It's just not that simple. There is a wide variety of amps with a wide variety of different sounds and settings. Add in effect pedals/boards such as those that Mosaic mentioned above and the...

Yeah, it's definitely tough to fight with the urges constantly for days on end but it does get much easier to brush them off after about 3-4 weeks. The first 3 days are the absolute worst of it.
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Yeah, I guess I quit just before the recent price hike. I saw they're up to around $5.50 here. That's just crazy.

If you want to look through any of them, I found some of these articles helpful: http://whyquit.com/ and Allan Carr's book "The Easy Way To Stop Smoking"...

Just ran across a link to this thread so I thought I would update: I quit two months ago. One less smoker in the world.

I agree with the others above: enough with this public crush thing you have going on. At best, it's disrespectful and you should be old enough to realize that.

I never posted in Community Introduction either.

Spilling is most definitely a drinking problem.

(... a problem of having less to drink, obviously)

Most definitely.

Sure, and leprechauns will have their vengeance too, because they are really tired of ash falling on their heads. :-/

Are there any other dire warnings of retribution from make-believe land that...

Perhaps she is too embarrassed that her husband stormed in to demand what is going on here.
:P

Well, most of the site is for technical discussions and problem solving. The "lounge" forums are just informal places for idle chatter. There certainly are not any "adult-only" type areas on the...

Perhaps he meant http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Assburger%27s_syndrome
:)

I think many would consider that a debatable statement. Your anecdotal evidence may be working against your argument.

Sadly, no, I would not be amazed. I never underestimate the capacity of people to get themselves killed doing foolish things.

In general, not doing something dumb figures greatly into longevity.

Oohhh, yeah, those filthy old fireplaces.. loitering about homes and smoking away with not a care in the world about the non-smokers! The nerve of those things!! :@

Was that English?

Well, I wouldn't even say the smoking is beneficial so much as the nicotine component has some beneficial properties. A delivery mechanism other than smoking would definitely be advisable.

(I'm a...

In the vein of beneficial effects:
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/06/nicotine

umm ....

I highly doubt a little bit of Ebola is good for you.

Perhaps a little heroin is good. I don't know that studies have shown that it is not. Obviously though, given the extremely addictive nature of heroin, most are not going to use it in moderation and...

Hook, line, and sinker.

The people picked up off the streets, held without charges for long periods of time, and interrogated mercilessly when they have done nothing wrong whatsoever may tend to disagree with you.

I am...

I understand that and figured that you did as well. I posted to call attention to the overly broad generalization.

Personally, I will not smoke in the home or car of a non-smoker even when they...

It is far from pointless to question things done in secret and merely hoping they are doing the right thing does little to ensure it.

I would just encourage you to think about the contradictory...

I understand it perfectly, which is why I am trying to get you to understand the innate conflict of your statements.

So, an agency that is directly under the control of the government - and no one knows what that agency does - should be able to do whatever they like.

Re-read your post and tell me if that is not...

From the CIA thread:

Do you not see how these two viewpoints are completely at odds with one another? You can't have it both ways. Choose wisely and keep these things in mind when elections and...

Rather liberal uses of "no one" and "all" there don't you think? Some of us "smoking fools" do actually consider those around us and make every effort to keep our smoke away from non-smokers. Keep...

Actually, none of the responses even touch on the nature of the original post.
The issue is that spouses and children are not considered immediate relatives. Personally, I can't think of any way in...

Non-smokers in the absence of smoking bans?

I assume this is indoor public areas? Any allowances for pubs?

Nicotine rivals heroin in terms of addictive power. This in itself makes it difficult to just stop. The rest of equation comes from the psychological adaptations ingrained into the smoker - the...

So you have performed statistical research on the rudeness of Texas smokers then, right? I mean, without that documented evidence, some might think it was merely anecdotal... :wink: