The Money We've Saved/Book the Queen Mary II???

Well, it's the beginning of a new year and I find part of my process
is taking stock of where I have been so I can figure out where I am
heading. Certainly the Money Saved in my meter is a great tool for
this as I have usually not spent the money outright but held back with
it for special items I could not afford in my daily budget. Well, we
did post how much we didn't smoke and the total was over a million and
folks are still adding in their information. I would imagine we could
probably book the Queen Mary II for a cross Atlantic cruise with all
the funds we've saved. What do you think???

FlatironMike
Ten months, three weeks, three days, 4 hours, 49 minutes and 28
seconds. 6544 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,963.20. Life saved: 3
weeks, 1 day, 17 hours, 20 minutes.

wouldn't that be fun, an AS3 cruise? then when we need the BDU we can just
toss them overboard ( if anyone other than us id brave enough to go along)
--
Lynn VOF Leaper
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."



"FlatIronMike" <FlatironMikeNYC@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:b31a49e3-1de7-42e1-9139-efb2a5074d54@s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
> Well, it's the beginning of a new year and I find part of my process
> is taking stock of where I have been so I can figure out where I am
> heading. Certainly the Money Saved in my meter is a great tool for
> this as I have usually not spent the money outright but held back with
> it for special items I could not afford in my daily budget. Well, we
> did post how much we didn't smoke and the total was over a million and
> folks are still adding in their information. I would imagine we could
> probably book the Queen Mary II for a cross Atlantic cruise with all
> the funds we've saved. What do you think???
>
> FlatironMike
> Ten months, three weeks, three days, 4 hours, 49 minutes and 28
> seconds. 6544 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,963.20. Life saved: 3
> weeks, 1 day, 17 hours, 20 minutes.

"Lynn" <lynn.scott@ns.spammenotsympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:477e208f$0$19859$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net...
> wouldn't that be fun, an AS3 cruise? then when we need the BDU we can just
> toss them overboard ( if anyone other than us id brave enough to go along)


I'd go along! Hell ,the way I feel right this minute,Id promptly find a
non-AS3 er to toss the fuck overboard just for the fun of it.

Becky
kGRRRRR
Five days, 13 hours, 9 minutes and 39 seconds. 277 cigarettes not smoked,
saving $23.58. Life saved: 23 hours, 5 minutes.

> --
> Lynn VOF Leaper
> "Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."
>
>
>
> "FlatIronMike" <FlatironMikeNYC@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:b31a49e3-1de7-42e1-9139-efb2a5074d54@s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
>> Well, it's the beginning of a new year and I find part of my process
>> is taking stock of where I have been so I can figure out where I am
>> heading. Certainly the Money Saved in my meter is a great tool for
>> this as I have usually not spent the money outright but held back with
>> it for special items I could not afford in my daily budget. Well, we
>> did post how much we didn't smoke and the total was over a million and
>> folks are still adding in their information. I would imagine we could
>> probably book the Queen Mary II for a cross Atlantic cruise with all
>> the funds we've saved. What do you think???
>>
>> FlatironMike
>> Ten months, three weeks, three days, 4 hours, 49 minutes and 28
>> seconds. 6544 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,963.20. Life saved: 3
>> weeks, 1 day, 17 hours, 20 minutes.
>
>

That's a good idea, Mike, but a better one would be to send me a check for
half a mil. I am not greedy. Just half, man!

--
AZ
"FlatIronMike" <FlatironMikeNYC@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:b31a49e3-1de7-42e1-9139-efb2a5074d54@s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
> Well, it's the beginning of a new year and I find part of my process
> is taking stock of where I have been so I can figure out where I am
> heading. Certainly the Money Saved in my meter is a great tool for
> this as I have usually not spent the money outright but held back with
> it for special items I could not afford in my daily budget. Well, we
> did post how much we didn't smoke and the total was over a million and
> folks are still adding in their information. I would imagine we could
> probably book the Queen Mary II for a cross Atlantic cruise with all
> the funds we've saved. What do you think???
>
> FlatironMike
> Ten months, three weeks, three days, 4 hours, 49 minutes and 28
> seconds. 6544 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,963.20. Life saved: 3
> weeks, 1 day, 17 hours, 20 minutes.

> I would imagine we could
>probably book the Queen Mary II for a cross Atlantic cruise with all
>the funds we've saved. What do you think???

Book me!! Book me!!!

Do I need to pack for a round trip or one way? Either choice would be
fine by me. :-)

--
BessieBee

"My face, I don't mind it because I am behind it.
It's the folks out front that get the jolt."
~My Grandma, 1898-1981~

On Jan 4, 7:09*am, "Becky" <sobern2...@nospam.comcast.net> wrote:
> "Lynn" <lynn.sc...@ns.spammenotsympatico.ca> wrote in message
>
> news:477e208f$0$19859$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net...
>
> > wouldn't that be fun, an AS3 cruise? then when we need the BDU we can just
> > toss them overboard ( if anyone other than us id brave enough to go along)
>
> I'd go along! Hell ,the way I feel right this minute,Id promptly find a
> non-AS3 er to toss the fuck overboard just for the fun of it.
>
> Becky
> kGRRRRR
> Five days, 13 hours, 9 minutes and 39 seconds. 277 cigarettes not smoked,
> saving $23.58. Life saved: 23 hours, 5 minutes.
>

Leave as little to chance as possible -- send out some invites to a
few non-ASers.

Thinking positively --
-- Almost done Hell Week.
-- You DON"T smoke
-- I am VERY proud of you
-- It will get better
-- It will get easier
-- You ARE awesome

Cheers and Hugs,
Marvin

FlatIronMike wrote:
> Well, it's the beginning of a new year and I find part of my process
> is taking stock of where I have been so I can figure out where I am
> heading. Certainly the Money Saved in my meter is a great tool for
> this as I have usually not spent the money outright but held back with
> it for special items I could not afford in my daily budget. Well, we
> did post how much we didn't smoke and the total was over a million and
> folks are still adding in their information. I would imagine we could
> probably book the Queen Mary II for a cross Atlantic cruise with all
> the funds we've saved. What do you think???
>
> FlatironMike
> Ten months, three weeks, three days, 4 hours, 49 minutes and 28
> seconds. 6544 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,963.20. Life saved: 3
> weeks, 1 day, 17 hours, 20 minutes.

Oh! The Queen Mary is a cruise ship and not an escort service?

I guess that works too .... sigh ...

FlatIronMike wrote:

I would imagine we could
> probably book the Queen Mary II for a cross Atlantic cruise with all
> the funds we've saved. What do you think???
>
I would go in a heartbeat! I *loved* the cruise I went on last fall.
My only problem is, I'm not sure what happened to all that money I
supposedly saved. I think the increase in gas prices burned it right
up. Guess I should have kept a jar and thrown my $$ into it each
week. Oh well.....


Cindy
Smobriety comes to: 0Y 11M 3W 6D 21H 58Mns $-Saved to date: $1413.61

want a cookie?
--
Lynn VOF Leaper
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."



"Becky" <sobern2003@nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message
> I'd go along! Hell ,the way I feel right this minute,Id promptly find a
> non-AS3 er to toss the fuck overboard just for the fun of it.
>
> Becky

I think you, Becky, could be head of our entertainment as you know how
to keep all of us in stitches. I'm sure we can find some non-AS3ers
who would gladly go on the cruise.....but not return! <G>

FlatironMike
Ten months, three weeks, three days, 16 hours, 56 minutes and 24
seconds. 6554 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,966.23. Life saved: 3
weeks, 1 day, 18 hours, 10 minutes.

Marvin, the people at Cunard would probably have to change their
diapers if they thought folk thought the Queen Mary was an escort
service....<G>

Check it out for yourself....http://www.cunard.com/OurShips/
default.asp?Ship=QM2

FlatironMike
Cruise Director
Ten months, three weeks, three days, 16 hours, 59 minutes and 28
seconds. 6554 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,966.25. Life saved: 3
weeks, 1 day, 18 hours, 10 minutes.

AZ, I'll send you half of what I don't have now and the rest later
on...<G>

FlatironMike
Ten months, three weeks, three days, 16 hours, 57 minutes and 7
seconds. 6554 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,966.24. Life saved: 3
weeks, 1 day, 18 hours, 10 minutes.

An AS3 Cruise! Damn, Lynn, you just might have something there. I
*do* know of a cruise that happens many times a day and is totally
FREE......

































yeppers, it's the STATEN ISLAND FERRY!

/ducks

FlatironMike
Ten months, three weeks, three days, 16 hours, 55 minutes and 13
seconds. 6554 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,966.23. Life saved: 3
weeks, 1 day, 18 hours, 10 minutes.

Sign me up. But only if Tihomir and THIStime go. And Becky, of course.
And Sue and Leslie and FlatIron Mike and Steve and Sarah and Summer
and ...

Good grief...now peed my panties.





"Becky" <sobern2003@nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message
news:ZLCdnV4Da9V_vOPanZ2dnUVZ_sejnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
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> "Lynn" <lynn.scott@ns.spammenotsympatico.ca> wrote in message
> news:477e208f$0$19859$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net...
>> wouldn't that be fun, an AS3 cruise? then when we need the BDU we can
>> just toss them overboard ( if anyone other than us id brave enough to go
>> along)
>
>
> I'd go along! Hell ,the way I feel right this minute,Id promptly find a
> non-AS3 er to toss the fuck overboard just for the fun of it.
>
> Becky
> kGRRRRR
> Five days, 13 hours, 9 minutes and 39 seconds. 277 cigarettes not smoked,
> saving $23.58. Life saved: 23 hours, 5 minutes.
>
>> --
>> Lynn VOF Leaper
>> "Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."
>>
>>
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>> "FlatIronMike" <FlatironMikeNYC@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:b31a49e3-1de7-42e1-9139-efb2a5074d54@s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
>>> Well, it's the beginning of a new year and I find part of my process
>>> is taking stock of where I have been so I can figure out where I am
>>> heading. Certainly the Money Saved in my meter is a great tool for
>>> this as I have usually not spent the money outright but held back with
>>> it for special items I could not afford in my daily budget. Well, we
>>> did post how much we didn't smoke and the total was over a million and
>>> folks are still adding in their information. I would imagine we could
>>> probably book the Queen Mary II for a cross Atlantic cruise with all
>>> the funds we've saved. What do you think???
>>>
>>> FlatironMike
>>> Ten months, three weeks, three days, 4 hours, 49 minutes and 28
>>> seconds. 6544 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,963.20. Life saved: 3
>>> weeks, 1 day, 17 hours, 20 minutes.
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On 4 Jan, 08:20, FlatIronMike <FlatironMike...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well, it's the beginning of a new year and I find part of my process
> is taking stock of where I have been so I can figure out where I am
> heading. *Certainly the Money Saved in my meter is a great tool for
> this as I have usually not spent the money outright but held back with
> it for special items I could not afford in my daily budget. *Well, we
> did post how much we didn't smoke and the total was over a million and
> folks are still adding in their information. *I would imagine we could
> probably book the Queen Mary II for a cross Atlantic cruise with all
> the funds we've saved. *What do you think???
>
> FlatironMike
> Ten months, three weeks, three days, 4 hours, 49 minutes and 28
> seconds. 6544 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,963.20. Life saved: 3
> weeks, 1 day, 17 hours, 20 minutes.


Unfortunately I am not saving much money not smoking because I travel
on business to place with VERY CHEAP tobacco. So supported 'my habit'
on about 50 pence per day (is that 50 cents in real money?) Like the
idea of a cruise though - had a fantastic cruise last year round the
deserted island of the Maldives - swimming in the sea there is like
swimming in a giant tropical aquarium!! It will take me a long time to
save up that kind of cash putting 50p a day aside! - that is only
about £175 per year - any suggestion of my annual treat on that amount
of cash!!!

Ashley, I'm sure we'd get the NO SMOKING DISCOUNT!!! <G>

FlatironMike
looking for the oars
Ten months, three weeks, three days, 21 hours, 12 minutes and 32
seconds. 6557 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,967.30. Life saved: 3
weeks, 1 day, 18 hours, 25 minutes.

Suzi I used to buy my sickerettes from the Native American
Reservations through the internet and avoided the NY State & City
taxes and it was the only way I could afford to smoke. Still they did
cost a lot more than I'm saving now. Even if you only save 50 pence a
day, put that in a jar and over time it will add up and then treat
yourself to something you have considered getting but figured it was
too frivoulous. So far, I have gotten a DVD player and an updated CD/
Stereo and a wireless telephone and a lot of tasty restaurant meals.
It does add up.

FlatironMike
Ten months, three weeks, three days, 21 hours, 15 minutes and 17
seconds. 6557 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,967.31. Life saved: 3
weeks, 1 day, 18 hours, 25 minutes.

oh? do tell. I know you meant something funny here but for the life of me I
am drawing blanks. Hard to blame it on brain fog after almost 4 years
--
Lynn VOF Leaper
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."



"FlatIronMike" <FlatironMikeNYC@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:e75bb282-2312-4086-9465-32e33feac3d2@i72g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
> An AS3 Cruise! Damn, Lynn, you just might have something there. I
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> FlatironMike
> Ten months, three weeks, three days, 16 hours, 55 minutes and 13
> seconds. 6554 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,966.23. Life saved: 3
> weeks, 1 day, 18 hours, 10 minutes.

My point, Lynn, is that we don't need money to ride the Staten Island
Ferry while it cruises back and forth between Staten Island and South
Ferry...

FlatironMike
Subway Rider
Ten months, three weeks, four days, 14 hours, 14 minutes and 0
seconds. 6571 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,971.56. Life saved: 3
weeks, 1 day, 19 hours, 35 minutes.

I didn't know that! we have a ferry here ...well it is a couple of miles
down the road, going to P.E.I. and for a 30 -45 min crossing I get sea sick
hahaha we can go there free but it costs to come back.
--
Lynn VOF Leaper
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."



"FlatIronMike" <FlatironMikeNYC@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:722e3e62-b2a6-4bf8-8afc-e109be3373cf@h11g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> My point, Lynn, is that we don't need money to ride the Staten Island
> Ferry while it cruises back and forth between Staten Island and South
> Ferry...
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> FlatironMike
> Subway Rider
> Ten months, three weeks, four days, 14 hours, 14 minutes and 0
> seconds. 6571 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,971.56. Life saved: 3
> weeks, 1 day, 19 hours, 35 minutes.

"FlatIronMike" <FlatironMikeNYC@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:0e81eb7f-5d51-4718-8ecb-2655ff90269a@t1g2000pra.googlegroups.com...
>I think you, Becky, could be head of our entertainment as you know how
> to keep all of us in stitches. I'm sure we can find some non-AS3ers
> who would gladly go on the cruise.....but not return! <G>

I volunteer to be the cruise director.Oh the fun activites i could come up
with.
First of all,the smoker toss.Anyone caught smoking on the nonsmoking side of
the ship gets tossed overboard.
Fuck shuffleboard,bingo and all that other shit.
Becky
1 hour, 57 minutes and 1 second. 4 cigarettes not smoked, saving $0.35. Life
saved: 20 minutes.


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> FlatironMike
> Ten months, three weeks, three days, 16 hours, 56 minutes and 24
> seconds. 6554 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,966.23. Life saved: 3
> weeks, 1 day, 18 hours, 10 minutes.

count me in!! I have to give the seminars on how to properly dispose of
people who piss one off early in a quit. I expect to bring plenty of
"display models" with me for demo purposes
Becky
1 hour, 58 minutes and 34 seconds. 4 cigarettes not smoked, saving $0.35.
Life saved: 20 minutes.

"writer272002" <writer272002@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:a5dd7024-433f-41fc-a7e5-022cccb4769a@e4g2000hsg.googlegroups.com...
> Sign me up. But only if Tihomir and THIStime go. And Becky, of course.
> And Sue and Leslie and FlatIron Mike and Steve and Sarah and Summer
> and ...
>
>

uh..sorry Echo! Didnt mean for that to happen!
Becky
"~Echo" <myaddress@mymail.com> wrote in message
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> Good grief...now peed my panties.
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> "Becky" <sobern2003@nospam.comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:ZLCdnV4Da9V_vOPanZ2dnUVZ_sejnZ2d@comcast.com. ..
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>> "Lynn" <lynn.scott@ns.spammenotsympatico.ca> wrote in message
>> news:477e208f$0$19859$9a566e8b@news.aliant.net...
>>> wouldn't that be fun, an AS3 cruise? then when we need the BDU we can
>>> just toss them overboard ( if anyone other than us id brave enough to go
>>> along)
>>
>>
>> I'd go along! Hell ,the way I feel right this minute,Id promptly find a
>> non-AS3 er to toss the fuck overboard just for the fun of it.
>>
>> Becky
>> kGRRRRR
>> Five days, 13 hours, 9 minutes and 39 seconds. 277 cigarettes not smoked,
>> saving $23.58. Life saved: 23 hours, 5 minutes.
>>
>>> --
>>> Lynn VOF Leaper
>>> "Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "FlatIronMike" <FlatironMikeNYC@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:b31a49e3-1de7-42e1-9139-efb2a5074d54@s12g2000prg.googlegroups.com...
>>>> Well, it's the beginning of a new year and I find part of my process
>>>> is taking stock of where I have been so I can figure out where I am
>>>> heading. Certainly the Money Saved in my meter is a great tool for
>>>> this as I have usually not spent the money outright but held back with
>>>> it for special items I could not afford in my daily budget. Well, we
>>>> did post how much we didn't smoke and the total was over a million and
>>>> folks are still adding in their information. I would imagine we could
>>>> probably book the Queen Mary II for a cross Atlantic cruise with all
>>>> the funds we've saved. What do you think???
>>>>
>>>> FlatironMike
>>>> Ten months, three weeks, three days, 4 hours, 49 minutes and 28
>>>> seconds. 6544 cigarettes not smoked, saving $1,963.20. Life saved: 3
>>>> weeks, 1 day, 17 hours, 20 minutes.
>>>
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Marvin The Paranoid Android wrote:

>
>
> Oh! The Queen Mary is a cruise ship and not an escort service?
>
> I guess that works too .... sigh ...

Uhmmmm, Marvin, I don't know if you knew this, but the "ladies" at the
Queen Mary Escort Service aren't really "ladies" (if you know what I
mean....) ;P

Cindy
Smobriety comes to: 0Y 11M 4W 2D 11H 24Mns $-Saved to date:
$1423.81 Cigs not smoked: 7209

On Jan 6, 11:10*pm, Cindy Murray <c1ndyl...@tx.rr.com> wrote:
> Marvin The Paranoid Android wrote:
>
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> > Oh! The Queen Mary is a cruise ship and not an escort service?
>
> > I guess that works too .... sigh ...
>
> Uhmmmm, *Marvin, I don't know if you knew this, but the "ladies" at the
> Queen Mary Escort Service aren't really "ladies" (if you know what I
> mean....) *;P
>
> Cindy
> Smobriety comes to: 0Y *11M *4W *2D *11H 24Mns *$-Saved to date:
> $1423.81 *Cigs not smoked: *7209

Chicks With Dicks?????????????

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:-)

Instead of taking 5 puffs of smoke, writer272002 spoketh upon us:

>Sign me up. But only if Tihomir and THIStime go. And Becky, of course.
>And Sue and Leslie and FlatIron Mike and Steve and Sarah and Summer
>and ...

Ayyyyy Ashley! I'd wash the ship dishes or stoke the coal but I'd go
go go! :-D


--
Tihomir 7M2W, Knin, HR 44°N 16°E
http://www.usenetpedia.com/google-groups.html

Great men are little men expanded; great lives are
ordinary lives intensified. - Wilferd A. Peterson