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Take care of yourself Catlover and feel better soon. And on this beautiful morning, it is a big fat Nope!

Greetings fellow NOPErs... today is Roald Dahl Day.... (thanks UK) which is to celebrate the life and times of Roald not only as an awesome children's writer but also as an ace fighter pilot in WWII. Roald was dyslexic, that's why his writing has so many splendiferous words that he just made up..today is also Fortune Cookie Day... so I managed to find one (they aren't a big thing in Aus) and low and behold the fortune was the 13th of September is a successful day to quit and that is it. So lets check with the cookie, what will today be: Nope ... cos that's the way this cookie crumbles!

NOPE it like a hurricane!

G'day recon its NOPE again today C

You all know that I take care of my elderly parents but I also take care of an elderly woman, who is 103 and is such an inspiration to me. When I quit bus driving five years ago, I thought I would be bored with my time, so I signed up at our community center to help the elderly. (I didn't know my parents were going to be such a handful.) I was hooked up with Helen, who is 103 yrs. old, still lives on her own and only needed help with her wash (because her niece did not want her doing stairs to the basement). I also make a couple meals for her each week because she hated the meals on wheels. I love my time with this lady. Listening to her life stories. The main story that inspires me is that she smoked for 62 years and quit when her husband died of lung cancer. 62 years! and back then they did not have filters on those cigarettes. 62 years of putting that crap in her body and she is now 103 and in great shape. So here is hoping that we are here for a long time inspiring others.

NOPE ... I think I can smell the weekend coming...?

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Will these kids go from vape to a crack pipe? Oxygen is all we should put in our lungs.... WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who smoke high-voltage e-cigarettes have greater exposure to formaldehyde, a suspected carcinogen, than those who keep the voltage low, according to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine on Wednesday. The study, which critics say is misleading and lacks context, is the latest contribution to a debate on the safety of e-cigarettes that has so far has yielded little long-term data, though most experts believe they are less toxic than combustible cigarettes. Researchers from Portland State University took flavored nicotine liquid made by Halo Cigs, a private company, and tested it in a personal vaporizer from Innokin. The vaporizer allows consumers to adjust the voltage from 3.3V to 5.0V. The higher the voltage the greater the nicotine kick, but also the greater the amount of formaldehyde. E-cigarette liquids typically contain propylene glycol, which when heated is known to release formaldehyde gas. "Vaping" at high voltage also produced formaldehyde-containing compounds known as hemiacetals, the researchers found.

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Congratulations @garry mhudson for being smoke free for 2 years. Well done Garry, that is a nice solid quit you have going. Thanks for all the support you offer to everyone around the boards, its great to have you with us on your journey. Make sure you do something special to celebrate your freedom. So a new recliner was delivered today to the Lido Deck and it has your name on it.. take a seat, sit back and enjoy the congratulations because you deserve them.

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Gday NOPE again C

I used to also put cigarettes out on the ground and leave them. Did you know that cig butts contain plastic? https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2018/09/13/this-man-is-quest-pick-up-one-million-cigarette-butts/?utm_term=.6ad2a093e204

Congratulations @Christa326 for being one month smoke free! Well done Christa, that is the first and hardest month done and dusted. Its great to see you posting around the boards and offering support to your fellow newbie quitters. You are all forming a great quit group which is awesome to see. So the horrid first month is done, you need to keep re-wiring that brain and do something special to celebrate and reward yourself. KTQ you are doing so well.

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I've said it before and I'll repeat myself once more: big tobacco is well aware of the current trends in nicotine delivery systems. The same merchants of death who peddled the deadliest consumer product in the history of the world have diversified and are now heavily invested in the e-cig market. Only the gadget is new. The bullshit is the same as it ever was.

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Thank you Whispers...this is scarey stuff ,to read for our yougens... It's hard to imagine what damage this will do in time..... After all ..we were told it was OK go smoke....well my generation .... Havn,t enough folks died ..to make a profit.....

Thank you all for your kind words. I know, i cannot believe it has been a whole month!!!!! Being active on here is really what helps me so much so I owe you all all my gratitude, truly! Hugs!

hurricanes are assholes

Going to be a long few days for people. Above: Eye of Hurricane Florence as seen on Wednesday morning, September 12, 2018, from the International Space Station. Image credit: Alexander Gerst. Just found this, it has live satellite images.

I've met adults who think they've quit smoking because they switched to vape or E-Cig. No point in arguing with them, you won't win.

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He was just out for a morning walk, also headed to the neighbors so no problem! I have a rule that outside spiders get to live but if they come inside...

I've already made plans to sneak into his backpack...its already too heavy for him..watch this stream ...Argggg....to late !!!!

Thanks @Boo ... but no extra weights, you might sink the canoe and then Doreen might blame me for putting the idea in your head.

Gives us all hope that by quitting we not only free ourselves from slavery to this addiction, we can also have a better chance of living a full and active live! Thanks for sharing

That is an inspirational story Linda, thank you for sharing it with us

45 min spin class after work for me, whats everyone else upto?

@Sslip ere's one fer you.

I just wanted to add something for you peeps who are 7 or 8 months or even a year into your quits. I''m a year and a half in now and I can tell you for sure, I feel A LOT more confident now than I did at even a year so ........ if you are still feeling those small occasional moments of uncertainty, it does still get better as you build even more time into your quit. I just went through a whole pile of life crap in one month and the stress levels were very high for some time yet not once did the thought of having a smoke enter my mind in terms of making things better - not once!! I can't say the same would have been true at even 1 year quit so ........ it does still keep getting better and better the longer you just say NOPE