You know where $101.85 did NOT go this week?

[Earth_First]

...from my pocket to the pockets of the tobacco industry lobbyists to lobby issues that go against the best interests of a Democrat!

Smokers, join me!

Signed,

Ex pack-and-half-a-day smoker of 14 years

[secondwind]

1. good for you!

[liberalmike27]

95. Agreed, kudos.

After three days you've got it dicked. Then you just need to avoid those trigger situations, and you might have to try to avoid situations where people smoke too.

I've been saying for a while, if you want to pay less taxes, quit smoking and drinking. There are some voluntary unnecessary taxes, and they are quite regressive too.

Your toothpick thing is good. I had a friend who cut a white pencil to length, and burnt the end, to simulate one, like Jerry on Boston Legal. It's surprising how much of the habit is oral, and using the hands. You also miss the going out and taking a smoke break, though depending on your situation, you may or may not be able to do. But you're better off without it.

Congratulations, from a three time quitter, the final one taking. I'd surely be dead by now if I hadn't.

[notesdev]

2. Congratulations!

How did you do it?

[NYC_SKP]

3. wow! ecigs? cold turkey? what?

:toast:

[Earth_First]

9. Willpower, the financial motivation and tea tree toothpicks...

It's been difficult however this is day 14.

I have already saved a total of $203.70 in the past two weeks.

I should be saying that the health aspects are what keeps me motivated, but the financial motivation was like getting a whole paycheck a month back in my pocket when it is surely needed...

[NYC_SKP]

21. Like, tea tree oil toothpicks?

I've used tea tree oil for other purposes, hadn't heard of this.

May have to try it!

congrats, again!

[Earth_First]

24. Yep!

You can get them most health food and co-op stores; 100 pkg. for $2-$3.

You can get them natural or infused with cinnamon, peppermint, spearmint, or sweet fennel.

I use the tea tree toothpicks infused with cinnamon as I've read that cinnamon helps alot of smokers. It helped my brother in law quit (Big Red chewing gum actually...)

I feel that it helps with the physical addiction very well.

However, each person who quits has a different path suited best for them...

Hope these help!

[Mira]

30. Congratulations. It's huge, and necessary. What you did, simply said, is save your life.

I quit on 5/5/1998. Around me in my life are many my age who did no quit, and they are either dead or dying or dragging oxygen tanks.
The only product I can name that when used as intended will kill you.

If and when you have a hard day, pm me before you even think of lighting up.

edited to fix typos

[Earth_First]

34. Thanks for the support!

I'll take you up on that offer if needed.

Thanks!

:hi:

[Mira]

45. Thanks for taking me seriously.

I smoked for over thirty years. 2 packs on a good day.
I know almost all there is to know about quitting, and I know the pitfalls, and how to get through rough spots without ruining the progress.

Be very good to yourself on all fronts. Do yourself any and all favors you can afford except lighting up. Stay calm and walk out of any difficult situations.
You are in the process of saving your life. Nothing else matters as much.
There is life after cigarettes.

Inch by inch, it's a cinch. Whatever you might think about "just one", don't do it.

When the going gets rough, call on me.

[Mojorabbit]

33. I made it one year on July 4th

after 39 years of 2 plus packs a day. Give yourself a pat on the back! It can be done cause if I can do it anyone can.

[beac]

77. Good for you! I think cold turkey is the only way to go (maybe b/c that's how I

did it.) Having both health AND financial reasons to stay on track should really help.

Just don't watch "Mad Men" or "Caprica"-- even after five years the rampant smoking in those shows can still set of a craving for me. LOL.

By next week, you should be starting to notice things taste better and your lungs will begin to feel SO much better (even if you didn't notice they were feeling bad.)

Congratulations and good luck! :hi:

[Amaril]

78. Hang in there!!

I'm on day 87 (pack + per day smoker for over 30 years), and it DOES get easier.

[whopis01]

114. Congratulations - enjoy your new found savings!

Whatever it takes to motivate you is exactly what you should be motivated by as far as I am concerned.

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. $101.85 a week money saved and better health. good for you

[Curmudgeoness]

5. Have you seen that commercial for Nicorette with the shark?

That is me. Congrats on quitting, that is quite a feat and I hope you stick with it. But me, I am like the guy in that commercial.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCsKLWJrvWA

[blm]

6. congrats...I've successfully convinced a number of my Dem smoker friends to ditch the habit for that

very same reason over the last ten years.

Good on you E_F

[DailyGrind51]

7. Congratulations!

[taterguy]

8. To the pockets of asshole oil lobbyists since I gave up driving?

Well, not quite $101.85.

I've never blown that much on gas in a week.

Drivers join me!

Or tell me to mind my own damn business.

Whichever you prefer.

[LynneSin]

85. Driving is a bit harder for many to give up because it is necessary

But what we can do is make choices to help reduce the amount of driving/gas we are buying.

Buying cars with better gas mileage is a big start.

Buying/renting a home near where you live helps too. I still am amazed that I work & live in Wilmington but have co-workers that drive in everyday from Baltimore or North Jersey. I know it's a tough economy and you have to take the jobs you can get though.

[taterguy]

120. Smoking is a necessity

Work in an office with me while I try to quit.

I double dog dare you.

[DrDan]

10. I used to work with a 5-pack a day smoker . . . I often wonder if he is still around

$101.85 is enough. 5-packs a day must be close to a house payment.

[malaise]

73. Did he do anything but smoke? n/t

[DrDan]

83. no - finish one and start the next

think of it . . . 16 waking hours in a day - or 960 minutes.

20 cigarettes in a pack - so 5 packs would be 100 cigarettes.

That would be a cigarette every 9 1/2 minutes.

ridiculous.

[Posteritatis]

105. Five a day?

Did he just wear clothing made out of woven tobacco and self-immolate constantly?

[DrDan]

110. he was a nice guy, a hard worker/manager, effective . . . just could not

do anything without a cigarette in his hand.

I hated going into his office . . . .

[Lifelong Protester]

11. good for you and I hope it 'sticks'

gave 'em up myself about 30 years ago.

[DesertFlower]

12. i'm another ex pack and a half a day.

i will celebrate 27 years of being smoke free on 8/9.

one of the smartest things i ever did. it was only about $1.05 a pack back then. i can't imagine paying today's prices for cigarettes.

[northernlights]

13. congratulations!!!!!!

now put that money someplace safe and do it again :D. (ps...my bank account is a very, very safe place ;))

[niyad]

14. congratulations to you--that is wonderful.

when a friend was trying to quit years ago, he was told that it would take six weeks to really break the habit. one of the suggestions was to figure out how much he spent each day, and put that money in a jar, so that he could see it adding up. at the end of six weeks, he got a new set of golf clubs.

[elehhhhna]

15. I went electronic yesterday.

[Earth_First]

35. +1

You can do it!

[burrfoot]

65. I just went electronic last week!

What kind did you get, and what do you think?

[elehhhhna]

119. smoketips.com, tried others, love these.

[dixiegrrrrl]

16. I applaud you.

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:



Money was my motivation for quitting, plus my anger when the tobacco companies were forced to admit they intentinally added stuff to their tobacco to make it MORE addictive.
I quit in 98, Mr. D. quit 3 years ago when he realized how much money he was spending.
His budget allowed either his cigs or his beer, not both.

Anger and money, great motivators.

[gateley]

17. Woo Hoo! Good for you!

When I quit (this time) it was because I bought a pack at a 'regular' grocery store and they were like $9.75. I was soooo disgusted with myself, I was embarrassed to look in the mirror.

Let's not give those mofos another cent. Yet another industry that treated the Americans worse than their foreign customers. :grr:

[Journeyman]

18. Wow. How much are cigarettes these days? . . .

I used to smoke 3 to 5 packs a day but quit better than 24 years ago. Curious what I would pay today to feed that addiction.

[Earth_First]

22. $9.70 per pack (Western, New York)

[Journeyman]

28. Unbelievable. 27 cents a pack when I started, about $1 when I quit 16 years later. . .

At your prices, today it would cost me between $29 to $48 a day, about $10,000 to $17,000 a year. Of course, had I kept at it I'd be dead today so I'd still be saving that daily money, just in slightly different form.

[donal dubh]

52. madness when you consider it huh?

I am still smoking. *sigh* The cost is surely enough to make any rational person quit. The addict needs something new to do. It's only about $10 per pack here.. but that's CDN money so... hardly worth mentioning eh? jokes, jokes...

but honestly... over $300 a month to feel crappy and line the pockets of some of the worst drug pushers known? I believe H.S. Thompson would have deemed such behaviour as 'bad craziness'...

[Imagevision]

19. USA has 3 times the amount of carcinagins (addiction tool) in ciggies then rest of the world...

[Doremus]

46. Carcinogens aren't the "addiction tool"

The carcinogens in tobacco smoke are within the tars and other products of combustion.

Nicotine is addictive but not particularly carcinogenic.

[thotzRthingz]

20. smokers, and those who are ready to start again... $1.00 per pack

$101.85 per week?! WOW!

I stopped smoking cigarettes when all that was available were the FSCs (with carpet glue in papers). I unknowingly tried smoking FSCs ... and nearly choked to death! I had been smoking non-FSCs ("NATIVE" brand), until those too became available only as FSCs... I used to drive 60 miles (round-trip) once per month, just across the state line, into NC to buy my cigarettes. But when all I could get were FSCs ... I started looking for an alternative.

To my delight, there's a SMOKE SHACK just across the street from where I live. I never went there, with it being next door to a BAR I had no desire to enter it. But when I quit cigarettes, I walked over there... and discovered FILTERED CIGARS that cost $0.95/pack (add $0.05 state sales tax, and that's $1.00/pack). I've been smoking these JW Little Cigars (the filtered & flavored ones) for quite some time now. They come in various fruit flavors, menthol, regular, and lights. They're better than cigarettes, since I actually smoke less of them... and it costs me about $40 to $50 PER MONTH!

There are other similar brands... the JW brand comes from the Philippines.

Although I buy them in a local SMOKE SHACK, they are available on various websites as well... prices vary widely. Here's one website with prices close to what I am paying (although, others might have to pay state sales tax, and shipping, on top of the price of these filtered cigars)...

http://www.smokes-spirits.com/search.aspx/Cigars/opt/store/3/category/-1/search/1
(there are two web pages ... so be sure to click "NEXT" to see page 2)


EDITED TO ADD:

Just FYI: I've been smoking since I was about 13 years old... I turned 60 last month.

[pleah]

101. I, too, smoke filtered cigars, $11.99 +tax per carton.

They taste better and smell better than cigs.

[slampoet]

23. I always ask ex-smokers to do something with their newfound wealth.

That's $5296 in your first year.

Enough for a delux motorscooter or decent car or maybe even a house down payment.

[Earth_First]

25. My first immediate 'gift' is going to be a canoe

It's always been something frivilous that I couldn't afford, however as a gift to myself for quitting; I am going to reward myself with a canoe.

Something that I can continue to recieve additional health benefits from while satisfying by desire to be outdoors, enjoy birding and other wildlife and enjoy time spent with my family...

Afterwards, I intend to try and use portions of it for a program in our inner-city area which helps promote urban gardening and nutritional programs for single-parent families who struggle with the high cost of produce in balancing the diets of their families...

[slampoet]

43. Perfect!

[OnlinePoker]

51. Laudable goals, but put something aside for your future.

I would take half of the $5200 a year and put it in some kind of saving device for retirement. Since you're getting yourself healthy, you will probably live longer and need the extra cash.

[kestrel91316]

90. Where I live, $5000 is one or two house PAYMENTS. LOL

[Synicus Maximus]

26. Good on you

[roody]

27. hooray for you

[valerief]

29. I got that monkey off my back years ago, too, and put it on a rock. nt

[K8-EEE]

31. I also used political reasoning to help me quit!

And that was back in 85---a friend was like, you know the tobacco industry is totally Republican, right? They donate to Reagan etc? MANY MANY TIMES that (and Juicy Fruit Gum) kept me on the up and up!

[Daninmo]

32. Congrats

I quit years ago and was one of the hardest things to do, but one of the best. I couldn't believe how much money for a pack of cig's is taxes though. I'm guessing 80%

[tammywammy]

36. I'm working on it

I need help at the week and a half mark. I was at my doctor last Thursday for other reasons and got a script for Chantix. So my official quit day is this Thursday. But I've cut way back already and most days can go without. Also through work I joined a program for quitting and have a special Quit Counselor. She called Friday and someone's supposed to call me this Thursday afternoon.

I was only half a pack a day, so I think if I can make it a month I can make it.

[Earth_First]

38. We can do it!

YOU can do it!

I wish you the best of luck. If I can do it, I honestly believe that anyone can do it!

You and I both know that it's not fun. It's not easy nor enjoyable. However, I believe in you!

Good luck on YOUR quit!

[tammywammy]

39. And good luck to you!

:hug:

[Melissa G]

94. Congrats tammywammy! Good on you!

:hug:

[ejpoeta]

61. My husband used chantix

And he just kept smoking and smoked less and less until he lost the desire altogether. Not that it took the desire totally away but it did make it manageable. He chews a lot of gum. Still chews gum but not nearly as much. Over a year smoke free. I am so proud of him. And he bought a mustang to fix up.

[myrna minx]

99. You can do it! I'm at the 6 month mark, and I marvel

that I've made it this far, but I also marvel that I ever use to smoke. It's quite a paradox. Hang in there!

[Touchdown]

37. Congrats! I quit in March

Although for me it was only (ONLY! Haha!) $40 a week.

:hi:

[Roon]

40. i quit five years ago after 20 years of smoking

It's so nice not to be a slave to tobacco, i love it!

[kelly1mm]

41. I grow and cure my own tobacco. I do buy tubes so $0.23 per pack. nt

[Earth_First]

42. No kidding...

I used to joke about it frequently when I would step outside with co-workers. However, WNY does not have the climate to support tobacco cultivation.

[druidity33]

62. Southern climate? nt.

[kelly1mm]

109. Maryland. nt

[a la izquierda]

44. congratulations!

my crutch has been my bike. i'm training for 150 miles this summer.

[caledesi]

47. I tried to quit AT LEAST 10 times...finally I did! Used to LOVE it....now, not so much. nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

48. CONGRATS

:toast: :bounce: :toast: :party: :fistbump: :headbang: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock: :yourock:

[Bette Noir]

49. Congratulations and good luck.

[iamthebandfanman]

50. i quit a long time ago and i wont lie to you...

youll always want one. lol.

there will ALWAYS be a situation in which you think, gosh id like a cig ... or feel that feeling you used to get when ya wanted one... but youll definitely feel better over all for it ;)


the first two weeks of me quiting was pure hell if you ask me!! worst withdrawl IVE EVER HAD from something, no lie!

but once that passes, its all up hill :)

congrats and goodluck!!

[uncommon]

113. I disagree -

for a short time after I quit this was true, but these days it only happens if I am drinking and everyone around me is smoking. Then it is tempting. But otherwise it doesn't even occur to me to want one.

[UndertheOcean]

53. 101.85 a week ? fuck , cigs are more expensive than joints !

$50 is enough for a months supply

[Romulox]

54. I've saved tens of thousands of dollars by now...

quit in 2002 after about 14 years, as well.

It's time. It CAN be done. It's up to you.

I won't wish you luck, because luck doesn't have a thing to do with it. You'll quit when you're ready. If you're not ready, it's pointless.

[Hamlette]

55. If you need (want) Nicorette gum, it is way cheap on ebay, cost you about $17 per week

I gave up cigs about 5 years ago but I'm still hooked on Nicotine gum. Nicorette is sold as Nicotrol in Australia or New Zealand and you can buy it on ebay. AFter 5 years of this stuff, I'm an expert and Nicotrol and Nicorette are exactly the same thing, just different packaging. A box of 105 pieces should last you a week and costs between $17 and $25 a box depending on how many boxes you buy at once. That's about one third of the price they charge at Costco.

Stay with it. The first year after I quit I envied those who were still smoking. Now I feel sorry for them. I'm glad I don't have to go through those first few weeks again. Try some gum before you give in to a ciggie.

[JDPriestly]

56. Congratulations! Politics is the most compelling, most persuasive

reason for quitting. When you smoke, a portion of the money you pay for the tobacco goes to some fat cat CEO. Another portion goes to the Republican Party -- possibly via the Chamber of Commerce.

[defendandprotect]

57. Stick with it -- everything gets better -- best wishes!!

[tavalon]

58. Wow! That's fabulous!

Keep it up! Yay, way to stick it to the tabacco industry and save your life in the process!

[liberation]

59. You can't put a price on the extra life you are getting...

... especially if you have kids and loved ones, you are getting extra time with them, and there simply is no price for that.

Congrats, and stay away from those cancer sticks you hear!

[myrna minx]

60. The 25th was my 6th month anniversary - so I 'll join you!

:toast:

[madokie]

63. august 14, 1977 I quit cold turkey

two pack a day smoker then so just think how many dollars I've saved throughout the years. a bunch
Good for you Earth_First, as time goes by your taste will improve to where you can actually taste the food you eat, That cough, if you have one, will dissapear, your energy level will increase too.

[Jackpine Radical]

76. Actually, if you're like me, the energy level rises almost immediately.

Any smoker's blood is laden with carbon monoxide, In the first day or so after you quit, the CO clears your blood stream and you get an immediate burst of energy due to the increased O2 carrying capacity. In my case I became aware of this energy lift because I spent my first day after quitting out walking in rough terrain, and was amazed to discover that I was rather easily clambering up slopes that would have left me panting halfway up just the day before. The exercise was very important for another reason too: it caused my body to generate endorphins. Smoking damages your lungs, and your body produces endorphins in response, so you get hooked on the increased endorphins. Exercise is an incredibly effective way to trigger endorphin production without the tobacco.

[madokie]

80. For sure

The endorphins is why I went back to finishing concrete the last 15 years of so of my work life. Hard work is good for a person in other ways too. :hi:

I cannot encourage anyone to quite smoking tobacco enough. It was like a whole new lease on life with me.

An old saying with concrete finishers is once you get concrete in your blood its hard to get away from and the reason for that is the endorphins, thats why runners like to run or weight lifters lift weights or mountain climbers climb mountains and thats when we who do these things have a tendency to have a longer life span too.

[Earth_First]

103. I have most certainly noticed this...

Took a few days, but oh my!

I can also breathe much deeper and clearer.

I used to run long-distance competitively in high school/early college.

Next week I am going to begin running again to enjoy it.

Im very excited!

[Knight Hawk]

64. Excellent

Good Move

[Odin2005]

66. But, the smoking apologists say their disgusting habit is IMPOSSIBLE to break!

So you must be lying!!! :sarcasm:

Congrats! :)

[kurtzapril4]

97. It is DAMN hard to break the habit.

Have you ever been addicted to anything?

I've tried to quit at least a dozen times. I always make it to six weeks, then I can't stand the craving anymore, which is STILL just as bad on day 40 as it is on day 3.

But you go on being smug, Odin, if it makes you feel better about yourself.

Congrats to all of you who have quit/are qutting! Nothing but admiration for you!

[Tunkamerica]

112. Non-smokers say that smokers only IMAGINE their dickishness

So you must not be an ass!!!

[rox63]

67. Congratulations!

It's the best thing you can do for yourself. I'm a respiratory therapist, and I've seen how awful COPD is to live and die with. Trust me, you don't want to go there.

[old mark]

68. Good for you! I did it years ago, and it is one reason I am still alive today...

I hope everyone who smokes joins you ASAP!

Congratulations to ALL who have stopped this terrible habbit, and encouragement to those who are in the process!

rec.

mark

[callous taoboy]

69. Smoking killed my mom in 1974 when I was 9. Stroke.

So, although I've never been addicted to ciggies the tobacco industry's impact on my life has been immeasurably rough. I applaud your willpower and may you and your loved ones enjoy your life for many years to come.

[Mad_Dem_X]

70. Good for you! n/t

[pgodbold]

71. Congratulations! I quit a while back myself. I regret every dime I gave those bastards. nt

[malaise]

72. Congrats

That is very cool!! :grouphug: :applause:

[Jackpine Radical]

74. I quit in 1984. It was hard, but OMG was it worth it!

I sometimes still dream about my addiction, 26 years later, and those dreams are nightmarish. It is wonderful to wake up and realize it was only a dream--I didn't relapse.

[myrna minx]

100. Hi Jackpine!

:hi: I'm at my 6th month mark, and my gawd, those dreams are horrible. I can't tell you how many times I awake relieved that I didn't relapse.

[Kalyke]

75. Are you male?

The reason I ask is that it is now a proven fact that it's much, much harder for women to quit cold turkey than men.

In addition to society's restrictions that we must never gain weight, women also have more neuro-receptors in our brains and actually find cigarettes more satisfying than men find them. In other words, women get more bang for the buck when smoking.

I have to quit because of an upcoming surgery, but I really don't want to because I'll have to use Chantix (can't use a nicotine replacement because of the surgery) and I'm somehow doubting that drug will be as satisfying as a deep breath, a puff, a rush and a chance to go outside.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

79. Congrats! E-cig user here.

Never thought of the lobbyist angle, great reason, one more motivator.

I got pissed at first because of the FSC papers, my wife got a cough, couldn't figure it out.
She only smoked half pack or less a day. I smoked a little over a pack a day.
I had chest pains, not bad but like if some one or something solidly hit you.
Thought it was coming from an old shoulder injury, I knew it was not a heart thing.
Then found out about FSC papers, carpet glue in them. Carpet glue that was banned in
my industry years ago. (Carpet and Upholstery cleaning)

Researched the effects of FSC papers and found out the symptoms we had were caused by the papers.
We are 58 yrs on this earth, I started smoking in my early teens, my wife in late teens, never had those
symptoms, ever, never. That is until FSC. None of those pesky problems now!!

Then, the USPS refuses to ship cigs. I was buying from the NY Indians. (Native brand)

Went to e-cigs, used up the last of my "analog" cigs and am not looking back.

I use the Blu e-cig, but will probably step up to the Volcano brand. Longer battery life.
I but my "Smoke Juice" from Johnson Creek, use the Red Oak line.

I actually like "vapeing" more than smoking. I love the effect of nicotine, it is my only vice,
well that and DU.

Keep the air clean!

[AlabamaLibrul]

81. Good on ya! K&R (eom)

[racaulk]

82. Fantastic!

Congratulations!

:fistbump:

[LynneSin]

84. Seriously, if there was ever a reason to give up smoking this is a good one

http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.php?ind=A02

Sure some democrats do get Tobacco money but overwhelmingly it is the Republicans that benefit from this partnership.

[barbtries]

86. how'd you do it?

:(

eta: and good job, by the way!

[handmade34]

87. Congratulations!@!

:applause:

[TomClash]

88. Now don't give it to the "food industry" instead! nt

[Earth_First]

104. lol, i will keep an eye on that... n/t

[madmom]

89. Congratulations!!!!! keep up the good work, I quit about 20 years ago, can't imagine

how much I've saved.:fistbump:

[crim son]

91. Good for you!

Nothing like having a great motivation to help you quit! :yourock:

[DeSwiss]

92. K&R

Congratulation!!! My last cig was on January 31, 2009!!!

[Historic NY]

93. Congratulations , 4yrs w/o a smoke for me, more money for lottery tickets.

[joeybee12]

96. Good for you! Good luck with the battle. KNR!

[onehandle]

98. Smart. Smoking serves no purpose whatsoever. Good for you. nt

[Gore1FL]

102. Welcome aboard!

I became a non smoker 15 months and a few days ago.

[Earth_First]

106. Thanks again everyone for the kudos and support!

Its been difficult with a long road ahead for sure but your best wishes
are a great confidence boost.

Its greatly appriciated!

:hi:

[southpaw]

107. Congrats, man!

I gave up a two-pack-a-day habit just over 7 years ago (May 8th, 2003). I vowed not to give big tobacco another dime of my money, and I haven't... at least not directly by purchasing tobacco products. If they are finding some other way to take my money, then I certainly don't know about it.

Keep the anger fresh. Righteous indignation is more effective than nicotine gum when it comes to fighting the cravings!

[Eyerish]

108. Congratulations Earth_First!!

That's a Major accomplishment right here.
As someone who lost their father from smoking induced lung cancer, I thank you for wanting to improve your health and now you'll be around for your family for much longer.

Cheers! :toast:

[LostinVA]

111. I quit cold turkey 14 years ago

2 1/2 packs of Salem Lights 100s's a day. The first month is the worst, the first week awful, and the first three days agony.

[RoccoR5955]

115. Me too... I quit a week ago yesterday.

And am enjoying the money I am saving, not to mention the other things.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

116. Congrats! I quit smoking 22 years ago.

That was back in the days when my pack-and-a-half-a-day cost about $15...

Enjoy breathing! :yourock:

[zeos3]

117. Good for you.

I hope to follow your lead soon.

:toast:

[juajen]

118. I quit around ten years ago, cold turkey. I miss them, but am never

sorry that I quit. That very difficult think that I did has probably added a decade to my life.

[onehandle]

121. A good thread to keep alive. nt