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Spice, formerly a senior banker at NM Rothschild in London, hopes the solitude will help him give up his habit.
"This is my last chance. I've been smoking 30-a-day as usual but I think I can crack the habit," British newspapers quoted him as saying.
"I also hope that living on the island and surviving by myself will mean that I will not pile on the pounds (weight) as other people do when they give up."
Spice, from Surrey near London, reportedly began smoking 43 years ago when he took a job delivering newspapers.
The island of Sgarabhaigh is owned by Dave Hill who also runs its website.
A statement on the website said: "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.
Spice "will be taking residence for the whole of August along with his stock of 120 books.
"So if you are passing the island in August then sound your klaxon and give Geoff a wave -- but keep your distance. It can be a serious business giving up smoking!"
It calls on people who want to help Geoff stop smoking to deliver any single malt whisky they wish to the island.
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"This is my last chance. I've been smoking 30-a-day as usual but I think I can crack the habit," British newspapers quoted him as saying.
"I also hope that living on the island and surviving by myself will mean that I will not pile on the pounds (weight) as other people do when they give up."
Spice, from Surrey near London, reportedly began smoking 43 years ago when he took a job delivering newspapers.
The island of Sgarabhaigh is owned by Dave Hill who also runs its website.
A statement on the website said: "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.
Spice "will be taking residence for the whole of August along with his stock of 120 books.
"So if you are passing the island in August then sound your klaxon and give Geoff a wave -- but keep your distance. It can be a serious business giving up smoking!"
It calls on people who want to help Geoff stop smoking to deliver any single malt whisky they wish to the island.
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