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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
OK......I have tried before.......but I am ready to quit......... Anybody wanna give me some support??? I just took my last drag offa my last burner..... Then I took a drag offa one I found behind the couch.......and believe me, I was searching for one..... I'm gonna go to snooze with the kitties right now, and believe me, I am gonna have a Jones on for one when I get up......... How 'bout some support? Sorry for askin', but I am weak........... Anybody gonnna join me? I will if you will.... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Luke Send message Joined: 31 Dec 06 Posts: 2546 Credit: 817,560 RAC: 0 |
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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
I will help you... and support you... how exactly? Well.....if you are smoker and said you would quit with me.......... If you are not.....so much the better for you....... Any support you can give me will help........I have taken a big step by posting this on the forum......'cuz if I back down now, I will have to answer to y'all........ Making the commitment is the first step, I guess...... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Luke Send message Joined: 31 Dec 06 Posts: 2546 Credit: 817,560 RAC: 0 |
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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Mebbe too late......been doin' it for 'bout 20 years or so......bad thing, I know...... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
I'm not a smoker, so close I was to being pulled in a few years back... I'll trade my whiskey for the cigs........not sure which vice is worse...but ya gotta start somewhere....... You can just be a friend......one day at a time......thanks.... Gonns go to sleep now with the kitties....they help too......... T'morrow shall be a better day, eh? "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Luke Send message Joined: 31 Dec 06 Posts: 2546 Credit: 817,560 RAC: 0 |
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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
I like whisky, maybe me get some out right now..... its 9:00 PM and I've had a hard day plus this pathetic piece of Pentium 4 is doing my head in.... G'nite, my friend,....it's 4:00 am here now....and I must sleep....gotta pull a 10 hour shift tomorrow..... Let me know what is troubling you with that P4..maybe I can help....or maybe not..... Best kitty wishes................ Mark. Signing off for the night........... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
Mark Despite the cravings, keep true to your resolution. It will give you more money for more upgraded/new rigs, and affording flexible O/Cing MoBos. And you will feel better over the following quarter from the point you ceased. Best of luck John It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Mark Where are my ciggies??????????????/ Argggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh............... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Help me if I get crazy..........Hold that Tiger.. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Arrgghhhh......Tiger Rag......They say the first few breaths are the hardest......out with the bad air, in with the good................................... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Gavin Shaw Send message Joined: 8 Aug 00 Posts: 1116 Credit: 1,304,337 RAC: 0 |
Mark I agree here. Save up the money that you would normally spend on smokes and put it towards something else (like your kitties). I have never smoked. Never even tried one. And will never do so. Good luck to you Mark. If you want to quit smoking you can do it. You are stronger than you think. And by quiting you may also be improving your kitties health as they don't have the smoke, fumes and smell as well. Perhaps that is a motivation. After all remember my sig. Never surrender and never give up. In the darkest hour there is always hope. |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
I gave up in May last year after 40 years of smoking, thats 13 months now. I found at £150 a month I was having trouble affording it, when my part-time hours got cut by half. There were 3 rules that worked for me. Thank you for your comments..... 1......both.....I am tired of paying $6.00/pack for something I throw in the ashtray when I am done with it...and at 51 years of age, it sure ain't helpin' me health...... 2......I DO want to quit....have for some time now..... 3......I HAVE announced publicly.....henceforth this thread......and that was exactly my reason for doing so..... 4......I already drink like da fish, so that could not get any worse (weekends only), and I only weight 150 lbs., so I got some leeeway there.......... Chris......this is gonna be a cold turkey thing for me or not at all......you know my struggle.....and thank you again for your thoughts and support.....I only got about 25 years into it, so if you did it, so can I.....me freakin' meow!!! "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Dirk Villarreal Wittich Send message Joined: 25 Apr 00 Posts: 2098 Credit: 434,834 RAC: 0 |
I gave up in May last year after 40 years of smoking, thats 13 months now. I found at £150 a month I was having trouble affording it, when my part-time hours got cut by half. There were 3 rules that worked for me. Hi msattler! That´s really good news......and a very positive step which you will not regret at all. Chris S has named the most important rules to keep you on the right path. Hope this message helps you a little bit. Make your mind up! Cheers! |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Dirk.....every message of support helps.....believe me, it's a mind over matter thing.....and anything that helps the mind helps the matter....... Thank you.....this is gonna be a fight, and I know it..... But the kitties are strong now........ "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
[KWSN]John Galt 007 Send message Joined: 9 Nov 99 Posts: 2444 Credit: 25,086,197 RAC: 0 |
OK......I have tried before.......but I am ready to quit......... Mark...I will join you. I have been trying to quit since the start of the year. I will not purchase any more of the death sticks, but I will truly miss them. You have given me a good reason. Let's stick to it, buddy... Clk2HlpSetiCty:::PayIt4ward |
Mr. Majestic Send message Joined: 26 Nov 07 Posts: 4752 Credit: 258,845 RAC: 0 |
Well Mark I am not a smoker and I've never been so I can't give you any advice. What I can do is support you by encouraging you and wishing you the best of luck. I know several people that has quit smoking so I know how hard it can be on them. I hope you succeed in your goal and live a happy, smoke free life after wards. Good luck, John (aka Albert.) |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
OK......I have tried before.......but I am ready to quit......... Hoo boy......hard to back down now......I'll make it through the day while I am at work.....the hard part will be not stopping for a pack on the way home close to midnight.......reeeeeeeeeeeeally hard. But I'll try.... I hope we both can stick with it...... Oh, and BTW....the kitties have been running hard after ya, but your RAC has been climbing too........good chase, that. "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
hiamps Send message Joined: 23 May 99 Posts: 4292 Credit: 72,971,319 RAC: 0 |
OK......I have tried before.......but I am ready to quit......... Wish you luck Mark, Beer has always been my downfall. I quit for a week or so then go out and drink some beer and wake up a smoker again. Guess I will have to give up both. Getting closer, trying Chris's method of slowing down. Official Abuser of Boinc Buttons... And no good credit hound! |
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