Sazerac

"but when I do, il mio buon amico, may I have the slices grilled, per favore, with a dollop of mascarpone and fine, fragrant slivers of blessed Zenzero ?"

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-13 poor, poor sticks, limp sticks, cracked and broken sticks, not very stick like sticks at all lately :(

Scouring autos and clothes and lungs will keep you a busy woman with no time for smokes ! Glad you have some Joy planned for the weekend. You are going to be amazed at your new lung capacity, they start their healing so quickly and the tiredness will soon pass. In the meantime, take luscious naps when you can. Don't Forget To Reward Yourself as this re-trains your brain to signal what rewards and pleasure are all about. Nicotine hijacks that capacity.

bumpity bump bump of a stellar thread

this is a beautiful visual, Sirius.

What a poignant story, Doreen. The Lad promising to Granddad...very powerful. He has seen so much and lived with the horrors of smoking. I pray it is impossible for him to smoke, just impossible. I am glad you spoke with him and keep speaking with him about important matters. You are his valuable ally, he is a lucky young man.

dammit Ev, if you are coming back DON'T PLAY FOR THE OTHER SIDE. :P Ev is -10 I am -11

The Balm of N O P E

Evelyn, Because of your forthrightness through the years, we know you have deep psychological scars, issues that none of us here can help you with, as sympathetic or forgiving as we might be. We are only here to free ourselves, to keep our freedom and to help free others from nicotine addiction, maybe have some laughs along the way. You were wrong to be cruel or 'bad' and 'negative' towards members who, in their own way, try to 'be there' for you. I do accept your apology. Thank you. A most healing salve for you, for me, for others will be for YOU to Quit Smoking. It starts with the Balm of NOPE. Love, S

Every Day gets better, you are doing so great putting smoking down and facing triggers. Hold on to your resolve. . If you are not vaping, nicotine has left your body - FOREVER to vape again will resume the addiction. It takes around 72 hours to free yourself from Nicotine. NOPE NOPE NOPE...a bottomless cup of NOPE and don't forget HALT Are you Hungry, Angry, Lonesome, Tired ? Address those issues instead of smoking through them like we used to do . Here is a Post about HALT. and HERE is another one Learning about what my body was asking for really changed things for me.

N O P E

-7 Surfboard

-5 wow. hee haw. wow. got the mule skinner blues oh wait ! those are donkeys up there...oh well

Dear Minilisa and Quitter2016, Hope we didn't loose you when QTrain was temporarily de-railed but, I miss our pm's and really miss seeing your NOPEs in the morning. Please, let us know how you are doing and if there is anything you need, anyway we can help or wildly celebrate with you ! Love, S

-5 have we run out of vehicles ? skateboard

The scam is still happening on many different levels. 'They' are still hawking Nicotine and touting vapes as harmless. The Sugar Industry, The Beef Council and their ilk... Do we realize how a cow/pig/chicken lived and died and were processed for our dinner ? The antibiotics, the growth hormones...the disgusting mash they are fed...which then We Eat ! This can't be good. The insecticides and fertilizers, ruining our fresh water supply, absorbed by 'healthy' fruit/veg and then by You, gah ! Have you noticed most of the FRESH veg in the market are now in Dole packages or some corporate label ? Dow Chemicals, anyone ? The popular 'easy to prepare' frozen concoctions with their added preservatives, sugar, salt and who knows what other suspect ingredients. Don't get me started on fast food. The average diet is all about Poisoned food very cleverly marketed and we are getting very sick because of it. But, don't worry ! Here comes....The Colossal Pharmaceutical Industry. Right on time to make you dependent on Drugs. Bernays was an ultimate master of manipulation, his ways are modus operandi now. We think we are smarter than that. Right. Well, Boo's post got me right riled up this morning. Nothing like a righteous rant to start the day. :)

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-5 Saab (story for the Sticks)

oops...that was a camper. Here is a motor home

This is so cool, Sunnyside. Congratulations ! :D

-5 John Deere :P

-5 Morris (Minor for me)

-3 Bentley

I think he'll have 7 Smoke Free months around the 20th of September and he purchased a motor home... we can only hope this didn't happen.