Reciprocity

23 hours ago, notsmokinjo said:

Are you ready for this... I smoked the cheapest brand and a 40 pack would last me 1.5 to 2 days... When I quit a pack cost me $38.90 at the tobby ... 65% of that is taxes... Just checked the other day (cos I wanted to prove to myself u could walk into a Toby and not buy... and I didn't even want to) and my cheap ar5e floor sweeping brand if durries was $42 per pack 40... Now that's Aussie dollars but if I was still smoking that would be about $650 per month on just me... So in real world money that's is:

US $499.36

UK £355.89

€ 405.18

Canadian $ 643.97 (just for Reci)

 

Per frickin month...where the frucking is it??.. Oh wait, the kid has fancy shoes, and new uniforms not second hand, and take out dinner once a week... Steaks for dinner instead of snags and mince.

OMFG... Just realised I haven't had 2 minute noodles for dinner since December.

I knew the cost was pretty insane in Aussiland It's nice to be able to use all that money for stuff other than killing ourselves

NOPE!

5 hours ago, notsmokinjo said:

Are you saying I'm inbreed and have two heads? Or is that a reference to my map of Tasmania? 

@reciprocity you lookin forward to the com games?

There are places here where I live that you can't admit you are from or that you live there without being ridiculed - LOL.

You know Jo, until you mentioned this to me I had NO idea the CG's were even happening. That's pretty bad since the last ones were here in the Great White North 2 or 3 years ago and were touted as being a huge success. So why not even a mention in the local news that we have athletes about to compete? Shameful really

Tks for the update Boo. I'm sure he'll be in great shape after he heals up. Glad the outcome was a positive one

Sitting here looking outside at how nice and sunny it is. Looks so warm and spring like, until I look down at the ground and see there's still the remnants of winter's carpet here and there on the ground. a good amount still in places too although now it's more frozen ice crystals rather than snow as most would know it. The thermometer has just inched over the 0 mark and it isn't noon yet so there's bound to be more snow-melt today later on. Probably even be able to venture outside without a coat later if the sun stays out and the wind doesn't come up It's nice to be heading OUT of winter's grip rather then into it!! Another couple of months and we'll be mowing the lawn and planting flowers

Huge congratulations to you Dave! Come aboard and grab yourself a lounge and a cocktail, sit back and relax a little while we shower you with congratulatory messages.

It's been a long, and sometimes hard, journey to get here but you checked all the boxes and now it's your turn to celebrate big What a proud moment of accomplishment!

Enjoy every minute Dave

Congratulations Jack! 8 months smoke free is some serious quit time Hope you're enjoying all the benefits.

Treat yourself to something nice today then forge onward. You're getting there 1 month at a time!

1 hour ago, Doreensfree said:

Remember the coupons  ???.

I swear I near killed myself just to get a bath towel ,that probably cost next to nothin... Crazy thinking...

Cheap glitzy lighters...all gold looking...oh I was so proud to own that...crazy thinking....

All I had to was quit.... And I would have been richer than I was then....crazy thinking ....

If you had quit, how would you have dried yourself off after the bath??

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Congratulations T2B! 3 months is 1/4 year now so that's something great to celebrate You're getting it done!

Be sure to treat yourself today to something nice

NOPE!

In a community like this where everyone has a common goal and all of us know the struggles each other deal with day to day, you may find that you have a greater bond with people and have more true personal support than you have experienced elsewhere in your life. That along with knowledge about this addiction are very powerful tools you can use to your advantage

4 minutes ago, Jetblack said:

Reci -

What about the options for someone to buy their own tubes, bags of tobacco, and a machine like the top-o-matic? It has a crank on it.

When I smoked I used to smoke about a pack and a half each day and the cost was only about $10 a week, $1.25 a pack. They were not very good or strong cigarettes though but better than $5 a pack for pre-rolled.

 

 

I did the "roll-your-own" thing for awhile back in the day but I was too lazy to keep ahead of what I was smoking so that fell by the wayside at some point even though the cost was more for store bought. I really don;t see that rolling equipment around much any more where I am. I suppose it still exists. The tobacco though that is sold legally will be taxed more as of today regardless. The only tobacco tax that isn't going up today here is for tobacco products processed on aboriginal owned land (Indian reserves to be blunt). There in lies the issue. Government raises tax on tobacco and tobacco products which in turn drives people to the "non-taxed" products. I don't really care any more because I plan to never smoke again but it just pisses me off because it's so "typical" of a government solution to a problem ......... create a bigger problem LOL!!

Provincial Budget issued yesterday and they have added yet an additional $4.00/carton onto the cost of cigarettes 

Between the Federal and Provincial budgets in 2018 alone that's $5.00/carton additional cost. I'm not sure what the objective is with all of this but I DO KNOW what will happen. These additional costs will drive even more smokers to the illegal cigarette market. Already, before this most recent increase, there are places in this province (mostly the northern communities) where anywhere between 75 & 85% of cigarettes consumed are of the illegal nature. By illegal I mean cigarettes produced by aboriginal peoples for sale and consumption tax free by aboriginal peoples on aboriginal owned land. This new price hike will drive the illicit trade in these smokes even higher because nothing is being done to stop it. The current rate of production by aboriginal peoples is reported to be around 10,000 cigs. per minute. They may need to put on a night shift now 

I expect the hikes may discourage some younger folk from starting to smoke but it will do little to make those already addicted quit. 

Congrats on being 5 months smoke free today IP!! That's an admirable quit you have established.Next month will be 1/2 way to the Lido Deck   Go celebrate!!

The cost for years of smoking is often not just limited to our wallets.

Very best wishes for your Dad with his procedure Boo.

On 3/27/2018 at 12:17 AM, Boo said:

And I jump at the opportunity to talk about those Braves teams of the 1990s.  Because, you know, the current situation...

 

GO BRAVES!

9 hours ago, bakon said:

Or to call someone a window licker

Bat

Squealer

Dog

Booger

Boobface

You forgot Meathead and he's damn near 4 years quit. He'll show up for that I'm sure

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Welcome farmgirl! I used to have a Pizza Farm myself so I'm sure we'll get along just fine.

Congrats on 3 months smoke free - that's great You can think about having just one all you like - just don't ever ACT on it because you know where that ends and it's never at a happy place for those go down that road. Stay true to your commitment and you'll be just fine.

4 years is amazing Congrats to you GloryB!!

Hope you will celebrate

Well wow! Another 4 year quitter today!! Congrats Chrysalis as 4 years smoke free is quite an accomplishment.

Be sure to celebrate by doing something special for yourself today

I hope you can get some help with this from your Dr, Rasdaan. Quitting is something that once you are able to do it will not only be good for your health in general but will also give your self confidence a big boost just knowing that you did it. I didn't use any NRT product so can't comment there but what ever you need to do to make your quit work long term is worth a try if cold turkey is not working for you.

Stay with us here and post as often as you can. That may help you considerably too, just talking to other quitters.

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