The Retirement Thread

[PaulSB]

I gave up 10 yeats ago. I always liken smoking to being an alcoholic. The temptation never quite goes away And there is always a time or 2 when you really want a cigarette. Luckily that feeling disappears as quickly as I think of it.

Yes, when I get the feeling my head quickly tells me where the one will lead to..........

Guy I know who's an alcoholic fell off the wagon this week after 18 months. Very sad.

 

[Dirk]

I have up smoking 35 years ago. I just stopped and have never wanted to restart.

 

[Dave7]

I said earlier that we have a good marriage.
Scrap that.........I am filing for divorce.
MrsD has just done wordle in TWO .....it took me 4.

 

[Dave7]

I have up smoking 35 years ago. I just stopped and have never wanted to restart.

I recall, as a lad (1950s) that a mates dad smoked 60 Capstan full strength per day.
Even as a young lad I recall thinking "that sounds a lot".

 

[Paulus]

I have never smoked, even as a teenager. I was always a sporty kid, and from an early age knew the health risks. My mum on the other hand was quite a heavy smoker, from the age of 15 apparently. 40 Players Weights a day. Although not a smoker, as a kid I was probably on 20 a day passive smoking.

 

[Dirk]

I have never smoked, even as a teenager. I was always a sporty kid, and from an early age knew the health risks. My mum on the other hand was quite a heavy smoker, from the age of 15 apparently. 40 Players Weights a day. Although not a smoker, as a kid I was probably on 20 a day passive smoking.

Blimey! That's brought back a childhood memory.
My uncle Sid used to smoke Player Weights.

 

[pawl]

Morning all

Yay...tis Fish Friday!
Table booked at SQ for a posh lunch.
Apparently, there's something going on involving the Queen this weekend, from what I can gather from the media.

Are you sure it’s Friday.Just come off Mundane News several on there including me think it’s Saturday

 

[Deleted member 1258]

Many, many times over many years but eventually October 2010 following my heart attack. It was always a case of "cracked it, just one won't hurt."

It's a real addiction, only yesterday I was thinking about cigarettes.

I smoked from the age 15 and gave up in 1977 when I was 26, still feel the need for a fag once in a while.

 

[Mo1959]

I set up Apple Pay on my watch yesterday. I am tempted to pop round to the supermarket for a couple of things just to try it and check it works ok.

 

[Dirk]

Are you sure it’s Friday.Just come off Mundane News several on there including me think it’s Saturday

Google says it's Friday.
Who am I to argue?

 

[Paulus]

Google says it's Friday.
Who am I to argue?

This week, next week or last week?

 

[Dirk]

This week, next week or last week?

Who knows?

 

[Tenkaykev]

Hurrah! just back from a 5k walk/run and no twinges from the calf. Must resist the temptation to do too much too soon. Perhaps time to change my forum name to Fivekaykev🤔

 

[ColinJ]

It's a real addiction, only yesterday I was thinking about cigarettes

I gave up 10 yeats ago. I always liken smoking to being an alcoholic. The temptation never quite goes away And there is always a time or 2 when you really want a cigarette. Luckily that feeling disappears as quickly as I think of it.

Yes, when I get the feeling my head quickly tells me where the one will lead to..........

Guy I know who's an alcoholic fell off the wagon this week after 18 months. Very sad.

I don't think about smoking but recently I have been fancying a pint or two of beer. It is 10 years since I last had one. I gave up when ill with my first*** DVT/pulmonary embolism.

I have up smoking 35 years ago. I just stopped and have never wanted to restart.

I stopped dead and managed a year without a problem. Unfortunately, I boasted in the pub about it being easy and demonstrated that by starting smoking again on the anniversary of packing in... It took me another few years to give up for good!

*** I am sure that I'd had one a few years before. I had very similar symptoms but managed to recover without seeing a doctor.

Speaking of DVTs... I got some unusual discomfort in my damaged leg on my metric century ride last weekend. It eased over the next few days but returned again yesterday and has been like that for over 24 hours now. The leg is more swollen than usual and feels a bit numb. It isn't unusual for me to get it for an hour or so but this is lasting a lot longer. No panic yet but I will have to see what happens next with it.

I didn't do my planned ride yesterday, thinking that I would rest the leg. I will do a short ride today once the rain stops. If that goes okay I might attempt my metric century tomorrow. That consists of local loops so I can easily shorten the ride if the leg becomes a problem.

 

[ColinJ]

I set up Apple Pay on my watch yesterday. I am tempted to pop round to the supermarket for a couple of things just to try it and check it works ok.

Someone in Aldi a couple of days ago was struggling to pay with his watch, then with his phone. I thought to myself that the tech was playing up but then he could not even pay with his bank card. His bank was rejecting all attempts at payments. He had to leave his shopping behind and headed off to argue with the bank!