jje1960
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Man O' man, nice to see the post is still going after all this time! I'm still (and forever) a non-smoker since starting this post some 15 mos ago!
I'm still (and forever) a non-smoker since starting this post some 15 mos ago!
Beer was a test for me, too, but morning coffee was my most difficult time. I smoked for about 40 years. Quit in '98 and my breathing improved almost immediately...no more morning "hack". Chest X-rays and pulmonary function tests since then don't show any problems. Now if I can just avoid any latent carcinogen effects... Keep on keeping up!Den Socling said:Thank you, Daisy. I kind of passed a test on Saturday. I had a couple beers and cigarettes while watching football. But then I went back on the wagon. If I can be good 6 out of 7 days a week, I'll be happy. I've been eating fruit at night. Maybe, someday I'll be eating fruit while watching football.
Roadhappy said:17 months for DH and I. Woop! Woop! right along with you. ;D ;D
I remember when I used to say stupid things like that. When you quit you not only save money on cigarettes, but also for lighters, ashtrays, and a lot of window cleaner. Your clothes smell terrible, your house and car smell terrible and you are basically a society reject since smoking is no longer allowed any place that you would want to be. In my doctors office is a poster that lists all the places that used to allow smoking but no longer allow it. It is pretty amazing.Molaker said:How many smokers have you heard (including myself) say something like, "I could quit any time I want, but I enjoy smoking and don't want to quit"? I remember saying that the first time I tried to quit back in 1964 and failed. Took about 35 years more for me to change my mind and quit for good. Luckily, my body seems to have survived the abuse (so far), but when I think of the thousands of dollars I spent on it as well...at about $8/carton (rough avg through my smoking days) and 1-2 packs a day (carton and 1/2 per week, maybe), I was approaching 25 grand spent on tobacco products. At today's tobacco prices, the cost skyrockets 10 fold. So, if health isn't a big enough excuse to quit, add the cost and the not-so-minor discouragement by society, and it ought to start ringing a bell or lighting a light or something for smokers today.