The Acoustic Guitar Forum

Go Back   The Acoustic Guitar Forum > Other Discussions > Open Mic

Reply
 
Thread Tools
  #16  
Old 01-17-2020, 06:13 PM
AmericanEagle AmericanEagle is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 4,502
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by 619TF View Post
I was happy to see it was THAT kind of anniversary vs the kind where you mark the legally based chaining of two people together. Those are the worst!
They sure are, at least in my case.
__________________
Be nice.
Reply With Quote
  #17  
Old 01-17-2020, 07:44 PM
M19's Avatar
M19 M19 is offline
Charter Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Land of 10,000 Lakes
Posts: 8,551
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by CoffeeFan View Post
Eight years ago today I quit smoking.

I used Welbutrin and the patch, but never made it to the lower dosage patches after finishing my box of 21mg patches. By the time there was a single patch left in that first box, I was done. My life as a smoker had come to an end.

Never had another cigarette after that...
27 years for me, and I used all three dosages of the patch. 2nd best conscious decision I ever made.

Still married to number one!
__________________
Marty
Twin Cities AGF Group on FB
Reply With Quote
  #18  
Old 01-18-2020, 08:25 AM
CoffeeFan CoffeeFan is offline
Guest
 
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 738
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by M19 View Post
27 years for me, and I used all three dosages of the patch.
I was literally standing in the store, with the lower dosage package in my hand, when I realized I didn't need them. Buying them would've been a complete waste of money.

I was done...
Reply With Quote
  #19  
Old 01-18-2020, 09:22 AM
Mr. Paul's Avatar
Mr. Paul Mr. Paul is offline
Charter Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: in the shadow of Humboldt Peak
Posts: 4,004
Default

I too had the sense that my final quit was "easy" in that I'd gotten mad and stubborn and never once faced what seemed like a temptation to smoke.

Getting to that final quit is the challenge smokers face. When I hear people say they are "trying" to quit it seems clear how that is going to end.
Reply With Quote
  #20  
Old 01-18-2020, 10:15 AM
AmericanEagle AmericanEagle is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Massachusetts
Posts: 4,502
Default

I applaud all those that quit. Smoking killed my dear mother, and most of my aunts and uncles. I am thankful I never started smoking.
__________________
Be nice.
Reply With Quote
  #21  
Old 01-29-2020, 05:27 PM
llew llew is online now
Charter Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Coastal South Carolina
Posts: 13,754
Default

It was 1985 for me and my wife. Lost my Mom and her Dad the summer of '84 about six weeks apart from heart related issues. It was enough for both of us. Congrats to ll who have quit...I'm convinced it's the single biggest thing you can do to improve and prolong your life.
__________________
Jim

Dogs Welcome......People Tolerated!
Reply With Quote
  #22  
Old 01-29-2020, 07:07 PM
Dru Edwards Dru Edwards is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Nova Scotia
Posts: 43,428
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by CoffeeFan View Post
Quite honestly, once I decided that I truly wanted to quit, it was one of the easiest things I've ever done...
That's a significant point. Still, a tremendous achievement.
Reply With Quote
  #23  
Old 01-29-2020, 07:42 PM
hairpuller hairpuller is offline
Guest
 
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Sonoma County, CA
Posts: 3,012
Default

Great job ! Coffee is much better for you!
Scott
Reply With Quote
  #24  
Old 01-29-2020, 08:12 PM
Ben M. Ben M. is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Indiana
Posts: 357
Default

I've been a smoker for 20 years now and have been wanting to quit ever since I started. Biggest mistake of my life.
Reading these comments is giving me some inspiration.
__________________
“Good grief”
-Charlie “Chuck” Brown
Reply With Quote
  #25  
Old 03-22-2020, 06:52 AM
ceciltguitar ceciltguitar is online now
Charter Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 1,315
Default

My Grandad started smoking as a teenager, during the depression. He quit smoking at the age of 55. I remember him saying that he still had the desire to smoke after a meal years later. He died from lung cancer at the age of 66.
Reply With Quote
  #26  
Old 03-22-2020, 07:02 AM
RP's Avatar
RP RP is offline
Charter Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Charlottesville, VA
Posts: 21,238
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeremy View Post
...I stopped cold turkey 15 years ago and the biggest adjustment for me was what to do with all the time I was spending smoking cigarettes.
Not to mention what guitar stuff to buy with all of that extra money. Smoking has always disgusted me so I can't appreciate what smokers go through - the good or the bad, although I can appreciate the ugly since my father died from cancer that started in his lung and spread throughout his body. It was a hell of a way to spend his last five years before dying at the age of 66...
__________________
Emerald X20
Emerald X20-12
Martin D18
Martin 000-15sm
Reply With Quote
  #27  
Old 03-22-2020, 07:06 AM
Murphy Slaw Murphy Slaw is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Southern Illinois
Posts: 2,974
Default

12 years off of cigarettes.

10 years off of alcohol.

20 years clean.

And a freakin' virus is gonna kill me...….
__________________
The Murph Channel

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkomGsMJXH9qn-xLKCv4WOg
Reply With Quote
  #28  
Old 03-22-2020, 07:39 AM
cmd612 cmd612 is offline
Registered User
 
Join Date: Aug 2015
Posts: 2,104
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Murphy Slaw View Post
12 years off of cigarettes.

10 years off of alcohol.

20 years clean.

And a freakin' virus is gonna kill me...….
There's a fair bit of evidence so far that smokers (like anyone else whose lungs are compromised in one way or another) are more likely to die or have serious complications from COVID-19, so it's likely that quitting 12 years ago gives you better odds now.
Reply With Quote
  #29  
Old 03-22-2020, 09:08 AM
CoffeeFan CoffeeFan is offline
Guest
 
Join Date: Jul 2019
Posts: 738
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Murphy Slaw View Post
12 years off of cigarettes.

10 years off of alcohol.

20 years clean.

And a freakin' virus is gonna kill me...….


"It's always something!"
Reply With Quote
Reply

  The Acoustic Guitar Forum > Other Discussions > Open Mic

Thread Tools





All times are GMT -6. The time now is 08:45 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright ©2000 - 2022, The Acoustic Guitar Forum
vB Ad Management by =RedTyger=