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Congratulations Pippa on Six Years of Freedom ! I hope you stop by for a hello.

A pint of bitter for me, reci ! and raising my glass to Treetop for Three Years of Freedom !

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I am happy to see you starting a blog ! Writing can help as does reading EVERYTHING you can about nicotine addiction. You say, "My every intention at this moment is to stay and have a permanent quit" I say, It is the commitment to yourself and to Not One Puff Ever that will solidify your intentions. Very glad you found us, Michelle. It will be encouraging and inspiring to read how you build your quit.

All we can do is accept the past and instigate change NOW. I may still die of smoking related complications but, I will not die as a slave to nicotine. I will die as a free person. So, not only the quality of my life has improved by quitting smoking but, the quality of my death will be enriched. I won't be insane with anxiety on my deathbed needing a hit of nicotine. I will, hopefully, be able to be present and leave the world peacefully.

dig this, Michelle

you seem to be determined to torture yourself. Put some determination into your quit ! Think about why you are defeating yourself. Once you make the commitment to yourself to never take another puff you will stop the torture. You are stronger than any crave or trigger. Get involved with your quit, educate yourself about nicotine addiction. Read read read everything you can. Tell us when you are feeling overwhelmed or when you are losing focus. We can help, if you let us. S

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My friend, Mike, used to spray it on his elbows and knees and said it relieved his arthritis

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spray w/ wd-40 and let it sit for a while, re-apply for a few applications and let it sit then tap tap tap with your wrench (not too hard, just tap tap tap tap) try then. Sometimes it take a few douses of wd-40. You might also try hot water or cold water. It is always something, that's for true.

Thanks, EVERYBODY !!! yep we had almost 8" earlier this morning, my street flooded (as it does with any rainstorm) and pumps were slow but, nothing inside house. I'm 4 or so feet above the sidewalk. We've dried out pretty well for this bout but, staying on high alert. This storm is v. weird already and things will start getting interesting in the coming few days.

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yay hello everybody BIG O

Like @jillar, the first year was hard for me too, and in retrospect, I made it harder on myself by indulging too many smokey thoughts. I should have snuffed them immediately.

Patience. and dogged determination. Free your head. Don't give smoky thoughts any energy. They will fade.

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Congratulations on your Three Years of Freedom, SmokeFree ! Hope you continue to reward yourself !

Watching the weather and collecting water, arghhhh. Feeder band rolled in this morning with non-stop thunder/lightening and lots of water. All calm now, for the moment but, what a weird storm.

36,850 would be a low estimate.