Comments on: How Two Toddlers With Kaopectate Made Me Quit Smoking

By: TAB

TAB — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:28:59 +0000

I really enjoy how uninformed the general public is when it comes to smoking. Is smoking safe and/or healthy? No. But pipe smoking is in no way as dangerous as cigarette smoking. Furthermore, most pipe smokers don’t inhale, pipe tobacco isn’t meant to be smoked that way. Most pipe smokers I know have lived long, healthy lives. I’m a pipe smoker, but I would venture to guess that I am healthier than most of you. I work out 4-5 days a week, and ride my bicycle (on a long ride) at least one day a week in addition to general commuting/errands. On a recent hike in the Rocky Mountains, I left my “healthy non-smoking” friends in the dust. Yes, cigarettes are bad, but give pipes a break.

By: A Key

A Key — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:15:46 +0000

As your experience is a rare one, we cannot always rely on imp/angels to stick it to us, and help us make up our mind. For those of us not so blessed, the technique we recommend is to count to 3. Just quit smoking for 3 seconds, praise yourself upon your success, and advance to 3 minutes, 3 hours, 3 days, 3 weeks, 3 months, and 3 years. After 3 years, see how it feels and make up your mind. The only really tough one is 3 days. That's because your body struggles throughout to restore its acid-alkali balance. Once restored, it becomes easier and easier.

By: Stef

Stef — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:37:23 +0000

that is the funniest "how I quit smoking" story I've ever read!

And Michael (#21): ex smokers are the worst about smoking. Two examples… my dad quit smoking in 1966. He had gotten up to three packs a day just at work. He went on vacation and when he returned, he no longer had the desire to smoke. Until the day he died, he crabbed at my mother about her smoking, to the point where she had to go outside her own house to smoke.

also… a friend of mine quit smoking after taking up the habit in college. Cold turkey, just like my dad. One of his duties at his job is to clean out the "smoking pole" (because he works in a non smoking environment). He hates doing that with every fiber of his being. He told me one that smoking was a nasty habit and the smokers could freeze their buns off in the winter and he wouldn't care. I said "spoken like a true ex smoker". He was surprised. That is when he told me that he once smoked himself.

Neither me or my sister smokes. Our mom has COPD because of her smoking. And she still doesn't get it.

By: chrisbrewster

chrisbrewster — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 23:01:38 +0000

It is a sad thing to see good pipes go.

By: Hjordes

Hjordes — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:19:05 +0000

Hilarious blog!

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 13:00:36 +0000

Hi John;
Cool story. I smoked for 17 years. Then one day I got this lump in my throat. It felt like an apple core. Drove me nuts. I went to all kinds of drs they couldnt feel it or see it. I knew it was there. It scared the you know what out of me. So I put them down and never smoked another one. Its been 3 years now. Im really glad I dont smoke any more my wife and I are having twins a boy and a girl.My dad smoked and I dont want them thinking that its ok to. As a matter of fact I will not even eat near a smoking area. (they say ex smokers are the worst about it). As for the lump ,turns out it was stress of all things I had muscle spasms in my throat. I had a niece living with me at the time thats a hole nother story. But she was driving me crazy to the point she made me have throat spasms. See what you get for holding it in.LOL. Anyways I thank God for letting me get so stressed out at one thing and use that to help me quit such a bad thing. Cool how he works huh I justh ope I did it soon enough. Thanks for all your blogs I love them.

Michael

By: tysdaddy

tysdaddy — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:52:10 +0000

Excellent conclusion, John.

Never been into the pipe. I'm a Camel Turkish Silver man.

Blessings!

Brian

By: Paul Eilers

Paul Eilers — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:22:27 +0000

John,

Seeing your picture, you sure don’t look like a smoker.

Paul

P.S. Glad you gave it up. Both my father and grandfather died from cancer, directly related to their smoking.

By: montanaflynn

montanaflynn — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:44:20 +0000

Those boys may have saved your life, who know's how messed up your health would be.

By: samwrites2

samwrites2 — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 14:07:30 +0000

John,

Easily the funniest post on smoking I've ever read.

This adds a whole new level to the cliche "put that in your pipe and smoke it."