Source says Saints and Drew Brees have a "huge gap" to close in contract talks

09-07-2011, 07:46 AM

Originally Posted by FinSaint

Nope. I quit smoking about 6 years a go and I haven't smoked even once ever since.

Whats your secret?..i am going to try again.

FinSaint · 09-07-2011, 08:55 AM

Originally Posted by strato

Whats your secret?..i am going to try again.

I just decided to not smoke anymore and didn't after that.

I know it sounds too easy, but that's how I did it anyway.

And mind you, I was smoking about 2 packs a day when I quit. I smoked since I was around 13-14, so I did smoke for around 10 years before quitting.

I think cold turkey is the way to go, at least it was for me. I did have an unopened pack of smokes with me all the time for maybe the first 2 months, so that there would not be any excuses to make to myself if I wanted to smoke. My employer at the time provided me with the nicotine gum and patches, but I never opened their packages either. I do think my coffee consumption rose to compensate for the nicotine, but that was a lesser evil for sure.

I remember being "on the edge" for maybe the first couple of weeks... and my girlfriend remembers it having been much worse than that, but gradually the graving went away. Drinking and going to bars was always the hardest thing, but in the end it was only mental. Nowadays I can't understand why I smoked in the first place, and couldn't imagine myself lighting one up for any reason.

I think it's different from individual to another, because some people don't become addicted to nicotine as much as others. To me, I think it was more of a habit than really an addiction, and I was lucky in that regard. It was the first and only time I decided to quit, so I didn't experience the limbo between quitting and relapsing like many do.

strato · 09-07-2011, 11:20 AM

Noticed the thread had 666 views...screw dat ..so here i am

TheDeuce · 09-07-2011, 01:04 PM

Any update?

foreverfan · 09-07-2011, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by strato

Whats your secret?..i am going to try again.

You have to hate the addiction to beat it.

saintfan · 09-07-2011, 01:44 PM

Originally Posted by foreverfan

You have to hate the addiction to beat it.

This. Same with paying off a credit card. Get pissed off at it, I mean really hacked off like Choupique gets hacked off at all us sheeple...REALLY angry, then it's a piece 'O cake.

foreverfan · 09-07-2011, 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by saintfan

This. Same with paying off a credit card. Get pissed off at it, I mean really hacked off like Choupique gets hacked off at all us sheeple...REALLY angry, then it's a piece 'O cake.

Get drunk mad. LOL

strato · 09-08-2011, 11:50 AM

Latest i heard this morning was that the Saints front office thinks Drew should be paid along the lines as Vick...man this reeks...i think Manning money is in order...Adam Schefter was the one saying this...anyone else heard anymore on this?

09-07-2011, 07:46 AM	#41
Threaded by strato Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: "Little Ole Town in Tejas" Posts: 7,586 Rating: (0 votes - average) Originally Posted by FinSaint Nope. I quit smoking about 6 years a go and I haven't smoked even once ever since. Whats your secret?..i am going to try again.
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09-07-2011, 08:55 AM	#42
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,961	Originally Posted by strato Whats your secret?..i am going to try again. I just decided to not smoke anymore and didn't after that. I know it sounds too easy, but that's how I did it anyway. And mind you, I was smoking about 2 packs a day when I quit. I smoked since I was around 13-14, so I did smoke for around 10 years before quitting. I think cold turkey is the way to go, at least it was for me. I did have an unopened pack of smokes with me all the time for maybe the first 2 months, so that there would not be any excuses to make to myself if I wanted to smoke. My employer at the time provided me with the nicotine gum and patches, but I never opened their packages either. I do think my coffee consumption rose to compensate for the nicotine, but that was a lesser evil for sure. I remember being "on the edge" for maybe the first couple of weeks... and my girlfriend remembers it having been much worse than that, but gradually the graving went away. Drinking and going to bars was always the hardest thing, but in the end it was only mental. Nowadays I can't understand why I smoked in the first place, and couldn't imagine myself lighting one up for any reason. I think it's different from individual to another, because some people don't become addicted to nicotine as much as others. To me, I think it was more of a habit than really an addiction, and I was lucky in that regard. It was the first and only time I decided to quit, so I didn't experience the limbo between quitting and relapsing like many do.
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09-07-2011, 01:36 PM	#45
foreverfan 12,000 BS Posts Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 13,457 Blog Entries: 5	Originally Posted by strato Whats your secret?..i am going to try again. You have to hate the addiction to beat it.

09-07-2011, 01:44 PM	#46
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Originally Posted by foreverfan You have to hate the addiction to beat it. This. Same with paying off a credit card. Get pissed off at it, I mean really hacked off like Choupique gets hacked off at all us sheeple...REALLY angry, then it's a piece 'O cake.

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09-07-2011, 11:20 AM	#43
strato Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: "Little Ole Town in Tejas" Posts: 7,586	Noticed the thread had 666 views...screw dat ..so here i am

09-07-2011, 06:03 PM	#47
foreverfan 12,000 BS Posts Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 13,457 Blog Entries: 5	Originally Posted by saintfan This. Same with paying off a credit card. Get pissed off at it, I mean really hacked off like Choupique gets hacked off at all us sheeple...REALLY angry, then it's a piece 'O cake. Get drunk mad. LOL

09-08-2011, 11:50 AM	#48
strato Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: "Little Ole Town in Tejas" Posts: 7,586	Latest i heard this morning was that the Saints front office thinks Drew should be paid along the lines as Vick...man this reeks...i think Manning money is in order...Adam Schefter was the one saying this...anyone else heard anymore on this?

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