Reciprocity

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Welcome to Quit TrainCDCB! Sorry to hear you no longer have your wife around as a life long companion. I'm sure this makes things tougher in general for you. I don't think the choice to quit or carry on smoking is quite as black and white as you state it to be. Most of us here believe that quitting is of the utmost importance not only to our future health but for numerous other reasons as well like more money in our pockets and yes, the big one ........ Freedom from this addiction dictating almost every move we make on a daily basis. Yes! Freedom to do what we choose when we choose. The other thing I would take issue with is how you see your demise from continuing to smoke. Heart attack might be one thing but there are many other illnesses that smoking promotes and some are not as kind as going out with a sudden heart attack. Here's my final point to you. I have found that it is a pretty hard thing to do this quitting but it is doable! Aside from gaining a lot of knowledge about the addiction, a positive and strong attitude going into a quit is required to be successful long term. The difficult part of quitting does not last ongoing as you suggest. It's normally just at the beginning stages where symptoms are present. They all eventually fade away as you adjust to life as a non-smoker. I hope you reflect on these things and can see a way to look at this quitting thing more positively. Would love to be able to support you, as would others here I'm sure.

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-10 That clearly scared her off

Red Neck Space Shuttle!

Outdoor Christmas Display - Redneck Style

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Redneck Carnival Ride

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-7 I thought you'd gone to do your laundry - lol

Nope!

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Those had better be "beef ribs" and not ..... well ...................... you know!!

Nice one Jane and, so true

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Ya'll wanna give me a minute? I'm a little busy at the moment!

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Nope!

Congrats on 4 months quit Suz!

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Ask Doreen about Beetroot anything ............. she's an expert ?

I have never made jam or any of the stuff you mentioned but my Mum used to make the best ever strawberry and/or raspberry jam I ever tasted. I'm sure she has a recipe somewhere but you know those old dollies who could cook up a storm would always change something up a little to their recipe so, even if you had the recipe, you would never be able to match the outcome 100%. She was also a whiz at sewing. She would make the coolest Raggedy Ann & Andy stuffed dolls for her grand kiddies They looked very professional once she'd finish with them. It was all self taught too. That's how it was in those days. Learn from someone older then practice, practice, practice! She stopped making those preserves and sewing when she hit about 90 years old. Boy I sure do miss her homemade stuff. Can't buy anything like that in any store or even at the farmer's market. I guess those of us lucky enough to have had mother's who had those talents were truly blessed to have experienced that. Kind of spoils you a little though. Now all the commercially made stuff tastes like crap ?