Ebooks, Smoking, Drinking -- Bad Medicine - Page 2

neilmarr · 05-28-2010, 04:36 AM

My first GP in France had a withered arm, a glass eye, was virtually hunchbacked and was a chain smoker. And he used to bang on at me about looking after myself! He was a miserable character and a found a new doc. I say 'was' because last I heard, he'd died quite a while ago. He was at least fifteen years younger than I am. So it goes. Neil

Sweetpea · 05-28-2010, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by neilmarr

***In France, you might get a little "suggestion"***

You're dead right, Bev. Dox here are brilliant (France is constantly at the top of the world health care rankings) -- but they're also realists and often comedians, not at all remote pedants.

I remember eating at a pavement cafe with a pal about twenty years ago, when a guy on a motorbike mounted the curb and snatched something from our table. A visiting hit-and-run bandit from Italy, I guessed, as my pal clutched her purse to her chest. He screached to a halt a few yards farther on, removed his helmet and waved my packet of Bensons in the air. It was my local doctor. Now that's how to make a point with Mediterranean-style! Salut. Neil

A doctor with a sense of humour! Love that!

GhostHawk · 05-28-2010, 09:03 AM

All things in moderation!

Pipesmoker here also, but I work hard to keep it controlled.
Alcohol, well thats an easy one now. bit harder back in my 20's though.

neilmarr · 05-28-2010, 10:44 AM

I just tried to Google up the source of the world famous quote: "Excess in everything ... moderation's for suckers!" Seems nobody said it at all, not even WC Field or Christopher Hitchens. Maybe it was me, after all. Hoots. Neil

rogue_librarian · 05-28-2010, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by neilmarr

I just tried to Google up the source of the world famous quote: "Excess in everything ... moderation's for suckers!" Seems nobody said it at all, not even WC Field or Christopher Hitchens. Maybe it was me, after all. Hoots. Neil

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. (William Blake)

neilmarr · 05-28-2010, 03:37 PM

***The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. (William Blake)***

That'll do nicely, sir. Thanks, Rogue. N

mrmember · 05-29-2010, 10:28 PM

neilmarr, go to the ecigarette forum. Very good info there. For smokers who just can't quit, there's a hopeful and fun alternative. Gives you all you get from smoking except for the tobacco, tar, poisons.

neilmarr · 05-30-2010, 03:35 AM

Thanks, Mrmember. I've tried pretty well everything in the past. This time, I'm just going to quietly quit on June 1 and not even mention it to family and friends. I reckon it's the well intentioned advice overload that makes many trying to quit so darned nervous and annoyed that they need to light up to chill a little. Good to have your new company here, by the way. Best wishes. Neil

Barnone · 05-30-2010, 10:35 AM

Niel,
Is the moral of this thread not to take up ebooks. I managed to quits cigs and booze years ago with a bit of a struggle. Since I don't do ebooks now, are you saying that I shouldn't start?

neilmarr · 05-30-2010, 02:04 PM

You SHOULD get hooked on ebooks, Barone. To do otherwise is hazardous to your head. You cannot overdose on good ideas and wonderful prose. Best wishes. Neil

PS: email me with your favoured genres and I'll show you why with a few free ebooks from my own wee house. N

lene1949 · 05-31-2010, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by mrmember

neilmarr, go to the ecigarette forum. Very good info there. For smokers who just can't quit, there's a hopeful and fun alternative. Gives you all you get from smoking except for the tobacco, tar, poisons.

This is very interesting, and I did a search for it... Lots of sites, including info on why these are illegal in Australia...

Unbelievable..

lene1949 · 05-31-2010, 03:59 AM

Good luck Neil of quitting smoking tomorrow... You did say 2010 didn't you?

alvico · 05-31-2010, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by neilmarr

Thanks, Mrmember. I've tried pretty well everything in the past. This time, I'm just going to quietly quit on June 1 and not even mention it to family and friends. I reckon it's the well intentioned advice overload that makes many trying to quit so darned nervous and annoyed that they need to light up to chill a little. Good to have your new company here, by the way. Best wishes. Neil

All the best with it, Neil.

I tried EVERYTHING and only ended up succeeding when I took part in a trial for a new drug that works on addiction in the brain. I've been smoke-free coming up seven years now. One side effect was that I also stopped drinking -- not altogether, but I'm no longer the party girl I used to be.

Barnone · 05-31-2010, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by alvico

All the best with it, Neil.

I tried EVERYTHING and only ended up succeeding when I took part in a trial for a new drug that works on addiction in the brain. I've been smoke-free coming up seven years now. One side effect was that I also stopped drinking -- not altogether, but I'm no longer the party girl I used to be.

I had to quit drinking to quit smoking because there were always cigs laying on the bar.

Several people over the years (including my late Mother) have mentioned that I am not as much fun as I use to be .

Anyway it's been 23 years, 48 days, 12 hours ....

montsnmags · 05-31-2010, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by neilmarr

I just tried to Google up the source of the world famous quote: "Excess in everything ... moderation's for suckers!" Seems nobody said it at all, not even WC Field or Christopher Hitchens. Maybe it was me, after all. Hoots. Neil

"Moderation is a fatal thing. Nothing succeeds like excess."
- Oscar Wilde

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05-28-2010, 04:36 AM	#16
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	My first GP in France had a withered arm, a glass eye, was virtually hunchbacked and was a chain smoker. And he used to bang on at me about looking after myself! He was a miserable character and a found a new doc. I say 'was' because last I heard, he'd died quite a while ago. He was at least fifteen years younger than I am. So it goes. Neil

05-28-2010, 09:03 AM	#18
GhostHawk Data Privateer! Posts: 586 Karma: 62887 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Fargo ND Device: Ectaco Jetbook& Jetbook Lite	All things in moderation! Pipesmoker here also, but I work hard to keep it controlled. Alcohol, well thats an easy one now. bit harder back in my 20's though.

05-28-2010, 10:44 AM	#19
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	I just tried to Google up the source of the world famous quote: "Excess in everything ... moderation's for suckers!" Seems nobody said it at all, not even WC Field or Christopher Hitchens. Maybe it was me, after all. Hoots. Neil

05-28-2010, 03:37 PM	#21
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	*The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom. (William Blake)* That'll do nicely, sir. Thanks, Rogue. N

05-29-2010, 10:28 PM	#22
mrmember Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2008 Device: Blackberry Curve 8330	neilmarr, go to the ecigarette forum. Very good info there. For smokers who just can't quit, there's a hopeful and fun alternative. Gives you all you get from smoking except for the tobacco, tar, poisons.

05-30-2010, 03:35 AM	#23
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	Thanks, Mrmember. I've tried pretty well everything in the past. This time, I'm just going to quietly quit on June 1 and not even mention it to family and friends. I reckon it's the well intentioned advice overload that makes many trying to quit so darned nervous and annoyed that they need to light up to chill a little. Good to have your new company here, by the way. Best wishes. Neil

05-30-2010, 10:35 AM	#24
Barnone Member Posts: 18 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2010 Location: WNC SWFL Device: none	Niel, Is the moral of this thread not to take up ebooks. I managed to quits cigs and booze years ago with a bit of a struggle. Since I don't do ebooks now, are you saying that I shouldn't start?

05-30-2010, 02:04 PM	#25
neilmarr neilmarr Posts: 7,215 Karma: 6000059 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Monaco-Menton, France Device: sony	You SHOULD get hooked on ebooks, Barone. To do otherwise is hazardous to your head. You cannot overdose on good ideas and wonderful prose. Best wishes. Neil PS: email me with your favoured genres and I'll show you why with a few free ebooks from my own wee house. N

05-31-2010, 03:59 AM	#27
lene1949 Wizard Posts: 1,952 Karma: 213930 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Middelfart, Denmark Device: Kindle paper white	Good luck Neil of quitting smoking tomorrow... You did say 2010 didn't you?