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And MASH.

I had some unexpected things come up that I had to deal with, sorry I missed your 2 month Anni on Monday @Lilly.... And everyone else that I missed.

I've never seen Bambi.

So....besides believing that Die Hard is the best Christmas movie ever made....I have a stack of movies I have willingly watched way more than 2 times...enough that I quote them a lot... Amistaad Bad Boy Bubby Breaker Morant The Breakfast Club Bridge Over The River Kwai Calamity Jane Cosi Escape to Victory Gallipoli Invictus Labyrinth Little Voice The Man From Snowy River Miracle Pans Labyrinth Paradise Road Phar Lap The Princess & The Cobbler Remember the Titans The Replacements Two Hands The Year of Living Dangerously

Anything other than the first 2 star wars Batman any X-Men any Spiderman... Any Superman .. any

Ok so we have the thread where everyone is list the movies they have watched more than twice....and reading the lists I noticed a whole lot of movies that of course I've heard of, and everyone seems to have seen....and so why not do a list of the movies that everyone seems to have seen...but you: Notting Hill Love Actually Jaws Rambo National Lampoon's anything Those Austen type movies Titanic

Um.... Guess ... Although most of my movies are probably not well known. I will confess to watching 10 Things I Hate About You at least once a month but that's not me it's the kid...she is obsessed.

Oh...um...this could be kinda telling... yeah-NAH pass.

Course I'm ere....love watching what you Northies get up to....

Congratulations @Jayhawk for being 10 months smoke free! Well done Jay and welcome to double digits. 10 months is fantastic. Keep posting those NOPEs.. we would love to know how you celebrated.

Congratulations @Crazy4 SeaTurtlesHM is 11 years smoke free. Well done, 11 years is an awesome. Would love to hear how being smoke free for over a decade feels.

Congratulations @Joe7 for being 2 years smoke free! Well done Lucky Joe. Two years is awesome. We are all so lucky to have you sharing this journey with us for the support you give for those coming behind and the friendship and laughs in the social threads. Would love to hear how you marked the day.

Friday? Get with the times peeps it's been Saturday for over 7 hours ...lol.

He is full a shit

There will be a few reasons people took notice...and it has nothing to do with an in crowd or an out crowd... You are an active member of our community, you are a regular, you have polarising opinions which you readily share and defend (not saying they are wrong just saying not everyone agrees), you are very much a known presence. As a whole we might not always agree with each other, or get each other or even particularly like each other but that doesn't mean the things we each say and do don't impact and leave an impression on others... That goes for all of us. JB, in all honesty you and I are poles apart on many things and yet had I posted that I'd smoked instead of you l'm pretty sure the reactions would have been the same, it's a shock thing.

@Tammy, @Ankush, @Redemption3 hope you and yours are all safe from Cyclone Fani. Keeping you all in my thoughts for today and the coming days.

Will make a few calls tomorrow and pm you some info.

Oh no @Linda Thomas .... Would it be cheaper to take a holiday to Bali or Thailand to get the work done.. Holiday in a nice hot place and dental work....and probs still cheaper? A few of my relos have done dental holidays to Bali or Thailand with no problems so I could get the name the dentist's they use if ya want.

Congratulations @Ankush for being one month smoke free! Well done Ankush. That is the hardest month done and you have come through with flying colours. All month you have popped in to cheer on the rest of us with our anniversaries but this one is just for you. Make sure you do something special today as a reward for all your hard work it is an important part of the quit and rewiring your brain.

Road trip...don't forget to pack ya Esky!

Honestly...."about bloody time.".... So the second option... Yes there was guilt and shame....the whole time I was quit I never stopped romancing the ciggies...so I craved constantly. My opinion....in same was it is, and that's not just big pharma wanting to flog NRTs or quit meds... A nicotine addiction is more than just physical and psychological it has a huge routine aspect to it...you have patterns to you addiction, habits often years old, because to a certain degree smoking is still socially acceptable (it's not against the law)...because it is easy to feed the habit (don't need to break any laws to get a fix)..because it is so ingrained into the rituals that make up our daily lives that is what makes it so hard to quit, you don't just need to detox you need to reprogram. From my person experience, detox from nicotine was easier than alcohol or speed/cocaine but it was not easier to quit as an addiction.

^ words for us all to live by.

Don't forget to pack your toothbrush.

Congratulations @Linda Thomas for being smoke free for 9 months. Well done Linda. How quickly have those months gone? Thank you so much for all your contributions to the boards and the wonderful support you give to everyone. Your quit is one of my favourites to share and you are an inspiration to others. So do something special to treat yourself, and not just a coffee by the lake, you are officially two thirds of the way through your first year quit!

Congratulations @abbynormal for being 4 months smoke free. Well done Abby, that's 1/3 done of the first year. We are all so lucky to have you here sharing your journey. Make sure you do something (not a 3 mile run..lol) to celebrate.