Oct. 10 - my aanniversary

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October 10, 2005, I smoked my last cigarette. For me it's a big deal !

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good for you. great in fact. i hope more of those that try quitting will be saying this someday as well. it is a Big Deal.

[Buttons2]

yes it's a BIG deal! good for you. I sure wish I'd never had a cig in my entire life.

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Thank you Joy and Buttons ......... oh, how I appreciate your posts.

[Mike Weins]

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I quit smoking back in 97 cold turkey from 2 packs a day. Man that first week was rough.

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hee hee, Mike - I was a BIG smoker. I had smoked 42 years -- 3 1/2 packs per day and I loved every cigarette. I used those patches for awhile and I prayed. I was so afraid of failing that I kept my usual carton within arms reach and the usual spare carton in the freezer. If I had to have a cigarette there better be one nearby.
The best thing for my attempt was being in the hospital for the first 5 days!!

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i am thrilled our son has decided to quit smoking. he has a son that is old enough to catch everything that goes on so he knew it was time to quit. he had read somewhere that after stoppng, anyway the benifits that happen or improvements to health. i was so happy. i know those suckers must be oh so addictive and that is so scary. good going you all again.

[Mike Weins]

There were 2 things that got me to quit smoking, the first being a girl that I was hoping to impress and the second was that I finally got tired of the smell. I had smoked for just over a year and don't really remember why I had started in the first place.

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Oh, the smell!! I did not know how bad my house smelled - didn't have a clue. And I certainly didn't know how bad I smelled. A while after I quit I could smell my house and I would walk past a person in any store and smell their reek.
A professional painter came in and coated every paintable inch with some sort of stuff then repainted. A professional outfit came in and scrubbed the carpets. I washed and scrubbed - every inch of everything else.... including books, paintings, all collectibles - everything! It took months.

[Mike Weins]

I solved the house (apartment) smell by moving I moved out the second week after I quit. It took about a week (after I moved) to get the smell out of my truck and all of my stuff. I was so happy when it was done