I just quit da baccy.

[Shaun Rimmer]

Been around 12+ hours since the last one.

I been hallucinating most of the morning, and still am.

I am hallucinating quite heavily.

Seriously.

Stuff don't look normal at all, everything's all bright, and
stuff that shouldn't be yellow at all is very yellow indeed.

I've only bumped into walls/door frames 3 or 4 times so far.

My head and body are full of strange sensations.

I can't get a straight answer from my head.

My mouth keeps watering.

I wanna eat like worse than the megamunchies.

I feel strangely calm yet tense.

No but I find I feel rather short on patience...with
customers on the phone especially...why the hell do these
folks want more than 5 variations of the

We have more monkeys than organ grinders.

I'm doing OK I think, thanks ',;~}~

OK, but I gotta go now.

Shaun aRe running outa things here to chew...bite...hard...

 

[Colin Swan]

On Thu, 20 May 2004 13:38:29 +0100, "Shaun Rimmer"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>
>Been around 12+ hours since the last one.
>
>I been hallucinating most of the morning, and still am.
>
>I am hallucinating quite heavily.
>
>Seriously.
>
>Stuff don't look normal at all, everything's all
>bright, and stuff that shouldn't be yellow at all is
>very yellow indeed.
>
>I've only bumped into walls/door frames 3 or 4 times so
>far.
>
>My head and body are full of strange sensations.
>
>I can't get a straight answer from my head.
>
>My mouth keeps watering.
>
>I wanna eat like worse than the megamunchies.
>
>I feel strangely calm yet tense.
>
>No but I find I feel rather short on patience...with
>customers on the phone especially...why the hell do these
>folks want more than 5 variations of the

>
>We have more monkeys than organ grinders.
>
>I'm doing OK I think, thanks ',;~}~
>
>OK, but I gotta go now.
>
>
>Shaun aRe running outa things here to chew...bite...hard...
>

Well done, keep it up, you know it makes sense!

Just hope it doesn't change your "unique" posting style

--
Colin Swan

 

[Shaun Rimmer]

"Colin Swan" <colin AT nildram DOT net> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 20 May 2004 13:38:29 +0100, "Shaun Rimmer"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >Been around 12+ hours since the last one.
> >
> >I been hallucinating most of the morning, and still am.
> >
> >I am hallucinating quite heavily.
> >
> >Seriously.
> >
> >Stuff don't look normal at all, everything's all bright,
> >and stuff that shouldn't be yellow at all is very yellow
> >indeed.
> >
> >I've only bumped into walls/door frames 3 or 4 times
> >so far.
> >
> >My head and body are full of strange sensations.
> >
> >I can't get a straight answer from my head.
> >
> >My mouth keeps watering.
> >
> >I wanna eat like worse than the megamunchies.
> >
> >I feel strangely calm yet tense.
> >
> >No but I find I feel rather short on patience...with
> >customers on the
phone
> >especially...why the hell do these folks want more than 5
> >variations of
the

> >
> >We have more monkeys than organ grinders.
> >
> >I'm doing OK I think, thanks ',;~}~
> >
> >OK, but I gotta go now.
> >
> >
> >Shaun aRe running outa things here to
> >chew...bite...hard...
> >
>
> Well done, keep it up, you know it makes sense!

Yes it does. Especially when one is unable to stop coughing
heavily right around the clock. Was making my commutes very
very difficult, and I seemed to be smoking more each week
too. I think my smoking had doubled in less than 6 months.

> Just hope it doesn't change your "unique" posting
> style

Oh I dunno what you mean about that I'm...I forget.

Shaun aRe

 

[Monique Y. Muda]

On 2004-05-20, Shaun Rimmer penned:
>
>
> Been around 12+ hours since the last one.

Congrats!

I'm sure it's about the toughest thing you'll ever have to
do, but it'll be worth it.

Keep up the good work!

--
monique

 

[S O R N I]

Shaun Rimmer wrote:
> Been around 12+ hours since the last one. {Withdrawal
> withdrawn}

At first I thought you'd left your job at a bakery. (Note to
self: GET YOUR FRIGGIN' EYES CHECKED, YA GIT!)

Great move, Shaun -- it's going to be the hardest but best
thing you've ever done.

Sounds like you're not using the gum or patches? Are you
MAD, man?!? (Ask a silly question. ) However, if you CAN
do it without the chemical help, it's better in the long
run, as you're off the nicotine that much sooner.

I quit smoking (VERY heavily) back in 1991 -- got into
running and working out, then riding -- and all was well
until I attended a convention in 2000. Started smoking
cigars, and next thing you know I'm buying boxes of 'em off
the internet and inhaling the bejeezus out of them.

Got away with it for quite a while (and lost a lot of
weight!), but eventually I was hacking at the start of rides
and generally sucking wind. When I bought a few cartons of
Kools toward the end, I knew I had to quit.

hard addiction, that.

Best of luck,

Bill "if I can do it you can too" S.

PS: Might as well enjoy the symptoms -- free trip! (Like
you need help in that area ;-)

 

[D-Dub]

Buddhist Approach

The easiest way to quit smoking is to quit smoking........

" S o r n i" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Shaun Rimmer wrote:
> > Been around 12+ hours since the last one. {Withdrawal
> > withdrawn}
>
> At first I thought you'd left your job at a bakery. (Note
> to self: GET YOUR FRIGGIN' EYES CHECKED, YA GIT!)
>
> Great move, Shaun -- it's going to be the hardest but best
> thing you've
ever
> done.
>
> Sounds like you're not using the gum or patches? Are you
> MAD, man?!?
(Ask
> a silly question. ) However, if you CAN do it without
> the chemical
help,
> it's better in the long run, as you're off the nicotine
> that much sooner.
>
> I quit smoking (VERY heavily) back in 1991 -- got into
> running and working out, then riding -- and all was well
> until I attended a convention in
2000.
> Started smoking cigars, and next thing you know I'm buying
> boxes of 'em
off
> the internet and inhaling the bejeezus out of them.
>
> Got away with it for quite a while (and lost a lot of
> weight!), but eventually I was hacking at the start of
> rides and generally sucking wind. When I bought a few
> cartons of Kools toward the end, I knew I had to quit.
>

> hard addiction, that.
>
> Best of luck,
>
> Bill "if I can do it you can too" S.
>
> PS: Might as well enjoy the symptoms -- free trip! (Like
> you need help
in
> that area ;-)

 

[S O R N I]

D-DUB wrote:
> Buddhist Approach
>
> The easiest way to quit smoking is to quit smoking........

Spoken like a true top-posting non-addict. (Smiley face
optional.)

Bill "sure, just do it...but chew da gum, too" S.

 

[Lenny]

"D-DUB" <DDB@the_edge_of_ the_world.com> wrote:

> Buddhist Approach
>
> The easiest way to quit smoking is to quit smoking........

Personally I favor never starting, but that's just me...

 

[Mattb]

Lenny wrote:
> "D-DUB" <DDB@the_edge_of_ the_world.com> wrote:
>
>> Buddhist Approach
>>
>> The easiest way to quit smoking is to quit
>> smoking........
>
> Personally I favor never starting, but that's just
> me...

That's how I did it!

Matt

 

[Westie]

Shaun Rimmer wrote:
> Been around 12+ hours since the last one.
>
> I been hallucinating most of the morning, and still am.
>
> I am hallucinating quite heavily.
>

You say this like it's a bad thing. Coming from you I find
that quite... odd. Good luck with it. Work through it minute
by minute and you'll make it.
--
Westie (Replace 'invalid' with 'yahoo' when replying.)

 

[Gabrielle]

On Thu, 20 May 2004 13:38:29 +0100, Shaun Rimmer wrote:

> Been around 12+ hours since the last one.

So all that's left is the "wacky", right?

Good luck!

gabrielle

 

[Westie]

S o r n i wrote:

> Been smoke-free since December 27, 2002, and I *STILL*
> miss it.

I've been smoke free since 19th June of 1999, until I took
it up again about 6 weeks ago! Due to a complex and
stressful set of circumstances I thought it was a good idea
at the time (hows that for clear thinking?) Unbelieveable.
Still, maybe today will be the day I drop it again?
--
Westie (Replace 'invalid' with 'yahoo' when replying.)

 

[Jonesy]

"Shaun Rimmer" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Been around 12+ hours since the last one.

Growing up on the farm, the guys all dipped snuff. Took me
about 5 years of off and on quitting to beat it. It's damn
hard, but worth
it.

It's hard to MTB when yer dead, or your lungs are completely
eaten away, or your heart can barely pump around the liquid.

You done good - keep it up. Heck, I haven't thought about
dipping snuff all week. Must be getting over it.

I figured this - the money I *didn't* spend on tobacco, I
can spend on bike parts. By that calculation, I still am up
an Ibis Bow Ti, with full XTR, full CK, Fox TALAS fork (or a
Maverick one like Pete has) and enough money to take it over
to where you are and stay a couple of months doing nothing
but riding.

It really does cost a shitpile of money to keep the nicotine
monkey on your back.
--
Jonesy

 

[Stephen Baker]

Sorni says:

>I quit smoking (VERY heavily) back in 1991 -- got into
>running and working out, then riding -- and all was well
>until I attended a convention in 2000. Started smoking
>cigars, and next thing you know I'm buying boxes of 'em off
>the internet and inhaling the bejeezus out of them.
>

Sounds familiar. I quit a while ago, and have started
smoking my old pipe. It seemed like a shame to let such a
fine piece of briar go to rot in a desk drawer, and you
just can't give away old pipes (no-one wants 'em!) So far,
it's just an "at home" thing, but when it escalates (which
it will...) or the urge to buy cigs appears, it's back on
the patch.

Steve "still quitting after all these years."

 

[S O R N I]

Stephen Baker wrote:
> Sorni says:
>
>> I quit smoking (VERY heavily) back in 1991 -- got into
>> running and working out, then riding -- and all was well
>> until I attended a convention in 2000. Started smoking
>> cigars, and next thing you know I'm buying boxes of 'em
>> off the internet and inhaling the bejeezus out of them.
>>
>
> Sounds familiar. I quit a while ago, and have started
> smoking my old pipe. It seemed like a shame to let such a
> fine piece of briar go to rot in a desk drawer, and you
> just can't give away old pipes (no-one wants 'em!) So far,
> it's just an "at home" thing, but when it escalates (which
> it will...) or the urge to buy cigs appears, it's back on
> the patch.
>
> Steve "still quitting after all these years."

Hmmmm...... A PIPE!!! Yeah, yeah, that's the ticket.

Bill "back to addiction, that is" S.

PS: You inhaling that sucka yet, SB?!?

 

[Slacker]

Shaun Rimmer wrote:
> Been around 12+ hours since the last one.
>
> I wanna eat like worse than the megamunchies.
>
> I feel strangely calm yet tense.
>
> I'm doing OK I think, thanks ',;~}~
>
>
Very cool. I smoked for many years... quit cold turkey. The
first couple of weeks are brutal, but once your system
clears out, it's cake.

Speaking of such: cherish those skinny-ass pictures of
yourself because you're about to SuperSize your ****!!!
--
Slacker

 

[Slacker]

Westie wrote:

> S o r n i wrote:
>
>
>>Been smoke-free since December 27, 2002, and I *STILL*
>>miss it.

>
>
> I've been smoke free since 19th June of 1999, until I took
> it up again about 6 weeks ago! Due to a complex and
> stressful set of circumstances I thought it was a good
> idea at the time (hows that for clear thinking?)
> Unbelieveable. Still, maybe today will be the day I drop
> it again?
>
>
Don't be a pitiful ass and say, "maybe today." Just do it.
You did it before, right, so you already know you're
capable. Do it man, pull all the cigs out of the pack,
squish them it your hands. Put some of the tabaccy in our
mouth and chew it... that's right it's nasty. Throw the
matches/lighter away too. Now don't look back.
--
Dr. Slack

 

[S O R N I]

Slacker wrote (to Westie):
>
> Don't be a pitiful ass and say, "maybe today." Just do it.
> You did it before, right, so you already know you're
> capable. Do it man, pull all the cigs out of the pack,
> squish them it your hands. Put some of the tabaccy in our
> mouth and chew it... that's right it's nasty. Throw the
> matches/lighter away too. Now don't look back.

You still chewin', Slack? (Or just spewin', hack?!?

Bill "IIRC(@SJT)" S.

 

[Slacker]

S o r n i wrote:
> Slacker wrote (to Westie):
>
>>Don't be a pitiful ass and say, "maybe today." Just do it.
>>You did it before, right, so you already know you're
>>capable. Do it man, pull all the cigs out of the pack,
>>squish them it your hands. Put some of the tabaccy in our
>>mouth and chew it... that's right it's nasty. Throw the
>>matches/lighter away too. Now don't look back.
>
>
> You still chewin', Slack? (Or just spewin', hack?!?
>
> Bill "IIRC(@SJT)" S.
>
>
hahaha.... funny you mention that. Hope none of you boys are
riding SJT tomorrow morning )

And now, I need my DH sleep......
--
Slacker

 

[S O R N I]

Slacker wrote:
> S o r n i wrote:
>> Slacker wrote (to Westie):
>>
>>> Don't be a pitiful ass and say, "maybe today." Just do
>>> it. You did it before, right, so you already know you're
>>> capable. Do it man, pull all the cigs out of the pack,
>>> squish them it your hands. Put some of the tabaccy in
>>> our mouth and chew it... that's right it's nasty. Throw
>>> the matches/lighter away too. Now don't look back.
>>
>>
>> You still chewin', Slack? (Or just spewin', hack?!?
>>
>> Bill "IIRC(@SJT)" S.
>>
>>
> hahaha.... funny you mention that. Hope none of you boys
> are riding SJT tomorrow morning )
>
> And now, I need my DH sleep......

Nice avoidance of the question!

Bill "do (did) you or do (did) you not chew too-backie?" S.