Stoptober. Anyone else doing it.

[Noosner]

Martin, it sounds as if you've read the Allen Carr book, How to Stop Smoking? I have to say it is a brilliant book and was the thing that stopped me smoking 20 years ago, after many failed attempts to give up. After I'd read and thought about his arguments, which are startling and very logical, I just couldn't carry on smoking.

[Dorothy rouse]

I used to work with a lady, who had smoked all her adult life, well over 40 years, she read a 'book' and gave up, wonder if it was same book. She used to put the money she would have spent aside and give to her grandchildren every month. It worked.

[Noosner]

I used to work with a lady, who had smoked all her adult life, well over 40 years, she read a 'book' and gave up, wonder if it was same book. She used to put the money she would have spent aside and give to her grandchildren every month. It worked.

Good for her! One of Allen Carr's arguments does have to do with money, so it could well be the same book. He says that, if you offer to pay for a smoker's cigs for the rest of his/her life provided they give you the money they'd spend on, say, two years' worth, hardly any smoker will take up the offer. He says that's because most smokers don't think they will be smoking for the entire rest of their lives. His next point is: if you are planning to give up at some point, why not do it now?

[Yasai]

Martin, it sounds as if you've read the Allen Carr book, How to Stop Smoking? I have to say it is a brilliant book and was the thing that stopped me smoking 20 years ago, after many failed attempts to give up. After I'd read and thought about his arguments, which are startling and very logical, I just couldn't carry on smoking.

I've recommended that book to lots of people who have subsequently given up; I've even bought it for a few people who have expressed a desire to quit. I haven't read it myself but I gather it's pretty persuasive. My niece is the only person I know who read it to no effect... even though she read it twice. She finally gave up under her own steam because she didn't want her children thinking it was an acceptable thing to do.

[VolesAteMyPeas]

Ha! I always thought you were a man, Voles! Wonder if I've got the wrong idea about anyone else's gender too?

Ha ha. Noosner, have you seen my profile pic? I'm not very manly at all!

And yep, Martin, I've read the Alan Carr book several times. Just doesn't click with me!

[Noosner]

Ha ha. Noosner, have you seen my profile pic? I'm not very manly at all!

And yep, Martin, I've read the Alan Carr book several times. Just doesn't click with me!

Voles! have just looked at your pic and I see what you mean!

[Alison]

Ha! I always thought you were a man, Voles! Wonder if I've got the wrong idea about anyone else's gender too?

I thought that too 😳

[Alison]

Ha ha. Noosner, have you seen my profile pic? I'm not very manly at all!

Your avatar on the app is just a cartoon face, didn't give me clues either way, voles must be male to me

[Nannysally99]

This has come up before about who us male or female. Got a few surprises when some owned up.

[Bigmallly]

I thought that too 

Me too............................but now I know better.

[Kristen]

Other forums I use show the Gender in the mini-profile thingie next to each post, which avoids the embarrassment of getting it wrong ... dunno if that is possible with the forum software here though?

[Kristen]

... just looked in my Profile Settings and I can't see that Gender is even one of the questions asked, so displaying it might be a bit of a challenge!

[VolesAteMyPeas]

I'm not sure what to make of the fact that most who replied thought I was a man! I have to wonder why. Should I use more kisses and emoticons maybe? Xxxx xxxxx

[veggiechicken]

I'm a chicken - so I must be female

[Kristen]

FWIW I have Avatars and Signatures turned off. Being dyslexic they seriously increase the time it takes me to filter the post from the chaff ... so there isn't much else in the way of clues to go on ...