Ladybug

That's a very good question isn't it....we could buy a car....or make a nice down payment on a house? Or finally travel and see the world? Or send the kids to college.......or you just open your window and throw it out, that's what I did...I blew it up! I smoked for 35 years and I smoked a cheaper brand. There you go...this is what I blew up in smoke! A Pack of cigarettes in 1978 $0.36/pack x 365 = 131.40 A Pack of cigarettes in 1979 $0.40/pack x 365 = 146.00 A Pack of cigarettes in 1980 $0.45/pack x 365 = 164.25 A Pack of cigarettes in 1981 $0.49/pack x 365 = 178.85 A Pack of cigarettes in 1982 $0.60/pack x 365 = 219.00 A Pack of cigarettes in 1983 $0.63/pack x 365 = 229.95 A Pack of cigarettes in 1984 $0.72/pack x 365 = 262.80 A Pack of cigarettes in 1985 $0.78/pack x 365 = 284.70 A Pack of cigarettes in 1986 $0.85/pack x 365 = 310.25 A Pack of cigarettes in 1987 $0.94/pack x 365 = 343.10 A Pack of cigarettes in 1988 $1.09/pack x 365 = 397.85 A Pack of cigarettes in 1989 $1.23/pack x 365 = 448.95 A Pack of cigarettes in 1990 $1.41/pack x 365 = 514.65 A Pack of cigarettes in 1991 $1.60/pack x 365 = 584.00 A Pack of cigarettes in 1992 $1.79/pack x 365 = 653.35 A Pack of cigarettes in 1993 $1.69/pack x 365 = 616.85 A Pack of cigarettes in 1994 $1.76/pack x 365 = 642.40 A Pack of cigarettes in 1995 $1.80/pack x 365 = 657.00 A Pack of cigarettes in 1996 $1.85/pack x 365 = 675.25 A Pack of cigarettes in 1997 $1.95/pack x 365 = 711.75 A Pack of cigarettes in 1998 $2.18/pack x 365 = 795.70 A Pack of cigarettes in 1999 $2.92/pack x 365 = 1,065.80 A Pack of cigarettes in 2000 $3.12/pack x 365 = 1,138.80 A Pack of cigarettes in 2001 $3.37/pack x 365 = 1,230.05 A Pack of cigarettes in 2002 $3.52/pack x 365 = 1,284.80 A Pack of cigarettes in 2003 $3.60/pack x 365 = 1,314.00 A Pack of cigarettes in 2004 $3.79/pack x 365 = 1,383.35 A Pack of cigarettes in 2005 $3.89/pack x 365 = 1,419.85 A Pack of cigarettes in 2006 $4.01/pack x 365 = 1,463.65 A Pack of cigarettes in 2007 $4.15/pack x 365 = 1.514.75 A Pack of cigarettes in 2008 $4.30/pack x 365 = 1,569.50 A Pack of cigarettes in 2009 $4.35/pack x 365 = 1,587.75 A Pack of cigarettes in 2010 $4.42/pack x 365 = 1,613.30 A Pack of cigarettes in 2011 $4.62/pack x 365 = 1,686.30 A Pack of cigarettes in 2012 $4.72/pack x 365 = 1,722.80 A Pack of cigarettes in 2013 $4.85/pack x 365 = 1,770.25 Total in 35 years of smoking 30,732.50 I would have a drink if it wouldn't be during the week! This is a bad eye-opener! I blew 30K up in smoke!

Smoking changes our genes December 17, 2013 Uppsala Universitet We inherit our genes from our parents at birth. Later in life the genetic material can be changed by epigenetic modifications, i.e. chemical alterations of the DNA the affect the activity of the genes. Such alterations are normally caused by aging, but can also result from environmental factors and lifestyle. New research findings show that smoking alters several genes that can be associated with health problems for smokers, such as increased risk for cancer and diabetes The fact that smoking means a considerable health risk is nowadays commonly accepted. New research findings from Uppsala University and Uppsala Clinical Research Center show that smoking alters several genes that can be associated with health problems for smokers, such as increased risk for cancer and diabetes. We inherit our genes from our parents at birth. Later in life the genetic material can be changed by epigenetic modifications, i.e. chemical alterations of the DNA the affect the activity of the genes. Such alterations are normally caused by aging but can also result from environmental factors and lifestyle. In a study recently published in the journal Human Molecular Genetics the researchers have examined how the genes are changed in smokers and users of non-smoke tobacco. They could identify a large number of genes that were altered in smokers but found no such effect of non-smoke tobacco. "This means that the epigenetic modifications are likely not caused by substances in the tobacco, but by the hundreds of different elements that are formed when the tobacco is burnt," says Åsa Johansson, researcher at the Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology at Uppsala University and Uppsala Clinical Research Center, who has led the study. It has been previously known that smokers have an increased risk of developing diabetes and many types of cancer, and have a reduced immune defense and lower sperm quality. The results from the study also showed that genes that increase the risk for cancer and diabetes, or are important for the immune response or sperm quality, are affected by smoking. "Our results therefore indicate that the increased disease risk associated with smoking is partly a caused by epigenetic changes. A better understanding of the molecular mechanism behind diseases and reduced body function might lead to improved drugs and therapies in the future," says Åsa Johansson. Journal Reference: 1. Welisane Besingi and Åsa Johansson. Smoke related DNA methylation changes in the etiology of human diseas. Human Molecular Genetics, December 2013

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LOL oh boy! Yep he needed a drink after that :-)

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just for today..nothing wrong with my honker then and now....we don't talk about the ears

Well...look at that ...day 1 is almost over :-) I am glad you are reading the book!

Yeahhhhhhhh!!!!!

I am the same way...I seriously have to bite my tongue and I try really hard not to roll my eyes when I see them walking and smoking....too funny!

Have you eaten? Just try to distract yourself, the cravings don't last long.

you know we love you right!

I remember posting and wondering "why don't I have a quit buddy" and voila...they adopted me ;) I would really recommend it. You always know there is somebody checking on you and if you are lucky like me, you will get "love" "laughter" and "the special kick in the behind" all in one PM lol........ It's like the icing on the cake :-)

There are people behind you looking up to you already :-) I call it "giving"

I miss ksmedic :( :( :( he was with me the first weeks and he saw the worst of me and handled it well. Wish his health would be back to normal! I consider so many here my quit buddies.....but some are just special and they know it, at least I hope they do! That would be a nice thread, who is/are your quit buddies and why...........and who would you love to have as a quit buddy but you never asked :-)

I just found the perfect answer and then it was gone...just a puzzled look as usual :-)

:wacko:

I had no doubt......glad you downloaded the book!

we'll see!

oops I was on the wrong page dangit "Good Morning to me" -11

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For 2 weeks I felt exactly like that (surprised, in "awe", puzzled, not sure, weird, stunned, curious etc)