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  1. G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min Hour Day as required!)
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  2. Thanks, @Angeleek! Taking things one day at a time!
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  3. I may pin this thread - it's an eye opener.
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  4. 8. Making boxty. (Best way to get the water outa the trades spuds)
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  5. 7. Stuff a leg and use it for a Halloween flasher costume (My mom did that one year )
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  6. 6- for dusting Not gonna lie I actually looked this one up
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  7. That's right blame the retaliator....the poor little quokka was just getting his own back..he was the victim I tell you.
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  8. 4- can be used as a fan belt in an emergency
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  9. G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.... (replace Ever with Min Hour Day as required!)
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  10. Anything I say for this subject is pure speculation and not out of experience 2- wear on head to rob a bank
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  11. @Rozuki Thank you for your honest and detailed reply. Best of luck with your mom! That's so hard.
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  12. Thanks for the Hug, @Doreensfree!
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  13. This is tough reading Roz ... Thank you for your honest post .... This addiction has effected so many ....I'm sending a Hug ❤
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  14. Some background: Lots of smokers in my family...two of my close cousins recently gone from cancer/heart issues (both long-time smokers), another one (long-time smoker) lost his larynx (throat cancer) and now breathes through a stoma in throat - luckily, he was able to learn to speak by swallowing air but his voice is very different now!) Both my parents were long-time smokers and eventually each lost a lung to smoking. Dad made it to 61 after his surgery but his quality of life after losing the lung was not too good for his last 7 years due to complications from the surgery. Had to retire early. 33 years ago, this month, was the anniversary of his death. My Mom was diagnosed a year or so after my Dad died and psychologically she had a very hard time dealing with the loss of Dad, loss of her lung and quitting smoking. She also retired early. Over the ensuing years since the removal of her lung, she was diagnosed early stage COPD, had 2 strokes (no lasting damage from either one) and a double heart bypass (CABGx2) after a heart attack. She was able to recover and is still here with us, although she now suffers from Parkinson's disease (last 10 years or so) and macular degeneration (she is vision-impaired now) (smoking related?) which is taking its toll on her. We (her 5 children) were fortunate to be able to keep her at home with home health aides for 9 hours per day/7 days a week. She had a fall a few weeks ago and started hallucinating so had to make a trip to ER. She is currently in a nursing home/rehab and we now have to consider that she may have to become a permanent resident there. Due to Covid-19, we can only visit her once a week by appt, have to have bring proof of a neg Covid-19 test with us. She will be 87 next week. All very stressful, as you can imagine..... Yes, while all of the above was going on with my parents and cousins I still kept puffing away...but my day was coming! What has smoking cost me? Smoking has done a number on my health along with others in my family . In early 2017, 70% stenosis in my left carotid artery which caused an ischemic stroke which occurred while at work (fully recovered now). Received a stent in neck. After much testing to see what other damage I might have done to myself with 40+ years of smoking - CT Scans revealed first stage of emphysema (told to stop smoking immediately and no further damage, cardiac intervention revealed blockages to cardiac arteries told needed a bypass which would happen immediately-I wasn't allowed to leave hospital!). In early 2018, underwent a CABGx3 - which means having a triple bypass to avoid having a massive heart attack. Surgeon initially thought I might need a CABGx4!! I got lucky "only needed a CABGx3" ! I was able to return to work after a 3 month cardiac rehabilitation program. I retired in early 2019.... On a lighter note: Had my exercise/nuclear stress test last week along with an echocardiogram this week and my cardiologist is very pleased with my progress...won't have to return to his office for 6 months for normal followup. My thoughts: It's important not to put your head in the sand if you have been a long-time smoker...bad things could be going on in your body and you have little or no symptoms. Get an annual checkup and stress test. Ask for a referral to a pulmonologist and get a baseline low-dose lung ct scan! I am so glad I did those things.... It took me 3 tries to finally quit smoking, spread out over a 25 year span. 1st time was cold-turkey...lasted one month, 2nd time was hypnosis...lasted 6 months and the 3rd time was through sheer terror at finding out what smoking had done to me and now my chest was going to be cut open (along with NRT and finding an online no smoking support group that is no longer around (QSMB) and eventually here at QTrain...been quit over 3 1/2 years now! Never thought I would be able to do it yet here I am...enjoying my freedom from that nasty addiction. Hardest thing I have ever done but sooo worth it!! Here's to carrying on and being smoke-free!
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  15. I agree with JohnQ. It took so much time that I could have been enjoying and living life. It got to the point where it was much easier to stay at home than having to sneak out and find a place to smoke. It also took my confidence. I was so ashamed that it was more important to me than life. It makes me ill thinking of how much money I wasted on the habit. The good news is that you can move past this. Quitting has given me my power back. I am one badass lady making up for lost time!
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  16. For me, I look back from time to time to remind myself how pathetic of an addict I was, how it actually took a lot of enjoyment out of my life. It really helps me to get over those cravings easily when I reflect back. This nasty addiction had controlled my life for almost 40 years. Anywhere I went I had to worry about where/when I can smoke, it took a lot of enjoyment out of all those family vacations, celebrations, events, parties, even business trips, etc. Not only that, my wife and kids hate smoking, I'm sure they were disappointed every time I sneaked away for a smoke, sadly addicts have no dignity! Yes, Smoking was extremely costly for me (much more than just the money). Now I'm really looking forward to my next family vacation where I can enjoy spending the entire time with my family without worrying about where/when to smoke, but we won't be able to go anywhere for awhile due to the pandemic...
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  17. I have probably spent about $50,000 on cigaratted and nicotine products during my 34-year nicotine-addiction career. Plus dental costs, extra dry cleaning bills, fights with the family over smoking, lost opportunities at work. Turned down by eligible men who don't want a smoking girl. Praying I don't get heart or lung disease or anything else terrible. What has smoking cost you?
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  18. 10. Wear them instead of panties when you don't want a pantie line A Rock
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  19. Congrats, Mona! One day at a time! Celebrate your smoke-free 5 months and KTQ!
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  20. Woohoo way to go, Mona! I bet you feel awesome, as you should. The pesky nicoturd is getting smaller by the day now. Soon it'll be like a gnat; an irritant. Keep it going cuz now you are FREE! Celebrate life without nicotine!!
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  22. How ironic it is that the very thing that smokers fear most when they contemplate quitting, that raw craving for nicotine, is the very thing you transcend when you do successfully quit. Nice to be free of all that.
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  23. Congratulations on your 7 wonderful months of smoke free Kate! Well Done!
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  24. Do we need a vote on it ..lol...
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  25. @notsmokinjo, look at around 3:49 and you'll see that little quokka jumps out at the koala lol
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  26. OMG, I just had tiramisu for the first time in January in the hospital and it was so good. I can only imagine how good it is homemade.. 8. Add it to chocolate cake recipes
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  27. G’day i just like the free bit.......
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  28. Like most have already said, I was told all of that and started anyway. That's why I am working on a flux capacitor..... it'll be ready any day now.
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  29. By @Angeleek Follow the link in the blog entry to the thread.
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  30. Sorry about your dad dying so young! Mine did too but probably not from cigarettes. It took my mom via COPD. It's too bad we don't understand the true cost of smoking when we're young.
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  31. Everything listed above and more. I believe that smoking is by far the worst thing I have done in my life. However, with that said, I choose to look forward instead of back. We can't change the past so there is no sense dwelling on it. I look forward to a brighter future!
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