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21 Aug 10 - 12:17 AM (#2969837) Subject: BS: 3 weeks so far From: olddude without a smoke, cold turkey. funny thing after the pneumonia stuff. i don't miss them in any manner. go figure, i thought i would be climbing the walls. hope it continues. wish me luck i will need it |
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21 Aug 10 - 12:23 AM (#2969839) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far From: katlaughing Congratulations! You are a success, now, so no need for luck unless you *think* you need it, i.e. carry on as you are.:-) Having said that, I know, secondhand only, how difficult it is to quit. So Good LUck, too! kat |
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21 Aug 10 - 12:32 AM (#2969842) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far From: catspaw49 Good on ya' Dan. I'm at 5 years now and you'll now find it getting easier in a way. I was so damn happy I'd done it that the idea of even the least transgression was scary. I've said this before but happy as I am at quitting, I am far more proud that I have never once cheated, not the first puff, nothing. About three years ago I woke up feeling awful and depressed because I had lit one up and so cheated myself and my "time." It took a few minutes to realize it was a dream and there were no cigarettes to be found! Seemed so damn real though....... Enjoy the fact that you have not cheated and eventually it becomes almost phobic....LOL...... Spaw |
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21 Aug 10 - 12:42 AM (#2969844) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: mousethief Good job! Keep up the good work! |
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21 Aug 10 - 01:38 AM (#2969858) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Smokey. Best of luck, olddude. Be stubborn, stay stopped. |
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21 Aug 10 - 02:02 AM (#2969869) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Ebbie Congratulations, Dan! |
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21 Aug 10 - 02:05 AM (#2969870) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Arthur_itus Well done Dan. I did cold turkey with cigarettes some 35 years ago, when I was smoking 50 a day. I had the same experienceas you. I found it pretty easy. I think the most important thing that IMHO helps you alongthe road, is the following. If you get tempted to have a cigarette, don't give up. Tell yourself, that you have gone x number of days without smoking and that is brilliant. Then you tell yourself that you are going to go longer without having another cigarette. What is important is to compliment yourself on the achievement. Too many people think they have failed, if they try a ciggy and consequently, go back to smoking. Good luck with it Dan |
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21 Aug 10 - 02:35 AM (#2969878) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: ragdall Well done, Dan! Keep up the great work! If you miss the smoke, I can send you some from our forest fires. rags |
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21 Aug 10 - 03:50 AM (#2969899) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Sandra in Sydney congratulations, & as someone here said, don't forget that URGES PASS if one arrives. hugs sandra |
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21 Aug 10 - 05:27 AM (#2969914) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: gnu Go Dan! |
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21 Aug 10 - 05:40 AM (#2969918) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: KHNic Keep on going - I've just gone 3 days without nicotine following a heart attack. I'm told it gets easier. Best of luck for staying off the weed! Nic |
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21 Aug 10 - 06:25 AM (#2969929) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Morticia Keep going Dan and Nic ( are you our MBS Nic, I wonder?). 6 1/2 years now and I am still so pleased and relieved to have that monkey off my back. |
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21 Aug 10 - 06:35 AM (#2969930) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: maeve Thank you, Dan. m |
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21 Aug 10 - 06:46 AM (#2969936) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Will Fly Good man, Dan - well done. Keep going. I was lucky. I woke up one morning forty years ago and just couldn't stand the thought of another cigarette. They went in the bin and I've never had one since. Don't miss 'em for a minute. May you go for forty years as well. :-) |
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21 Aug 10 - 08:07 AM (#2969944) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: MikeL2 hi dan Keep it up you are doing fine. I can't begin to understand what you are going through. I am one of these boring people who have never smoked not even one cigarette. cheers MikeL2 |
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21 Aug 10 - 08:36 AM (#2969952) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Bobert Happy Anniversary, Ol'ster... Yer over the hump now... Bobert (23 years 11 months 17 days and countin' without smokin'... tobacco, that is...) |
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21 Aug 10 - 09:19 AM (#2969963) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: MGM·Lion Keep it up Dan. My last smoke, 3 April 1975. Can't bear even the thought of it any more. You'll find the same when you've really defeated it. ~Michael~ |
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21 Aug 10 - 11:10 AM (#2970026) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Jeri Watch out for the "Gee...I wonder what it would be like to smoke one now" thing. That's what made me fail so many times. My mom quit, and told me she was viewing it as an alcoholic who knew they could never, never, never have a drink because the addiction would take hold and they would just go back to drinking again. I'm not the slightest bit tempted these days. "The Dream"--I think a lot of quitters have that. The first time I quit, I did it a few weeks after my mom quit (because she was having heart problems that led to a bypass days later). My mom called me a couple months later, and started with, "I had the weirdest dream..." and I told her what it was. You're just doing the usual stuff in the dream, take a drag, and realize, "OH SHIT, OH DAMN, I AM SMOKING AND I'M NOT SUPPOSED TO BE SMOKING BECAUSE I QUIT AND NOW I'VE RUINED EVERYTHING..." and you wake up and realize it was a dream. I only had it once though, in all the times I quit. Once was enough. Congratulations, and good luck. |
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21 Aug 10 - 11:18 AM (#2970031) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: jeffp You can make it, Dan. The first 2 weeks are the hardest. Jeff (9 years and counting) |
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21 Aug 10 - 11:24 AM (#2970034) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: open mike if you can make it thru 3 days or 3 weeks....you have it made. add up the money you have saved, and treat yourself to something better for you...but not something fattening, as often when you stop smoking other oral cravings kick in..and the weight goes up.. i probably still have menthol crystals in my lungs from the years i smoked Kools (or should they call them Fools?) glad i put them aside decades ago... i tried chewing on licorice root sticks from the health food store to keep my mind off the tobacco cravings..plus they make good tooth brushes. |
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21 Aug 10 - 11:36 AM (#2970037) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Bill D It is always GREAT news to hear of anyone quitting. More power to you, and one day at a time. Some day YOU will be able to post about how many 'years' it's been. |
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21 Aug 10 - 12:10 PM (#2970048) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: CupOfTea Good for you!! I wish you the intestinal fortitude to keep on abstaining. The aunt who raised me was a long time smoker - starting at 16 years old in the 1920s - and never successfully gave it up until she was 80something. I don't reccomend her method, however. She had Alzheimers, and was in an assisted living facility where the residents weren't allowed to smoke in their rooms & the nursing staff kept their ciggie stash. She eventually forgot she smoked... completely. When asked by a visitor if she wanted one, her reply was "oh, I don't think I do that... do I?" I wish you the wits to battle this successfully & I hope the surge in how good things taste satisfies the oral cravings... if not, there's always taking up harmonica when you want to take a drag! c\_/ cheers! Joanne in Cleveland |
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21 Aug 10 - 01:09 PM (#2970079) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Q (Frank Staplin) A bad case of the flu was my key to the non-smoking clan, couldn't stand the smell or the taste. Now I am a rabid anti-, and have been for almost 30 years. |
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21 Aug 10 - 04:06 PM (#2970183) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: olddude Yea it seems that getting sick was the key. Before I went in the hospital I threw them away cause I was hacking but didn't know I had pneumonia. Afterwords, I just couldn't stand the thought of smoking anything by the way the docs did a full lung scan when I was in the hospital. He said they are in great shape for smoking so many years so it was a good thing to quit while I was ahead .. all he found was the Pneumonia on the scan . Long term problems from smoking can occur anytime but at least for now, the scans were fine and pneumonia is fixable. No desire to fall off the wagon .. especially at 10 bucks a pack here in New York State. No one can afford it unless you go to the reservation and they are trying to change that law. |
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22 Aug 10 - 12:31 AM (#2970324) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Sandra in Sydney good lungs, they're obviously meant for singing! Here in Oz cigarettes are heading for $20 a pack (if they haven't already hit) which is meant to deter smokers, especially kids. sandra |
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22 Aug 10 - 07:51 AM (#2970407) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: kendall Good for you, Dan. Keep it up! |
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22 Aug 10 - 08:08 AM (#2970412) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Lox You can now look forward to tasting good food and smelling beautiful things. I've been off for 6 and 1/2 years. The best advice I can give to stay off them is this: Change the subject!! |
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22 Aug 10 - 02:35 PM (#2970566) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: kendall Lox, you are 100% right. That is the only thing that works. |
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22 Aug 10 - 02:41 PM (#2970569) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: GUEST,bankley QUITTER ! |
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22 Aug 10 - 08:53 PM (#2970743) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: olddude I am such a Quitter .. and a loser .. can't stick with anything LOL today was the first day that it really bothered me ... but it passed .. Oh boy .. no idea way back - what was I ever thinking starting that in the first place |
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23 Aug 10 - 12:34 AM (#2970838) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Genie I'm so glad you're a quitter and a loser - so far - OldDude. I quit, for good, over 30 years ago, after having quit several times before for extended periods. I think one of the main reasons that last one "lasted" was that, unlike the previous times, I was still craving cigarettes after 3 weeks. The cravings didn't stop that time until at least a month had gone by. The earlier times were pretty easy, after the first few days, so I found it easy to kid myself into thinking I could have an occasional cigarette without getting hooked again, and that I could always quit again as easily as before. Wrong. So this time I stayed off because I didn't want to go through weeks of "withdrawal" torment again. I hope your will power and rewards hold up and continue from now on. Congratulations on 3 weeks of being sane, slim, and healthy. Genie |
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23 Aug 10 - 12:45 PM (#2971196) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: VirginiaTam fantabulous.... keep it up Dan! |
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23 Aug 10 - 12:54 PM (#2971202) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: topical tom I was fortunate to be able to kick the habit cold turkey many years ago. It can be done and it sounds like you're the man to do it. All the best, Dan! |
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23 Aug 10 - 02:13 PM (#2971243) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: olddude Now I got this addiction to the "good and plenty" candy ... go figure you know those coated black liquorish thingies ... love em ... the old candy we use to get in the movie theater ... been eating a lot of them .. I am sure my dentist will raise hell with me ... but hey man's gotta do what a man's gotta do |
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23 Aug 10 - 09:40 PM (#2971467) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Sandra in Sydney one addiction gone, another sneaks in! hmmmmm I know there are other threads about quitting, full of hints & ideas about quitting & occupying your time (& hands) after doing so. I quit smoking in the mid 70's after 2 years of drink-in-one-hand-&-menthol-ciggie-in-other, when we started going to the pub several times a week. I smoked because everyone did, especailly while they had a drink in hand, but didn't enjoy it, & didn't like inhaling or smelling like a dead ashtray! I was trying to be sophisticated like they were (were they?). I even took an offered cigarette one day at work, & tried to look grown up & comfortable. sandra |
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24 Aug 10 - 12:47 AM (#2971533) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: LadyJean KEEP IT UP OLD DUDE!!! I watched my mom die of lung cancer. It was sheer hell for her, and not much fun for me. Find something you can do that needs both hands, and do that as much as you can. If you weren't a dude, I would suggest knitting. Playing music would work though. There aren't a lot of one handed instruments. |
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30 Aug 10 - 10:45 AM (#2975874) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: frogprince But, whatever you do, DON'T QUIT BEFORE YOU FINISH SMOKING THOSE SALMON! Dean |
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30 Aug 10 - 10:48 AM (#2975876) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: olddude Dean it is hard to keep them lit though LOL |
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30 Aug 10 - 10:59 AM (#2975888) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Amos Proud of you, man. I fell off the wagon last year, but am back on it now and am comfortable. I have had nicotine flowing in my veins since before I was born. In those post-war months when I was conceived smoking was rampant, even in offices, libraries, and restaurants; ashtrays were on every bride's registry list. At least in my part of the world. It is funny how opinions and acceptance levels change over time. Keep up the good work. Urges pass. A |
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30 Aug 10 - 11:01 AM (#2975891) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Amergin I fell off the wagon a few years ago....I use the excuse of all the crap I was going through at the time....been a struggle to climb back on....guess if I were to lose weight it would be easier...good on ya... |
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30 Aug 10 - 11:25 AM (#2975912) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Lizzie Cornish 1 "Find something you can do that needs both hands, and do that as much as you can. If you weren't a dude, I would suggest knitting. Playing music would work though. There aren't a lot of one handed instruments." Ok...come on...someone has to say it... :0) Good Heavens, Jean...that may well help him stay off the cigarettes, but....he could end up with his eyes severely crossed, albeit with a sloppy grin on his face... Focus, Dan...focus! LOL ;0) |
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30 Aug 10 - 11:27 AM (#2975917) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: olddude Yea I am climbing the walls, it was ok when I was sick since I didn't even want to think about it. Now that I am better ... good grief this is rough |
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30 Aug 10 - 11:41 AM (#2975926) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: ranger1 OK, let me put it to you this way, Dan: My mom had to give up smoking last month when she had a triple bypass. You think the pneumonia was rough?! And think of the grandbaby every time you're tempted to light up. Firstly so he has a grampa to teach him how to fish (and all the other cool things grampas do), and secondly, because second hand smoke is really, really bad. I have allergies and asthma, probably due to having grown up in a home with two smokers. |
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30 Aug 10 - 11:41 AM (#2975928) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: ranger1 PS You're doing great, don't forget that! |
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30 Aug 10 - 11:50 AM (#2975933) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Arthur_itus Keep going Dan. You will do it |
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30 Aug 10 - 11:59 AM (#2975939) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: wysiwyg Every urge to light up can be one more song practiced on the guitar.... to send to friends.... ~S~ |
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30 Aug 10 - 12:25 PM (#2975958) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: olddude It is a miserable rotten thing, why did I ever start doing that .. addiction is a miserable thing to carry on one's back for sure .. i will beat it cause I am stubborn and won't give any more money to any tobacco company so I can kill myself .. so i will suck it up and fight the fight .. thank you my friends love you all |
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30 Aug 10 - 01:27 PM (#2976005) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: ClaireBear Warning: horrible story, sent for reinforcement purposes only: Mylast memory of my mother speaking to me occurred as she lay in a hospital bed, after the first stroke but before the second (much worse) one, but already with orders to receive nothing by mouth, as her throat muscles were nonfunctional. So...dId she say goodbye? Dictate messages for her beloved grandchildren? Ask me to water the garden while she was in hospital? No, she begged me to find her a smoke and a jug of wine, and she cursed me when I would -- could -- do neither. She "lived" on for a couple of years after that, if being in a vegetative state is living, but seeing her use up her last chance to communicate with someone she loved in attempting to feed her vile addictions taught me better than anything how evil that sickness is. Conquer it any way you can, but conquer it. I'll be pulling for ya. Claire |
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30 Aug 10 - 01:45 PM (#2976023) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: gnu r1... "And think of the grandbaby every time you're tempted to light up." Indeed! |
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30 Aug 10 - 02:29 PM (#2976058) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Maryrrf That's a powerful story Claire. As an ex smoker, I know the pull can be strong for awhile, but it does go away. Hang in there, Old Dude. You will be so glad you did. |
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30 Aug 10 - 02:35 PM (#2976066) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Q (Frank Staplin) Keep it up! Withdrawal may take some time. Stay away from the corner saloon. Now I have to have a non-smoking room when I travel. Cigarette smoke has become almost unbearable. As my system changed, I became a strong anti-. All restaurants here are non-smoking by ordinance, which is good. Also all stores are no-smokng. Smokers have to go outside. It is fun to watch them dancing around to keep from freezing in cold bleak midwinter. |
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30 Aug 10 - 03:50 PM (#2976131) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Lizzie Cornish 1 Chewing gum, Dan...sugarfree...just chew chew chew.. And some Worry Beads, for your hands....worry worry worry... AND some deep breaths for you clean lungs....breathe breathe breathe.... |
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30 Aug 10 - 04:10 PM (#2976153) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: olddude to be honest with you, I just don't know how it all will shake down, I went outside today smashing fire bricks (with my hand !!) practicing Kun Tao .. trying to work out my frustration .. so very unlike me. very very very frustrating I will beat it, just one of those days today |
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30 Aug 10 - 04:54 PM (#2976184) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: wysiwyg Like any behavior you want to extinguish, this one is better addressed not by fighting it (giving attention TO it) but by replacing it with another positive behavior (putting one's attention THERE). ~Susan |
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30 Aug 10 - 05:16 PM (#2976207) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: gnu Dan... "smashing fire bricks (with my hand !!) practicing Kun Tao" Ahhhh... you'd better get on the patch for that... sounds sillier than smoking. |
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30 Aug 10 - 06:16 PM (#2976255) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: olddude Gnu I felt better though LOL .. yea not smart .. those days are past for me also .. but at least I still can do it .. got that out of my system anyway .. like riding a bike all the years of training and teaching .. still there and not as rusty and I thought. But a broken hand would not be cool. |
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30 Aug 10 - 08:14 PM (#2976349) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Slag Good for you od! Just think of those legal "pushers" getting rich off the misery and death they are selling. Stay mad at those bastards and don't give them any more money. And stay healthy, man! You've got a lot of living to do! |
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30 Aug 10 - 08:21 PM (#2976350) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: olddude Hey thanks Slag so right my friend .. gotta beat it for good .. no more of this stuff |
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31 Aug 10 - 02:11 AM (#2976449) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Sandra in Sydney as Amos says - URGES PASS! One of my friends was moaning about a significant birthday a few years back - 50!! Think of the alternative, I said & now she's even older & very happy with 2 gorgeous grandbabies! Grandbabies are much better than cigarettes, & as Amos says - URGES PASS (worth repeating) sandra One of my mates got sober some years back following the AA program, but had to go to a detox to be rid of his nicotine addiction as it was so much stronger/deeper/heavier, & he was a very heavy 7-days, 24-hour drinker. |
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31 Aug 10 - 03:46 AM (#2976487) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Leadfingers Hang in there Dan - Cant really appreciate what you are going through as smoking is something I never tried ! So I CAN remember the Sixties ! |
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31 Aug 10 - 09:37 AM (#2976638) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: olddude Much better day today, my daughter and son in law flew home with the baby to visit ... so I am grand baby kissing again. My son in law took 7th place in the Iron Man competition and qualified for Hawaii in the world championships .. today it is all good. My grandson is smiling, so is his grandpa .. |
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31 Aug 10 - 09:44 AM (#2976640) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: maeve Good for you, Dan. I bet I'd feel better with a grandbaby to dandle. Keep going with your claim to the good life. We need you in this world. m |
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31 Aug 10 - 09:51 AM (#2976643) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: jacqui.c Keep going Darlin'. We're all pulling for you. |
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31 Aug 10 - 01:34 PM (#2976796) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: VirginiaTam you damn well better not break your hand, Dan. I expect to hear more of your songs. So when you want to pick up a ciggie, set up your recording equipment and pick up your guitar... ya hear! |
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31 Aug 10 - 01:38 PM (#2976799) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Little Hawk Hey, Dan, keep in mind how awful the cigarette smoke smells to your pals, the wiener dogs. They have very sensitive noses! You're not only doing yourself a big favor by quitting, you're doing them one too. ;-) They are all on your side, man, rooting for you. |
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31 Aug 10 - 08:35 PM (#2977128) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: olddude Naw Tam, no more brick smashing. I gave up teaching that stuff a long time ago because it wasn't right to train anyone in it. Likewise those bricks never did anything to me to deserve being smashed (smile) and I don't want to break my hand doing silly things .. so I won't do it again I promise. Much easier to play guitar you are right. LH, never thought about that, my wiener dogs use to sneeze when they jumped on me after a cig .. you are right (Light bulb just went on) |
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01 Sep 10 - 06:28 AM (#2977330) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Sandra in Sydney have they stopped sneezing? |
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01 Sep 10 - 09:56 AM (#2977465) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: olddude they have, they don't sneeze anymore ... LOL .. now they just want to sit on my head all the time ... Wiener dogs are something different for sure. I sit in the chair, they will jump on my lap .. then jump on the back of the sofa chair .. then slide down on to my head .. crazy critters for sure |
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01 Sep 10 - 01:15 PM (#2977643) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Sandra in Sydney I've heard of cats sitting on shoulders & heads of people, but never heard of dogs doing the same. has anyone taken a photo/video of them on their travels? sandra |
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01 Sep 10 - 01:21 PM (#2977650) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: olddude I think Little Hawk will tell you the same. They are silly critters. My old one doolie likes to lay on the back of my neck with his head on my shoulder like I am wearing a scarf. Maybe it is cause their legs are so small they like being up high .. silly critters |
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02 Sep 10 - 11:54 AM (#2978505) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Tannywheeler olddude, live & be well. NO SMOKING. I also watched my mom die of lung cancer. Nasty. You were gonna head up the in-depth investigation of the toxic waste which makes up hospital lime-green jello. You gotta stick around for that. & did I see some reference to a grandkid? Talk about a reason to live & improve your health. Hang tough. Tw |
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02 Sep 10 - 12:33 PM (#2978538) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Ebbie It just occurs to me, Dan, that you have not 'given up smoking', you have opted for health. Speaking of lung cancer, in the days when I was 'opting for health', a physician told our 'stop-smoking' class that lung cancer is a kind death compared with a death from emphysema. I still didn't quit; it took another five years. |
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02 Sep 10 - 03:14 PM (#2978688) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: open mike if it was 3 weeks on AUG 21,now it has been 4 1/2 weeks...!! over a month, my friend...you can do it! |
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03 Sep 10 - 01:30 AM (#2979024) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Slag You're still on my mind, olddude! I quit at age 19! Nineteen! how hooked could he have been (you may ask)? Well, I had been smoking steady about three years and had a 2 1/2 pack a day habit and a morning cough to go with it, so I know! My motivation came from on high but I don't want this to devolve into one of those God-arguement things. This is about you. I'm just saying that WHATEVER it takes to beat this, do it! It is so worth it and we are all pulling for you and anyone else who wants to throw off the chains. I remember that months after I quit I would find my hand flying up to my shirt pocket and I would see that and be amazed at the power those things had held over me. Whatever it takes man, win this one. |
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03 Sep 10 - 01:37 AM (#2979031) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Ebbie Slag, after I had well and truly quit, one night I went out with some friends. It was a late night and we stopped for breakfast before going home. There were six of us and we were laughing and talking. At a certain point I realized my date was staring at me- I followed his eyes to the ashtray: I was stomping my crust of toast into it. |
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03 Sep 10 - 04:17 AM (#2979088) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Slag Oh yes! Well, hey! You can't beat toast for low tars and nicotine! lol. I'm so glad you made it off the stuff, tobacco that is (not toast!). |
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03 Sep 10 - 08:40 AM (#2979200) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: olddude Slag you can turn to the God thing anytime you want around me. I am with ya man ... I will take the intervention from the big guy .. cause that is what it takes for this olddude for sure. Been a struggle still is .. fell off the wagon 1 day, went right back on the wagon .. I will beat it. You bet they hold power over you. I wake up in the morning get my coffee and look for my cigs ... now I just look for my coffee and and forget the cigs .. its nuts ... I read it is as hard as quitting some hard core drugs .. well never been on hard core drugs but it is hard enough for sure |
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03 Sep 10 - 08:45 AM (#2979203) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: maeve Any new songs, Dan? Maeve |
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03 Sep 10 - 09:20 AM (#2979218) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: olddude Maeve haven't picked up the guitar in 3 weeks. I need to get back to it for sure. :-) |
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03 Sep 10 - 09:55 AM (#2979233) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: maeve Play that guitar! Pretty please? Maeve |
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03 Sep 10 - 10:30 AM (#2979251) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: frogprince Dan, maybe you should rethink this whole thing. Think of all the legendary greats who were fueled by their demons, and self-destructed in a blaze of glory at an early age. You may be ruining your chance to join the pantheon! |
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03 Sep 10 - 10:46 AM (#2979259) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Ebbie Let me watch my children grow to see what they become Oh Lord don't let that cold wind blow till I'm too old to die young (Moe Bandy) The older I get the older a person must be in order not to appear young. :) |
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03 Sep 10 - 12:20 PM (#2979316) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Little Hawk Cigarettes ARE a hard core drug, Dan. They're just legal, so people tend to overlook it. |
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03 Sep 10 - 01:57 PM (#2979385) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: VirginiaTam echoing Maeve the thread title needs to change cuz it has been more than 3 weeks now. your progress is under chronicalized. |
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03 Sep 10 - 02:02 PM (#2979389) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Little Hawk Every time you feel the urge for a cigarette...reach for a wiener dog instead! ;-) Scratch him (or her) behind the ears. Rub its little tummy. Say, "You're the best dog in this town...perhaps in the world!" They love that, and it's much more fun than smoking anyway. |
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04 Sep 10 - 02:07 AM (#2979692) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Slag You have the right idea, Dan. If you fall, get right back up. And yes, the "Big Guy" will give you the strength. I used to do some counseling work with addicts of varying substance including heroine, meth, crack, etc. at to a soul the all said kicking nicotine was the hardest of all. When you've kicked this one know that you can do anything with the right motivation and a little help from above---AND from your friends! And for playing the guitar, do it! The more stuff you can do without the smokes that you used to do WITH the smokes the more certain your victory! |
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04 Sep 10 - 03:26 AM (#2979716) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: open mike keep a capo and a pick in the place where you used to keep your cigs and when ever you reach for one you will find the other... |
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04 Sep 10 - 09:35 AM (#2979870) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Bobert Ain't it like 6 weeks now??? Maybe need a chnage to the thread title??? Brick bustin'??? Hmmmmmm??? Went thru that myself in the late 80s... My ex was a also a sansi... Okanowen/Shotokon (sp)... Got me involved for a couple of years... Rather have my hands not busted up, thank you... BTW, keep up the NO SMOKING, Ol'ster... B~ |
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04 Sep 10 - 10:40 AM (#2979897) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Little Hawk Didn't Spaw claim once that he could bust bricks with his...you know...? |
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04 Sep 10 - 10:49 AM (#2979904) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: frogprince Bust bricks with a fart?? That sounds like a possible exaggeration... |
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04 Sep 10 - 08:42 PM (#2980145) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Little Hawk No...he just claims to be able to strip paint with those. And stop cattle stampedes...or rather, reverse them. |
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05 Sep 10 - 02:30 AM (#2980227) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Jim Lad Congratulations, Dan! It will be three months for me in a few days. I've put on a stone, some people stink (I didn't know that) and everything tastes salty. But it's done. |
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26 Sep 10 - 12:15 AM (#2993786) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Slag OD! just wanted to check in and see how it's going! I'm still thinking of you and praying for your success. Hang in there Buddy! |
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26 Sep 10 - 02:07 PM (#2994036) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: John on the Sunset Coast I think it wonderful when someone can cease a habit of long standing, so kudos to OD. I stopped frequent smoking over thirty years ago. Over time I have had, perhaps, half a dozen of those things--although none in the last 13 or 14 years. I never use the words "I quit" with respect to smoking. I may make it a regular habit tomorrow. But I think not. |
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26 Sep 10 - 02:22 PM (#2994044) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: open mike Just thinking of you...when i saw this post from a friend on Face Book: "To my very own shock my anniversary Quitnet reminder said that in 1538 days I have NOT smoked 31,678 cigs! I have saved over $6,336.00 (huh?... I never had that kind of money), and I have added 8 months, 1 day, 23 hours to my relative lifespan." You might try adding quitnet to your support network! http://www.quitnet.com/qnhomepage.aspx Beat the Nicodemon at his own game with our FREE quit-smoking program! |
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26 Sep 10 - 02:41 PM (#2994051) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Bill D in the 1950s, as a smart-alec kid, I did some rapid arithmetic and informed my parents that if they had not somked, and had saved the money, they could buy a new Cadillac. (based on about 25¢ a pack and 5000-7000 for a Cadillac) They were NOT amused..... But, since health is far more important than cars, I applaud your efforts, Dan |
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26 Sep 10 - 05:19 PM (#2994132) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: gnu YO. DAN. You out behind the barn fer a smoke er what? I hope not. I hope you are hugging the wee Dude and the weeny dog. |
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27 Sep 10 - 07:46 AM (#2994385) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Little Hawk Give up cigarettes. Give up booze. Give up coffee. Give up robbing banks. Give up stealing candy from babies. But NEVER give up wiener dogs!!!!!!!!! |
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27 Sep 10 - 11:48 AM (#2994530) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: John on the Sunset Coast I like'm with hot mustard and sauerkraut. |
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27 Sep 10 - 01:08 PM (#2994592) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Q (Frank Staplin) Try that wiener with pinto beans and chili sauce. |
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27 Sep 10 - 10:17 PM (#2994911) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: olddude well I am doing ok, I fell of the wagon a time or two but I get right back on ... so far so good ... terrible addiction for sure ... but I got a lot to live for so I keep on keepin on my friends Love Dan |
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27 Sep 10 - 10:29 PM (#2994917) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: maeve Thanks for your update, Dan. Maeve |
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27 Sep 10 - 10:32 PM (#2994919) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Little Hawk It's a tough one, Dan, but just keep at it. You will win in the end. And your wiener dogs will thank you for it. |
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28 Sep 10 - 05:11 AM (#2995049) Subject: RE: BS: 3 weeks so far (olddude giving up smoking) From: Sandra in Sydney dogs love their person unconditionally, but they don't sneeze when they cuddle up to a non-smoker! |