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Good evening fellow NOPErs....and happy Canada Day, aye! So while our big cousins (or is it brother's) way up north celebrate their nationhood down here in Aus we are holding our international tartan day celebration (note this is an Aussie holiday not a Scottish one, cos well any excuse for a piss up) ...which we hold to coencide with anniversary of the Repeal Proclamation of 1782 which annulled the Act of Proscription .... So basically the English made a law that the Scott's couldn't wear there kilts, if they did they copped a fine or 6mths in jail...if they did it again they could be transported for 7 years of indentured slave labour to any land of that England owned...oh so that's why the Aussies celebrate tartan day, cos of the convicts, yeah-NAH....I told ya it's any reason for a party (about 1/8th of our population has Scottish ancestry).. you see if you check those dates...the First Fleet hadn't even set sail for Aus when all this happened. An odd coincidence, North America celebrates tartan day in April...and the Canadians began the tradition...so see it's only fitting we celebrate our one on Canada Day. Did you know 15.8% of Canadians have some degree of Scottish ancestry... See now your life is complete.... So while I might don the tartan, and smother my bacon with maple syrup on this day of celebrations....will I smoke, ever again..... NOPE

G’day NOPE for me

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Who,s sitting on the Train ?????? I'm still here ...

G’day present and accounted for!

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NOPE ...I'm not doin that smoking thing today !!!

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Here.

I'm still here.

Here!

Present and accounted for.

Still here and still going strong!!!!!!

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Nope! Happy Canada Day!

NOPE - I do not smoke anymore. Life is so much better without the addiction.

You called..... Yep here

Feeling lucky to have avoided what would have been one of the goofiest car wrecks in the history of automotive travel. I was behind a work truck earlier today that had a porta-john on the back. I laid back a few extra car lengths when I saw the john shifting around more than it should have been. The truck starts to accelerate climbing a hill and the crapper fell right off the back of the truck. I'm relieved to have avoided the wreck and also not have people laughing at my misfortune... What happened to Boo? He hit a shitter on Highway 27.

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Congrats Linda on your final monthly Woo-Hoo before you are piped onto the Lido Deck - only 1 month away now! You came here full of doubt and trepidation about quitting and in 11 short months have found yourself and created not only a strong quit but have helped so many others seeking the same thing. That's what makes this a special place and you are a cornerstone of that place. Hope you celebrate the occasion and we'll all look forward to your very own special day next month

^maybe should be in confessions but I say that every day when I read your nope @johnny5 In my best robot voice too.

Thank you so much, everyone! I'm still here and still quit! Many of you know I've been dealing with a ton of stress in my life, with a newly diagnosed illness and a very sick friend. I'm still battling life's ups and downs, but my quit is stronger than ever. In fact, I'd venture to say my quit is the easiest part of my life right now! It's the one thing I'm absolutely sure of. Let that be an encouragement to new quitters. Quitting smoking IS possible, even during times of terrible stress. When life feels out of control, take control of what you can. You can choose to put the cigarettes down. For good. Just put them down and never look back. You'll never regret it.

Here... And according to my ticker i have saved $13,156.03

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I had a massive list of things I thought I would miss and thought I could not live without before I quit. For example, I thought: - I would be stressed as I thought cigarettes relieved stress - I would lose my identity - I wouldn't know what to do with myself when waiting for the bus or train - What was I going to do on ad breaks in the middle of a film or programme? - I would be less sociable - What if anything negative happened in my life? I wouldn't have a way of dealing with it with no cigarettes - How on earth would I ever go out again?? - And have a drink? What about when it's summer and I'm having a beer outside? Surely I can't not smoke then? - Eeek, what about holidays? - Oh and my darling morning coffee, that always goes with a cigarette. Surely I can't separate those two? I also thought: - I will never be able to sit through a 3 course meal in a restaurant without cigarettes in between courses - Or go out to a bar with my friends without stepping outside all the time - Or go through a day at work without smoking. An absolutely absurd idea - Or go to the airport without frantically smoking a million cigarettes before going through security checks and not being able to smoke until I get to my destination - Or get out of bed and not have a cigarette as the first activity of every single day - Or ever feel like I'm not a slave and ruled by addiction Luckily for me and most other ex smokers it turns out every single one of these assumptions were wrong. I can't even tell you how much better my life is now. But it can actually be a very vulnerable state when you quit, as all these habits and perceived comforts are changing in one go.

G’day NOPE for this day

So many of those applied to me too. Especially when drinking or being around people who smoke. Great post greenlight

Awesome news. Quitting smoking for good will make a huge and positive change in your life. It is one of the best things you can possibly do.

You must have had an angel on your shoulder. Good maneuverability Boo!

I've decided to end my relapse earlier then usual and throw out my pack and the 10 cigs still inside. ughh. this has to be the end

a bottomless cup of NOPE

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NOPE - Smoking sucks!

Bhutan, one the least developed nations in South East Asia is the first country in the world to ban tobacco sales. So this isn't news, they did it in 2010. Bhutan banned the sale of tobacco in 2010 but tightened up its law further last year to combat smuggling, requiring consumers to provide valid customs receipts for their cigarettes or chewi g tobacco, which is more common. In March this year a monk caught carrying $2.50-worth of tobacco was jailed for three years, becoming the first person punished under the country's antismoking law. So are these laws too draconian? Could they work in a country with a population over 1million? Should we all just follow suit? A part of me wants to stand applaud them... But part of me wonders if it isn't too far.

Firing up some poblano peppers for a lazy broad's chili rellenos.

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Good call. A few moments of temporary agitation is a small price to pay for a lifetime of freedom from cigarettes.

I just made a beef stew with 1kg stewing steak. 3 onions. Some Turnip and carrots. And gravy. In oven for 2 hours. Then let it cool and spooned it into casserole dish. Then chopped up the haggis and blobbed it throughout the casserole and then topped with ready made puff pastry brushed with egg! And popped in oven until golden bout 45 mins. I thought the haggis might get lost but it really didn't. And added great flavour. We just finished it off there ha lol