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Another boring anniversary accomplishment.
"Andy" > wrote in message ... > OT: Another boring anniversary accomplishment. > > Since 10:00am, September 1st, 2004, my seventh year of giving up smoking > has come true. > > An equation of my own devise estimates I've saved $20k in that time span. > Never once faltered. > > I'll never forget, it was on Wednesday, watching morning news, in my La-Z- > Boy when I snuffed out my last cigarette. I glanced at the wall clock and > marked the time. > > So, I'm so again proud to announce x7 I won!!! > > Andy Congrats - it Ain't no easy task. My last was 5-6-2001 3:30 PM as they took me to the hospital with a soon to be paralyzed left side. (stroke) IMHO it gets easier but never goes away completely. If you want to know exactly how much you have saved - download the silk quit meter. http://www.silkquit.org/stop-smoking/quit-meter.aspx Dimitri |
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Another boring anniversary accomplishment.
"Dimitri" > wrote in message
... > > "Andy" > wrote in message > ... >> OT: Another boring anniversary accomplishment. >> >> Since 10:00am, September 1st, 2004, my seventh year of giving up smoking >> has come true. >> >> An equation of my own devise estimates I've saved $20k in that time span. >> Never once faltered. >> >> I'll never forget, it was on Wednesday, watching morning news, in my >> La-Z- >> Boy when I snuffed out my last cigarette. I glanced at the wall clock and >> marked the time. >> >> So, I'm so again proud to announce x7 I won!!! >> >> Andy > > Congrats - it Ain't no easy task. My last was 5-6-2001 3:30 PM as they > took me to the hospital with a soon to be paralyzed left side. (stroke) > > IMHO it gets easier but never goes away completely. > > If you want to know exactly how much you have saved - download the silk > quit meter. http://www.silkquit.org/stop-smoking/quit-meter.aspx > > Dimitri Congrats to both of you. I'm here and very happy. Cheri One year, nine months, five days, 26 minutes and 44 seconds. 19260 cigarettes not smoked, saving $5,304.56. Life saved: 9 weeks, 3 days, 21 hours, 0 minutes. |
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Another boring anniversary accomplishment.
"Cheri" > wrote in message ... > "Dimitri" > wrote in message > ... >> >> "Andy" > wrote in message >> ... >>> OT: Another boring anniversary accomplishment. >>> >>> Since 10:00am, September 1st, 2004, my seventh year of giving up smoking >>> has come true. >>> >>> An equation of my own devise estimates I've saved $20k in that time >>> span. >>> Never once faltered. >>> >>> I'll never forget, it was on Wednesday, watching morning news, in my >>> La-Z- >>> Boy when I snuffed out my last cigarette. I glanced at the wall clock >>> and >>> marked the time. >>> >>> So, I'm so again proud to announce x7 I won!!! >>> >>> Andy >> >> Congrats - it Ain't no easy task. My last was 5-6-2001 3:30 PM as they >> took me to the hospital with a soon to be paralyzed left side. (stroke) >> >> IMHO it gets easier but never goes away completely. >> >> If you want to know exactly how much you have saved - download the silk >> quit meter. http://www.silkquit.org/stop-smoking/quit-meter.aspx >> >> Dimitri > > Congrats to both of you. I'm here and very happy. > > Cheri > > One year, nine months, five days, 26 minutes and 44 seconds. 19260 > cigarettes not smoked, saving $5,304.56. Life saved: 9 weeks, 3 days, 21 > hours, 0 minutes Good for you - keep it up. Dimitri |
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Another boring anniversary accomplishment.
"Dimitri" > ha scritto nel messaggio > If you want to know exactly how much you have saved - download the silk > quit meter. http://www.silkquit.org/stop-smoking/quit-meter.aspx I did. Three years, seven months, two weeks, 4 hours, 59 minutes and 23 seconds. 39666 cigarettes not smoked, saving $12,395.31. Life saved: 19 weeks, 4 days, 17 hours, 30 minutes. |
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Another boring anniversary accomplishment.
"Giusi" > wrote in message ... > > "Dimitri" > ha scritto nel messaggio >> If you want to know exactly how much you have saved - download the silk >> quit meter. http://www.silkquit.org/stop-smoking/quit-meter.aspx > > I did. > Three years, seven months, two weeks, 4 hours, 59 minutes and 23 seconds. > 39666 cigarettes not smoked, saving $12,395.31. Life saved: 19 weeks, 4 > days, 17 hours, 30 minutes. I quit 38 years ago, no idea how many weeks, minutes etc. When a medic asks my details I still have to say I used to be a smoker -- http://www.shop.helpforheros.org.uk |
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Another boring anniversary accomplishment.
On Fri, 2 Sep 2011 12:00:42 +0200, "Giusi" > wrote:
> >"Dimitri" > ha scritto nel messaggio >> If you want to know exactly how much you have saved - download the silk >> quit meter. http://www.silkquit.org/stop-smoking/quit-meter.aspx > >I did. >Three years, seven months, two weeks, 4 hours, 59 minutes and 23 seconds. >39666 cigarettes not smoked, saving $12,395.31. Life saved: 19 weeks, 4 >days, 17 hours, 30 minutes. How do you people remember the *hour*-- let alone the day, or month or year? I know *where* I was when I quit. [ER with chest pain] But until my cardiologist said yesterday 'You're 10 years past your heart attack' - I would have thought the whole deal was 5-6 years ago. I guess I just don't pay a lot of attention to time. My memory sucks & I don't fight it anymore. Jim |
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Another boring anniversary accomplishment.
On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:32:19 -0500, Andy > wrote:
>Jim Elbrecht > wrote: > >> I guess I just don't pay a lot of attention to time. My memory sucks >> & I don't fight it anymore. > > >I knew a day ahead that i was going to give up smoking. > >I knew when I ran out of smokes, that would be the end. > >The exact time was just merely a wondrous moment in my life, not >important to anyone else. > >That it was exactly 10:00am when I put out my last cigarette and glanced >at the wall clock at that instant was what made it a memorable moment in >time for me. > >Something I can never forget! > >A life-list event, in a sense. > >I'm not prohibitive of guests smoking in my house. It's not as if I >haven't been there before!!! > >Andy there's been no smoking in my house for at least 15 years since I tried once before to stop. (this time is for real, I can tell). My husband has to smoke out on the deck in whatever weather. At least the dog isn't subjected to second-hand smoke and the house no longer stinks. Janet US |
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Another boring anniversary accomplishment.
Janet Bostwick > wrote:
-snip- >there's been no smoking in my house for at least 15 years since I >tried once before to stop. (this time is for real, I can tell). My >husband has to smoke out on the deck in whatever weather. At least >the dog isn't subjected to second-hand smoke and the house no longer >stinks. >Janet US Nothing like a dog to drive the incorrigibles outside.<g> My wife didn't mind subjecting the kids and I [after I quit]-- and she continues to smoke despite a cancer diagnosis and a mother with COPD. [and watching a friend die with COPD a few years ago] But one word from the vet and she smokes outside and won't let the pug within 10 feet of her when she's smoking. Jim |
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Another boring anniversary accomplishment.
"Jim Elbrecht" > wrote in message ... > Janet Bostwick > wrote: > > -snip- >>there's been no smoking in my house for at least 15 years since I >>tried once before to stop. (this time is for real, I can tell). My >>husband has to smoke out on the deck in whatever weather. At least >>the dog isn't subjected to second-hand smoke and the house no longer >>stinks. >>Janet US > > Nothing like a dog to drive the incorrigibles outside.<g> My wife > didn't mind subjecting the kids and I [after I quit]-- and she > continues to smoke despite a cancer diagnosis and a mother with COPD. > [and watching a friend die with COPD a few years ago] > > But one word from the vet and she smokes outside and won't let the pug > within 10 feet of her when she's smoking. > > Jim I quit 11 years ago when we went camping for a week. I had always refused to smoke in front of the children and after a week of not smoking (no privacy while camping lol), I figured why start again? |
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Another boring anniversary accomplishment.
On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 07:32:19 -0500, Andy wrote:
> Jim Elbrecht > wrote: > >> I guess I just don't pay a lot of attention to time. My memory sucks >> & I don't fight it anymore. > > I knew a day ahead that i was going to give up smoking. > > I knew when I ran out of smokes, that would be the end. > > The exact time was just merely a wondrous moment in my life, not > important to anyone else. then why in the **** are you posting about it here? blake |
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Another boring anniversary accomplishment.
On Fri, 02 Sep 2011 10:48:32 -0400, Jim Elbrecht >
wrote: snip > >But one word from the vet and she smokes outside and won't let the pug >within 10 feet of her when she's smoking. > >Jim Excellent incentive. I understand ;o) Janet US |
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Another boring anniversary accomplishment.
On Fri, 2 Sep 2011 11:21:39 -0400, "news" > wrote:
snip >I quit 11 years ago when we went camping for a week. I had always refused to >smoke in front of the children and after a week of not smoking (no privacy >while camping lol), I figured why start again? > Been there too. Good reason. Janet US |
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Another boring anniversary accomplishment.
On 02/09/2011 9:01 AM, Janet Bostwick wrote:
> > there's been no smoking in my house for at least 15 years since I > tried once before to stop. (this time is for real, I can tell). My > husband has to smoke out on the deck in whatever weather. At least > the dog isn't subjected to second-hand smoke and the house no longer > stinks. I had quit for a long time and then picked it up again, stopped for a few years, smoked for two more years and then quit. Our provincial government introduced a harmonized sales tax and added about 70 cents to a pack of cigarettes. That came into effect July 1 last year. I had been planning to quit but that did the trick for me. I refused to buy any more at the higher price and have not had a cigarette since. At first, I didn't mind if my brother's smoked in my house when they visited but I had to ask them not to after I had my heart surgery. I could not risk having to cough because it hurts so much. The brother who visits most often is quitting. I have to admit that if I could smoke like my oldest brother there would have been no need to quit. He smokes one or two cigarettes a day, sometimes none. |
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Another boring anniversary accomplishment.
"Jim Elbrecht" > ha scritto nel messaggio > How do you people remember the *hour*-- let alone the day, or month or > year? I know *where* I was when I quit. [ER with chest pain] > I don't, but I wouldn't count being asleep as part of the quitting, and I am always up by seven, so I said 7 AM. Might have been 5:30 or whenever. |
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