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Smoker in 'castaway' bid to quit
A former banker is marooning himself on a remote uninhabited island in a radical attempt to stop smoking, it has emerged.
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Geoff Spice will spend August as a castaway on Sgarabhaigh in the Outer Hebrides, far from the temptation of cigarettes.
He will have to camp during his stay as the island has only three ruined 'bothies' - huts once used by shepherds - and no electricity or running water.
Mr Spice, who used to be a senior banker at NM Rothschild in London, hopes the solitude will help him give up his 30-a-day habit.
He told newspapers: "This is my last chance. I've been smoking 30-a-day as usual but I think I can crack the habit.
"I also hope that living on the island and surviving by myself will mean that I will not pile on the pounds as other people do when they give up."
Mr Spice, who lives in Surrey, reportedly began smoking 43 years ago as a paperboy.
The island of Sgarabhaigh is owned by Dave Hill who also runs its website.
A statement on the website reads: "August 2009 will see us install our most recent Castaway on Sgarabhaigh who is going to use the solitude and distance from tobacco to cure himself of his smoking habit.
"His name is Geoff and he will be taking residence for the whole of August along with his stock of 120 books."
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it'll be alright until he returns to London and walks past the newsagent he's been buying his cigarettes at for the last 20 years
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