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o1s1n

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

You know what lads and lassies, sometimes it's not easy being a nurse
Just throwing it out there.
Hard day today.

I don't know how you do it dude, seriously has to be one of the toughest jobs out there. Fair play to you. At least you're actually doing some good and not just a wage slave drone.

Go chill out with a Bulmers and some Super Mario World.

CiDeRmAn

o1s1n wrote: »

I don't know how you do it dude, seriously has to be one of the toughest jobs out there. Fair play to you. At least you're actually doing some good and not just a wage slave drone.

Go chill out with a Bulmers and some Super Mario World.

Just had the Bulmers.
In again tomorrow for more!
Plenty of paperwork to sort out now.
Sad stuff.
Do me a favour people.
Don't smoke.
Just don't.
What I've been nursing over the past 8 months.
Just trust me on this


Normal retro gaming services will resume tomorrow.

Streets of Rage and Golden Axe still suck.

Nerdkiller1991

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Streets of Rage and Golden Axe still suck.

Tch. I bet you like Final Fight.

Sparks43

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Just had the Bulmers.
In again tomorrow for more!
Plenty of paperwork to sort out now.
Sad stuff.
Do me a favour people.
Don't smoke.
Just don't.
What I've been nursing over the past 8 months.
Just trust me on this


Normal retro gaming services will resume tomorrow.

Halo and Repton still suck.

Bit more ammo for me to give up

Hard job you have and i think i have it bad as a barman

Hope i never have to see you in a professional manner


So Anyway


WHAT IS IT!!!!!!!!

CiDeRmAn

Sparks43 wrote: »

Bit more ammo for me to give up

Hard job you have and i think i have it bad as a barman

Hope i never have to see you in a professional manner


So Anyway


WHAT IS IT!!!!!!!!

A white hole

o1s1n

CiDeRmAn wrote: »

Streets of Rage and Golden Axe still suck.

You may be going through a hard time, but don't think you're going to get away with the above :pac:

I had a quick play of both of them on the Aero recently. Was glorious!

Jack burton

Not to go too far off topic but yes I agree about smoking. What an absolute **** habit for someone to have! With all the proof we have now of how bad it is there is no excuse for anyone to start or continue to smoke

Golden axe is amazing by the way

o1s1n

I started smoking again this year after quitting years ago (I did have the odd sneaky one now and again). Some very stressful **** going on and unfortunately I picked up a packet at a particularly low point.

I've since switched over to a 0 nicotine vaporizer so hopefully that'll have me back off them again soon enough.

Although it's cola flavoured and I've a feeling I may be developing a new addition :eek:

Edit - Ciderdude almost had me convinced about Golden Axe. However after that recent playthrough I'm back to the 'it's great, I don't care what anyone says ' camp.

Worth it for the music alone.

Uno my Uno.

Modder Rose Coloured Gaming is producing his own line of Handhelds to be launched later this year.

Linky

I can't decide if really want one or really hate it.

Jack burton

o1s1n wrote: »

I started smoking again this year after quitting years ago (I did have the odd sneaky one now and again). Some very stressful **** going on and unfortunately I picked up a packet at a particularly low point.

I've since switched over to a 0 nicotine vaporizer so hopefully that'll have me back off them again soon enough.

Although it's cola flavoured and I've a feeling I may be developing a new addition :eek:

Edit - Ciderdude almost had me convinced about Golden Axe. However after that recent playthrough I'm back to the 'it's great, I don't care what anyone says ' camp.

Worth it for the music alone.

Hope you do kick it dude. One of my friends smokes the whenever he calls over hes coughing up his lungs and its super frustrating to see!

Touch Fuzzy Get Dizzy

Jack burton wrote: »

Hope you do kick it dude. One of my friends smokes the whenever he calls over hes coughing up his lungs and its super frustrating to see!

My dad was always like that, coughing and hacking, that was enough for me to not start. He's on a nebulizer now.
It's strange, depressing ->

my neighbours's 2nd anniversary is today, I remember when he got his oxygen tank for home and nebulizer, they called me over to show me and told me never to smoke (not that I ever wanted to, I said "if I'm spending money on gags I've no money for clothes!") , they were like my grandparents.

Andrew76

Jack burton wrote: »

Hope you do kick it dude. One of my friends smokes the whenever he calls over hes coughing up his lungs and its super frustrating to see!

Maybe it sounds harsh but I have zero sympathy for smokers and any ailments they surfer from it. Such a disgusting habbit it, they have no respect for their own health or the impact it has on family members.

Atavan-Halen

I'm off the smokes a year in April. For me it was the amount of cash I've saved. Actually having money at the end of the month is great! Now I've had one or two while drunk but I'm happy as long as I'm not back on 20 a day. I do use an electric cig which as o1s1n said can be more addictive with all the flavours available!

Uno my Uno.

Andrew76 wrote: »

Maybe it sounds harsh but I have zero sympathy for smokers and any ailments they surfer from it. Such a disgusting habbit it, they have no respect for their own health or the impact it has on family members.

That's a bit simplistic, I have been on and off the smokes for the last 10 years and its not that straight forward. Aside from the fact that some people (myself included) find it immensely enjoyable they are incredibly addictive and so difficult to quit even if you desperately want to.

Atavan-Halen wrote: »

I'm off the smokes a year in April. For me it was the amount of cash I've saved. Actually having money at the end of the month is great! Now I've had one or two while drunk but I'm happy as long as I'm not back on 20 a day. I do use an electric cig which as o1s1n said can be more addictive with all the flavours available!

I went the eCig route and haven't had a regular cigarette in nearly a year, vaping is much more enjoyable!

DinoRex

I really need to kick my 5 a day Amiibo habit!

Jack burton

Everyone always goes on about cravings when they give up fags and im sorry but that is absolute bollox.

Ask anyone who eats clean about giving up sugar or caffeine. It's rotton and very tough but it can be done. If you just have a strong mind and will power you can go cold turkey on any addictive substance. I just have no sympathy for people who say they "Cant" do something that is really simple to do, very tough but simple.

And the "I only smoke when I drink" argument is possibly the wprst excuse for anything ever


This coming from someone who gives up pretty much everything bad when I start training for a competitive season. No junk, no sugar, No drink etc. Start it off with a 7 day detox that will be the worst week of your life of you're fond of pizzas and sweets, which I am haha

Uno my Uno.

Jack burton wrote: »

Everyone always goes on about cravings when they give up fags and im sorry but that is absolute bollox.

Ask anyone who eats clean about giving up sugar or caffeine. It's rotton and very tough but it can be done. If you just have a strong mind and will power you can go cold turkey on any addictive substance. I just have no sympathy for people who say they "Cant" do something that is really simple to do, very tough but simple.

And the "I only smoke when I drink" argument is possibly the worst excuse for anything ever

Apologies for taking this further off Topic but unless you have been a smoker and tried giving it up you haven't a clue what you are talking about, you couldn't because there is nothing like it.

I have over the years given up smoking, caffeine and sugar (not all at the same time thankfully) and I can tell you that caffeine and sugar, whilst challenging, were nowhere near as tough to quit as smoking.

BGOllie

my two cents: I found giving up coffee much harder than giving up cigarettes.
The nicotine cravings don't last for long and are manageable and I found I could get my mind off it by doing sth else, but the coffee... oh boy! and the headaches caffeine withdrawal gave me were unreal. my worse handover doesn't even come close.

DinoRex

Me in Gamestop:

Tomo.Murphy

Cigarettes are one thing I'm glad I never touched. I've seen too many people left in a bad way from them. At one stage one of my uncles was a lifeguard and a swimmer. Now he can barely walk from his car to his front door.

Best of luck to anyone who is quitting though. It can't be easy

I stopped drinking when I was 19 and joined the gym. Ended up losing 8 stone. Never bothered with that again, ha.

CathalDublin

Haven't played golden axe in years, off the smokes about 19months now, never felt better, I had a chest x-ray about 6months after I quit and was so scary, after that I decided I was never smoking again, everyone in works on them vaporisers, they all prefer them to real cigarettes.

o1s1n

CathalDublin wrote: »

Haven't played golden axe in years, off the smokes about 19months now, never felt better, I had a chest x-ray about 6months after I quit and was so scary, after that I decided I was never smoking again, everyone in works on them vaporisers, they all prefer them to real cigarettes.

The 'e-cigarette' yolks are absolute balls, but the proper vaporizers are fantastic. It's really really enjoyable too. You don't stink, doesn't give you a chest infection, you can actually exercise again without passing out... and you can use them in pubs

Myrddin

Jeez folks, I'd have to agree with Uno about the smoking here, some of ye have a very simplified viewpoint on it. Yes it's a disgusting habit, & one that's becoming less socially acceptable as time goes on. But you can't downplay the powerfully addictive nature of nicotine. Just because one person might have the discipline to break the habit, doesn't mean everyone can. I don't harp on about the fact I lost nearly 4 stone in 4 months, & just because I done it, then there's no excuse for others to do the same. Different people have very different variables in their lives, & different ways of doing things.

Most smokers today became smokers when smoking was very much socially acceptable, and actively advertised and promoted all through society and the media. Cigarette smoking was promoted as a 'hip' & cool thing to do, & when the medical effects were much lesser known. To expect these people to just quit because societal attitudes have changed is incredibly naive, and short sighted. Yes we're more aware of the health effects these days, & yes there are better supports in place for people to quit, but to make out that people are either weak or strong is a flawed viewpoint on it. We've all led different lives, & we're all unique...people shouldn't hold everyone to their own standards.

Passive smoke should be all but eliminated now, unless you're unfortunate enough to be walking behind someone in the street who is smoking. But why stop there? Why not berate alcoholics, or obese people? They impact on society too don't they, they cost the state money & drive up the costs of medical care don't they? Or is it just the 'in' thing to do, & forget about those & focus on smokers? For the record, I don't smoke, I hate the stuff. I know one or two smokers though, & I understand that they became smokers in a different era, when it was acceptable, & promoted. I also understand the effects of nicotine addiction, & don't down play them. And I also don't hold those people to different standards, people are people, & they're all different. Just because one person has the strength to break certain habits, doesn't mean others do.

/rant. Sorry

CiDeRmAn

I have nursed those with lung cancer, and watched colleagues who assisted declaring how awful it was while sucking a John Player Blue down.
Giving up is not easy.
It's the people that start that start me head scratching.

And I was in that situation a couple of years ago and yesterday
However difficult you imagine or know giving up fags is, you should probably consider what I've been seeing and managing in the last few weeks and appreciate that anything is easier than that.

But hey!

Good Mythical Gaming!

A week til the New 3DS!

Let's talk about that....

STG.Otaku

Uno my Uno. wrote: »

Apologies for taking this further off Topic but unless you have been a smoker and tried giving it up you haven't a clue what you are talking about, you couldn't because there is nothing like it.

I have over the years given up smoking, caffeine and sugar (not all at the same time thankfully) and I can tell you that caffeine and sugar, whilst challenging, were nowhere near as tough to quit as smoking.

Nonsense. It's a brainwash. A headmelt. The tobacco industry sweeps it aside but is in league with big pharma to put across the message that it is difficult to give up. That way, both industries get their cashflow. Half on tobacco products and vaping etc, the other on cessation products.

I used to be a heavy smoker. Gave up for a good while using the Alan Carr book. Fell off the wagon for varying reasons.

Last Summer when the good woman announced a bun was in the oven I made a vow to kick the habit for the sake of the newborn. I was best man at a wedding a few weeks after the news came so wasn't in the frame of mind to quit but I said I would after that.

The wedding was in August last year, the day after the wedding I have not had one since. I immediately switched to vaping. About 3 weeks in it got boring and annoying when the tank would continue to leak, even with some decent steel yokes I bought in from abroad.

It got boring quickly. I threw the lot in the bin. Haven't had any cigs or vaping since. Don't even miss it at all. Even the thought of it now makes me feel sick.

Sincerely,

A bloke who smoked for many years.

safetyboy

I never smoked thank god, my whole family does and I couldn'tt stay in the gaff for more than 10 mins until my Ma near died from them before xmas, the rest of the family have stopped now except my Da who only smokes out in the back garden now, Filthy habit.

So where do I get a Majora's Mask 3DSXL? will amazon be the best bet?

Atavan-Halen

safetyboy wrote: »

I.

So where do I get a Majora's Mask 3DSXL? will amazon be the best bet?

I think Amazon.fr had the best deal iirc.

Andrew76

Rather than quote both Uno & Myrddin's posts, which reference mine - my view isn't simplistic at all, but we can agree to disagree.

I'm no expert on the history of the cigarette industry but surely the dangers of smoking have been known for a long time now? Surely before we were kids anyway (say the 80s as an example, the 40s in Cidey's case :P). I can't imagine adults taking up smoking these days are not aware of the dangers - and if pressure from society or the media gets them started - more fool them as that's just an excuse.

Of course giving up anything addictive is a difficult thing to do - but nobody was forced to take it up in the first place and nobody (apart from folks a long time ago) would have been unaware of the dangers.

Obesity and alcoholism would definitely take the discussion far far away from retro games.

DinoRex

safetyboy wrote: »

So where do I get a Majora's Mask 3DSXL? will amazon be the best bet?

About €30 cheaper in Gamestop believe it or not.

safetyboy

Is that with the console as well? Cant seem to preorder online?

http://www.gamestop.ie/Nintendo%203DS/Games/49860/new-nintendo-3ds-xl-the-legend-of-zelda-majoras-mask


Is the charger just a micro USB or another different DS one?