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Thor
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Where did I say I was right? I said right from the start that I was basing this solely on my own experience, and that it's at least worth a try.
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Admiral Berg
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You guys are still doing this huh?
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PaWolf
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"What we do for ourselves dies with us, What we do for others is and remains immortal." - Albert Pike |
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PaWolf
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"What we do for ourselves dies with us, What we do for others is and remains immortal." - Albert Pike |
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Thor
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Yeah, I was pretty much just sick of the whole thing. And I'd been sick of it for a long time. So when I did finally quit, I was totally ready. |
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Jimbo
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Did you get promoted from Captain straight to Admiral, or did you have to rise through the ranks like everyone else? |
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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender C'mon, man! Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States |
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Jimbo
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I "quit" over the course of a couple of decades, but then I wasn't trying to quit, just cut down, which I did with pretty good success. Part of my motivation was health and the other part was trying not to waste cigarettes and money. I had read that the average smoker wastes over half of every pack of cigarettes they smoke, by either just smoking out of pure habit rather than for enjoyment, or by letting many of the ones they smoke, just burn up in an ashtray. I'd see my buddies doing things like working under the hood of a car or mowing the lawn with a cigarette hanging out of their mouths just to have one. I figured if I was going to smoke, I'd only smoke when and where I'd actually enjoy it. That meant only having one if I was sitting down and relaxing somewhere and only if I had one of my favorite beverages to go along with it. Coke & a smoke. Coffee & a smoke. Etc, etc. For about a decade or so, I smoked between 3 and 5 cigarettes a day, then it went down to one or two, then for a few years it was one every couple of months or so. About a pack a year. Finally I just lost interest altogether. |
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...the ads take aim and lay their claim to the heart and the soul of the spender
Jackson Browne - The Pretender C'mon, man! Joe Biden - 46th President of the United States |
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Thor
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Yeah, that was part of my motivation, too. I'd begun asking myself (as I was smoking) if I was really enjoying that smoke. I knew I wasn't, and that it was all becoming just a waste of money. I got tired of that realization and figured the logical next step was to finally quit. |
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PaWolf
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And that goes hand in hand with asking yourself if you really are craving a cig in the first place...which just answering that question makes it easy to walk away. One other thing: If anyone smokes and plans to donate plasma within a few hours after, a cigarette will increase your blood pressure and raise the possibility you cannot donate...which will lead to a 2-week ban (usually a loss of $150 tax-free dollars).
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sgtrock21
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EEEEts All so REEEdEEEculous
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aka ron
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It appears that PaW and Jimbo know something about this so called new member. Feel free to fill me in.
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PaWolf
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This old-timer is a genuine 'Starship Trooper' from the 'Enterprise', and if that doesn't quite conflict...
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unwanted1
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In the early 1970's, I was a respiratory therapist in a major hospital on 3rd shift. We had a prominent patient in ICU for his emphysema and he was on a ventilator 24 hrs. a day. He would write notes to us and nursing asking to be taken off of oxygen so he could smoke. He eventually died in his 50's. I have wondered since what kind of hold smoking had on people. I finally realized that people are just too weak or too weak willed to stop and also why they ever started at all. I have never started at 71 yrs. old. I could never stand the smell. When I was younger, my family lived in a 3 bdrm house and I always slept with my door shut. I could always tell when my mother was up because I could smell her smoke from under the door. She finally died years later from lung cancer, but, about 6 months earlier, I asked her why she didn't quit. Her answer was "why should I when I have smoked for over 20 yrs.
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aka ron
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Ad Hock
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I've gotta agree. As a graphic artist, I'm impressed by the little things like the reflections in the side of the Bronco, teh attention to shadows, etc. Actually, I spent so much time admiring the animation that it was a while before I realized what they are selling! |
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O.K., It's just a little pinprick . . .
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PaWolf
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[QUOTE=aka ron]...Did anybody else notice the big, stupid bird turned on the alarm for the old Bronco at .52 seconds? Uuuuh, the top is off![/tube]
I take it some may be familiar with 'remote engine stop boxes'?
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X <sig.nature>
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