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TPark, did you ever consider the possibility this is a health issue not a political one?
It's a purely voluntary tax. Don't pay it if you don't want to.
TPark, did you ever consider the possibility this is a health issue not a political one?
That is what my mom did, she bought 2 cartons on the 30th and she said once they are out then she is quitting. Mainly because of her health since my grandpa was a smoker and had a heart attack in Sept and almost died.
If you're looking to quit, get your mind right. It's not about giving something up, it's about getting your health back and money in your pocket- not to mention being able to sit through an entire Spurs game without looking for a smoking section outside (if there is one).
Read this book over and over until you believe every word, then quitting is easy. The patches or gum will only need to serve as backup.
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So then you're for legalization of drugs?
Marijuana should be legal.
and what would that accomplish? i was a pothead for years and that was my mantra, but now i don't really see the point.
So you became confused and unmotivated after you stopped smoking pot?
One thing I would add: you need to quit for yourself, not anyone else, your GF, BF, wife, hubby, whatever. You will resent that person for "depriving you", and it will sabotage the attempt. Smoking itself is a monstrously selfish activity, and that is the mindset you need to quit: monstrous selfishness.If you're looking to quit, get your mind right. It's not about giving something up, it's about getting your health back and money in your pocket- not to mention being able to sit through an entire Spurs game without looking for a smoking section outside (if there is one).
Read this book over and over until you believe every word, then quitting is easy. The patches or gum will only need to serve as backup.
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:crosses "do a good deed" off resolution list...
Does your momma still put you on restriction?
That's awesome, and definitely worth a shot.If you're looking to quit, get your mind right. It's not about giving something up, it's about getting your health back and money in your pocket- not to mention being able to sit through an entire Spurs game without looking for a smoking section outside (if there is one).
Read this book over and over until you believe every word, then quitting is easy. The patches or gum will only need to serve as backup.
link
:crosses "do a good deed" off resolution list...
I've got one more in the pack, and then on to the big box of Nicorette ... it's not the money, I quit being a poor college 15 years ago. I've been wanting to quit for a while now.
And those of you who think it's not a serious problem and can sit back and ridicule those with the addiction, when several of you could be the ing poster child for obesity-related heart disease. Maybe slapping a sin-tax on junk food would be a good way to protect us from ourselves, too. Glass houses and all of that.
I hate cigarettes.
Good for you.
I quit smoking 21 years ago from one day to the other. For me (emphasis on me) it was easy, but if there was an obesity tax I would be soooooooo screwed! I can't stick to a diet for more than 2 days
I quit smoking 21 years ago from one day to the other. For me (emphasis on me) it was easy, but if there was an obesity tax I would be soooooooo screwed! I can't stick to a diet for more than 2 days
What a coincidence, I've quit 2,100 times!
Which again is the approx number of diets I've been onWhat a coincidence, I've quit 2,100 times!
This thread makes me want a smoke.
Quitting smoking is one of the hardest things to do. I've quit for about 4 years now, but I can guarantee you that if I lit up right now, I'd be smoking a pack a day again. Because I've done that twice in the past after having quit for years.
SW and others, my mom quit 20 years ago after smoking for probably 30 years. She used some thing that told her when to smoke. It would tell her when to smoke and basically, it gradually cut her down. I don't remember what it was called, but I'm sure there's something like that still out there.
Good luck to those trying to quit!
Go for it- and call it your bday present to yourself. I lived the 2 pack a day life for over 10 years. It wasn't about the $ for me, either. I could have afforded them even at Canadian prices. I'll echo what ex said, it is a selfish thing. Even my kids couldn't convince me to quit. I had to want to be a non-smoker again more than I wanted to smoke. I had to want and believe quitting to be something I could accomplish. Two years later, here I am. You can do it!That's awesome, and definitely worth a shot.
I've got one more in the pack, and then on to the big box of Nicorette ... it's not the money, I quit being a poor college 15 years ago. I've been wanting to quit for a while now.
And those of you who think it's not a serious problem and can sit back and ridicule those with the addiction, when several of you could be the ing poster child for obesity-related heart disease. Maybe slapping a sin-tax on junk food would be a good way to protect us from ourselves, too. Glass houses and all of that.
Let's do the same with food - $10 nachos, $15 cheeseburgers, etc.
"Ain't it amazing all the people I meet
Got a revolution Got to revolution
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We are volunteers of America"
You obviously have never been to the AT&T Center.
hmmm...well if it IS going to education...we might as well add a tax on alcohol too!! because we are all about future education huh?
while we are at it...lets raise toll prices (already in happening in Dallas) and make I-35 a Toll road too!!!
....it would be going to education.....
why dont we just save time and punch all cigarette smokers in the stomach
SW said it best....all you non-smoking uppity types make me want to puke. On one hand slighting a smoker, in the other ramming a cheeseburger down your fat, disgusting throat, pilling in any and all food your "health conscious" appe e can muster.
Total personal conviction here, but I find fat people to be disgusting. So grossly out of control of their own appe es that even when they have to buy new clothing annually, it doesn’t occur to them that their waist line is larger than leg length, and unless youre a midget, that’s a bad thing.
What you control freaks fail to realize is youre next. Private companies have already begun dropping smokers from their health coverage because of “inflated costs”. Which is totally true, but where does the line get drawn?
Go ahead. Ban everything you feel is some sort of health risk. Smoking does not have the same stigma attached to it in Europe as it does in America, yet Americans die of cancer at a much more alarming rate. Im sure because of the second hand smoke of course.
So keep preaching. One small victory for non-smokers, one giant leap for the next wave of health radicals ready and waiting to regulate the next portion of your life.
ing idiots. Slippery slope you righteous bas s. I certainly hope someone in your family is over weight, and gets dropped by their insurance. See you crying all over these forums about how isn’t fair. Bummer. Go cry on someone else’s shoulder.
You don’t like smoking in restaurants? I can understand. Keep em.
You don’t like smoking in bars? Than take your weak-ass to the restaurants.
/rant
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