Quiting smoking

[Cobra190]

Man, the thought of quitting is great, tried it a few times myself. Had it down to two smokes a day at one time and the next thing you know there you go again. Health, money, government gimme, gimme. You would think that would be enough. Well, it just may be!! I'm with ya Bobby. I'll see how far I get this time.

[BASSKING]

I'm finishing the last pack I have from the carton I bought a week ago. I am. Going cold turkey. I walked in to bp and the sign said $ 35.98 a carton and I realized after nine years of killing myself that's its time to let it go so I can see my son grow old and any other children we may have in the near future. My wife doesn't smoke so the complaining she does about my bad habbit will stop. Only thing is its gonna be hard to sit down and have a coldone without the cigs.

[lil skeeter]

i am currently using Chantix to help me with quitting. i quit with it before for 5 months but my dad got diagnosed with prostate cancer and i started again. he's fine now so im going to quit again hopefully for good. through the insurance at my work i get a perscription for $25 or so. but even if i had to pay the whole amount i would because the stuff really works. youll need a little will power but nothing like cold turkey. also theres no better support than your family, let them know what your doing and what your going through. i wish you the best of luck however you choose to quit.

[Bobby Headrick]

Thanks for all the support and ideas. I am going to try cold turkey, it is harder but will power is what I need to stop. Motivation is almost 30$ carton, that is 120 + a month, that is a payment on a boat, truck, and the way the market is now a house in Detroit, lol, more bills pd, less cost for health ins, after a yr or two, life ins. I am not sure about the chantex, the thoughts of vivid dreams, I have them already, and the sucide thoughts. I am a state worker, so I dont need those thoughts, I want to live as long as possible, and fish. Thanks again guys. Just like Ike says "NEVER GIVE UP".

[Grumpy]

I already sent a PM to Bobby, but it looks like there may be several people that are or want to stop smoking--you notice I said stop not QUIT,

Anyhow, several years ago, I wrote a two piece newspaper article about how I stopped smoking COLD TURKEY. In the column I explain the reasons why I said STOP not QUIT. Many people have told me it was very helpful for them. Anyone that would like of copy can send me a PM with your email address and after I get back home on Thursday I will send you a copy. (Right now I am away from home and using a laptop.)

In my personal opinion and experience, if you really want to stop, you do not need patches or other drugs and can do it cold turkey AND IT IS ACTUALLY EASY.

Grumpy

[arkie]

CHANTIX! Been smoke free over 2 years. Chantix works on the craving but don't forget to work on the "habit" while you are at it. That is what will get you. BTW, since you are a state worker, your insurance will pay for the scrip. You just pay your deductible.

[greenriverman1]

I quit after 20+ years. The only way I was able to quit was to replace them with tooth pics. The tooth pics kept my hand busy. It had to do with a lot of mind control. Sounds stupid I know but it will help. When the urge hits make yourself busy doing something to get your mind off of the smokes. Do not use gum or candy because you will replace one habit for another. After awhile the urge will start to slow down. Then you will start to slow down on the tooth pics.

You have to stop cold turky. You can do it so I will not say lots of luck because you can!

DA

[Bobby Headrick]

Well here it goes. I am down to mty last two packs, I would throw them out but I want to have my last before bed Fri and have the weekend to start adjusting. Price has already went up 10$. And that is ridiculas, rasing prices on anything during this economy is stupid. Our leaders are silly.

[Devils Horse]

Well here it goes. I am down to mty last two packs, I would throw them out but I want to have my last before bed Fri and have the weekend to start adjusting. Price has already went up 10$. And that is ridiculas, rasing prices on anything during this economy is stupid. Our leaders are silly.

Best of luck Bobby, hope you pull it off.

Be sure and send Beshear a thank you note for our new alcohol and tobacco sin taxes. Kentucky should've let him have his gambling boats...

[Tyme2fish]

Memo from the Governors of the States:

We have experienced a drastic decrease in revenue from all of sin taxes. Tobacco and Liquor sales have plummeted and therefore the State's income has fallen seriously.

In order to make up this revenue shortfall we must impose a 78% tax increase on all fishing related products.

Therefore your pack of hooks will increase from $2.99 to $5.32
Your new $30.00 rod will now cost $53.40 etc. etc.

We as the States have no idea on how to cut our costs or operate with a "balanced" budget. We have heard that some of you peons,, uh er. we mean people, actually know how to cut back on unneeded expenditures and live within your income, but we have no idea how to accomplish that foreign idea.

[Trophyhunter8]

It won't be long, they will be taxing food again. Because everybody's gonna quit smoking and they will have too save their money for the weekend to have a six pack on saturday. Hey here's a thought, everybody other than a regular state worker. Let's cut their pay by 3/4 and let's take away their lifetime benefits. Let them know how everybody else feels. Or better yet let's fire their butt because they do a worse job than the weatherman. At least he's right 10% of the time

[Bobby Headrick]

Yea I do not get the logic behind rasing price on things during an econmic crisis. Besher is doing this cause he did not get expanded gaming, thanks Mitch for messing us over, also do you all know that Mitch McConnel has more earmarks in the bill than any other senator, and most do nothing to help the economy. Our system is flawed, our reps, leg's etc, have gotten 5% + raises every year, I ahve received 5% over the last 6 yrs, my check is now smaller than it was when I started. Now they go and do this, SIN TAXES" BS!!!!. If they taxed all the illegals here we could get out of this deficit. I am growning sick and tired of the way Ky politics is ran, but now cannot afford to go anywhere else. I am going to be a bear for a while while quitting smoking, but I just can't make myself pay more for our leaders mistakes. Do you know if us at our jobs did as bad as they do we would be terminated on the spot. We hired these people to run our state, we shoul dbe allowed to fire them.