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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.

Woohoo and well done on being able to quit the NRT gum too....it got you to that 4 month mark but now you are ready to do this all on your own. Be proud!

Congratulations @Jeff for being 4 months smoke free. Well done on making it a third of the way to you first year of freedom. Welcome also. Make sure you do something special as a celebration and reward for yourself.

Want to know a secret...if I open my purse right now there will be 2 gums in there...just in case...I know I have them but not once since I stopped the gum have I even been tempted to have them. I think you are ready @Redemption3 to get rid of them for good. ... Look how far you have come...you should be super proud of yourself.

Hey @Steveo1 how's everything going?

Ok...I think this John is not @John and suspect he has had a name change after much searching of the member list. So John who quit 30th April 2010....well done mate!

Ok... I have a big failed quit in my past...and I'm talking more than half a decade... so listen up kidlets...1 smoke was all it took..just 1... And then for well over a decade I smoked like a chimney... Sure at the time, in the back of my head, I thought I'd have a couple here and there and quit again easy peasy, I mean I'd already done the quit think for nearly 7 years...NOPE...just as hard, if not harder this time around, and that's on me, because in the back of my mind all the time is the thought that I'm Gunna blow it again and my quit is just on borrowed time. Don't give yourself that whispering voice of self doubt. Don't get me wrong, this quit is it, not smoking ever again but just remember, however easy your quit feels you need to protect it because one smoke really can switch all those nicotine receptors back on in one moment. Just because you have a failed quit doesn't mean you can't have a successful one. QUIT in Aus tells us that the average is 6 serious quit attempts before you have your forever quit. That is the average, some only need the 1 attempt, some need 20.....whatever your number is you do have one so never give up giving up. In the same vein don't belittle a failure by calling it a slip, just as you own your successes you need to account for your failures. You smoked, you reset your quit... There are only three questions to answer when you fail: 1. When will I quit again? 2. What were the triggers? 3. What did I learn?

Congratulations @John for being smoke free for 9 years. Well done on having 9 years of freedom. Hope whatever your doing today you do something special to celebrate.

Wait a sec, Penn had a play offs that were lacking Bakon in town, he was in Florida who pulled off a Cinderella win..... You thinking what I'm thinking @reciprocity.....next season we kidnap Bakon and stash him in Toronto until after the playoffs and maybe just maybe the cup can come home?

Espresso 3081 Cafe

( o Y o ) .... Naughty naughty

In what parallel universe is a 3 mile run a way to celebrate! .....lol....

You root rat.