Leichenwagen Report post Posted February 5, 2009 I picked a hell of a night to quit smoking. Hey Gimp! Just some inspiration. I'm going on 10 months now. Just keep trying to stay quit. If you goof up and have a cig. No problem have the cig but Restart from there. Don't make it an excuse to buy a pack. It's working for me. Still crave sometimes though but all under control. ~ Leich Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Legate Report post Posted February 5, 2009 I wonder if Gimp will make it two years? Next week. Good for you, Leich. I'm coming up on 20 years and occasionally still have the odd craving. If I can make it 17 more years (70th birthday), I'll celebrate with the best cigarette money can buy. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OMG_Bill Report post Posted February 5, 2009 I've never smoked cigarettes but I'll join you in 17 more years just because a person needs a goal. *wink* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaiser Report post Posted February 5, 2009 I've been chewing that damn gum for months now. It ends up being cheaper then smoking and the wife doens't give me a hadr time about smelling like smoke. I do miss it though, i really like smoking. The toughest part is the drink though, makes me want to smoke so bad. Tonight the drink police (my wife) will be at a discussion group until late. That means i will have plenty of time to imbide. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Absomphe Report post Posted February 5, 2009 Something green and it's not anything in the bottles. I bet someone can recognize the louche. Celebrating some good news I heard today. If it's that pale, and it's not Ike, how about his WWII ally across the pond, Monty? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Legate Report post Posted February 5, 2009 I've been chewing that damn gum for months now. It ends up being cheaper then smoking and the wife doens't give me a hadr time about smelling like smoke.I do miss it though, i really like smoking. The toughest part is the drink though, makes me want to smoke so bad. Bah! You kids these days are so spoiled. Back in the good ol' days, we didn't have yer fancy-pants chewy gum and trendy little patches. Oh no, we ponied-right up and went from 3 packs a day to cold turkey. Up hill, in the snow, both ways. Seriously, stick to your guns and your gum. All's fair in love, war and kicking the habit. It was the most difficult thing I have ever done in my life. Jules shoulda killed me a dozen times over for being the world's most difficult asshole. Good luck to you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Absomphe Report post Posted February 5, 2009 Bah! You kids these days are so spoiled. Back in the good ol' days, we didn't have yer fancy-pants chewy gum and trendy little patches. Oh no, we ponied-right up and went from 3 packs a day to cold turkey. Up hill, in the snow, both ways. One of my earliest memories is of my dad throwing down his pack of cigarettes, and swearing at it. This was late in 1957, after he'd smoked 4-5 packs a day for over thirty years. It was his first attempt to quit, and he never smoked another one. I never liked him much, but, damn, that must've taken some incredible willpower! He also walked to school, but there wasn't much snow or many hills in Brooklyn. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kaiser Report post Posted February 5, 2009 How the hell could anyone manage to smoke that much in one day? The most i was able to smoke was 1.5-2 packs in a day and that was back when we could smoke at work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Legate Report post Posted February 5, 2009 He Absomphe-sized his smoking opportunities! In retrospect, I can't tell you how I managed 3 packs a day but at the time, it didn't seem so difficult. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
precenphix Report post Posted February 5, 2009 I once tried self-induced aversion therapy in my dorm room. After pounding 2 packs in around 6 hours, it was amazing I wasn't dead. This took for 2 weeks when I suddenly thought to myself, "man...I could use a smoke!" Thought about quitting this past week. Doesn't look like it's happening any time soon, though. I do so enjoy it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Absomphe Report post Posted February 5, 2009 He Absomphe-sized his smoking opportunities! Bingo! Prescient bastid, he was. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Selmac Report post Posted February 5, 2009 For some reason, I've always been able to take or leave a cigarette. In college I smoked one or two a day (cigarettes, not packs). These days I only really have one if I've been out drinking. The last one I had was about 12 days ago. It would probably be wise for me to just give it up all together. Speaking of smoking, last night I drank my first smokebeer. I was very surprised at how much it tasted like Drum tobacco. Weird at first, but it grew on me immensely. Then I had the Choklat from Southern Tier Brewing. Simply put, an unbelievable chocolate stout. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OMG_Bill Report post Posted February 5, 2009 Almost everything is ok in moderation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stomp Brockmore Report post Posted February 5, 2009 Speaking of smoking, last night I drank my first smokebeer. I was very surprised at how much it tasted like Drum tobacco. Weird at first, but it grew on me immensely. I can go in for a rauchbier most times. Schlenkerla gets big points with me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leopold Report post Posted February 5, 2009 . Schlenkerla gets big points with me! Me too. One of the breweries I apprenticed at in Bamberg was just down the road from Schlenkerla. It's really the only beer that I need to enjoy with food. No food, no Schlenkerla. So choice on tap. Yum. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Absomphe Report post Posted February 5, 2009 I also love the Schlenkerla, and I find it's friendlier session beer than the more aggressive Alaskan Smoked Porter. Not that I'm not a fan of the latter, but the beechwood lends a much softer (yet still incredibly smoky) profile to a beer than the more obvious alserwood. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leopold Report post Posted February 6, 2009 I also love the Schlenkerla, and I find it's friendlier session beer than the more aggressive Alaskan Smoked Porter. Well, the draft version at the bierstube is much, much smokier than the stuff they ship to the US. Don't know if it's oxidation, pasteurization, or a different recipe, or what...but it's really quite different. The stuff at the Bamberg pub, well, it's so damn thick with smoke that you'd swear you could pull the beer out with a fork. I was actually suprised when I had a bottle of it here in the States. The beer down the road, Spezial, is a much tamer rauchbier. Food for thought if you're ever in Bamberg. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Absomphe Report post Posted February 6, 2009 I always figured the bottled export would be a tamer version of the indigenous draft, which I'd certainly love to experience some day Then again, I'll bet A.S.P. draft is also even more of a monster on its home turf...if that's at all possible. Voyager Gin out of a mominette. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Legate Report post Posted February 6, 2009 Plymouth Gin. Martini style. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OMG_Bill Report post Posted February 6, 2009 Water out of a Tupperware tumbler. Ahhhhh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
precenphix Report post Posted February 6, 2009 Drinking an all new brand of mwoohoohahahahahahaaaa!!!! On my way to glass #6...and they've all been wonderful and unique thus far... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Legate Report post Posted February 6, 2009 Tease! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butch Onufrak Report post Posted February 6, 2009 He can be a real D___! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OMG_Bill Report post Posted February 6, 2009 I'm sure he'd want us to be happy for him. The tease! *smile* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
precenphix Report post Posted February 6, 2009 3 left to go. Believe me, I'm happy. Quite the trek. Quite a journey on the timeline. Gobble, gobble snarf, kids! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rhonda Weins Report post Posted February 6, 2009 All my ingredients finally arrived! A Coin Toss. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
precenphix Report post Posted February 6, 2009 He can be a real D___! You'd know the taste, MF! Still need a backrub?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Hallenius Report post Posted February 6, 2009 I had a glass of L'Italienne, and Jade PF 1901, while I watched my basketball team fall apart in the second half on national television. Still, a good evening! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wren Report post Posted February 6, 2009 Some Marteau and Leopold Bros. batch #11 thanks to a very generous member of the WS. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joe Legate Report post Posted February 7, 2009 Whew. Long day. I have a glass of absinthe that will serve as a nice end to work and a beginning to relax. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
