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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.

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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever. gday Johny… heading bush for the next 4 days be ready to take the controls

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Gday What happened to 2025? Certain it went quik. happy 2026 bring it on!

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G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.

A farmer had three daughters, all young and very pretty. He guarded them with a shotgun. Friday night came and he heard a knock at the door. The farmer answered with his gun. A young man in suit and tie stood there with flowers. The farmer exclaimed “What do you want boy?" The young man replied “ Hi, I'm Eddie, I'm here for Betty, we're going out for spaghetti, is she ready?" The farmer laughed and said" You are a clever young man!" Eddie replied” We rhyme. all the time!". "Well come in, Betty will be ready to go soon." A second knock at the door. The farmer again answers with his gun. Another well dressed man stood there with flowers. The farmer exclaimed, “Young man what do you want? “ The young man sheepishly answered " Hello, my name is Joe I'm here for Flo, I would like to take her to a show, may she go? The farmer laughed and said" you are a clever young man." Joe said” We rhyme. all the time!" "Come on in Flo will be ready to go real soon!" A third knock at the door. The farmer again answers with his gun. Another well dressed man stood there with flowers. The farmer exclaimed, “Young man what do you want? “ The young man said“Hi my name's Chuck. “ The farmer shot him.

Gday I was 13 or 14 looking for exceptance in a little country town. Most adults smoked everwhere. Inside buildings in homes at work no one would dare to ask you not to smoke. My cig of choice Winfield blue, .40c a packet of 25. TV adverts by Paul hogan ( in black and white) so they must be good. Deceided to join the navy and see the world. So I gave the cigs away to get to my best fitness to get exceptance into the navy. Once in I discovered everyone smoked. It was part of the culture. And it was encouraged. Cut price cigs on the bases, duty free on a ship. So I smoked off and on from then on. Ends up the world changed when I got in my 50s. I became expensive and inconvenient to smoke. No exceptance in this new world. No one would dare to smoke inside, if someone complained you would not dare to say anything. Stage was set for the final quit but I’d always quit for periods before knowing I could always go back to smoking. The trigger was a cold then pneumonia. I was a pretty sick puppy.i asked my doctor for champix and he said No, wait for 2weeks to heal. I was back in 2 weeks determined! Well I made it. A few complications along the way cancer, strokes, COPD all survivable because I didn’t smoke. My old Doc passed away more proud that I’d given away the cigs than survived other things. He didn’t have many patients the did give the cigs away I’m determined to say NOPE every day. I reminds me I’m still that addict and I’m only ever one puff away from 20 a day. Im pretty happy in my own skin these days. Exceptance? I except life has been what it’s been. Don’t need to tell people that I used to smoke and gave it away. The form says Smoker or Non Smoker I’ll tick the Non Smoker without a thought.

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Gday JustKay mention this in her post. Started me thinking. Not ready for an answer just yet When did you start? Is only the beginning of the questions. Why. What was the world you lived in. Could you afford to smoke. Could you not smoke due to per pressure. Why we started has nothing to do with why we quit. Or does it

Gday JustKay do you realise what a 13 years quit means? You’re a Teenager Again! You’ve got to be happy with that!

Gday I arrived here from the quit smoking board forum after it sank ….. One of the main things I’ve noticed it’s a bit more adult. You can say things that would get you banned elsewhere PS watch Doreen….. she can be a bit naughty

G’day NOPE .....Not One Puff Ever.

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