Me too.

God bless you.

I've cut down dramatically. Used to smoke about 1/2 a pack while out drinking, and the last time I went out I only smoked a single drag. I've been smoking off and on since age 12, and I'm now 26.
It helps if you have a really good reason and no stress in your life. Plus, my girlfriend hates when I smoke, so if I want to "get some" then I have to hold off (this is self-restraint, she would never tell me outright not to smoke). Sure, I get irritable, but the sex cuts that right out.

Get straight, meditate like a Buddhist...

Buy some Chewlie's gum.

Quit in '92.

Only times I've smoked since: The day my dad died, the day my brother died, the day my wife nearly died, the day my daughter had to be operated on, the day I got fired for insubordination, the day...I think there's a crutch pattern here.

Been smoking for 15 years and I've never tried to quit. Because I LIKE to smoke. Lately though I rarely have more than 1 or 2 between Sunday and Thursday; Then I knock down 2 or 3 packs on the wknd.

I think its a good first step and I can see for the first time a world in which I DON'T smoke.

Paint will be harder to kick. I NEED it.

Good luck

when my grandmother died i just stopped cold. the last cigarette i smoked was when colin was in town, although i think that i smoked a pack in 6 hours that night so maybe that's still lasting me. smoking here isn't very expensive, there's always a reynolds rep giving out smokes somewhere and a phillip morris guy handing you a lighter.

reading that back, it sounds like hyperbole but that literally happens.

"You Sonofabitch!"

Nobody likes a quitter, Ryan.

Yail took a breather before resuming his hectic day

"Yuuuuuuuuuu can doooooooo it!"

warn the people you're out with that you're trying to quit and those who have cigarettes not to give you any, even if you beg and squeal like a little girl. while, as a general rule, you beg and squeal like a little girl anyway, they'll promptly ignore you.

you could get a buddy to teabag you if you ask for one.

I loved being a smoker. If I hadn't been having really big obvious health issues with it I doubt I could have quit. Since I have flimsy lungs, though, it think it was the four go-rounds with bronchitis in one winter that did me in. And a tax hike as well. It just started to seem too miserable. Focus on whatever makes it no fun anymore, really.

I'll be all over your ass on saturday.

One day at a time man. And what Katie said... if it's too much being around your friends that smoke, tell them ahead of time so they're aware.

we have ourselves an honorary teabaggee

Here maybe this can inspire or, uh, something:




This could be your lung.

Maybe I should visit Ryan more often. Rock.

good luck - smoking killed my grandfather and father so it is well worth the pain to quit (obviously).

You don't know how much more attracted to you I am right now. Anyway, you've made a wise decision, Ryan. I'm proud of you.

Yeah, Ryan - just think how much longer you'll be able to hold your breath when you're exploring coral reefs!