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Of me being Smoke Free!  Course as long as I smoked and as a heavy smoker before I quit most of the damage has been done! And I do NOT even miss them now. And I am on Oxygen most of the time-4 liters on a demand regulator and the C P A P at night. Anywho the other ex smokers here git it. RIDE SAFE. |
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Today is the tommorow you worried about yesterday. If at first you don't succeed screw it-save it for nite check. 1964 1968 U S Navy. Two cruises off Nam.
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« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2021, 10:38:48 PM » |
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Congratulations Dennis 18 years for me. (But I did Skoal Bandits still for another 5)  |
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Bret SD
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« Reply #2 on: April 20, 2021, 03:57:40 AM » |
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Of me being Smoke Free! Course as long as I smoked and as a heavy smoker before I quit most of the damage has been done! And I do NOT even miss them now. And I am on Oxygen most of the time-4 liters on a demand regulator and the C P A P at night. Anywho the other ex smokers here git it. RIDE SAFE. Very good Dennis, quitting is a monumental task for some people, impossible for some more. I was smoking lightly for some years and quit, the habit of using it as stress relief was the hardest thing to break, I had no physical addiction to the nicotine.. that is no cravings. Smoking helped me through the hardest time of my life, but I don't miss it. |
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f6john
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« Reply #3 on: April 20, 2021, 04:55:07 AM » |
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Congrats on the 19 years. I’ve never smoked a cigarette in my life. Now second hand smoke, that’s another story but I don’t seem to have suffered any ill effects from that.
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henry 008
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« Reply #4 on: April 20, 2021, 05:23:58 AM » |
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12 years for me  |
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Jess from VA
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« Reply #5 on: April 20, 2021, 05:30:22 AM » |
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About three minutes for me.  |
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« Reply #6 on: April 20, 2021, 08:05:30 AM » |
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one puff (cough/gag) for me behind high school while in middle school hanging with the COOL older kids was 1 and done for me. Dad smoked 20+ years did the damage for life as you say. Glad you made it 19 years and enjoy another 19 years being smoke free! |
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MarkT
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« Reply #7 on: April 20, 2021, 11:57:44 AM » |
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My last coffin nail 5/20/92. 28 yrs 11 mo. Been off them long enough, I get my lungs are recovered to that of a never-smoker. Though I still have respiratory issues from asthma. Fortunately no need for a CPAC or oxy yet. And I live at 6580ft aka 2005m ~ 2km high. Altitude acclimated, plenty of extra alveoli and red blood cells. You know the US Olympic Training Center is nearby - the altitude is good for athlete conditioning. Get high altitude acclimated and deliver more oxygen to your muscles in Tokyo.
The Valks show near perfect mix ratio, being enriched by the thin air = mixture pretty close to 14.7-1. Plug readings say great burn though I haven't run an analysis of exact ratio. And that's with OEM jets for sea level, and my glasspack mod. Way back when I lifted the needles one shim on Deerslayer as many were doing it - took the shims back out it was running too rich.
The ex started smoking when I did in 1970. She had said years ago she would never quit as she couldn't take the pangs of nicotine. She's quit now. For good. Nov 12, 2016. With lung cancer, oxy cannula and still puffing like a steam engine. Preceeded by her father, two older sisters, and two older brothers also killed by smoking. Two younger sisters & one brother still breathing - only one still smokes. For a little while yet. At least I, and our kids wised up and quit.
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« Reply #8 on: April 20, 2021, 12:16:49 PM » |
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Almost 14 years for me..... Although I do enjoy my occasional cigar now, but if I ever feel I need one I put 'em down entirely for a few weeks...
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« Reply #9 on: April 20, 2021, 12:33:57 PM » |
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At 76+ years on this orb of Ours you have a slight idea at how Good I feel suckin GODS clean air and seeing Sunrises and Sunsets. And seeing little ones growin up and Still being able to RIDE! Thanks Everyone for the well wishes and responding with yer length of quit the nicotine. My regret on this debacle is ignoring my bodys response and forging ahead with lung blood and body Pollution. Also sped up the demise of my natural teeth. I'll be in a store or the movie house and I don't have too See a smoker I can SMELL them now. And the price they charge fer a pack these days!  Again-THANKS Everyone. RIDE SAFE |
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Today is the tommorow you worried about yesterday. If at first you don't succeed screw it-save it for nite check. 1964 1968 U S Navy. Two cruises off Nam.
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Valkorado
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« Reply #10 on: April 20, 2021, 01:13:28 PM » |
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Head 'em nailed, sucking in my nic and blowin' out water vapor. Ya, still a nic addict but NOT happy about Uncle Sam's Joe's Pact Act making my nic ejuice very hard to come by.
NOT going back to carbon tobak, either.
Congrats O2S, Mark, Serk, et al.
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« Reply #11 on: April 20, 2021, 01:41:08 PM » |
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Browsing this thread reminded me that it's been forty-nine years for me. I didn't smoke long enough for it to be as difficult for me as it was for some of you. I do remember it still calling out to me for many years.
My admiration to those of you that made the decision and used the discipline to remove this from your lives.
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John Schmidt
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« Reply #12 on: April 20, 2021, 08:23:09 PM » |
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I quit cold turkey the spring of 1964. I worked for Xerox in the Chicago area, my territory was Argonne Nat'l. Labs soutwest of the city. I was on my way to the Labs one morning and suddenly realized I hadn't had a smoke since about 10:00am the previous day. With that, I rolled down the window and tossed the pack that was in my shirt pocket, along with my souvenir lighter from my squadron in the USAF. Haven't touched one since. I was training a new employee while overhauling some equipment on site, the guy was a nice kid but a waste of my time. I kept busy trying to get work done and never stopped for a break or lunch, just had him bring something back from the cafeteria. Most areas at the Labs were closed to smoking so I didn't light one up for over 24 hrs., that's when I realized I didn't need that crutch. I can remember back in the early 60's it cost me $1.94/carton for Pall Mall on base, can't buy a pack for that now.
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« Reply #13 on: April 20, 2021, 10:06:53 PM » |
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End of may will be my first anniversary Graduated high school 275 lbs Now I’m 150ish Buddy Dan |
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Do it while you can. I did.... it my way
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