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No they don't unfortunately and it's often fatal for anyone in the front seats of the vehicle that hits one. Their legs are so tall the the vehicle hits the legs near where they meet the body of the Moose and less than a second later you have 1,600 lbs of Moose coming through the windscreen. It's extremely unwise to drive at night anywhere where Moose and plentiful. A friend of mine met their fate in one of these moose hits 🙁

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Gday Yep camels take up that nitch in Aussie. Even though they are lighter than a moose they travel in mobs of a dozen or so, hard to miss them all. The surprising one to hit is the wombat. Low to the ground but weighs up to 40 kg. Like hitting a rock it ruins a cars drive train. You’re most likely to lose control and end up in a ditch or tree or on your roof. In the outback it’s no driving between dusk and dawn unless you a road train with a ruddy big bull bar.

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Almost 9 years quit here. I started my quit with nrt chewies (gum) but made waiting to have one as long as i could part of my quit. Wish I had of gone cold turkey as I think that would have been better. Biggest tip I can give is just raje it one day at a time... well in the first few days count the hours... but you only need to quit for one day, wake up in the morning, look yourself in the eye at the mirror and promise "I will not smoke today". It's only 24 hours, you can do that. The next day, repeat, and guess what, it's easier because you already quit for 1 day. You know you can do it. Before you know it you will be at almost 9 years too.

If I can quit, cold turkey too, anyone can. Put on your boots, one day at a time…ten minutes at a time first couple days actually….but it can be done. No way you’re weaker than some of the window lickers in here. And they are all successful. Just remember some rewards are going to be needed. I made my first hour and went to Subway for a sandwich. Keep marching.

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Gday Bigger than a roo but I hope they have better road smarts

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Hello and welcome You have to make a decision and stick to it no matter what Do you want to be a smoker or not ? I bet you haven’t read every thing here , That would take a long time , this place is full of information . I was a 52 year smoker , yes it was hard at the beginning.. but I wanted to be quit More than I wanted to smoke You guys are no different to the hundreds Thst have been here and successfully quit It’s all in the attitude and approach 🐸

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Agree that weaning is not the way to go because sooner or later you're gonna be right back to your nomal smoking routine. It happens EVERY TIME! I smoked for 45 years and I used the patch when |I first started my quit. I forgot to put the patch on day 2 or 3 and went cold turkey from there. It wasn't easy but for me, that worked. I cam close to lighting up a few times in my early quit days but I simply refused to allow by addiction to sweet talk me into "just one". Quitting is not sticking a toe in the water to see how it feels. It's making an unbreakable committment to yourself NOT TO SMOKE NO MATTER WHAT! That's what works for all of us. There's no magic tricks or short cuts. It's committment & follow through!

@snowghost I was smoking for 40 years and then I quit using Chantix which helped me tremendously because it made me forget to smoke. BUT, after 6 years of being quit, (2009-2015), I went back to smoking, unfortunately. I really really believe that if I had found this site back then, I would have never gone back to smoking. So, fast forward to the Spring of 2023 when I tried to quit again, and I used the "weaning method" for about a month. Well, let me tell you, it DOES NOT WORK, SO DO NOT CONSIDER THAT METHOD!! If you do it, you will be in perpetual withdrawal, like I was for a few weeks and went off the wall!! You have to take the plunge, and just go cold turkey!! Yes it was very difficult, but not as difficult as weaning. I am telling you, the members here talking me out of the weaning method was a Godsend! Just take the plunge, the longer you go without cigs, you will get past it!! I am so seriious!! Just Do It!!!

Hi @snowghost , I have smoked for ~45 years. Never did a serious attempt to quit as I was afraid for never been able to smoke. Always had thoughts about the good ones: after waking up, after a meal, after a task completed. Never thought about the ones that make me feel nauseas, gave me a headache, etc. I quit almost 11 months ago, cold turkey , after I educated myself about nicotine addiction. The first two weeks are no fun, but very doable. Stay active. Keep your mind busy, distraction from 'I want one'. Then it is a short period of mwah. After that you will notice that cravings are becoming less and less and are not intense anymore. I still have cravings sometimes at this point in my quit but I know what it is and can move my shoulders. Step on the quit train!

Hi @snowghost. Welcome to the Quit Train! This is a great forum to get info and encouragement to help you quit. We’ve all been where you are… sick beyond sick of smoking but compelled to continue and afraid of how awful we think quitting will be. That’s how addiction works. But it CAN be beaten! Cold turkey, nicotine replacement, Rx meds - they all work if you’re serious about breaking free. I smoked for ~45 years and used patches and lozenges for the first few weeks, to fortify my quit and help me through the early days. Start at the highest dosage patch (unless you have a health condition). Dermal absorption works fine, but is less potent than delivery via smoking. Be wary of “weaning”… it will likely make your cravings worse, as weaning puts you in a more or less permanent state if nicotine depletion. Good luck to you! Hope you decide to take the plunge soon. Life gets SO MUCH better on the other side….

Gday Hot smoked salmon. It’s Australian salmon grown in Tasmania. Cooked over Aussie iron bark charcoal so it’s got a crust skin. 1/2 a piece left over so the hound got that but the wife got the skin…..

Thanks @notsmokinjo , I wanted to make a chicken sausage recipe using an Australian version of dukkah (I've already done one with the Egyptian version).

Gday The beef in Australia covers a lot. The drought master cattle in the tropics gets exported to to SE Asia. The grass feed often gets finished of in the lot feed yards and yes and often hormones are used. But less and less these days. The local stores supply less and less due to local demand. Lots of markets like Europe demand hormone free. You meet your market. Cape grim cattle and sheep are known to be grown in one of the most pure pollution free places on the planet in Tasmania. Not cheap but you get what you pay for. Feed lot free. Hormone free. Constant rain but constant winds means the grass grows but doesn’t get too watery. Perfect for growing fat stock. Love the meat but comes at a price. But avaliable all over Australia. Me my bro lives out west Qld. The local butchers source local stock never frozen out of a box. And I mean local right down to the farm. Worth toking a chilla in the truck.

Those were done on a Weber gas grill. One thing I do as part of my prep work for wings, that seems to plump them up a bit and get rid of a some of the grease prior to grilling, is as follows: 1- boil some water 2- put the wings in a pot, bowl or dish. 3 - when the water boils, pour it into the bowl that the wings are in; enough to cover the wings. 4 - let the wings sit in the water for 5 mins. 5 - empty the bowl, dry the wings off and season as desired prior to grilling. I normally just season with SPG (salt, pepper, garlic) then grill until done. I brush on some BBQ sauce toward the end of the grilling process so it doesn't burn too much. They turn out pretty good most times. Cooked but still plump and juicy meat