Stopping smoking!!

Nice one morgs….Lets hope everyone else is in same boat and not turned umpa-lumpa orange.
🙂

well done morgs! Satsuma. I’ve got a job lot here. Though they’re diminishing fast

fenred – I’ve had my new head gasket fitted after my rant. Its a pet subject. What the whiney, we-know-best anti-smoking lobby can’t comprehend is that their perpetual, preachy monologues actually deter people from packing in. As we’d then be waiting for them to come and pat us on the head in the most patronising manner imaginable, like we’d finally come to our senses, and seen they were right all along. It’d only encourage their already insufferable smugness.

So… kindly butt out, shut the **** up! Stop trying to save us from ourselves. We don’t need it! We’ll do it in my own time, in our own way when we’re all good and ready.

Which seems to be…. round….. abooooooooooout……. NOW! 🙂

I stopped on Sunday, my lungs actually started to work properly today, which was nice.

preachy monologues actually deter people from packing in

Too true, there is nothing smokers, non smokers or ex-smokers can say or do to make it any easier except get lost.

😯

*covers ears and runs away from binners crying and pleading not to get embroiled in the brimstone *

…But yeh, you’re right bud. 😉

Hey gang!

You’re all doing well, I see. I expected nothing less. Your AWESOME is stratospheric.

* bathes in the glory of Morgs, Binners, Fenred and the others’ awesomeness and goes ‘ahhhh….’ *

Me, I’m doing okay… not tempted to smoke, but I am tempted to buy loads of random bling bling MTB bits as a surrogate treat of sorts. 😳

I stopped on Sunday, my lungs actually started to work properly today, which was nice.

Yay Sobriety – glad you’re joining us!

but I am tempted to buy loads of random bling bling MTB bits as a surrogate treat of sorts.

Not just me then? 😉

Here’s a good alternative for you though. As tried by myself and my good lady last weekend. Go out somewhere expensive, for something really nice to eat, washed down with lots of nice red. Remind your taste buds what they’re for 😀

That, binners is a fantastic idea.

Something meal-and-treat-tastic for me and Mrs 16 shall be in this weekend’s plan!

Loving the AWESOMAGEDDON tag BTW

😆

Just a quick note to say well done everyone and confirm that Binners is doing really well and is snoring less (not stopped 😈 ) and he is still as cantankerous as he was before so its hard to notice apart from every so often when I ask a question like would you like a brew dear to be welcomed with a tirade about the state of youth unemployment or David Camerons hair do….

…..I’ve taken to drinking Cava lying on the bed watching Hollyoaks…. 😆

David Camerons hair do.

Great that Binners is coping well, but don’t get me freakin’ started about that **** and his super-slick **** hair. AAAAARRRGGGHHHH! 👿

*pours self new glass of Cava and strikes camo16 off her ‘people to visit who seem nice off STW’ list*

😳

I am nice. Honest.

But I don’t do well on lists. 😥

I’m just a little jumpy from all the shouting and ranting over the past few weeks…. 😆

Cheese and biscuit anyone?

Oooh cheese an biscuits, yes please 😀
I’m getting pig sick of satsumas…… 😕

good call bagpuss!

Right. Let’s get this sorted. The “STW recently turned non-smokers pre x-mas / 1 month in to stopping get together in somewhere near Manchester but deffo on the 30th November” do needs organising.

I’ll start with the suggestion of 7:30 somewhere in Manchester. Drink followed by curry? STWer +1 on the invites.

Thoughts?

@ Morgs.

Sounds good, mate.

I don’t know Manchester at all, so REALLY good directions may be in order!

I don’t like curry, but then I don’t seem to have stopped smoking either 😳 🙁

Don’t tell me you’re quitting quitting, Lady G?

I can do the Mr. Motivator thing, if it helps… 8)

I really shouldn’t quit quitting, but I just don’t seem to be in the right frame of mind.

Can somebody please describe to me what/where is this man-chester 😕

It’s the place where ladies who fail to quit live.

How long’s it for you, Yunki? Great to hear you’re quitting so smoothly!

I dunno how long.. lost count.. months though.. two or three..
with only maybe two sneaky emergency smokes and one definite night off the wagon..

my lungs is betterer an thaaa’ fer sure.. 😀

surf the emotions.. 8)

oh, and, erm, by

“STW recently turned non-smokers pre x-mas / 1 month in to stopping get together in somewhere near Manchester but deffo on the 30th November“

I obviously meant December the first seeing as
a)it isn’t a full month and
b)i can’r make the 30th 😳

I think the festival of AWESOME is a great idea. A big feed should feature prominently in proceedings I think 😀

Morning all; not going to make the 30th dec I’m sorry to say, too much going on here to do the 450 mile round trip, 😥
Still smoke free 😀 yay!!!
Pig sick of satsumas 😕 Boo!! Smints are where it’s at at the mo….

Sausage rolls are where its at here 😀

Satsumagheddon there as well then… 🙂

Liking the get together idea, not too far away for me (Brighouse)
Non smoking is good for your social life too!

3rd Satsuma of the morning here.

As far as the get together is concerned – and I make no apologies for this being a pretty left-field idea – should we go out and ride our bikes somewhere? Then have a few beers afterwards.

We can marvel at the mutual non-weazing up hills 😀

Wait until you can’t taste the cigs anymore and then smell the breath of a smoker!. It made me stop overnight!!

binners – would love to…but I can’t do weekends pre xmas and need to invest in some lights (and get some fitness / skills from somewhere!)

How’s about keep it as a social and arrange a proper ride out in Jan? I know it is a long way off, but gives us all time to book it in the diary and then we could do something AWESOME like Nanty or Coed-y-Brenin or something…?

That sounds like a great plan Morgs. I’m in!

And I’d just like to add that we went out to watch a band and have a few beers last night with some mates. None were smokers. I didn’t actually think about having a cig all night. I find that whole thing quite liberating

superb!!

Right. Thursday 1st December. Meet at 7:30. Deansgate. Then some food at…..Bem Brazil?

How does this sound to the masses?

Sounds good to me! I’m in 😀

OK!

Me and Binners…..need the roll call then I can get the table booked in!

What time do people want to eat?

Manchester is a little far for me for a Thursday evening :cry:, I might be able to make a Nanty trip though if I can combine it with a trip to see my parents.

As an aside: Oooh. Day 4 is a toughie. Off to go to the pub for lunch now too, this is going to be hard work.

Afternoon crew,

I’m going to struggle to make 30th Dec for similar reasons to Khani, but think this:

How’s about keep it as a social and arrange a proper ride out in Jan? I know it is a long way off, but gives us all time to book it in the diary and then we could do something AWESOME like Nanty or Coed-y-Brenin or something…?

Is an awesome idea! def be interested 8)

Huws, good going fella! I’m cacking myself about the wkend a little bit too…I’ve got my kids this wkend and usually when they start biting chunks out of each other I usually let them crack on as I disapear into the safe haven of the garden for a smoke.

Now it looks like I’m going to hafta be a proper parent and EVERYTHING! 😯

The ride idea in jan looks good, im up for that, but the 30th dec is in fat chance land I’m afraid

fenred – on the flipside, your kids will be made up. Mine are well chuffed that I’ve packed in, and this manifests itself in a limitless supply of hugs. 😀