sgt.barney

Sarge has a Page in every Chapter of The Great Big Book Of Stupid dedicated to just him. He doesn't mind so much ... except when it costs him money. The Stupid Tax is a tough bill to pay. Easy Peasy

Why stop? Just switch to something benign and zero calorie. Sarge chewed on those plastic coffee stirrer straws for months. Go to gas station. Buy 1 coffee. Hork 50 stirrer straws. They make a pretty good fidgeting instrument to keep the hands busy, now that there's no cigarette to occupy them. Easy Peasy

Ohio River Valley here.We've got *odd* number days this month. Duh!? It's the 27th. It's odd. That's 3 cubed. 3 is odd. Cubed is odd. Sarge is odd. Easy Peasy. BTW - Sarge never says "NOPE". Sarge *does* NOPE.

$20 bucks a day ! 'Cause when you stop for 2 each $5.00 packs o'smokes, you grab a coffee, the newspsper, a pack of gum, a magazine, and any number of random "impulse buy" crap at the gas station counter. It's now ZERO DOLLARS a day. Diddley-squat Squat. Easy Peasy

It is as hard ... or as easy ... as you make it out to be. You are in complete control. Easy Peasy

Old? As Sarge was rounding the corner to the last 200 yard stretch of his first marathon (back in 2008) he heard coming over the P.A. : "... and here comes Edna Sparks - the oldest runner on the Full Marathon Course today at 83 years young ..." Ayup. Sarge got passed in the last 200 yard sprint, and beat, by an 83-year old Grandma. Sarge barely beat 6 hours that first time. (5:48). As he's gotten almost 10 years older he now runs it in 3:30, give or take. Age. Means. Nothing. It's all about consistent, long term, accumulation of training miles ... at any age. Easy Peasy

They are also *huge* bug attractors. You will be spitting out mosquitos and swatting away moths the entire time. Easy Peasy

Sarge is Race-ist. He prefers Races with the full 26.2 miles. Easy Peasy

Denial and dishonesty it is then. We'll talk later ... Good day. Easy Peasy.

Did you, or did you not send The Sarge a series of PMs whereby you declared your exit from the forum, and called out Sarge *specifically* naming him as the sole reason. ... AND Did you then proceed no NOT follow through on your declared intentions (much like NOT following through on your quit) ... AND Then ... did you or did you not proceed to delete/remove the conversation (for reasons completely unknown to The Sarge). Based upon these actions and the complete denial, as evidenced byabove horse-hockey about being "incredibly strong" when actual action demonstrates otherwise ... The Sarge reiterates his previous: He will revisit upon your next relapse. Remember what Sarge told you to remember in the mystery removed messages. Until then ... Easy Peasy

Most of them, in Sarge's mind, never got to see the smoking for what it actually is. Yeah. They were told. They were schooled. They did NOT learn. Easy Peasy

Don't bother responding, folks. Sarge has been informed he's just too much of a Big Ol' Meanie and OP will have to leave the forum ( where, of course, there will be no accountability and continued relapse will be inevitable). It's OK. Sarge doesn't mind if you think he's your excuse for a failed quit. You aren't the first and certainly won't be the last. You would be wrong, of course, but it's OK. Addicts don't logic appropriately. When you understand that... you will be on the path to a successful, permanent quit. Until then? Enjoy your smokes! Easy Peasy Easy Peasy

The standard lie everyone in Denial shares : "None of that sh|t can ever happen to Sarge. He's *invincible* ... right?" Easy Peasy

It's more the Planning part than The Plan itself. Easy Peasy

Sarge told you he'd catch up with you at your next relapse... Here. We. Are. One question: Do you want to quit or not? Do. You. Want. To. Quit. ??? Easy Peasy

It is,indeed, a long road ... but you are only making longer than it need be. Easy Peasy

Sarge asks *again* : Do you want to quit or not? Easy Peasy

Sarge asks a simple question: Do you want to quit or not? Easy Peasy

Sarge says hello from 11,000 feet Easy Peasy

The "fog" goes and you will be all that much sharper for not fighting the fog and worry of when your next fix comes. Your current fog is an illusion, masking the actual fog you've been in for years due to addiction. Easy Peasy

Uhhh ... Easy Peasy

Sadly, Whiskey is that much *more* efficient, by volume. Easy Peasy

That's what treadmills and cool basements are for. Ours stays 74-ish without air conditioning even when it gets over 100 outside. Underground, naturally-cooled, thermally stable basement for the win. Treadmills can be found dirt cheap on Craigslist (often times free). Basements? Not so much. 4/5ths of Sarge's miles are logged indoors. Once it gets over 80 Thermal Exhaustion is a thing. If Sarge has to stop due to overheating, he never gets started again and it's a walk home. That sucks on an 18-miler. Easy Peasy

Tried 'em and all Sarge can say is: No. Just no. It's half-stepping. A half-measure. "Quitting" without *quitting*. Anecdotal, but real nonetheless: the lion's share of folks who started vaping that Sarge knows ended up *more* addicted to the damned thing than they ever were with tobacco. They can suck on it anywhere, any time, and regularly & consistently up the Nicotine Content. That being said, Sarge sucked air through an *empty* e-cig (air, not nocotine, not vapor) durine the first week because it looked cooler than sucking air through a McDonald's straw all damned day to satisfy that oral fix. Easy Peasy

Who knew quitting could extend life by approximately 5.2 billion years? Easy Peasy