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Best part of quitting by far!!! YOU now run your life NOT your addiction to NICOTINE! And that lasts for LIFE buddy

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Cuz all those call centers are in countries where they can get people to work for 3 bucks a week and like they say; ya get what ya pay for 😒

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Yep! Still in party mode over here 👍

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You're absolutely right! It was more convenient for us to speak to a real live person and usually someone who knew what they were doing, not just some know nothing traniee but unfortunately for us (the customers) Customer Service is a thing of the past because it's too expensive and represents a very expensive cost item on the balance sheet and in in today's corporate world it's only the bottom line that's really important. It's really a shame for us customers but not like we have a choice in most instances.

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How long have you smoked for @kenzie_peyton? Think about how many times you have unconsciously conditioned your brain to believe that satisfying that horrible withdrawal feeling you always got after time passed from smoking you last cig. was indeed pleasurable. Dozens, hundreds, thousands of times over the years. And when you got that first hit, your brain is thinking ... Ahhhh. That right there is conditioning yourself to believe smoking is "enjoyable". IT'S NOT! it's simply getting relief from mounting withdrawal symptoms setting in because you're addicted to nicotine. When we decide to quit, we are telling our addiction; go ahead! Bring on the withdrawals ... do your best! I have committed to ignoring you and I know with time, those withdrawal symptoms will fade (because my mentors on the train have said so!!). And yes; we all used smoking as a reward for all sorts of things and that's part of the reason quitting and feeling comfortable about it takes awhile. I quit in January when it was cold and snowy where I live. I wondered what would happen the first time I cut my lawn the following spring because I ALWAYS used a smoke afterward as a "reward". Turns out, by the time it came around it wasn't such a big deal afterall. Instead of lighting up a smoke, I grabbed a cold beer, sat out on my deck and breathed in the wonderful smell of fresh cut grass - something I could never smell as a smoker. The very difficult times of your early quit do not last all that long in the grand scheme of things. Start making a concentrated effort to think of all the good things that quitting will bring to you and stop listening to the lies your addiction wants you to beieve. Make a list and look at it often: Breathing better; really tasting your food again, smelling better to others, saving a pile of $$, not looking like some kind of outcast to non-smokers as you stand outside puffing away, and best of all ... FREEDOM! Freedom from nicotine running your life each & every day. That's HUGE!!! We all enjoy those things and more as quitters. Why not come join us? Oh yeah; post all you want. We all did when we were in the midst of our withdrawal days. We know how upside down life can be during that time. If you find yourself up at ungodly hours looking for something to do, go to the Games Page. That's a good place to waste a bit of time keeping your mind occupied

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I shouldn't have had that second Pizza at @QuittingGirl Lido Party last night. Resulted in terrible dreams 🤯

Looks like a lovely spot ya got there 👍

I know people ....... very powerful people 😛

Lol on the standard comment! That's all I'll drive and always have done. Mind you I was born well before 2000 😆 If I go to a dealership for any maintenance, I usually have to drive it into the repair bay for them 😆🤣 I never thought about having the stick by my left hand though. Hummm ... not sure I'd like that as I'm right handed. Suppose I could get used to it with time.

Sorry to hear things are rough on the work front at the moment Stew. Hope you get some good new people soon and are able to keep your deadling. Stressful for sure. You're on track though for a huge life long improvement on your health and wealth by quitting

Pretty soon, it'll be all AI. You'll think it's a real person but it's not. At least then you can swear your head off at them and they won't get mad 😆 Of course, your problem will still not be fixed 🤬

Congrats @Stewbum!! 10 whole months ... not long now till the big one Another reason to party - Yay!!

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Great pics! Enjoy the Wedding and get together. The first pic of the divided highway struck me as odd somehow. Then it dawned on me that the cars on either side are driving in the wrong direction compared to what I'm used to seeing here where I live. Guess I forgot you must drive on the left in Australia💡

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Yeah, I was there too early on in my quit. Those damn cravings just never stopped. One ran into the other I guess. It was terrible because it seems as if it's never gonna end but you just have to bear down and get through that phase. It won't last long and although it feels horrible right now, that won't last as long as it semems at the moment. Remember the only rule: Just don't smoke - ever!

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Nope!