JB 883

Phillip Morris makes the nastiest cigarettes out there anyways. Taste like bleach. Bunch of crooks. Even when I smoked I hated anything PM. I still do give to tobacco and nicotine companies though. Yeah, I give them the bird. Don't feel too bad. Look at your own quit date. Now, I remember you once PM'ed me something about how you were coming up on the three-month battle (a big one). Now it is over a year and three months. But we CAN hate them for fighting tooth and nail to stay in business, even if that means killing more people. Yeah we all wish we were rich but at what point do the big shots realize their wealth is because people die by using their products?

That is nothing. Mark Twain made some kind of quote about it was easy to quit smoking, he has done it 1,000 times. Just think of the willpower and strength it takes to quit 1,000 times. I wonder if he posted an SOS to whatever quit forum on the web that was around back then?

so get this - I have worked at the same place over seven years. Seldom ever saw anything stupid. But... Friday someone was in a wreck. Monday there was one, Tuesday there was one and I was 20 minutes late, and today I left early just to account for any BS I might encounter. Surr as a crap diaper stinks, there was a wreck close to my job. In do not work weekends but anyways, so I am wondering how many days in a row, HOPING no one hits MY heap of blue crap. You know, back in Dec 2015, someone side swiped my car because I was in the turning lane and he was at a red light, he was trying to get to the gas station. Just pulled out right in front of me. Yeah I got a nice insurance check (more than the car was worth) Pop quiz - GUESS, just GUESS what he was going in to buy while we waited for the police? KTQ kids.

I now know that nicotine and tobacco produce something of a "high". Maybe like a watered-down "stoned" effect one gets from smoking weed. For me, I was on that tobacco "high" for 15 years. I never really noticed just how bad many drivers were. Anyways, since quitting 1.5 years ago, I notice a lot of drivers suuuuuck. Everything from aggression, not paying attention, tailgating on the highway, not using headlights when it is dark out, whatever. Today though, there was a wreck on the highway. This was hours ago yet I am still annoyed. Because of ONE careless needle-prick driver, 100's of peoples' day was thrown off. I was late for work. You know, I ain't gonna lie. If I were a "Stress smoker", today would have done me in. I feel like jack slapping someone but not too much like smoking. I even told my room mate that if stress were trigger then I would have picked it back up this day. But no, my trigger to want to light up is excitement. Like if Micheal Bolton released a new album. OK kidding, don't no one listen to that. So anyways, however long you have been quit for, did you notice drivers started to suck worse at that point?

Jovan white musk. I am a cheap hoebag.

I do not think there is a lot of connection between body modification and nicotine use. One might argue that both appeal to similar demographs. I think some vape shops might be closing shop simply because there is so much competition right now. It is the next big thing and everyone is trying to get rich off it. Not that this matters but the place i got my couple tattoos done, it almost looks like a doctor's office inside. I was hoping for a colonoscopy but I guess that is not part of the procedure. He put on those rubber gloves, I got excited over nothing. When I first learned what vape was, some prissy woman was telling me, "It is harmless water vapor". I thought, "What the heck is the point of smoking water vapor, give me a REAL cigarette!" Maybe this is blasphemy but TBH, if I HAD to use nicotine, it would be a real smoke, not some silly vape or NRT. Screw that. But I have not used any since... On Oct 2nd 2017, I tried to quit, just quit smoking. It lasted four hours. So, I cut down to three cigarettes a day, puffs spread out over the day. I decided Oct 6th I would quit. No pills, patches, vape, gums, nothing. I figured that crap would cost money AND drag out the addiction so I decided to go "Cold turkey". I have not smoked or used any nicotine since, but there is bad news... That day i became addicted to cold turkey. The very next day, I was at the deli getting a cold turkey sandwich. On thanksgiving, I have to let the turkey get cold before I can eat it. Sometimes when I go to visit people, I have to excuse myself to go eat a piece of cold turkey. One time I was so desperate but broke, I went to the deli to get five pounds of cold turkey, and I ran out without paying! People complain that my clothes, car, and house smell like cold turkey. I will quit one day. I have tried to quit but after a couple days I say, "one slice won't hurt" but then the cycle starts all over. What is the lesson here? Umm, I don't know.

There is a big difference between smoking and eating junk food that people are forgetting - cutting back on junk food is practical, unlike cigarettes where "cutting back" just does not work. When trying to quit smoking, one has to give it up completely. When trying to get in shape, you can still have some junk food, just have the discipline to cut back. But also, try to limit the junk food on hand. Do not be like me and have three or four different kinds of ice cream in the freezer. Well shoot, I quit smoking, what the hell more does my stupid body want? Anyways so yeah, moderation.

If a big trigger happens to be excitement, maybe pester a room mate instead. Or aggravate the neighbor's dogs. Yeah, my biggest emotional trigger is when I get excited, say like finding some awesome deal on ebay

MAY 8TH? Holy crap! That is a long G.D. time to wait when someone is having problems breathing. If things get too bad, just get to E.R. A slightly achy tooth could wait several more weeks, lungs cannot.

I was looking thru nthat and came upon this - "In previous variations of the IRS impersonation phone scam, fraudsters demand immediate payment of taxes by a prepaid debit card, wire transfer or gift cards." So I suppose if they call and say I owe taxes but demand that the balance be put on a Macy's gift card, I should assume they are pulling my leg?

sgt Barney has basically the best answer. The long and short is you quit feeding your nicotine habit, but also for the love of all that is good- DO NOT TAKE UP VAPE! Oh yes, they are pushing like hell for smokers to quit by switching to vape. That is "out of the frying pan and into the fire". But, for some "noise"

That picture of Haiti looks like a typical American section 8 neighborhood. As far as North Korea, I haven't figured out why the locals have not strung up Kim Jong un by his gonads and used spiked clubs to beat him like a pinata.

Anyone who actually pays attention to my stupid ass knows that my trigger for wanting a smoke is excitement. Stress doesn't trigger, but anyways... Well, I came THIS close yesterday! Some guy with a strange manner of writing emailed me saying he wanted me to help hide his money and he would give me a million dollars! All I had to do was send $1,000 for processing fees and give him a bunch of info like name, address, SSN and bank info.. So, I will profit $999,000. Boy that guy sure is a sucker! HA HA! All I had to do was send a grand and get back a million. I am SO excited. I may just have to deal with withdraws again. Oh well, I better start planning m shopping spree! Plus I can finally pay off the IRS so they will stop calling me.

Usually when I was stressed I reached for a cigarette. OK sorry bad joke I am out.

Does it really matter what is in a cigarette? Is someone going to say, "Oh no, I had no idea about all the chemicals". If there ARE that many different chemicals, how many of any single one would there be? Have you actually looked through this list? It looks like water, sugar, coffee, cocoa, and maple syrup are on there. And that is just skimming that list. OK, is it the REAL maple syrup that costs $10 a pint or the fake stuff like Aunt Jemima? A lot of that stuff is everyday food ingredients. So I guess the main point is - Why is actual maple syrup sold in glass containers but the fake stuff is in plastic bottles? Also, since i eat a ton of sugar and drink a lot of water and cocoa, does that mean I relapsed?

In this video, the guy mentions how each time you quit, you get a little better at it. If that is the case, some folks are Olympic Gold Metalists at quitting. BUT, BUT, BUT, SARGE! That would make too much sense!

Maybe Carl needs to quit also. When I quit, I had no one around who smoked so it wasn't hard. I imagine having a smoker around would create temptation. Whispers posted a motivational video. Who the hell wants to end up like that?

One of those stories a man mentioned his brother died because he was addicted to Marlboros. Now I understand all cigarettes are equally lethal but something about that particular brand pisses me off. Might sound strange but I always thought of that company as the "asshole" of the tobacco industry. Of course I am not at all a fan of anything that is overly masculine. I am guessing when the doctor explained how you could lose your feet if you do not quit is probably the BIGGEST scare you have ever had in your life? That would **** with someone's head. But since you are quit and plan on keeping them until the end, might I recommend a few different brands of shoes - Saucony makes the best overall street shoes. Good style, comfortable, durable, all at a fair price. Clark's makes some nice sandals. B.O.C. makes the most comfortable high heel wedge sandals. The bottoms are cushioned so you won't die after 5 minutes of walking in them.

I am on another forum (nothing to do with smoking or not) but someone brought up how coffins just seemed like a waste of money, too much of a luxury for a corpse. Anyways I mentioned not wanting to know any details of my own death. I am mid 40's and when I was 38, my mom died. That was kind of something that made me realize that death means business. When I threw away my last cigarette in Oct 2017, one thing I had recurring thoughts of before I quit was, "What if this really does kill me early than I would like to die? I mean my breath rattled at night, I could not laugh without coughing, everything stank of smoke, blood pressure was a little high... I honest to God thought I would be dead by age 60 if I kept smoking. That is a little early. I would like to make it to at least age 75. I just wonder if it's common for people in their 40's to start having recurring thoughts of death. If so, why would anyone this age or older STILL puff away on those cancer sticks? Some of these young smokers do not think about death of course but they will someday. Think about this - most forums lose members because they got banned over something, or maybe they got mad and just left. Forums like this sometimes lose members because their respiratory problems got the best of them. At what age though do smokers say, "Hmm, I would rather live a few more years than smoke this piece of crap cigarette". Sometimes I still want a cigarette but I am not dieing for one.

I didnt start til I was 27, so childhood had already passed.

Whatever has the most negative effect on my type 2 diabetes.

I think super absorbent maxi pads would help with that.

Well, I am not literate enough to have a 15 character word. But as far as one number - when the "session" gets too rough, I will go "number two" in my pants. And about the "special" character, does that mean like someone dressed in a clown suit who rides the short bus must be there?

Well, I cannot vote on there, too late but sunny side up would be my choice. But I am not real picky. There is a concern though - You said "meal of the day". I really do not like getting out of bed before 4 PM, would that be too late to enjoy this meal? Well let us make it 5 because I do not actually get OUT of bed til about 15 after, then brush my teeth, go to restroom, feed the dog, sand the dead skin off my feet, shower, etc. I used to be really good about getting up right at 4:00 but every since I quit smoking, I have more time to be a sloth.

My thoughts about NRT gum was always - "wow, that is not cheap! Wouldn't it be cheaper to quit cold turkey?" I don't know, it just seemed like taking up smoking cessation of any kind would just be a lateral move. Plus some commercials had people saying, "I tried everything. slowing down, gums, patches, hypnosis, nothing worked... but then this new product came along." I thought "Well if none of those things work to make someone quit smoking, why waste cash on them? And what if this "new" product failed? Even when I was a kid and thought "I will never smoke", somehow I knew cessation products were a load of bull. Maybe nicotine gum is less dangerous than smoking. But get this - A lot of time when people seem really successful at something or extraordinary in whatever way, there is often a lot of "help" going on behind the scenes. People only ever show off the good news if they can help it.