On Mon, 21 May 2007 22:51:44 -0400, Coffee Lover wrote:


Don't worry about it, just wait around until you have your first fuc****
heart attack. That'll provide all the motivation you need PDQ. It sure was
all I needed. Been smoke-free for 6 years now. :-)

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Linux Geek

Saying that XP is the most stable MS OS is like saying that
asparagus is the most articulate vegetable. (Dave Barry)

On 22 May 2007 11:39:59 GMT, Linux Geek wrote:

There's one method that'll 'cure' smoking and snoring, very cheaply, in
about 5 minutes. It does have one side-effect, but no-one's ever complained
about it: cling film over the face.
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Peter.
If you can do it today, you didn't put off enough yesterday.

On Sun, 20 May 2007 15:00:43 -0500, "Dusty Steenbock" <no (AT) no (DOT) com>
wrote:

I am a smoker, but not anywhere near that amount. I can not see how
anyone could possibly smoke 5 packs in a day. Thats 100 cigs. It
takes about 3 to 5 min. to smoke a cig. At 5min. each, thats 500 min.
per day, which comes out to continuous smoking for over 8 hours a day.
I agree, you will be dead before the computer. As a smoker who
defends my right to smoke, and who gets really irritated by
anti-smokers who get in my face about the habit. Yet, I believe that
there is a big difference between moderate or casual smoking and
suicidal smoking. In your case it's suicidal ! Not to mention the
cost of 5 packs a day.

As far as the computer, I have smoked around my computers and never
had any problems other than the gunk that builds up on the monitor
screen and case. Of course the monitor is where I smoke, whereas the
computer itself is on the floor where there wont be as much smoke as
there is higher in the room. I'm not the best housekeeper, so my fans
tend to get coated with dust. I try to blow the dust out of the cases
at least once a year. The brown tinge in the dust does indicate the
smoking, but I cant say I have ever had any failures because of it.
My old computer just died a few months back. I built it in 1997, and
use it almost daily. That means it lasted 10 years. I'm still using
the same hard drive in my newer computer. On the other hand, Monitors
never last as long. Seems like every 3 to 4 years I need a new one.
Of course the "new" ones are usually used ones.

Take this from a smoker. Do yourself a favor. If you cant quit, cut
down to no more than a pack a day !!!! Otherwise, prepare for your
own funeral.

George