Hmmmmm

Alright.. this is what my meter would look like without counting the
little slip..

Quitting again since Two weeks, three days, 6 hours, 9 minutes and 48
seconds. 517 stinkers not smoked, saving € 54,87 (that's euros =P).
Life saved: 1 day, 19 hours, 5 minutes.

And this is if I do count it

Quitting again since One week, two days, 6 hours, 10 minutes and 21
seconds. 277 stinkers not smoked, saving € 29,44 (that's euros =P).
Life saved: 23 hours, 5 minutes.

So whatcha all think? ;-) I prefer the 1st. :P

Inky, ENDOWed back hooker,

Quitting again since Two weeks, three days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 45
seconds. 517 stinkers not smoked, saving € 54,88 (that's euros =P).
Life saved: 1 day, 19 hours, 5 minutes.

I don't like the second one. I don't like it. I don't like it. I
don...well, you know what I mean.
Just don't quit quitting. Eventually you'll quit (smoking, that is)

AZ

"Inky" <InkyNL@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Alright.. this is what my meter would look like without counting the
little slip..

Quitting again since Two weeks, three days, 6 hours, 9 minutes and 48
seconds. 517 stinkers not smoked, saving ? 54,87 (that's euros =P ).
Life saved: 1 day, 19 hours, 5 minutes.

And this is if I do count it

Quitting again since One week, two days, 6 hours, 10 minutes and 21
seconds. 277 stinkers not smoked, saving ? 29,44 (that's euros =P ).
Life saved: 23 hours, 5 minutes.

So whatcha all think? ;-) I prefer the 1st. :P

Inky, ENDOWed back hooker,

Quitting again since Two weeks, three days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 45
seconds. 517 stinkers not smoked, saving ? 54,88 (that's euros =P ).
Life saved: 1 day, 19 hours, 5 minutes.

Inky! How you decide to use your meter is your own business but you
know that as long as you are smober NOW and stay that way, that is
what matters. Just keep on keeping on and add up the days!

FlatironMike
FSS
Four months, two weeks, six days, 11 hours, 16 minutes and 25 seconds.
2809 cigarettes not smoked, saving $842.57. Life saved: 1 week, 2
days, 18 hours, 5 minutes.

I prefer the 2nd Inky.
Keep that meter clean and you will respect it more.
Check this one out:

I have been freed from tobacco for 5y 3w 2d 6:46,
which means I haven't smoked 40,684 cigarettes.
That's not one puff, toke, drag, draw, hit, or large dose of
2nd hand smoke! (Note: In the event of a relapse, this meter
would be reset to zero, but that's just not going to happen!)
:-p~~~~~~~ Keven OOF
Don't ever forget why you quit.

"Inky" <InkyNL@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Alright.. this is what my meter would look like without counting the
little slip..

Quitting again since Two weeks, three days, 6 hours, 9 minutes and 48
seconds. 517 stinkers not smoked, saving ? 54,87 (that's euros =P ).
Life saved: 1 day, 19 hours, 5 minutes.

And this is if I do count it

Quitting again since One week, two days, 6 hours, 10 minutes and 21
seconds. 277 stinkers not smoked, saving ? 29,44 (that's euros =P ).
Life saved: 23 hours, 5 minutes.

So whatcha all think? ;-) I prefer the 1st. :P

Inky, ENDOWed back hooker,

Quitting again since Two weeks, three days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 45
seconds. 517 stinkers not smoked, saving ? 54,88 (that's euros =P ).
Life saved: 1 day, 19 hours, 5 minutes.

On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:12:36 -0700, Inky <InkyNL@gmail.com> wrote:

>Alright.. this is what my meter would look like without counting the
>little slip..
>
>Quitting again since Two weeks, three days, 6 hours, 9 minutes and 48
>seconds. 517 stinkers not smoked, saving € 54,87 (that's euros =P ).
>Life saved: 1 day, 19 hours, 5 minutes.
>
>And this is if I do count it
>
>Quitting again since One week, two days, 6 hours, 10 minutes and 21
>seconds. 277 stinkers not smoked, saving € 29,44 (that's euros =P ).
>Life saved: 23 hours, 5 minutes.
>
>So whatcha all think? ;-) I prefer the 1st. :P
>
>Inky, ENDOWed back hooker,
>
>Quitting again since Two weeks, three days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 45
>seconds. 517 stinkers not smoked, saving € 54,88 (that's euros =P ).
>Life saved: 1 day, 19 hours, 5 minutes.

All the responses are correct. It's *your* meter so it's up to you
which one you use. However, as Keven said, you will have more respect
for the second meter. It's like those asterisks in record books -
your 1st meter would have an asterisk. If Barry Bonds breaks Hank
Aaron's home run record but it's found that he really has used
steroids there will always be that * next to his name.
Sue
One year, three months, one week, three days, 11 hours, 25 minutes and
5 seconds. 15426 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,568.55. Life saved:
7 weeks, 4 days, 13 hours, 30 minutes.

INKY! I was going to ping you today if you weren't posted. Was
wondering how you are doing.

I was against resetting the meter but eventually gave in. Had a big
setback, which some of you on here followed, then said the hell with
it, quit patches and got the nicotine out of my system. Life's been
much better ever since.

My first meter showed 2M, so I hated to give that up. But it wasn't
real, and Sue's right: There would always be an asterisk, even just in
my own head.

That said, it's so your meter and you should do whatever the hell you
want with it. I'm just sharing is all.

Hang in there! You have already made *such* great progress. I know you
can do this.

(((((Inky)))))

Ashley

New meter: I have been quit for 1 Week, 2 Days, 11 hours, 9 minutes
and 9 seconds (9 days). I have saved $26.61 by not smoking 141
cigarettes. I have saved 11 hours and 45 minutes of my life. My Quit
Date: 6/22/2007 2:15 AM

On 1 jul, 19:24, writer272002 <writer272...@gmail.com> wrote:
> INKY! I was going to ping you today if you weren't posted. Was
> wondering how you are doing.

Sleeping a lot!! And feeling like pokemon Wheezing and Coffing..

> I was against resetting the meter but eventually gave in. Had a big
> setback, which some of you on here followed, then said the hell with
> it, quit patches and got the nicotine out of my system. Life's been
> much better ever since.
>
> My first meter showed 2M, so I hated to give that up. But it wasn't
> real, and Sue's right: There would always be an asterisk, even just in
> my own head.

But your reasoning was very valid too.. I did reset my meter, I just
set it back to starting time once in a while, to see what it would
look like if I hadn't.. well, you know.. Still, the time when you make
that absolute decision is what matters most. Yes, we slipped a few
times but we never gave up and that is what makes it valuable!

> That said, it's so your meter and you should do whatever the hell you
> want with it. I'm just sharing is all.

Flashing the asterisk to remind me not to do it again. This 1 week,
2 day thing seems to be a tough one for me. It's where I slipped last
time and I'm having real bad craves today. Like I wrote to Steve,
EVERY bloody damm reason seems valid enough to start smoking again!!!

*heads off to the bedroom, determined not to give in this time*

Inky, ENDOWed back hooker,

Quitting again since One week, two days, 14 hours, 15 minutes and 43
seconds. 287 stinkers not smoked, saving € 30,51 (that's euros =P).
Life saved: 23 hours, 55 minutes.

It wasn't a dark and stormy night when Inky wrote:

> Quitting again since One week, two days, 6 hours, 10 minutes and
> 21 seconds. 277 stinkers not smoked, saving ƒ'ª 29,44 (that's
> euros =P ). Life saved: 23 hours, 5 minutes.
>
> So whatcha all think? ;-) I prefer the 1st. :P

Well, yeah- but this one's just as impressive if not more so: you
got hit by the addiction and quit *again*! That's great IMO :-)

> Inky, ENDOWed back hooker,

Who cares which way you hook, have you sen #9 anywhere???<g>

--
If I'm pregnant its sure as hell not mine!!!!!!
Sarah in AS3

On 1 jul, 21:24, Inky <Ink...@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> Quitting again since One week, two days, 14 hours, 15 minutes and 43
> seconds. 287 stinkers not smoked, saving € 30,51 (that's euros =P ).
> Life saved: 23 hours, 55 minutes.

Sorry, I just had to save this momentum.. Look at live saved. ^_^

Quitting again since One week, two days, 14 hours, 26 minutes and 55
seconds. 288 stinkers not smoked, saving € 30,53 (that's euros =P).
Life saved: 1 day, 0 minutes.

On 1 jul, 21:55, Vashti <vashti...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Well, yeah- but this one's just as impressive if not more so: you
> got hit by the addiction and quit *again*! That's great IMO :-)

It is, yeah! Not too long ago I wouldv'e left it at that and quit the
quit. But I didn't.

> > Inky, ENDOWed back hooker,
>
> Who cares which way you hook, have you sen #9 anywhere???<g>

Yeh, I'm his number 7. SevenOfNine. Remember how I dispatched myself
of the other 7? Broke the link with all, except 9. And he don't care
how I hook, but he does care how endowed I am <BEG>

Both meters are very impressive, Inky. Personally I would remove the
word, "again", as it would remind me of any failed quits. Just my humble
opinion.

Congratulations on your quit!

Jbeth.
I quit smoking 11/18/2006.

Inky <InkyNL@gmail.com> wrote in news:1183288356.878065.91170
@n2g2000hse.googlegroups.com:

> Alright.. this is what my meter would look like without counting the
> little slip..
>
> Quitting again since Two weeks, three days, 6 hours, 9 minutes and 48
> seconds. 517 stinkers not smoked, saving € 54,87 (that's euros =P ).
> Life saved: 1 day, 19 hours, 5 minutes.
>
> And this is if I do count it
>
> Quitting again since One week, two days, 6 hours, 10 minutes and 21
> seconds. 277 stinkers not smoked, saving € 29,44 (that's euros =P ).
> Life saved: 23 hours, 5 minutes.
>
> So whatcha all think? ;-) I prefer the 1st. :P
>
> Inky, ENDOWed back hooker,
>
> Quitting again since Two weeks, three days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 45
> seconds. 517 stinkers not smoked, saving € 54,88 (that's euros =P ).
> Life saved: 1 day, 19 hours, 5 minutes.
>

On 1 jul, 23:16, jbeth <jbethtoday*getridifth...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Both meters are very impressive, Inky. Personally I would remove the
> word, "again", as it would remind me of any failed quits. Just my humble
> opinion.

That's exactly why I put it there. Personally I still see it as the
same quit. I didn't go back to full smoking, I hit just one. I know,
just one is all it takes but not this time. That's why I need this
reminder, there isn't "just one"

> Congratulations on your quit!

TYVM It still feels odd sometimes, not to worry about whether I
brought my stinkers and lighter along tho. <g>

Throw the lighters away, don't touch another cigarette paper or package and
we'll forgive your sins. But, can you forgive yourself? This is the biggest
thing Inky.
It doesn't matter what we say, it matters how you feel.
I know we can be fricken as3holes about what we dont' understand, so the
real thing is "do you get it?".
Don't FFF (look it up).

If I had a smoke right now, I would feel like a traitor to my country.

I have been freed from tobacco for 5y 3w 2d 13:33,
which means I haven't smoked 40,685 cigarettes.
That's not one puff, toke, drag, draw, hit, or large dose of
2nd hand smoke! (Note: In the event of a relapse, this meter
would be reset to zero, but that's just not going to happen!)
:-p~~~~~~~ Keven OOF
Don't ever forget why you quit.


"Inky" <InkyNL@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On 1 jul, 23:16, jbeth <jbethtoday*getridifth...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Both meters are very impressive, Inky. Personally I would remove the
>> word, "again", as it would remind me of any failed quits. Just my humble
>> opinion.
>
> That's exactly why I put it there. Personally I still see it as the
> same quit. I didn't go back to full smoking, I hit just one. I know,
> just one is all it takes but not this time. That's why I need this
> reminder, there isn't "just one"
>
>> Congratulations on your quit!
>
> TYVM It still feels odd sometimes, not to worry about whether I
> brought my stinkers and lighter along tho. <g>
>

i think your second meter looks real good. in the end it's not the length of
time on the meter that counts it's that you don't smoke any more, not one,
not ever, finished with that shit and an't never going back. that's what
counts and that can only begin with the last cig you ever smoked. anything
less is just practice!

best wishes
richard






"Inky" <InkyNL@gmail.com> wrote in message
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Alright.. this is what my meter would look like without counting the
little slip..

Quitting again since Two weeks, three days, 6 hours, 9 minutes and 48
seconds. 517 stinkers not smoked, saving ? 54,87 (that's euros =P ).
Life saved: 1 day, 19 hours, 5 minutes.

And this is if I do count it

Quitting again since One week, two days, 6 hours, 10 minutes and 21
seconds. 277 stinkers not smoked, saving ? 29,44 (that's euros =P ).
Life saved: 23 hours, 5 minutes.

So whatcha all think? ;-) I prefer the 1st. :P

Inky, ENDOWed back hooker,

Quitting again since Two weeks, three days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 45
seconds. 517 stinkers not smoked, saving ? 54,88 (that's euros =P ).
Life saved: 1 day, 19 hours, 5 minutes.