cigs out of the pack, squish them it your hands. Put some of the
tabaccy in our mouth and chew it... that's right it's nasty. Throw the
matches/lighter away too. Now don't look back.

You still chewin', Slack? (Or just spewin', hack?!? 🙂

Bill "IIRC(@SJT)" S.

S o r n i said:

Slacker wrote (to Westie):

Quoted message said:

Don't be a pitiful ass and say, "maybe today." Just do it. You did it
before, right, so you already know you're capable. Do it man, pull all
the cigs out of the pack, squish them it your hands. Put some of the
tabaccy in our mouth and chew it... that's right it's nasty. Throw the
matches/lighter away too. Now don't look back.

You still chewin', Slack? (Or just spewin', hack?!? 🙂

Bill "IIRC(@SJT)" S.

hahaha.... funny you mention that. Hope none of you boys are riding SJT
tomorrow morning :-))

And now, I need my DH sleep......
--
Slacker

Slacker said:

S o r n i said:

Slacker wrote (to Westie):

Quoted message said:

Don't be a pitiful ass and say, "maybe today." Just do it. You did
it before, right, so you already know you're capable. Do it man,
pull all the cigs out of the pack, squish them it your hands. Put
some of the tabaccy in our mouth and chew it... that's right it's
nasty. Throw the matches/lighter away too. Now don't look back.

You still chewin', Slack? (Or just spewin', hack?!? 🙂

Bill "IIRC(@SJT)" S.

hahaha.... funny you mention that. Hope none of you boys are riding
SJT tomorrow morning :-))

And now, I need my DH sleep......

Nice avoidance of the question!

Bill "do (did) you or do (did) you not chew too-backie?" S.