I'm quitting smoking again arrrgggggg!!!!
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Just about 8 years for me now, cold turkey. You definitely have to be ready I agree, only you can make you quit, no one else. So happy I did tho!VA HT HK AVR20II, Sony S9000ES CD/DVD/SACD, Polk Audio RC80i / Polk Audio CSi3, 60" Panasonic Plasma, Nordost / Signal Cable A2 / Wireworld / Pangea / Magic Power
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polkfarmboy wrote: »Well right now I just got done on the heavy 4.2 mg of nicotine and its got a kick for sure and helped me not need a smoke. Now I have the 1.8 mg vapors and its more mellow but I smoke more of it but man does it really help. I plan on going down to a 1.2 next and I am buying a $120 kit as these chuck away smokes cost a fortune. Ultimately when I get the kit I can do my own refills and start going down to 1.0,0.9,0.8 etc... till I am down to just the vapor
I purchased the njoy recharge pack with the refills and its a piece of crap and really crappy as you cant even get a proper drag. It seems like lots of air mixes in and just tastes harsher and it said that the charge for 3 hours gives you 2 days but its more like 5 hours, big waste of cash but at least I am not even remotely tempted today for a real ciggy
No need to spend THAT much. I've been vaping for 3 years or so now haven't had a cigarette in equal time after smoking for 12 years. A good starter that doesn't cost much is the ICare by Eleaf. It is a tiny little guy but puts out great vapor and flavor, you can refill the tank with whatever juice you want and an all internal battery. I would suggest looking into those lines before jumping on a big mod. However whatever path you take, if you have ANY questions just shoot me a PM.Just a dude doing dude-ly things
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Vaping is just substituting one addiction for another isn't it? That is if you are still using nicotine.2 channel: Anthem 225 Integrated amp; Parasound Ztuner; TechnicsTT SL1350; Vincent PHO-8 phono pre; Marantz CD6005 spinner; Polk SDA2BTL's; LAT International speaker cables, ZU Mission IC's and power cables all into a PS Audio Dectet Power center.
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I haven't had a cig in two years but still vape, I've dropped nicotine from 18mg to 2mg but i definitely recommend a decent setup and not that gas station crap.
Yes, still nicotine, but a whole lot less! Good for you @B Run!Living Room 2.2: Usher BE-718 "tiny dancers"; Dual DIY Dayton audio RSS210HF-4 Subs with Dayton SPA-250 amps; Arcam SA30; Musical Fidelity A308; Sony UBP-x1000es; Squeezebox Touch with Bolder Power Supply
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Nicotine is not the dangerous variable of smoking cigarettes, though it is the addictive part. You can drop nicotine levels when vaping, as you go.Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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Another Cold turkey here. One of the best things I have done.
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Bunch of effin quitters! Nobody likes a quitter!
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I quit 6 years ago after smoking for nearly 40 years. Chantix was my go to, and it worked. I was diagnosed with COPD and I had to quit. The thought of dragging around an oxygen tank rest my life helped as well. Those of you that smoke, please give it up.2 channel: Anthem 225 Integrated amp; Parasound Ztuner; TechnicsTT SL1350; Vincent PHO-8 phono pre; Marantz CD6005 spinner; Polk SDA2BTL's; LAT International speaker cables, ZU Mission IC's and power cables all into a PS Audio Dectet Power center.
Other; M10 series II, M7C's, Hafler XL600 amp, RB-980BX, Parasound HCA-1500 amp , P5 preamp, all in storage. All vintage Polk have had crossover rebuilds and tweeter upgrades.
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motorhead43026 wrote: »Vaping is just substituting one addiction for another isn't it? That is if you are still using nicotine.
true but you're also cutting all the other bad stuff the cigarette makers add to BOOST nicotine. like tar and carbon monoxide, as well as formaldehyde, ammonia, hydrogen cyanide, arsenic, and DDT.
this is a very partial list. the list can be as long as 400 ingredients.
I'm one of the few in my family that never started, and they tried.
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I agree with @tonyb.
About 48 years ago I had been smoking three packs of unfiltered Lucky Strikes per day and smoking a pipe between cigarettes.
One day I started coughing and could not ignore the blood in my sputum.
That day I said "enough is enough." Haven't had a cigarette (or any other form of tobacco or nicotine) since.
I still remember the difference it made in my life: Food tasted good again. No huffing and puffing going up stairs. Sleeping was a lot better. And on and on.
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Bunch of effin quitters! Nobody likes a quitter!
*****We didn't quit we just started not to smoke... I'm ready to drop the habit myself.....
Says the guy with 3 smokes in his mouth...
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*GASP!* I thought those were his teef. He is from the Carolina's you know...Says the guy with 3 smokes in his mouth...
Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!! -
I should have known better. Shame on me -
+1 on quiting! You go guy!!!
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So, this thread is 3.5 years old. Did ya stick with it PFB?
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^^Probably not, as he recently announced he was having erection issues.2 channel: Anthem 225 Integrated amp; Parasound Ztuner; TechnicsTT SL1350; Vincent PHO-8 phono pre; Marantz CD6005 spinner; Polk SDA2BTL's; LAT International speaker cables, ZU Mission IC's and power cables all into a PS Audio Dectet Power center.
Other; M10 series II, M7C's, Hafler XL600 amp, RB-980BX, Parasound HCA-1500 amp , P5 preamp, all in storage. All vintage Polk have had crossover rebuilds and tweeter upgrades.
The best way to predict the future is to invent it.
It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact.
Imagine making politics your entire personality. -
My good buddy dying from cancer asked me to quit, I did on a Fri. night. Went home, didn't have a beer, no beer no smokes. I think the no beer kept me from smoking.. 20 years later sometimes my right hand goes to my shirt pocket for a cancer stick, cigarettes are a terrible habit.. Cold turkey is rough, cancer is rougher.Some final words,
"If you keep banging your head against the wall,
you're going to have headaches."
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I quit when I joined the Army. Couldnt do all the physical stuff and continue to smoke. Lots of guys could, but not me. Started using smokeless tobacco in 1985 and still do.
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I stuck with the quitting fyi
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polkfarmboy wrote: »I stuck with the quitting fyi
Well done, PFB!Family Room, Innuos Statement streamer (Roon Core) with Morrow Audio USB cable to McIntosh MC 2700 pre with DC2 Digital Audio Module; AQ Sky XLRs to CAT 600.2 dualmono amp, Morrow Elite Speaker Cables to NOLA Baby Grand Reference Gold 3 speakers. Power source for all components: Silver Circle Audio Pure Power One with dedicated 20 amp circuit to main panel.
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I never smoked. Never understood the attraction. My parents both smoked like fiends and yet neither myself or my 2 sisters ever started. My wife doesn't and neither of our children smoke.
Because I am The Pumpkinking
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I believe the important thing is that one doesnt smoke alot. Most of the folks that get lung cancer smoked over a pack a day for many years. WW2 generation it could be 5 packs a day of unfiltered. That is financially impossible with the taxes on them today. That is also FAR different than 3-5 cigarettes a day. America has a history of going overboard on vice issues among others, traceable to its Protestant fundamentalist origins no doubt. If someone is quitting a mere 3-5 cigs a day it is probably really for reasons other than their own health. But none is better than some assuming everything else stays the same...like your happiness and state of mind. I started using SWEDISH SNUS. Not US brands like Camel, they are horrible. Brands like Jakobsonn's and General from Sweden, you can buy them at conv stores in some states now. It has been around for 100+ years and still has no studies linking it to cancer from what I researched. It is made to Euro food standards. Not like in the US where they treat tobacco with caustic chemicals to remove nicotine so they can then re-inject it at precise amounts dictated by govt. regulation. Youm dont really have to spit either. I was the only person working on Madison ave that "chewed" tobacco...but bc I didnt have to spit every 30 secs it wasnt a problem.
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Camels and Chesterfields were what the Dr.' s smoked back in the 40's, I remember
seeing advertisements on the Chicago Lake St."L" back in the 1940 A.D.'s Glad I quit! Best thing I ever did, aside from being married for 50 years to my best squeeze Bonnie!!!Some final words,
"If you keep banging your head against the wall,
you're going to have headaches."
Warren -
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