Good Morning Jillygirl, its lovely to see you open the Daily chat gal that tells me your getting better
We've got about 4'' of snow here in Derbyshire, just cant find that sledge anywhere gal I've had a bit of a snowball fight with the cat hmmmm not sure whether she liked it or not
Rite am off snow shifting now or maybe hiding in my garage
I am being very lazy today, not feeling too well so Im still in bed using my tablet
I will be going to see a friend later on who is just home for the weekend with her 2 month old baby girl, looking forward to that.
Otherwise I have no plans, might do some housework if my energy levels appear back, the champix seems to be playing havoc at the moment but if it keeps me off the fags thats all that matters.
My husband has a e-cig and he stopped smoking years ago with it, he does still occasionally have a fag, when he's having drink especially.
I used it on Tuesday for my 1st day of no smoking and it was great.
He ordered me one for myself and got me extra strong l + b flavoured nicotine, its awful, i havent smoked that brand for years and its just too strong, going to change the liquid back to cherry flavour today.
I dont think they should advertise it, it might encourage people to smoke that instead, if they are not allowed to advertise fag brands on tv they shouldnt advertise this either.
The drs should be up on their knowledge about them though and maybe tell people about them.
Shop around for them if you are going to get one, mine cost £52 but I had looked through quidco and I could have got it for £42 and 10% cashback on the item. Hubby keeps on forgetting about it, wish he wouldnt because it would save us a fortune.
Hi hope you dont mind me replying . Just that I was on Champix a couple of years ago . I was not bad for first couple of days but by the time I was on full dose I just didn,t know where I was I had taken a bad reaction to it. My friend who was on it at same time as me had no reaction at all, went on finished course and gave up smoking. you dont say how long you have been on them so i just thought i would let you know what happened to me just in case.
I forgot mine at home yesterday when i went to work and it didnt bother me at all, your maybe right about the advertising indeed, and if it is going to help people anything is good.
Wishing that i had looked around for the e-cig now, £52 is a lot of money to spend on one but i'd spend that in a week for fags, shame that ive gone 5nearly 5 days and still not broken even though
It's nice to see you opening the daily chat Jillygirl, I nearly turned into Bruce Forsyth there I'm not doing anything exciting today, wish i was, maybe some housework later when my hands are less sore, hope you have a great day Jillygirl, stay warm and cosy, maybe a duvet and a good film, that's what i like to do
Pete you had me laughing my head off at you having a snowball fight with monky
Orkneysarah I'm sorry that your not feeling too well today hope you get better soon, seeing your friend and her baby will cheer you up a bit, you keep warm, and stay strong, I hope the Champix settles down for you cause it seems to be helping you
Hi mad, what are you up to today, I'm sorry that your snowed in it must be awful, I wish i could give you our rain to melt it all away, just stay indoors, if you can, and keep warm
Stay safe everyone, don't slip and fall and hurt yourselves, I'm away to have a cuppa will chat later xx
Erm you mentioned earlier that you were out of pocket cos you bought the E'cig, well you now know you can get them cheaper or if you can persuade your hubby to buy them for you that will be even cheaperrrrrrrrr
I dont know how many you used to smoke a day, but have found this blog that Emjay put on a few weeks ago.
How much have I saved?... or how much do I spend?
Posted by EmJay ROY CASTLE 3 Oct 20121 commentReport
Do you actually know how much you spend on your smoking habit? Even better, if you have already stopped smoking, have you noticed all those pennies turning into pounds?
Have a look at the following cost calculator and see which way it works out for you;
Based on 20 cigarettes costing £7.00
10-a-day:
£3.50 a day
£24.50 a week
£106.16 a month
£1,274 a year
20-a-day:
£7.00 a day
£49.00 a week
£212.33 a month
£2,548 a year
30-a-day:
£10.50 a day
£73.50 a week
£318.49 a month
£3,822 a year
30-a-day:
£14.00 a day
£98.00 a week
£424.66 a month
£5,096 a year
I thought it might help you calculate how much you CAN save
jillygirlAdministratorLONG TERM WINNER in reply to monky
WOW! Pete just worked it out I have saved £3929.82 over 9months.
Could have a good holiday with that.
monkyAdministrator35 Months Winner in reply to jillygirl
Hey Jillygirl, '' WE '' could have a suppppperrrrrrrrrr holiday with that
I already have my ecig and used it so cant put it back and grt cheaper one.
Ya i was doing the calculator thing the other day and was seeing what i could buy for that money each day/week/month and year, made me feel a bit better
Here`s some more info on those horrid white sticks. :-
Harmful Chemicals In Cigarettes Chemical Description Benzene
(petrol additive)
A colourless cyclic hydrocarbon obtained from coal and petroleum, used as a solvent in fuel and in chemical manufacture - and contained in cigarette smoke.
A It known carcinogen associated with leukaemia.
Formaldehyde
(embalming fluid)
A colourless liquid, highly poisonous, used to preserve dead bodies - also found in cigarette smoke.
Known to cause cancer, respiratory, skin and gastrointestinal problems.
Ammonia
(toilet cleaner)
Used as a flavouring, frees nicotine from tobacco turning it into a gas
Often found in dry cleaning fluids.
Acetone
(nail polish remover)
Fragrant volatile liquid ketone, used as a solvent, for example, nail polish remover
Found in cigarette smoke.
Tar
Particulate matter drawn into lungs when you inhale on a lighted cigarette. Once inhaled, smoke condenses and about 70 per cent of the tar in the smoke is deposited in the smoker's lungs.
Nicotine
(insecticide/addictive drug)
One of the most addictive substances known to man, a powerful and fast-acting medical and non-medical poison.
This is the chemical which causes addiction.
Carbon Monoxide (CO)
(car exhaust fumes)
An odourless, tasteless and poisonous gas, rapidly fatal in large amounts
The same gas that comes out of car exhausts
The main gas in cigarette smoke, formed when the cigarette is lit
Wow Jillygirl if that doesn't get people to stop smoking nothing will
monkyAdministrator35 Months Winner in reply to jillygirl
Jillygirl,
That is an eye opener I tell you !!
How are you feeling today Jillygirl ?? WOW 9 months smoke free that is just '' ACE '' gal do you know what !! I just cant fault you well not yet anyway
jillygirlAdministratorLONG TERM WINNER in reply to monky
Wait till I get my wig, and wrinkly stockings may be then you might fault me.
Aup Sue, have done my snow clearing for today now ave just come in for a cupanie
Ha ha ha love the pic gal yep she loves the snow but the cat we had before her, Tubsy, he did not like it one little bit, I tell you ha ha he used to tread very carefully in other foot prints so's not to tread in the snow
Are you still under your duvet keeeping nice and cosy I hope
Afternoon everyone I think advertising the e-cig will be good, I don't think it would make a non smoker want to smoke, I had never heard of them till just after I quit and it has made a huge difference for me personally, I think I would be struggling as with all my other quits if it was not for my e-gig, a few of my friends are also trying them and so far are doing well, the way I look at it is if it helps you then its far better than smoking cigarettes My brother is still not smoking and all he uses is the inhalator's without the cartridge, he says just drawing on it helps with doing something with his hands, like me he just used the patches for the first two weeks. I would like to know if anyone has change from smoking the tobacco flavour with nicotine to the tobacco flavour non nicotine and was the taste very different? I paid £23 for my starter kit as the web site has a 50% off voucher so not to bad and even if I but 1 pack of cartridges a week it still saves me a lot of money hopefully I will use it less and less as time goes on
Erm dont know much about E'cigs sorryyyyyyy but I have found one of Emjays warnings about them ; -
**Warning** E-cigarette users - Please read...
Asked by EmJay ROY CASTLE 25 Nov 20122 answersReport
Hi Everybody, I put on a post the other day but it seems to have not shown up.
I know that we have a few of our members who are using the e-cigarette. Although we cannot recommend the use of it (due to it not meeting certain regulations to ensure full safety as have other NRT and non nicotine products), it has helped a number of you to quit smoking and I'm sure that although it does have it's negative points it must be 'safer' to use than it is to smoke cigarettes, rollies, cigars etc...
However, it really is important that you please take note of the following warning about leaving e-cigarette battery packs unattended whilst charging;
"Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service(MF&RS) have recently attended two separate house fires where the cause was identified as a ruptured lithium-ion battery pack from an ‘electronic cigarette’ kit.
MF&RS are keen to raise awareness of this issue to other FRS and would welcome responses from any Service who may have experienced similar fires.
It should be noted that both electronic cigarette battery packs were on USB charge at the time of failure."
Please do not go to bed or go out and leave your e-cigarette charging in your laptop.
We sure will Pete, half of them have gone already I'm sure you can eat the other half :D, it is the first time JC hasn't been able to jump on them first
monkyAdministrator35 Months Winner in reply to sue52
Yum yum Sue well there gone
your tooooooooo late JC cose theyve gone, as in yummy yummy in our tummy
Hi Orkneysarah, You will win this time, just stay positive It could well be the Champix that is causing you to feel sick, I don't really know anything about this but others using it will probably try and help you with it
Look am not sure about this, but i think you eat first, and then take the tab well thats what i'm doin
Rite gal, you are a very young Lady and in your prime of life, Me ave pasted that stage of life, erm maybe take it easy, dont be so hard on your self try to relax a bit if you get et up then go in your shed and tell that pooooooooor lawn mower what you think of life and give it HELL
you've got to kick yourself up the backside, wake up, say you are doing this, cos you can
Rite young Lady, after i've cooked Sunday dins, and had my lay in, if you aint up and about doing something then well your a topical Woman then
Just had a tough afternoon, in the better weather hoefully i will be able to go out waalking, tht sould make me feels lots better physically as wel as mentally.
I think you will be right about the food part, will try that tomorrow
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snow shifting.
or maybe hiding in my garage 
lol 
