mightyboosh

After he'd quit, a colleague of mine kept a pack of 5 Woodbine in his shirt pocket for over ten years. I can't remember his explanation though.

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I've said this elsewhere but this is to reiterate for any wannabee quitter that may be reading. I was quite well read on the dangers of smoking but it took a nurse to say that the circulation in my leg was worsening for me to finally take notice and quit. The problem started about four years ago whilst on holiday when my calf muscle started to ache after a few hundred yards of walking. I sort of shrugged it off for a while but I eventually went for circulation tests. I had narrowing of the artery in my right leg and it's efficiency was 80%. Did I give up smoking then? No, I didn't because I thought that being an ostrich may be the best way to deal with it. I went yearly with the same results with the same resultant head burying approach. However, I went again on the 22/8/19 to hear that the efficiency in the leg was now 70%. The nurse gave me a talking to and more or less said that I will eventually lose my leg at that rate. Well, that was it folks, the penny finally dropped so I quit on the 23/8/19. That advice from the nurse was a very good motivator I must admit.

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Has it not occurred to anyone that he might have gone to Mars for a break. The internet connection there is crap.