At 7:05 tonight...
It will be 10 years since I lit my last cigarette.Not coinicidentally, at 7:06 it will be 10 years since my heart attack. |
RichZ
Feb 2
2005
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| Your a better man than I, Gunga Din. Congrats. Bob |
theotherBob
Feb 2
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| Congratulations. Its a tough habit to lick. I threw my last pack of
cigarettes out the window late one night or was it early one morning coming
home from a party in April of 1988. Do you still have the just smoked a
cigarrette dreams? |
Bob
Feb 2
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| Your obviously superior brains again make you the winner you are!
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Bob
Feb 2
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| Congrats on the accomplishment Rich. I have a dear one who's strugglin with
that habit. I also kicked it in 1975. Not easy. Proud of you buddy.
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Joshuall
Feb 2
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| Congrats Rich! 4 1/2 years for me now since my last puff. Warren |
go-bassn
Feb 2
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34 days and counting here. I still want 'em, but so far I've been
stronger. Hardest time was when I had my dog of 14 yrs put to sleep
last weekend. I hope to make it as long as you Rich. Harry J aka Thundercat
Brooklyn Bill's Tackle Shop Fishing Team
http://www.brooklynbillstackleshop.com
Share the knowledge, compete on execution. |
Thundercat
Feb 2
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| On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 01:26:38 -0500, RichZ |
Dan
Feb 2
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| On Wed, 02 Feb 2005 17:17:31 -0500, Thundercat |
Dan
Feb 2
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| HELP! I've tried everything....but my problem is, I enjoy the damn
things! Guess it's a little like sex...it may kill me some day...but
damned if I'm gonna quit it <grin>! Seriously....I have been giving this a lot of thought lately, my dentist
is getting very "vocal" about it....not to mention my doctor friend that
I play golf with....the dentist probably is sincere....my friend the
doctor, probably just wants me to live long enough to get his money back
from our golf bets <grin>! |
jbkbub
Feb 2
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| Congrats Rich. I've got an employee at work that loves bass fishing &
smoking. He told me that he would love to go on one of my trips to El
Salto with me but can't afford it. I got out my calculator and showed
him that the cost of going to El Salto every other year is almost
exactly the same cost as 1 pack of cigarettes a day! I guess we all
have our priorities. |
RATMAN
Feb 2
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| Many congrats Rich.just think of all the good fishing ahead for you! Phil |
Philip
Feb 2
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| Good Job! I celebrated 20 yrs since my last puff at the stroke midnight on New Years
Eve of this year. Well, I would have had I been able to stay awake until
midnight. Toughest thing I ever did was quit smoking. Funny twist though, for over two years I prayed and wished for the day that
I would not think about smoking one time throughout the day. When the day
finally came I didn't know it. |
Richard
Feb 2
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| March 8th. 1981 |
Jerry
Feb 2
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| John, I quit when I had the heart attack. Never had the slightest urge to
light up another one. That after smoking unfiltered Pall Malls for 35 years. But 2 years after the heart attack, I went was diagnosed with an aortic
aneurism. The vascular surgeon told me that he had never had to put a
prosthetic aorta into a patient under the age of 70 who was not a
lifelong heavy smoker. If I hadn't given it up prior to that, I would
have given it up at that point. |
RichZ
Feb 2
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| Re: At 7:05 tonight...
Group: rec.outdoors.fishing.bass Date: Wed, Feb 2, 2005, 9:55pm (CST+1)
From: remove_the_obvious_fin-sfish@charter.net (RichZ)
John Kerr wrote:
HELP! I've tried everything....but my problem is, I enjoy the damn
things! Guess it's a little like sex...it may kill me some day...but
damned if I'm gonna quit it <grin>!
Seriously....I have been giving this a lot of thought lately, my dentist
is getting very "vocal" about it....not to mention my doctor friend that
I play golf with....the dentist probably is sincere....my friend the
doctor, probably just wants me to live long enough to get his money back
from our golf bets <grin>!
John, I quit when I had the heart attack. Never had the slightest urge to
light up another one. That after smoking unfiltered Pall Malls for 35
years.
But 2 years after the heart attack, I went was diagnosed with an aortic
aneurism. The vascular surgeon told me that he had never had to put a
prosthetic aorta into a patient under the age of 70 who was not a
lifelong heavy smoker. If I hadn't given it up prior to that, I would
have given it up at that point. Rich, I hear ya....now I just have to find my way to beat it! I guess we
don't think it can happen to "us"...til it does. All the guys that have
posted here that have kicked the habit is heartening...I need to do more
than just think about it! I want to be around when my grandson wins the
Basmasters Classic <grin>! Thanks for the reply! John |
jbkbub
Feb 2
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| I quit cold turkey, no problemo in April after 20 yrs (and I liked them
right at the end) Although I wasn't certain that I wanted to live forever,
I did want the freedom to choose. Now I do want to live forever...(hope I
reformed in time) BTW, if you don't stop the smoking, you will probably be
quitting sex earlier than you would like!:) |
Eric
Feb 2
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| John - quit for "the kid"... Warren |
go-bassn
Feb 3
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| Unfortunately...probably going to be what it takes to get me to quit
too....well done Rich said Huck |
Huck
Feb 3
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| 23 years ago, I quit smoking around my wife when she was pregnant. No
smoking in the house at all. Easy enough in the nice weather, just step
out on the porch. Winter came, and I told myself if I wanted it that
bad, I would be willing to sit in the work truck. I found myself less
and less willing to get out of my comfortable house just to sit in a
cold truck for a lonely smoke. For weeks I smoked at work but not at
home. One Sunday evening I realized I hadn't smoked since I got home
Friday night. That's when I threw them out. Do it for the kiddos. They
might like having you around. |
Henry
Feb 3
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| Congratulations Rich ! March of 1980 was my last Marlboro.No heart attacks
yet,but I do have 5 kids so. |
Bass_Mr.
Feb 3
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| Didn't take a heart attack for me, but I quit on July 17, 1985 at 10:46
pm. I still want to lick a dirty ashtray sometimes. |
Ronnie
Feb 3
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| The hypnotist told me "we never quit, we only stop". |
Jerry
Feb 3
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| Congratulations. For me the date was Feb 10, 1980, but I started quitting 13
years earlier, and during that time I was off for a full year once or twice
and resumed. I read once that nicotine can be more addictive than heroin (or was it
cocaine?). I always used to fantasize that life would have been much easier if
cigarettes were healthy and they put the cancer in spinach. |
Marty
Feb 4
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| I quit 31 years ago in Feb for the same reasons. I figured that if I
wanted to see my Grandchildren I better stop and I did .From 2 packs a day
to zilch overnight.I can't stand the smell of someone's smokes but to this
day after a really good meal [ thanks giving] I still feel the urge. Not
as bad but still have the urge.I made a good choice
Ken Blevins |
Ken
Feb 5
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