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thanks Blossom- you’re lovely and just the tonic i need! god bless you xx

krakowian- the sedate non-smoker in me (and in all of us) says ‘very well done’; the self-tormented, desperate, short-tempered wishes-to-be-a-non-smoker in me says something i couldn’t possibly repeat on a polite website to a respected scriber! seriously good on you- i wish i could be crave-free…

got a really good electronic throw-away one which is helping with when i am being particularly weak-willed. if things go completely ‘pete’ for me, that is the next port of call.

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dear all

just thought i’d update on the smoking front… not had any for a week now, and i’m NOT on the brink of killing anyone, which is a bonus. my own children have come out of hiding, another bonus (i think…).

I am thinking of the positive things such as being alive for longer (hopefully), no wheezing, and more cash in the bank… i may even save up and do the ‘spare £500 wish’ which blossom posted a little while ago.

taking my little girl out to town today as my wife and 2 sons are off to london for the day, no work (1/2 term) and had a tax rebate… life is generally good

hugs to all, fluffyollie xx

ps i may sound pious now but will probably be a gibbering, nicotine-deprived wreck looking for old fag butts on the streets in a week…

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Lovely update fo

Have a fab day with your little girl.

Dreams can come true yah knows

X

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Woo hoo well done keep going…you will get to 500.00 you will see, and use the money to go on holiday with family.x

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Ollie,

My late grandfather smoked - from a young lad - and he was in the WW1 - Somme/Ypres/Paschendale - he smoked Capstan full strength - then Guards - which l believe are all untipped. He liked his beer/whisky too. When he reached 80 - he needed an op on his prostate. And because of the state of his lungs - he was told if he did not stop smoking he would not reach old age! And this when he had survived until 80. He stopped - just like that. Amazed us all - had his op - and then lived another 15yrs. l can remember him saying - ‘why oh why did l not stop years ago. l now have money in my pocket - can smell and taste food better then l ever could - and feel so much better without the hacking cough.’’ He became the worst anti-smoker ever.

Bless him.

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Life is too short for regrets. It’s a waste of good energy to look back. See each day as a new one and keep moving forward

X

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thanks fluffyollie

this post and all the replies could just be the thing to get me giving up.

i am now 56, started smoking at 13 so it’s been 43 years of puffing.

husband smokes, eldest son (27) smokes (although doesn’t buy many, he scrounges mine), youngest son (25) is very anti-smoking.

hope to join the non-smokers club in the near future.

carole x

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I’m a smoker and I have progressive ms I enjoy smoking and until I decide that enough is enough then I’ll continue I’ve seen many people beaten to a pulp through alcohol…but if you’re addicted to that you’re ‘ill’ I have yet to see someone beaten up because they smoked…but they apparently are scum Drives me mad

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thanks for either reading this or responding.

dear goldengirl- £500 for a holiday would be great, and certainly will put it towards the one we’ve booked in august this year (3rd time lucky as we’ve had to cancel previous 2- my dad died in 2013 the day before, and i had first relapse in 2014 a week before… as you can imagine we have everything crossed for 2015).

dear blossom- lovely day thanks- we went to doctors, chemist, mcdonalds (her choice), sleep at home (mutually agreed), then to soft play place (she’s four) so was great until she broke her eldest brother’s name sign on his bedroom door- ended up on a 4 minute spell on the naughty step, but all resolved before bedtime. anyway, thanks again- you’re a very kind person.

dear spacejacket- totally agree- bless him. if anyone lasted till 80 anyway that’d give 'em enough reason to be a little, ahem, ‘strong in their opinions’. good on him for giving up at all, let alone in his advanced years- not sure i’d have the same resolve (at half that age its hard enough).

dear pigpen and vinny- imho you can only give up when you want to, and not before. i am happy i’ve not smoked in a week, and can’t say hand on heart that i will succeed, but will certainly try my best to. don’t give yourselves a hard time (sounds like you are pigpen) as its a total bstrd and you MUST be in the right frame of mind for it. everyone knows the risks, we’re all grown-ups here, and only you know when its the time to do it. good luck for when (pigpen) and if (vinny) you decide to, and even if im a sanctimonious non-smoker when/if it happens, get in touch and i will tell you:

1] good strategies that have worked for me OR

2] how to get rid of the bodies with minimum detection

as usual, big non-MS hugs to all, fluffyollie xx

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Well done FO the first week is the worst. Totally agree VG alcohol is a killer in more ways than one, its unheard of for someone to lose control because of one too many regal king size or to be a reckless driver when under the influence of nicotine. I remember one obnoxious guy telling me I shouldn’t smoke as it was offensive to non smokers, as he proceeded to slobber all over me trying to chat me up while slopping beer all over the place. Needless to say I avoided him then and still do to this day.

When are they going to put the scary pictures of beaten up wives and girlfriends or car crash victims on bottles and cans of alcohol ?

Jan x

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totally agree jan- massive amounts of double standards at work. thanks for your kind wishes by the way xx

i am going to do my best to be a non-irritating ex smoker, as their smug factor is reason for someone to want to end their lives prematurely. it is a very personal decision to smoke or not smoke and we’re all grown ups who understand the risks. as a smoker there was little worse than a sanctimonious ex-smoker telling me how bad it is for me, that i should stop smoking for the sake of the kids. smoking is a very real addiction which as we know is a total bstrd to quit, therefore piling on additional pressure is the last thing a smoker needs.

in the very successful alan carr book at no point does he rely on scare tactics- he does seem to avoid them as he believes they don’t work. i am inclined to agree

best wishes, faggy-ollie xxx

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