Silliness So what are you doing RIGHT NOW? - Page 2069

DixieGal · 06-16-2011, 07:53 PM

Tim stopped in the mid-1990's. We had pneumonia together, really bad. I could not care for him, nor could he care for me. My mom would leave food on the doorstep, ring the bell, and wait in the car for one of us to appear at the door to get the food.

He could not breathe at all. And his dad had been recently diagnosed with emphysema, so he had an idea about what was ahead. He got a box of nicotine patches, and that was the end of smoking. He fell back into smoking by joining in on cigars with the guys on a deep sea fishing trip. So he got another box of patches, and that was the end of that.

SneakySnake · 06-16-2011, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by maianhvk

good! a smoking snake looks bizarre, IMO

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Congratulations!!!! It's not easy to stop smoking. If you really want to see some interesting stuff... plug your quit date into the 'SilkQuit' meter...
Mine tells me I've saved over $42,000 since I stopped smoking...
Well, actually, I've spent that on other stuff, but that's how much I 'would have burn up' if I didn't put down cigarettes! 12 years, 10 months, three weeks, and one day ago!

Stitchawl

I think I have spent the money on red wine and lots of extra food!

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Originally Posted by Aladyleyna

I like this conversation on smoking. I've never smoked before, but to be honest, I've been really tempted to start smoking while I was still studying, due to stress. I didn't though, I'm asthmatic and smoking would be detrimental to my health, plus I heard all those horror stories about the effects od smoking, so I've been kind of scared off it. That, and my parents would probably throw me out of the house if I did start.

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I am also athsmatic, but found I wheezed less when I was smoking. I think this is due to all the cillia going to sleep in your lungs so you don't react so much. Even so, If you want to start smoking, you should have spent some time with Aunty Marie before she died. Hopefully that would have put you off.

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

The fad around whte I used to live is chain-smoking pregnant girls. They want small babies. I talk to them, but they just roll their eyes and stuff.

I say, "What would your boyfriend think?" but that just makes me even more of an interfering old crazy lady.

More better they have dead babies! Maybe then the chain of stupidity would cease.

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Originally Posted by Stitchawl

Here's a little trick for you, Aladyleyna...
The thing about smoking that reduces stress is called by scientists; 'the sighing breath response.' It's what smokers do with the first one or two drags on a cigarette... draw in a deep breath of smoke, hold it an extra second or two, then slowly let it out. It's relaxing. But.... here's the tip...

IT IS JUST AS RELAXING DOING THE SAME THING WITHOUT THE SMOKE!
Try it yourself. Deep breath, hold, slowly release... relax.

Save a lot of money. Save your health. Smell better to other people. Have whiter teeth. And in S'pore, don't have problems with the police for smoking in the street!

Stitchawl

I am going to try that. it took a lot of Nicorette gum for me to stop.

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

Tim stopped in the mid-1990's. We had pneumonia together, really bad. I could not care for him, nor could he care for me. My mom would leave food on the doorstep, ring the bell, and wait in the car for one of us to appear at the door to get the food.

He could not breathe at all. And his dad had been recently diagnosed with emphysema, so he had an idea about what was ahead. He got a box of nicotine patches, and that was the end of smoking. He fell back into smoking by joining in on cigars with the guys on a deep sea fishing trip. So he got another box of patches, and that was the end of that.

yay!

maianhvk · 06-17-2011, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

The fad around whte I used to live is chain-smoking pregnant girls. They want small babies. I talk to them, but they just roll their eyes and stuff.

I say, "What would your boyfriend think?" but that just makes me even more of an interfering old crazy lady.

I was affraid I could get that react from the woman I mentioned so... I just walked by, hold my breath.

I don't ever understand why people can put up with that terrible odor of cigarette.

phenomshel · 06-17-2011, 03:09 PM

Typing with one hand because my other one is otherwise occupied. As a cat pillow. Pooh, I bet even Stella isn't that spoiled....
Sinatra (the Siamese) is laying on my desk, flat out, using my hand as a pillow. I don't even know...

poohbear_nc · 06-17-2011, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

Typing with one hand because my other one is otherwise occupied. As a cat pillow. Pooh, I bet even Stella isn't that spoiled....
Sinatra (the Siamese) is laying on my desk, flat out, using my hand as a pillow. I don't even know...

Wanna bet?

I just got done brushing my little shedding darlings! And snuck in a walk - humidity levels dropped to bearable (pun intended) levels after 8:00 pm.

Dylrob · 06-18-2011, 04:33 PM

Eating a hotdog topped with pepper jack and crushed chips.

poohbear_nc · 06-18-2011, 04:34 PM

Just got back from grocery shopping - 102 F on the deck & humidity to match. Sigh. Never did see any spring weather here. Straight into summer!

Rumpelteazer · 06-18-2011, 05:11 PM

Just said goodbye to my sister who's going to Mallorca for two weeks very early tomorrow morning.

Just discovered that a writer I read a good book by years ago (Joseph Nassise Riverwatch) has a lot of work available for Kindle and 3 are available on Smashwords. I've been trying to find other books by him but I could only get them in German.

It's raining now so I'm going to bed and curl up with a The Cat Who book, I think cozies are especially good reading when it rains.

Jessica Lares · 06-18-2011, 09:02 PM

Watching a movie and waiting for the food to arrive.

poohbear_nc · 06-18-2011, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Jessica Lares

Watching a movie and waiting for the food to arrive.

You DID order enough for all of us? Right?

SneakySnake · 06-18-2011, 09:17 PM

fried chicken wings was it?

poohbear_nc · 06-18-2011, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by SneakySnake

fried chicken wings was it?

I'm sure it was pizza! Or maybe Chinese!

SneakySnake · 06-18-2011, 10:20 PM

yeah

poohbear_nc · 06-18-2011, 10:26 PM

Or maybe it was roasted rattlesnake!

maianhvk · 06-18-2011, 11:18 PM

thinking how much I have to save and how long I have to do that to buy an oberon cover...

06-16-2011, 07:53 PM	#31021
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	Tim stopped in the mid-1990's. We had pneumonia together, really bad. I could not care for him, nor could he care for me. My mom would leave food on the doorstep, ring the bell, and wait in the car for one of us to appear at the door to get the food. He could not breathe at all. And his dad had been recently diagnosed with emphysema, so he had an idea about what was ahead. He got a box of nicotine patches, and that was the end of smoking. He fell back into smoking by joining in on cigars with the guys on a deep sea fishing trip. So he got another box of patches, and that was the end of that.

06-17-2011, 03:09 PM	#31024
phenomshel ZCD BombShel Posts: 4,793 Karma: 8293322 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: The Frozen North (aka Illinois, USA) Device: iPad, STB Kindle Oasis	Typing with one hand because my other one is otherwise occupied. As a cat pillow. Pooh, I bet even Stella isn't that spoiled.... Sinatra (the Siamese) is laying on my desk, flat out, using my hand as a pillow. I don't even know...

06-18-2011, 04:33 PM	#31026
Dylrob Murderous Mustela Posts: 10,234 Karma: 48000000 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The other land of schnitzel and beer Device: iPad M1 Pro, Kindle Paperwhite	Eating a hotdog topped with pepper jack and crushed chips.

06-18-2011, 04:34 PM	#31027
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,724 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Just got back from grocery shopping - 102 F on the deck & humidity to match. Sigh. Never did see any spring weather here. Straight into summer!

06-18-2011, 05:11 PM	#31028
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,348 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Just said goodbye to my sister who's going to Mallorca for two weeks very early tomorrow morning. Just discovered that a writer I read a good book by years ago (Joseph Nassise Riverwatch) has a lot of work available for Kindle and 3 are available on Smashwords. I've been trying to find other books by him but I could only get them in German. It's raining now so I'm going to bed and curl up with a The Cat Who book, I think cozies are especially good reading when it rains.

06-18-2011, 09:02 PM	#31029
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	Watching a movie and waiting for the food to arrive.

06-18-2011, 09:17 PM	#31031
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	fried chicken wings was it?

06-18-2011, 10:20 PM	#31033
SneakySnake I'm watching you! Posts: 6,113 Karma: 22344652 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Sunny Coast Qld, OZ Device: Sony PRS-900(unused lately) iPadAir2, want me Kindle Oasis	yeah

06-18-2011, 10:26 PM	#31034
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,724 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Or maybe it was roasted rattlesnake!

06-18-2011, 11:18 PM	#31035
maianhvk whimsical Posts: 2,779 Karma: 88193939 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: in darkness Device: current: PPW 4. brick: K3 & Voyage.	thinking how much I have to save and how long I have to do that to buy an oberon cover...