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I love Walleye. I don't know if I would bring up the conversation alone with a smoker in a boat in the middle of lake Erie. Lol. I talk to my friends about smoking, they ask me questions also. This is pretty casual. The don't smoke around me, that's a rule. Mostly, they cannot believe that I quit. I talk to strangers about it sometimes. Not everybody, not the same person twice (unless they ask me). This happens at local bars or music clubs. Maybe 1 or 2 people every few months. I try to suss them out, see if they might be receptive. I don't admonish. My rap is: 'you know, I was a heavy smoker for 40 something years and quit cold turkey..(now almost 6) years ago. I just want you to know that it isn't impossible, anyone can do it. It has to do with understanding nicotine addiction and making a commitment to yourself. That's all. I am still active on a stop smoking website, it is a great place for education and camaraderie and there are many success stories' Here is the address....Quittrain.com' Sometimes people come over and want to know more. Mostly they don't. Some thank me. I am very low key about it except for my exuberance about being quit, can't hide that. I would like some QTrain cards. It would be great to have a barcode on it so people could just take a snap on their phone and get here instantly. Maybe @MarylandQuitter would be into this or one of our geeks could put it together.

I was the opening act for #1 Muddy Waters #2 Taj Mahal #3 John Lee Hooker

Morning Monday, @notsmokinjo I am better with the last choice, for sure. I need a couple of minutes so that I can fool @jillar.

As you know, there is more information, in general on QTrain here in Vaping & Juling:  Unquestionable Addiction, Reckless Aftermath. and two of particular interest: 1. E-cigarette vapor, even when nicotine-free, found to damage lung cells 2. New evidence that e-cigs pose substantial risks of adult asthma and COPD similar to cigarettes

#1 is left for me, I see. I'm often lucky like this. @notsmokinjo should be waking up tomorrow very soon today.

Oh ! @jillar, so Lube & Tune is a real place !

great song @hellkatbaby, here is more feeling Good

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This is from Gizmodo Science Wisconsin Health Officials Urge People to Stop Vaping After a Sudden and Mysterious Rise in Lung Disease Ed Cara Friday 5:50pm Filed to: TEEN VAPING More people hospitalized with serious lung problems linked to vaping have been found, Wisconsin health officials reported Friday. Last week, health officials reported eight cases of this strange cluster, all involving teens. The cases now involve teens and young adults. According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services, 11 cases have been identified (including the cluster of eight), and the state’s disease detectives are looking into seven other possible cases. Officials have not confirmed the cause of these injuries, but they’re explicitly warning residents to not vape, and the CDC has now joined the investigation. The cases date back to late June. All of the patients have been diagnosed with severe lung damage, and with symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, chest pain, and weight loss. The severity of illness has ranged, with some needing medical assistance to breathe, and while patients have generally improved, it’s still not clear whether they will experience any long term effects. “We are currently interviewing patients, all of whom reported recent vaping. Our disease investigators continue to gather information about the names and types of vape products that were used in hopes of determining a common link,” said Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm in a statement Friday. “We strongly urge people to avoid vaping products and e-cigarettes. Anyone—especially young people who have recently vaped—experiencing unexplained breathing problems should see a doctor.” State health officials are now working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on their investigation, a representative for the Wisconsin Department of Health Services told Gizmodo via email. They’ve also notified other states in the event that similar cases may be happening elsewhere. So far, no common thread besides vaping has been found among the patients. But it’s still unclear exactly how e-cigarettes could be causing these cases, if they are indeed the culprit. Health officials have said previously that patients reported vaping nicotine as well as THC in the weeks and months before their symptoms first appeared. What is known is that rates of e-cigarette use have skyrocketed among teens in recent years. And while many tobacco control experts and advocates believe that e-cigarettes can be a useful tool for getting traditional tobacco smokers to quit, others have argued that we know little about the short- and long-term health effects of these products. In response to the explosion in teen vaping, government agencies like the Food and Drug Administration has been forced to speed along the implementation of stricter regulations on these products, while states such as California are currently trying to pass strict bans on their public use and sale.

NOPE

I need to save it in a mason jar again...it adds up so quickly. My first stash paid for a garden nursery spending spree and broken ankle and leg. The next stash paid for another broken leg. Maybe, I shouldn't jinx myself...? I don't think our superstitious, @notsmokinjo, would risk it and maybe she is right. I'll just be more comfortable about treating myself every now and then.

#1 is left, you didn't teach your husband how to change brake pads what is a lube and tune shop ? You get lubed up and listen to the jukebox ? I kinda like it ! tee hee hee

fcuk, @jillar, have we met ??? was it the way I presented it ? What ?? Jillar is up.

Hey, @Matt B, Some people can slide through the first week or two, no problem. I wasn't one of them but, I accepted the fact that it was going to suck for a while and came to terms with my reality. Our friend, Sarge, says, "Embrace The Suck" OK.... I could live with that, I could live through that...I was determined. It was worth it to me to be free. The discomfort (and that is ALL it is) wasn't going to thwart me, no how no way. Power through, sleep through, play through, do anything but smoke. You can do it.

Take each crave at a time and reward yourself for conquering that particular receptor in your brain. This is what it is all about. Wrenching one receptor at a time away from nicotine and replacing it with a suitable reward. I used oxygen and looking at beauty as rewards that were always at hand. The Significance of Rewards

Hey, @Steveo1, where y'at ? Smoking is not what you want to be doing. You know too much. You know how good it feels to be free.

It is just Addiction which is never, ever rational.

OK, staying on the cooking theme I was a Private Chef for a documentary film producer I was Cook on a 2000 ton supply boat in the Gulf of Mexico I was Pantry Chef in a somewhat fancy restaurant

I'm sure we've run out of x's but, I just learned a pretty Y word, Yakitori it is Japanese for a satay or kebab

I usually say, 'in my Not So humble opinion'. (when are opinions ever really humble?) IMNSHO. Making groceries....going shopping for food. The cupboard is bare, baby. We need to make groceries today.

timing is everything, lol BIG 0

I'll take #3 as the lie but, bon appétit anyway.

NOPE

Congratulations on your quit, @Matt B You may have some gnarly moments but, nothing you can't live through. Cigarettes KILL quitting does not. In all your free time, switch up your ticker and educate yourself about nicotine addiction. You do know that it is NOT just a habit like your avatar seems to intimate, right ? Remember to keep yourself hydrated, have fruit juice hand to keep blood sugar in check. and have a think about what our friend, @Sirius says, 'Next time a craving plunks down on your face ask yourself, "What price you are willing to pay to own yourself?"