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Way to go Joe! THis was the best decision you have ever made! Well done :)

Congrats on a wonderful 6 month quit!

Thank you! Sending my love to Jeni and everyone else 'out there' in the non smoking world!

Jo congrats on a fabulous 5 month anniversary! You did good xx

I had a wonderful Anniversary yesterday! Ok so there wasn't Gold Class tickets to Stevie Nicks or Fleetwood Mac or a glass of champagne .. but there was Day 11 on my healthy eating diet , my daughter came over for a (healthy) dinner and we enjoyed an exciting episode of MKR. on the tellie! Thanks everyone! Miss you too Avian. I miss so many of my fellow quitters. I wonder how Jeni is faring? PS You're a little ripper too Jo, the best thing since sliced bread!

This is such a lovely surprise! It's 1:05pm Aussie time and I just realised it was my 4 year anniversary today! To be honest I haven't visited QT for quite a while but when I noticed the date I felt a twinge of melancholy for QSMB because I knew my VI (Very Important) day would have been celebrated. So I decided to just quietly drop in to QT to read some posts not even expecting to see THIS post. You guys have made my day special, as it should be. Thank you so much and thank you Johnny for remembering!

As Jillar said, you were never going to buy those fags at the end of the day. Your quit is much stronger this time. You just wanted to push the envelope real close because you needed to express just how shItty life was treating you, which is perfectly understandable. 1. Issues with pre-teens. They are designed to test us (they are testing their boundaries. They are genetically wired to push us. That's one of the ways humans discover who they really are. So she's going to push your buttons BIG TIME. Pace yourself. It does get better. Much better. Just hang in there and give her boundaries and keep reassuring her you love her and that's all you have to do (and keep sane by doing whatever it is that makes that possible for you). Valium anyone? It's normal. You'll survive it. So will your daughter. 2. Past failures and scary outcomes. You survived those past drama's. You will survive what may come. You have a few months to look for work. You will be ok. Ask for help. Pay someone to write your resume for you. Make it your mission to spend x amount of time per day taking steps to secure employment. And you never know .. your new place of employment may be the start of a whole new phase for you. 3. Here is my 'early in my quit, life couldn't get worse' story to make you laugh: I needed my job because my ahole husband cheated on me with his old high school skank he re-met on FB and I kicked him out so I had to start working full time. My work manager was also an ahole by the way. I'm talking sexual harassment here. The icky awful kind. Made me sick. Early in my quit he said something vile to me and I took it to the top. While I had to wait for the shIt to hit the fan I had to keep working with him. I got through the shift counting the seconds until I could just go home. Finally my shift came to an end. I walked to the car park (midnight), got into my car, breathed a huge sigh of relief and started to drive off. Flat tyre. No hubby to call to rescue me.Had to phone roadside assistance. They said they'd be there in 90 mins. 90 freaking minutes. I wanted a damn cigarette. I wanted one badly. I could have gone back inside and asked the night shift for one. But I didn't. I sat in my car and pondered on how crappy my life was. But I didn't smoke. You will be ok too. We Aussies are made tough.

No idea but I can make a guess. Short story: Not worth the 'owners' time and energy and obviously didn't think a site with the potential to save lives was worth anything.

Congratulations Lin! You are one of the nicest people posting and you have made yourself a graceful inspiration to others to quit. Way to go girl

PS Jo, I'm sorry you were punished this way because being yourself wasn't up to someone else's 'standard' . My dad came from the wrong side of the tracks, grew up a house that had dirt floors (inner city Melbourne in the 40's) but his Mum made him go to elocution lessons fer Gods sake because it was all about sounding like the mother country (BBC) and she thought a posh sounding voice would get him somewhere in the world.

I'd like an apology too Giveintowin thanks very much. I am a born and bred Aussie with an Aussie sense of HUMOUR (yours seems to be lacking) so don't tell me I'm wrong (wtf) and proceed to crap on about education and what is an authentic Aussie accent.

This shall pass Hope you feel better soon.

I'm happy to watch the guy cleaning.

Um yeah .. my ex came from the bush (north east Victoria, home to Ned Kelly the bushranger) and trust me he talked like that. Like srsly. When we were in Paris I had to translate his English to English speaking Parisians.

Oh yes some advice .. nausea - withdrawals from the gum, a bug, anxiety (I vote this one) ....

Jo, I can't understand your broad Aussie bogan accent!

I know :( But maybe we have to be Buddhist about it. Think of this as a new beginning, a new phase in our quit journey. And think of all the wonderful new energy of so many new members for the Quit Train boards. And new energy will attract even more newbies to the site.

I figured the owners were going to pull the plug without having the courtesy to communicate (and therefore warn members) ... if only they knew how important these boards are. So sad. But wonderful to see so many people finding their way here to the Quit Train!

Jillar thank goodness you have found your way here! PS Do you have any updates on the future of QSMB? Are you in touch with our beloved Admin people?

I remember Bakon's posts!

Don't worry Jo, I can understand your broad Aussie boganese, being one meself So happy you found us!

Hi sslip! Your quit is safe here

Hi everyone! I found my way here too. I'm very concerned many members, especially the newbies might be feeling vulnerable because their strongest support network has 'disappeared' suddenly. The owners must have a responsibility to either fix the problem or pass it on. Anyway .. I'm glad everyone here is so welcoming, looking after the refugee's from QSMB!