El Bandito

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Way to go Sandy! Great work.

Not One Puff Ever...just for today. Why would I?

Londoner innit?

Wow.

Hey T... Keep smiling señora!

Atta Girl Gabby! Quitting is a real pain in the ass for a wee while...then it gets better. You are doing brilliantly. The only thing that makes a crave is a cigarette. No cigarette No Crave. Honest!

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At the start, sweets. Then some gadget type things..a Fitbit. Most important I still catch sight of a smoker..and think 'I gave myself Freedom'

What a beauty.....

After my recent medical, I asked my Doctor (an Irishman) "what do you think Doctor?" He looked me up and down, his pen poised above his pad... "Mr Bandit. You are a fine figure of two men" Bog trotting paddy....

Massive squeaks! Well done girl.

7 months! Brilliant work. Well done!

1 Year! Absolutely Fantastic work. Congratulations! Well done.

Don't worry...I wear a skirt at formal occasions and used to regularly play a game that involved lots of cuddling up, rucking and mauling followed by a communal bath - so I'm clearly rough tough and macho.

Fantastic work Gabby! Well done you!

NOPE for me today.

Morning Marti! HALT. Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired. We are always more at risk when we feel these. Just keep nudging along, you are doing Brilliantly!

Smoking kills. just for Today, I pledge to take Not One Puff Ever. Who will join me...

10 months is a great milestone! Congratulations!

Ah yes... I am not a fan of this game or specifically it's proponents. They seem to embody the lowest common denominator of society. In England though, there are a couple of good weeks coming. Fans are currently moving from the 'we can't beat anyone' despondency, to 'actually, we have a young team, fearless....maybe, just maybe'. England is then a fun place, a sense of optimism pervades the atmosphere.. This continues to build as England prosper (or at least draw) and progress to the knockout stages... Expectation grows...flags appear, beers are drunk...there is a real buzz. A fabulous time! Then a team of genuine quality ruthlessly dispatches the overpaid, overhyped, under skilled bruisers called England and a gloom descends across the country again.... But maybe, maybe this time will be different.... (It won't) England begin their campaign tonight against Italy. In my house, this is pretty straightforward, I'm a Scot, so traditionally support ABE (anybody but England) (actually we don't, but don't tell the English that). La Bandita is Sicilian... She will adopt the position of publicly claiming that Italy will lose, while secretly hoping they win... English people are preparing for a full 12 hours drinking before watching the late night kick off, so we can expect the streets to run with vomit and blood.... Joy.

Family hails from Huddersfield in England. Lapsed golfer just getting going again when work allows, born-again oral hygiene freak!

Morning Rowly! I will join you. Not One Puff Ever...just for today!

Fantastic!