You Stink

If you smoke.

Walking to work last night in the clear cool air and walked past a home
with a person smoking in the porch with the door open. Since I didn't
see them I smelled them first and because I was walking I was breathing
at a decent rate (long deep breaths).

Usually I hold my breath momentarily when I spot a smoker ... this one
ambushed me. The stench went straight through my sinuses right to my
temple almost and out my ear ... ack! Fack!

Truly disgusting.

Glad I don't smoke.

Glad you don't smoke.

Cheers and Hugs,
Marvin

--
I don't smoke. I smell like bread. Life is Good.

On Jan 18, 9:42*am, Marvin The Paranoid Android
<marvinparanoidandr...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> If you smoke.
>
> Walking to work last night in the clear cool air and walked past a home
> with a person smoking in the porch with the door open. *Since I didn't
> see them I smelled them first and because I was walking I was breathing
> at a decent rate (long deep breaths).
>
> Usually I hold my breath momentarily when I spot a smoker ... this one
> ambushed me. *The stench went straight through my sinuses right to my
> temple almost and out my ear ... ack! Fack!
>
> Truly disgusting.
>
> Glad I don't smoke.
>
> Glad you don't smoke.
>
> Cheers and Hugs,
> Marvin
>
> --
> I don't smoke. *I smell like bread. *Life is Good.

Gosh I know Marvin. I smell it so strongly on those who have just
finished a cig too. Makes me think how disgusting I must have smelled
to others even though at the time I didn't notice it.
Every breath now feels soooo much better.

msmomo -
TG08s
Four weeks and five days smoke free!

msmomo2u wrote:
> On Jan 18, 9:42 am, Marvin The Paranoid Android
> <marvinparanoidandr...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> If you smoke.
>>
>> Walking to work last night in the clear cool air and walked past a home
>> with a person smoking in the porch with the door open. Since I didn't
>> see them I smelled them first and because I was walking I was breathing
>> at a decent rate (long deep breaths).
>>
>> Usually I hold my breath momentarily when I spot a smoker ... this one
>> ambushed me. The stench went straight through my sinuses right to my
>> temple almost and out my ear ... ack! Fack!
>>
>> Truly disgusting.
>>
>> Glad I don't smoke.
>>
>> Glad you don't smoke.
>>
>> Cheers and Hugs,
>> Marvin
>>
>> --
>> I don't smoke. I smell like bread. Life is Good.
>
> Gosh I know Marvin. I smell it so strongly on those who have just
> finished a cig too. Makes me think how disgusting I must have smelled
> to others even though at the time I didn't notice it.
> Every breath now feels soooo much better.
>
> msmomo -
> TG08s
> Four weeks and five days smoke free!

It's a great motivator to stay quit, isn't it?? :-D

No envy, that's for sure.

Congratulations on your meter too -- looks like a full month of freedom!
Well done!

Cheers!

-- Marvin

--
I don't smoke. I smell like bread. Life is Good.

I know. I can't stand it when a smoker passes near me. I'm one of
THOSE people now.
And I like it.

On Jan 18, 1:30*pm, writer272002 <writer272...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I know. I can't stand it when a smoker passes near me. I'm one of
> THOSE people now.
> And I like it.
>
>


HaHa!

Absolutely!

But I think THOSE people are pretty much everyone who doesn't smoke --
considering we used to 'enjoy' it at one time. Crazy huh?

I never thought I stank that bad but my kids refused to hug me after
I'd just had a smoke ... they'd reel away saying 'Yuk! You stink!' ...
I felt kind of hurt but I guess sometimes that's the just the nature
of the truth.

Hope you're having a good day!

Cheers,
Marvin

"Marvin The Paranoid Android" wrote

>...I never thought I stank that bad but my kids refused to hug me after
> I'd just had a smoke ... they'd reel away saying 'Yuk! You stink!' ...
> I felt kind of hurt but I guess sometimes that's the just the nature
> of the truth.

My sister still smokes, which makes it very hard for me to enjoy spending
any time around her. Marsha and I went to see her recently. She was throwing
a New Year's Eve party for her daughter and her friends, and we dropped by
to see the elaborate decorations she'd put up. We hadn't managed to get
together for Christmas, so we used the opportunity to exchange presents with
each other.

She did not smoke while we were there, but her apartment reeks, nonetheless.
When I got home, I discovered that the brand new sweater I'd worn smelled
like an ashtray-- just from being in the room! We washed our clothes, but
the stink continued to float around our living room. I finally tracked it
down: It was the cardboard box that she gave us to carry our gifts home. It
had soaked up that foul, burnt chemical reek and was sitting there quietly
in the corner, blithely dispersing its stink. I broke it down and put it
into a plastic garbage bag and the smell disappeared.

Man, oh man-- how ignorant we all were for so long, and what a complete
eye-opener (nose-opener...?) it was to reclaim our sense of smell. What
changes the addiction wrought on us, that we didn't realize we had all the
aromatic appeal of a fresh turd!

marvinparanoidandroid@hotmail.com wrote:

> If you smoke.
>
> Walking to work last night in the clear cool air and walked past a home
> with a person smoking in the porch with the door open. Since I didn't
> see them I smelled them first and because I was walking I was breathing
> at a decent rate (long deep breaths).
>
> Usually I hold my breath momentarily when I spot a smoker ... this one
> ambushed me. The stench went straight through my sinuses right to my
> temple almost and out my ear ... ack! Fack!
>
> Truly disgusting.
>
> Glad I don't smoke.
>
> Glad you don't smoke.
>
> Cheers and Hugs,
> Marvin

It's true: non smokers do find that I smell strongly, despite a hot
shower almost every morning and frequent hair shampoos.
Shortly after we married, my wife took me to on a visit to her GP, a
lady doctor, and introduced me. I then sat out of the way in a corner
while the doctor sat opposite my wife. 'Have you started smoking again?'
she demanded, sniffing. "no, it's him!" protested the wife, pointing.
And some years ago, when I was in a Glasgow hospital eye ward for
examination, I shared a room with two other guys, one of whom had a most
odd manner and was disliked by the other patients. The first time we
stood near each other, talking idly, he suddenly exclaimed "Do you smoke
cigarettes?' I was tempted to say there wasn't much else you could do
with them, but he interrupted by almost shouting, "The smell, the
smell!". An odd chap.
--
Ian

Ian wrote:
> marvinparanoidandroid@hotmail.com wrote:
>
>> If you smoke.
>>
>> Walking to work last night in the clear cool air and walked past a home
>> with a person smoking in the porch with the door open. Since I didn't
>> see them I smelled them first and because I was walking I was breathing
>> at a decent rate (long deep breaths).
>>
>> Usually I hold my breath momentarily when I spot a smoker ... this one
>> ambushed me. The stench went straight through my sinuses right to my
>> temple almost and out my ear ... ack! Fack!
>>
>> Truly disgusting.
>>
>> Glad I don't smoke.
>>
>> Glad you don't smoke.
>>
>> Cheers and Hugs,
>> Marvin
>
> It's true: non smokers do find that I smell strongly, despite a hot
> shower almost every morning and frequent hair shampoos.
> Shortly after we married, my wife took me to on a visit to her GP, a
> lady doctor, and introduced me. I then sat out of the way in a corner
> while the doctor sat opposite my wife. 'Have you started smoking again?'
> she demanded, sniffing. "no, it's him!" protested the wife, pointing.
> And some years ago, when I was in a Glasgow hospital eye ward for
> examination, I shared a room with two other guys, one of whom had a most
> odd manner and was disliked by the other patients. The first time we
> stood near each other, talking idly, he suddenly exclaimed "Do you smoke
> cigarettes?' I was tempted to say there wasn't much else you could do
> with them, but he interrupted by almost shouting, "The smell, the
> smell!". An odd chap.
> --
> Ian
>

It really is a powerful smell.

Have you quit already or planning on it?


--
I don't smoke. I smell like bread. Life is Good.

Jef. wrote:
> "Marvin The Paranoid Android" wrote
>
>> ...I never thought I stank that bad but my kids refused to hug me after
>> I'd just had a smoke ... they'd reel away saying 'Yuk! You stink!' ...
>> I felt kind of hurt but I guess sometimes that's the just the nature
>> of the truth.
>
> My sister still smokes, which makes it very hard for me to enjoy spending
> any time around her. Marsha and I went to see her recently. She was throwing
> a New Year's Eve party for her daughter and her friends, and we dropped by
> to see the elaborate decorations she'd put up. We hadn't managed to get
> together for Christmas, so we used the opportunity to exchange presents with
> each other.
>
> She did not smoke while we were there, but her apartment reeks, nonetheless.
> When I got home, I discovered that the brand new sweater I'd worn smelled
> like an ashtray-- just from being in the room! We washed our clothes, but
> the stink continued to float around our living room. I finally tracked it
> down: It was the cardboard box that she gave us to carry our gifts home. It
> had soaked up that foul, burnt chemical reek and was sitting there quietly
> in the corner, blithely dispersing its stink. I broke it down and put it
> into a plastic garbage bag and the smell disappeared.
>
> Man, oh man-- how ignorant we all were for so long, and what a complete
> eye-opener (nose-opener...?) it was to reclaim our sense of smell. What
> changes the addiction wrought on us, that we didn't realize we had all the
> aromatic appeal of a fresh turd!
>
>

My kids have friends who's parents smoke in the house ... I guess. They
drop by and it's not hard to smell the stale smoke on them and their coats.

My eldest went to a friends this week where the parent(s) smoked
indoors. As soon as she got back home she took off her coat and tossed
it in the laundry hamper ... Luckily she also helps with the laundry :-)

It's really an eye opening experience to know 'This Is What I Smelled
Like' ... heh ... all these years I could have just shit my pants
instead of bothering with the bathroom and no one would have known. :-D

Cheers!

-- Marvin

--
I don't smoke. I smell like bread. Life is Good.

I just don't understand why people who smoke stink so badly these
days. When I smoked I NEVER stank like that (so I thought).

I try to always make it a point to silently feel sorry for the ones
who stink around me and hope that they too will break free of the
addiction. And naturally, a feeling gratitude that I've let it go
follows.


Life is good :-)



---
Wayne Baker
Cold Turkey Quit Date: August 4, 2007
Nicotine Free: 5M 2w 5h 35m
Not Smoked: 4,853
Money Better Spent: $800.75




Marvin The Paranoid Android <marvinparanoidandroid@hotmail.com> wrote
in news:4790e591$0$27896$ec3e2dad@unlimited.usenetmon ster.com:

> If you smoke.
>
> Walking to work last night in the clear cool air and walked past a
home
> with a person smoking in the porch with the door open. Since I
didn't
> see them I smelled them first and because I was walking I was
breathing
> at a decent rate (long deep breaths).
>
> Usually I hold my breath momentarily when I spot a smoker ... this
one
> ambushed me. The stench went straight through my sinuses right to
my
> temple almost and out my ear ... ack! Fack!
>
> Truly disgusting.
>
> Glad I don't smoke.
>
> Glad you don't smoke.
>
> Cheers and Hugs,
> Marvin
>

Wayne,,,,,,Congrats on your $800-

marvinparanoidandroid@hotmail.com wrote:

> Ian wrote:
.....
> > with them, but he interrupted by almost shouting, "The smell, the
> > smell!". An odd chap.
> > --
> > Ian
> >
>
> It really is a powerful smell.
>
> Have you quit already or planning on it?
>
Just a beginner! Started on Chancix nine days ago, and it is having
a marked effect, so I'm only sneaking the occasional drag at lengthy
intervals instead of three or more an hour. I'm hopeful, since so many in
here seem to have kicked the drug.
--
Ian

> Just a beginner! Started on Chancix nine days ago, and it is having
>a marked effect, so I'm only sneaking the occasional drag at lengthy
>intervals instead of three or more an hour. I'm hopeful, since so many in
>here seem to have kicked the drug.

Glad to have you with us, Ian! Within only a very few days after
quitting it will hit you how nasty stink sticks smell. You'll walk
past a smoker and you'll suddenly realize what the non-smokers have
been dealing with.

Stick around here and let us know how things are going with you. We're
here to help, encourage, scold, congratulate, whatever it takes!

Welcome!

--
BessieBee

"My face, I don't mind it because I am behind it.
It's the folks out front that get the jolt."
~My Grandma, 1898-1981~

>heh ... all these years I could have just shit my pants
>instead of bothering with the bathroom and no one would have known. :-D

Well, Marv, that applies only if your shit stinks.

--
BessieBee

"My face, I don't mind it because I am behind it.
It's the folks out front that get the jolt."
~My Grandma, 1898-1981~

DavidL <Dvd716@gmail.com> wrote in news:cde1f143-86fd-44b4-aa47-
6e5439951f34@c4g2000hsg.googlegroups.com:

> Wayne,,,,,,Congrats on your $800-
>

Thanks David...didn't even notice that til you mentioned. It adds up
quickly doesn't it ??? Hope the real life saved adds up just as
quickly.

On Jan 18, 8:32*pm, BessieBee <Bessie...@Idontsmokeanymore.com> wrote:
> >heh ... all these years I could have just shit my pants
> >instead of bothering with the bathroom and no one would have known. :-D
>
> Well, Marv, that applies only if your shit stinks.
>
> --
> BessieBee
>
> "My face, I don't mind it because I am behind it.
> It's the folks out front that get the jolt."
> * * * * * ~My Grandma, 1898-1981~

Heh! I'm pretty sure mine does! My farts are a fore-warning .... :-)

On Jan 18, 12:42*pm, Marvin The Paranoid Android
<marvinparanoidandr...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> If you smoke.
>
> Walking to work last night in the clear cool air and walked past a home
> with a person smoking in the porch with the door open. *Since I didn't
> see them I smelled them first and because I was walking I was breathing
> at a decent rate (long deep breaths).
>
> Usually I hold my breath momentarily when I spot a smoker ... this one
> ambushed me. *The stench went straight through my sinuses right to my
> temple almost and out my ear ... ack! Fack!
>
> Truly disgusting.
>
> Glad I don't smoke.
>
> Glad you don't smoke.
>
> Cheers and Hugs,
> Marvin
>
> --
> I don't smoke. *I smell like bread. *Life is Good.

I find it a great incentive, being able to smell other smokers! Could
smell one 10 feet away in a store the other day.

Karen - Proud member of the TG08's

I have been quit CT for Two weeks, 7 hours, 44 minutes and 11 seconds.
286 cigarettes not smoked, saving $107.42. Life saved: 23 hours, 50
minutes.

Karen wrote:
> On Jan 18, 12:42 pm, Marvin The Paranoid Android
> <marvinparanoidandr...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> If you smoke.
>>
>> Walking to work last night in the clear cool air and walked past a home
>> with a person smoking in the porch with the door open. Since I didn't
>> see them I smelled them first and because I was walking I was breathing
>> at a decent rate (long deep breaths).
>>
>> Usually I hold my breath momentarily when I spot a smoker ... this one
>> ambushed me. The stench went straight through my sinuses right to my
>> temple almost and out my ear ... ack! Fack!
>>
>> Truly disgusting.
>>
>> Glad I don't smoke.
>>
>> Glad you don't smoke.
>>
>> Cheers and Hugs,
>> Marvin
>>
>> --
>> I don't smoke. I smell like bread. Life is Good.
>
> I find it a great incentive, being able to smell other smokers! Could
> smell one 10 feet away in a store the other day.
>
> Karen - Proud member of the TG08's
>
> I have been quit CT for Two weeks, 7 hours, 44 minutes and 11 seconds.
> 286 cigarettes not smoked, saving $107.42. Life saved: 23 hours, 50
> minutes.
>
>

It is a great incentive ... it certainly takes care of any sense of
envy! :-D

Cheers!

-- Marvie

--
I don't smoke. I smell like bread. Life is Good.