Reciprocity

Not really - lol! It's basically the F-Word and it's roots are in the strong rural Catholic upbring of the mostly Separatist community. It would sort of be like those guys in the movie Deliverance where the dueling banjos song was played only ..... the French Canadian backwoods instead of Virginia or Arkansas or where ever that movie was shot in.

Tabernac!! (Unless you're French Canadian - you probably won't get it ?)

Pretty sure that's what happened to Mr. Titwank; aka: Stewie Tech ? (Sorry Babe )

NOPE! No beard & no Pabst Blue Ribbon in hand ..... LOL!

I'm older than dirt but I have watched the progression of distractions from "real life" over at least three generations and although the vehicles are different; the principle of seeking distraction to your real world is the same no matter what the generation. Even in my mother's day ( the first generation I have observed) she had the radio on constantly! I woke up every single morning to her singing to some big-band type song which used to drive me crazy at the time but now ..... I wish I could wake up and hear that again today ? My only point is that every generation needs an escape from reality. I would agree that today's kids are way over the top mostly anyway in terms of their distraction time. Maybe that's just because life seems that much faster and harer these days. Then again .... that may seem so just because "I'm older than dirt"!

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I've been laying low since my make-over ?

Well; it's always something that distracts a generation from the stark reality of real life. Cell phones and tablets these days, video games and lap tops years ago and TV before that. Even Thomas Edison was looking for distractions even back in his day ?

Holy crap Sparkzzz! You are 3/4 of the way to the Lido Deck today! How awesome is that? I hope you celebrate big time before making that final run to the Lido Deck

^^^ Hey! Sweden almost scored right after I posted my post above so ..... best not change anything. I expect Sslip is busy doing Hail-Mary's or sacrificing a small animal to the footie Gods ?

Oh - 2 zip now! Looks like England is going to take this one

+1 eh?

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Thanks for posting this Jillar! I am not a social media person at all. I was skeptical that "joining an internet forum" to help myself quit smoking but like others, a couple days into my quit, I was reeling mentally and knew I needed something to help me get through those early days. I too googled "quit smoking forums" and came up with a couple that appeared interesting. I joined right away rather than lurking and started to participate in the discussions because some of the things these people were taking about was what I was now experiencing myself! This was the realization that, I was not alone in my struggles! I continued to participate and read everything I could about this addiction. I found that education about nicotine addiction was another key to my successful quit. Fast forward to today and I would say that joining a support group like this is the best decision I have made in terms of helping myself get through the process of quitting. I was really surprised at how much help and how much fun a place like this could be. These people won't do the hard work for you. YOU have to do that yourself but, you can rest assured there will be many people here that you can turn to or who will even come to you and relate exactly to what you are experiencing at any given stage of your quit. You have nothing to lose and maybe everything to gain. And, it costs nothing but the time you devote to it

Congratulations Nancy on your 5th year smoke free anniversary! That is an amazing achievement and the fact that you have also helped and mentored so many others along the way is even more amazing. Thanks you and congrats again. I hope you treat yourself to something very special today

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Ahhh ...... NOPE! Congrats on your son's marriage CL

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Edit +1 We needed Sslip back to dive us sticks to victory

I'm unloading the beer right now! Oh Boy ....... that was close!

Holy cow Weegie! 8 months quit already and rolling along the quit train tracks toward that Lido Deck. You're doing fabulous with your quit, supporting others and getting yourself in better shape all at the same time. Now, that shows strength of commitment!

Great work JB! 9 Months is huge. As pointed out already, the 3/4 marker and those last 3 months will fly by. Before you know it we'll be hauling you out of that lifeboat you set sail in 9 months ago and placing you smack dab in the plushest lounge on the Lido Deck (Que the applause)

Ahhhh Yes Poconos! Very similar indeed. A nice area for sure. There's a nice race track there as well or, at least used to be. Oops .... High-side

That area, which I assume is the same as in your profile background, is very similar to cottage country in Ontario Canada. Lots of very nice lakes and cottages. Everyone heads there for the weekends during summer months. So nice and relaxing. Hear the loons calling at dawn as a new day begins That must be upstate N.Y.?