Alternative advice on how to quit smoking the cost-effect way…
Allow me to congratulate Meghann Thorp for her Lent without alcohol. If I may be so bold I did try something similar over the Easter period… giving up those little white sticks that made Marlon Brando the Don and James Dean the Rebel Without a Cause. Suffice to say since the smoking ban (1 July 2007), our kind had all been relegated to pub areas that, judging from the smell, were used as toilets by the locals. It was a sad day for smokers, and allowed everyone (including my then-girlfriend) to breathe a sigh of relieve that they didn’t have to have their evening ruined while tucking into their food.
Sick of being shunned by our nanny-state after all these years I have managed to kick the habit through a ‘water and gum technique’. This is very simple so allow me to elaborate:
1) Need a cigarette (this bit is crucial to the success of the experiment)
2) Down enough water to feel a little ill
3) Chew a bit of gum
4) Repeat if necessary
After a month clean I can truthfully say that I DO feel better, and have a bit more money to boot, but crucially and more importantly I have joined the healthy segment of the general public with a great view from our ivory tower.
Tom Dell
