sgt.barney

Sarge is NOT a prick. He is an arrogant, narcissistic jackass, right? Easy Peasy

If they'd "worked" ... we wouldn't be having this conversation, would we ? They are unnecessary. Easy Peasy

There is no amount of "explaining" that is anything other than "excusing". When will you learn? Easy Peasy

What you're smelling is tobacco a minimum of 18 months old. "Fresh Tobacco" is cut from the field. This morning. Maybe yesterday. Sarge grew tobacco for the better part of a decade. Sarge says again: Piss and amonia, Bro. Rotting hay and tomato leaves.

You know, right, that "fresh tobacco" smells like piss and amonia ... with a hint of rotting hay and something not quite entirely unlike tomato leaves, right? What you're missing is the smell of dried, well-aged, processed, blended, and cured tobacco. Sarge has always liked that smell. Long before he was a smoker. Even now, over 5 years quit. Easy Peasy

There are only two steps. Ever. No matter how one quits. 1) Put them down. 2) Never pick them up again. All the rest is useless noise and distraction. You can fill in all the other bullshit you want, but those are the only things that count. You can't quit without 'em AND no successful quit is missing either of those two. They are both necessary... and sufficient. You need nothing else. Start with step 1) Put 'em down. Easy Peasy

You're not quitting, Ev. Not now. Not ever. Easy Peasy

Excuses piled upon excuses after yet more excuses. Sarge no longer believes a word you say about quitting. Easy Peasy

Sarge is on his 14th trailer load of Cow Crap prepping the garden beds for this Spring. 4 cubic yards a trailer load. 350 ish throws of the pitchfork per load. THAT'S 56 CUBIC YARDS OF DECOMPOSED, COMPOSTED POO! 2 trailer loads a week for the next 10 to 12 weeks ... Most of it's a year or more old by the time we get it. Smells like dirt and hay by that time. No nasty animal poop smell. Easy Poopy

The smell of freshly tilled dirt ... out in The Garden. Easy Peasy

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We (Sarge and Mrs. Sarge) did Katahdin (Northern terminus of The A.T.) a couple of months back. Lovely hike! We're climbers ... but usually do more hiking than "hikers" just to get to the base of some obscure climb somewhere. Hiking at elevation and with terrain will really let you know you've screwed the pooch on cardio-vascular health with decades of smoking. What used to be an all-day affair as a smoker on, say, a 6-mile approach to a wall somewhere - causing ridiculous sucking of wind and many stops for smoke breaks has now become an easy romp through the hills. Hike the hike, folks. Both metaphorically AND for realsies. Easy Peasy

Red Ten standing by ... Easy Peasy

Sarge quit caffeine for 2+ years when he quit nicotine. And then he regained his senses. Coffee every morning since. Easy Peasy

Sarge doesn't miss ... Smoking. Easy Peasy

You will crave. Period. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a liar. It's kinda why we kept smoking, The good news? They are easy to deal with. Craves go away if you smoke. Craves go away if you DONT smoke. Same-Same. Which would you rather do? Sarge thought so. Easy Peasy

There is nothing special about Day Three. It's only significance is that you think it's somehow ... different. HINT: It's not. It's in your head. Don't give it any power, and it will have none. Just another day. On to day four ... Easy Peasy

> This final quit The Sarge believes! > This final quit So far so good > This final quit But beware: remember this phrase during The Bad Times, too. Especially the "final" part. On to day 21 ... Easy Peasy

By day TWO - Sarge knew he was a non-smoker for life. Not so much on that first day. It took about 10 more months to get comfortable with that fact and forget all about smoking. Easy Peasy

You don't need a plan. A plan is avoidance and procrastination. An excuse - "I don't have a plan yet ... I can't quit yet..." "I didn't have a plan, that's why I failed ..." Nope. Not buyin' it. Put them down. Never pick them up again. It's the *only* plan you need. Easy Peasy

You will have stressors and jackasses in you life with, or without cigarettes. They are independent of, and orthogonal to, your status as a non-smoker. Don't use them as an excuse. They are not an excuse. Easy Peasy.

Calling Juan ... Where are you Juan ? The Sarge requests a Status Report. Easy Peasy

Au contraire. Reason and intelligence are *everything* to a successful quit and to abandon them is guaranteed failure. Easy Peasy

Scared? Of freedom? <boggle> Consider it documented. Keep your hands and arms inside The Train at all times, secure loose items, fasten the safety belt and prepare for the ride of your life... Easy Peasy

MFP FTW! Sarge logs on for a few months every year to unbury the abs from all that Thanksgiving Turkey, Christmas Cookies, and New Year's Whiskey. It's virtually impossible to lose weight without tracking, and yet so easy when you log, track, and are held accountable. Two thumbs up! Easy Peasy