OK, OK, My SPEECH @ 1 Year.

MAKE US SUFFER! I can't wait to read it!

: I never got a chance to write my long-winded 1Y Speech. You are all
: spared.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~

tap tap **Squeeel* Is this thing on? (ON, On, on)

Thank you, AS3, for being there through thick and thin, and as I
ranged from correspondent to asshole, mania to despair, and back and
forth.

I quit many, many times over the years. Being a failure, a loser and
an asshole, and just a plain dumb stupid fuckup, I went back to
smoking time and again,

But on 1 March, 2007, my Real Man neighbor, an ex-athlete, was
diagnosed with LC. We got along, but underneath i suspect he had a
certain contempt for the Sissy Next Door.
This was hitting close to home; He had smoked 2 packs of Lucky Strike
(An unfortunate name) for fifty years.
I always loved Spring, so I set the First Day of Spring, the Equinox
as a quit date. I do not recall when I came here but it was on or
before the Quit Date.
In a little while, I was over there, helping his wife carry him in and
out of bed from time to time.

I am going to out this as brutally as I can, and have before, in the
hopes that some reader who is looking for motivation will get slapped
with it:
On June 1, in front of his horrified daughters, he filled his diapers
and died.
There was nothing glamourous or noble about it, despite the
commercials.
It is ugly and it just sucks, and a dog does not deserve it.

It's not easy because there are so many rituals one ties to smoking,
and they vary by the season. For example, the reward for finishing
shoveling the driveway. (WAIT a minute,,,NOW I shovel the Dead Guy's
driveway too-WHAT AM I THINKING???)

And so it goes. People say it gets easier as quit length grows and
each "Ritual" is rewritten or abandoned.

And what just happened last week?
My _Sweet CAT_ Died of Lung Cancer (Went there from a tumor).
WHAT does it TAKE? How many warnings or clues is it going to take for
me to simply not think of it?

I don't smoke. I admit there are times I miss it, Chantix helped
control returning craves. I did not like taking it, but I will eat
shit if I have to, to keep one of those -things- out of my mouth.

I can breathe. I saved a bunch of money. Possibly, if I have quit in
time, I shall be around to annoy, offend, and outrage many more
people!

Life is good, The Food's OK.

Well, it tastes better, but we will leave that problem for later in
case the trail bike is able to correct my presently cetacian
condition.
"He Breaches! He Rises! Lower Away and After Him!"

excellent OF speech and very kind of you to look out for your neighbours
wife with her driveway
--
Lynn VOF+ Leaper
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."



"THISTime" <nope@notonusent.him> wrote in message
news:k633u31mes297mbmom7lrl5tvjfc63pmn4@4ax.com...
>
>
> MAKE US SUFFER! I can't wait to read it!
>
> : I never got a chance to write my long-winded 1Y Speech. You are all
> : spared.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
>
> tap tap **Squeeel* Is this thing on? (ON, On, on)
>
> Thank you, AS3, for being there through thick and thin, and as I
> ranged from correspondent to asshole, mania to despair, and back and
> forth.
>
> I quit many, many times over the years. Being a failure, a loser and
> an asshole, and just a plain dumb stupid fuckup, I went back to
> smoking time and again,
>
> But on 1 March, 2007, my Real Man neighbor, an ex-athlete, was
> diagnosed with LC. We got along, but underneath i suspect he had a
> certain contempt for the Sissy Next Door.
> This was hitting close to home; He had smoked 2 packs of Lucky Strike
> (An unfortunate name) for fifty years.
> I always loved Spring, so I set the First Day of Spring, the Equinox
> as a quit date. I do not recall when I came here but it was on or
> before the Quit Date.
> In a little while, I was over there, helping his wife carry him in and
> out of bed from time to time.
>
> I am going to out this as brutally as I can, and have before, in the
> hopes that some reader who is looking for motivation will get slapped
> with it:
> On June 1, in front of his horrified daughters, he filled his diapers
> and died.
> There was nothing glamourous or noble about it, despite the
> commercials.
> It is ugly and it just sucks, and a dog does not deserve it.
>
> It's not easy because there are so many rituals one ties to smoking,
> and they vary by the season. For example, the reward for finishing
> shoveling the driveway. (WAIT a minute,,,NOW I shovel the Dead Guy's
> driveway too-WHAT AM I THINKING???)
>
> And so it goes. People say it gets easier as quit length grows and
> each "Ritual" is rewritten or abandoned.
>
> And what just happened last week?
> My _Sweet CAT_ Died of Lung Cancer (Went there from a tumor).
> WHAT does it TAKE? How many warnings or clues is it going to take for
> me to simply not think of it?
>
> I don't smoke. I admit there are times I miss it, Chantix helped
> control returning craves. I did not like taking it, but I will eat
> shit if I have to, to keep one of those -things- out of my mouth.
>
> I can breathe. I saved a bunch of money. Possibly, if I have quit in
> time, I shall be around to annoy, offend, and outrage many more
> people!
>
> Life is good, The Food's OK.
>
> Well, it tastes better, but we will leave that problem for later in
> case the trail bike is able to correct my presently cetacian
> condition.
> "He Breaches! He Rises! Lower Away and After Him!"
>

Excellent! Absolutely Excellent Speech.
Congratulations to you ThisTime!

Not THAT was worth waiting for. Thanks for spreading the wisdom, Thistime.

THISTime <nope@notonusent.him> penned.wrote.stated:


: MAKE US SUFFER! I can't wait to read it!

: : I never got a chance to write my long-winded 1Y Speech. You are all
: : spared.
: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~

: tap tap **Squeeel* Is this thing on? (ON, On, on)

: Thank you, AS3, for being there through thick and thin, and as I
: ranged from correspondent to asshole, mania to despair, and back and
: forth.

: I quit many, many times over the years. Being a failure, a loser and
: an asshole, and just a plain dumb stupid fuckup, I went back to
: smoking time and again,

: But on 1 March, 2007, my Real Man neighbor, an ex-athlete, was
: diagnosed with LC. We got along, but underneath i suspect he had a
: certain contempt for the Sissy Next Door.
: This was hitting close to home; He had smoked 2 packs of Lucky Strike
: (An unfortunate name) for fifty years.
: I always loved Spring, so I set the First Day of Spring, the Equinox
: as a quit date. I do not recall when I came here but it was on or
: before the Quit Date.
: In a little while, I was over there, helping his wife carry him in and
: out of bed from time to time.

: I am going to out this as brutally as I can, and have before, in the
: hopes that some reader who is looking for motivation will get slapped
: with it:
: On June 1, in front of his horrified daughters, he filled his diapers
: and died.
: There was nothing glamourous or noble about it, despite the
: commercials.
: It is ugly and it just sucks, and a dog does not deserve it.

: It's not easy because there are so many rituals one ties to smoking,
: and they vary by the season. For example, the reward for finishing
: shoveling the driveway. (WAIT a minute,,,NOW I shovel the Dead Guy's
: driveway too-WHAT AM I THINKING???)

: And so it goes. People say it gets easier as quit length grows and
: each "Ritual" is rewritten or abandoned.

: And what just happened last week?
: My _Sweet CAT_ Died of Lung Cancer (Went there from a tumor).
: WHAT does it TAKE? How many warnings or clues is it going to take for
: me to simply not think of it?

: I don't smoke. I admit there are times I miss it, Chantix helped
: control returning craves. I did not like taking it, but I will eat
: shit if I have to, to keep one of those -things- out of my mouth.

: I can breathe. I saved a bunch of money. Possibly, if I have quit in
: time, I shall be around to annoy, offend, and outrage many more
: people!

: Life is good, The Food's OK.

: Well, it tastes better, but we will leave that problem for later in
: case the trail bike is able to correct my presently cetacian
: condition.
: "He Breaches! He Rises! Lower Away and After Him!"

>excellent OF speech and very kind of you to look out for your neighbours
>wife with her driveway

Thank you, but it's only right.
1: He gave me my final warning with his life.
2: "...And the Second is like unto it...."
3: The Widow has no son.

"Everything is given on pledge, and a net is spread over all the
living: the shop is open; and the shopkeeper gives credit; and the
ledger lies open; and the hand writes; and whosoever wishes to borrow
may come and borrow; but the collectors regularly make their daily
rounds; and exact payment from man, whether he is willing or not."

Practically every belief or moral system spells it out.

Congratulations! I'm very proud of you.
I'm about three months behind you, but since I rarely hear from my
quitbuddy Steve (SilentNight) these days, only an e-mail now and
again, perhaps I'll adopt you as a second quitbuddy. Even though
you're an OF these days.


Ashley

On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:45:34 -0700 (PDT), writer272002
<writer272002@gmail.com> wrote:

>Congratulations! I'm very proud of you.
>I'm about three months behind you, but since I rarely hear from my
>quitbuddy Steve (SilentNight) these days, only an e-mail now and
>again, perhaps I'll adopt you as a second quitbuddy. Even though
>you're an OF these days.

Looks like you will be doing OK. The last three months in Y1 are
nowhere near as bad as the FIRST 3 months.

(SEE? Gracenote??!!!)

Well, then, do not think of me as an OF..Just think of me as ..ohhh.
Used. Or something like that. Someone who barely made it, to be
honest. Damaged goods, with ongoing repairs.

Congratulations Thistime and doesn't it feel great to reach this goal?
Ann

On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:24:02 -0400, THISTime <nope@notonusent.him>
wrote:

A great OF speech!! The right amount of inspiration, the right amount
of humor the right amount of insight. Thanks and gigantic
congratulations!!
Sue

>
>
>MAKE US SUFFER! I can't wait to read it!
>
>: I never got a chance to write my long-winded 1Y Speech. You are all
>: spared.
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
>
>tap tap **Squeeel* Is this thing on? (ON, On, on)
>
>Thank you, AS3, for being there through thick and thin, and as I
>ranged from correspondent to asshole, mania to despair, and back and
>forth.
>
>I quit many, many times over the years. Being a failure, a loser and
>an asshole, and just a plain dumb stupid fuckup, I went back to
>smoking time and again,
>
>But on 1 March, 2007, my Real Man neighbor, an ex-athlete, was
>diagnosed with LC. We got along, but underneath i suspect he had a
>certain contempt for the Sissy Next Door.
>This was hitting close to home; He had smoked 2 packs of Lucky Strike
>(An unfortunate name) for fifty years.
>I always loved Spring, so I set the First Day of Spring, the Equinox
>as a quit date. I do not recall when I came here but it was on or
>before the Quit Date.
>In a little while, I was over there, helping his wife carry him in and
>out of bed from time to time.
>
>I am going to out this as brutally as I can, and have before, in the
>hopes that some reader who is looking for motivation will get slapped
>with it:
>On June 1, in front of his horrified daughters, he filled his diapers
>and died.
>There was nothing glamourous or noble about it, despite the
>commercials.
>It is ugly and it just sucks, and a dog does not deserve it.
>
>It's not easy because there are so many rituals one ties to smoking,
>and they vary by the season. For example, the reward for finishing
>shoveling the driveway. (WAIT a minute,,,NOW I shovel the Dead Guy's
>driveway too-WHAT AM I THINKING???)
>
>And so it goes. People say it gets easier as quit length grows and
>each "Ritual" is rewritten or abandoned.
>
>And what just happened last week?
>My _Sweet CAT_ Died of Lung Cancer (Went there from a tumor).
>WHAT does it TAKE? How many warnings or clues is it going to take for
>me to simply not think of it?
>
>I don't smoke. I admit there are times I miss it, Chantix helped
>control returning craves. I did not like taking it, but I will eat
>shit if I have to, to keep one of those -things- out of my mouth.
>
>I can breathe. I saved a bunch of money. Possibly, if I have quit in
>time, I shall be around to annoy, offend, and outrage many more
>people!
>
>Life is good, The Food's OK.
>
> Well, it tastes better, but we will leave that problem for later in
>case the trail bike is able to correct my presently cetacian
>condition.
> "He Breaches! He Rises! Lower Away and After Him!"

On Mar 19, 8:34*pm, Sue <sebr...@thegrid.net> wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:24:02 -0400, THISTime <n...@notonusent.him>
> wrote:
>
> A great OF speech!! *The right amount of inspiration, the right amount
> of humor the right amount of insight. *Thanks and gigantic
> congratulations!!
> Sue
>
>
>
>
>
> >MAKE US SUFFER! *I can't wait to read it!
>
> >: I never got a chance to write my long-winded 1Y Speech. *You are all
> >: spared.
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
>
> >tap tap ***Squeeel* Is this thing on? (ON, On, on)
>
> >Thank you, AS3, for being there through thick and thin, and as I
> >ranged from correspondent to asshole, mania to despair, and back and
> >forth.
>
> >I quit many, many times over the years. *Being a failure, a loser and
> >an asshole, and just a plain dumb stupid fuckup, I went back to
> >smoking time and again,
>
> >But on 1 March, 2007, my Real Man neighbor, an ex-athlete, was
> >diagnosed with LC. *We got along, but underneath i suspect he had a
> >certain contempt for the Sissy Next Door.
> >This was hitting close to home; He had smoked 2 packs of Lucky Strike
> >(An unfortunate name) for fifty years.
> >I always loved Spring, so I set the First Day of Spring, the Equinox
> >as a quit date. *I do not recall when I came here but it was on or
> >before the Quit Date.
> >In a little while, I was over there, helping his wife carry him in and
> >out of bed from time to time.
>
> >I am going to out this as brutally as I can, and have before, in the
> >hopes that some reader who is looking for motivation will get slapped
> >with it:
> >On June 1, in front of his horrified daughters, he filled his diapers
> >and died.
> >There was nothing glamourous or noble about it, despite the
> >commercials.
> >It is ugly and it just sucks, and a dog does not deserve it.
>
> >It's not easy because there are so many rituals one ties to smoking,
> >and they vary by the season. *For example, the reward for finishing
> >shoveling the driveway. (WAIT a minute,,,NOW I shovel the Dead Guy's
> >driveway too-WHAT AM I THINKING???)
>
> >And so it goes. *People say it gets easier as quit length grows and
> >each "Ritual" is rewritten or abandoned.
>
> >And what just happened last week?
> >My _Sweet CAT_ Died of Lung Cancer (Went there from a tumor).
> >WHAT does it TAKE? How many warnings or clues is it going to take for
> >me to simply not think of it?
>
> >I don't smoke. I admit there are times I miss it, Chantix helped
> >control returning craves. *I did not like taking it, but I will eat
> >shit if I have to, to keep one of those -things- out of my mouth.
>
> >I can breathe. *I saved a bunch of money. Possibly, if I have *quit in
> >time, I shall be around to annoy, offend, and outrage many more
> >people!
>
> >Life is good, The Food's OK.
>
> > Well, it tastes better, but we will leave that problem for later in
> >case the trail bike is able to correct my presently cetacian
> >condition.
> > "He Breaches! He Rises! Lower Away and After Him!"- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Congratulations, honey. I hear the ambiguity in your voice. But you
have achieved a remarkable milestone - don't discount it.
Hugs,
Pam

Congratulations! What a great accomplishment.

Liz

"THISTime" <nope@notonusent.him> wrote in message
news:k633u31mes297mbmom7lrl5tvjfc63pmn4@4ax.com...
>
>
> MAKE US SUFFER! I can't wait to read it!
>
> : I never got a chance to write my long-winded 1Y Speech. You are all
> : spared.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
>
> tap tap **Squeeel* Is this thing on? (ON, On, on)
>
> Thank you, AS3, for being there through thick and thin, and as I
> ranged from correspondent to asshole, mania to despair, and back and
> forth.
>
> I quit many, many times over the years. Being a failure, a loser and
> an asshole, and just a plain dumb stupid fuckup, I went back to
> smoking time and again,
>
> But on 1 March, 2007, my Real Man neighbor, an ex-athlete, was
> diagnosed with LC. We got along, but underneath i suspect he had a
> certain contempt for the Sissy Next Door.
> This was hitting close to home; He had smoked 2 packs of Lucky Strike
> (An unfortunate name) for fifty years.
> I always loved Spring, so I set the First Day of Spring, the Equinox
> as a quit date. I do not recall when I came here but it was on or
> before the Quit Date.
> In a little while, I was over there, helping his wife carry him in and
> out of bed from time to time.
>
> I am going to out this as brutally as I can, and have before, in the
> hopes that some reader who is looking for motivation will get slapped
> with it:
> On June 1, in front of his horrified daughters, he filled his diapers
> and died.
> There was nothing glamourous or noble about it, despite the
> commercials.
> It is ugly and it just sucks, and a dog does not deserve it.
>
> It's not easy because there are so many rituals one ties to smoking,
> and they vary by the season. For example, the reward for finishing
> shoveling the driveway. (WAIT a minute,,,NOW I shovel the Dead Guy's
> driveway too-WHAT AM I THINKING???)
>
> And so it goes. People say it gets easier as quit length grows and
> each "Ritual" is rewritten or abandoned.
>
> And what just happened last week?
> My _Sweet CAT_ Died of Lung Cancer (Went there from a tumor).
> WHAT does it TAKE? How many warnings or clues is it going to take for
> me to simply not think of it?
>
> I don't smoke. I admit there are times I miss it, Chantix helped
> control returning craves. I did not like taking it, but I will eat
> shit if I have to, to keep one of those -things- out of my mouth.
>
> I can breathe. I saved a bunch of money. Possibly, if I have quit in
> time, I shall be around to annoy, offend, and outrage many more
> people!
>
> Life is good, The Food's OK.
>
> Well, it tastes better, but we will leave that problem for later in
> case the trail bike is able to correct my presently cetacian
> condition.
> "He Breaches! He Rises! Lower Away and After Him!"
>

On Mar 19, 5:24*pm, THISTime <n...@notonusent.him> wrote:
> I am going to out this as brutally as I can, and have before, in the
> hopes that some reader who is looking for motivation will get slapped
> with it:

Fantastic job.......
I didn't need any motivation, but I feel like I've been slapped with
it anyway.
What the hell is "cetacian"?

Congratulations THISTime!

Great speach.

Kathy
---
2m 7:49 smoke-free, 3,003 cigs not smoked, $195.20 saved, 1w 3d 10:15 life
saved

"THISTime" <nope@notonusent.him> wrote in message
news:k633u31mes297mbmom7lrl5tvjfc63pmn4@4ax.com...
>
>
> MAKE US SUFFER! I can't wait to read it!
>
> : I never got a chance to write my long-winded 1Y Speech. You are all
> : spared.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
>
> tap tap **Squeeel* Is this thing on? (ON, On, on)
>
> Thank you, AS3, for being there through thick and thin, and as I
> ranged from correspondent to asshole, mania to despair, and back and
> forth.
>
> I quit many, many times over the years. Being a failure, a loser and
> an asshole, and just a plain dumb stupid fuckup, I went back to
> smoking time and again,
>
> But on 1 March, 2007, my Real Man neighbor, an ex-athlete, was
> diagnosed with LC. We got along, but underneath i suspect he had a
> certain contempt for the Sissy Next Door.
> This was hitting close to home; He had smoked 2 packs of Lucky Strike
> (An unfortunate name) for fifty years.
> I always loved Spring, so I set the First Day of Spring, the Equinox
> as a quit date. I do not recall when I came here but it was on or
> before the Quit Date.
> In a little while, I was over there, helping his wife carry him in and
> out of bed from time to time.
>
> I am going to out this as brutally as I can, and have before, in the
> hopes that some reader who is looking for motivation will get slapped
> with it:
> On June 1, in front of his horrified daughters, he filled his diapers
> and died.
> There was nothing glamourous or noble about it, despite the
> commercials.
> It is ugly and it just sucks, and a dog does not deserve it.
>
> It's not easy because there are so many rituals one ties to smoking,
> and they vary by the season. For example, the reward for finishing
> shoveling the driveway. (WAIT a minute,,,NOW I shovel the Dead Guy's
> driveway too-WHAT AM I THINKING???)
>
> And so it goes. People say it gets easier as quit length grows and
> each "Ritual" is rewritten or abandoned.
>
> And what just happened last week?
> My _Sweet CAT_ Died of Lung Cancer (Went there from a tumor).
> WHAT does it TAKE? How many warnings or clues is it going to take for
> me to simply not think of it?
>
> I don't smoke. I admit there are times I miss it, Chantix helped
> control returning craves. I did not like taking it, but I will eat
> shit if I have to, to keep one of those -things- out of my mouth.
>
> I can breathe. I saved a bunch of money. Possibly, if I have quit in
> time, I shall be around to annoy, offend, and outrage many more
> people!
>
> Life is good, The Food's OK.
>
> Well, it tastes better, but we will leave that problem for later in
> case the trail bike is able to correct my presently cetacian
> condition.
> "He Breaches! He Rises! Lower Away and After Him!"
>

Please keep on being brutally frank about the horror of lung cancer. And
emphysema. And heart disease etc. etc, etc.
Praise the Lord you have seen the light.
ChrisB
Four years, four months, one week, one day, 13 hours, 40 minutes and 10
seconds. 31811 cigarettes not smoked, saving £4,771.71. Life saved: 15
weeks, 5 days, 10 hours, 55 minutes.

"THISTime" <nope@notonusent.him> wrote in message
news:k633u31mes297mbmom7lrl5tvjfc63pmn4@4ax.com...
>
>
> MAKE US SUFFER! I can't wait to read it!
>
> : I never got a chance to write my long-winded 1Y Speech. You are all
> : spared.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
>
> tap tap **Squeeel* Is this thing on? (ON, On, on)
>
> Thank you, AS3, for being there through thick and thin, and as I
> ranged from correspondent to asshole, mania to despair, and back and
> forth.
>
> I quit many, many times over the years. Being a failure, a loser and
> an asshole, and just a plain dumb stupid fuckup, I went back to
> smoking time and again,
>
> But on 1 March, 2007, my Real Man neighbor, an ex-athlete, was
> diagnosed with LC. We got along, but underneath i suspect he had a
> certain contempt for the Sissy Next Door.
> This was hitting close to home; He had smoked 2 packs of Lucky Strike
> (An unfortunate name) for fifty years.
> I always loved Spring, so I set the First Day of Spring, the Equinox
> as a quit date. I do not recall when I came here but it was on or
> before the Quit Date.
> In a little while, I was over there, helping his wife carry him in and
> out of bed from time to time.
>
> I am going to out this as brutally as I can, and have before, in the
> hopes that some reader who is looking for motivation will get slapped
> with it:
> On June 1, in front of his horrified daughters, he filled his diapers
> and died.
> There was nothing glamourous or noble about it, despite the
> commercials.
> It is ugly and it just sucks, and a dog does not deserve it.
>
> It's not easy because there are so many rituals one ties to smoking,
> and they vary by the season. For example, the reward for finishing
> shoveling the driveway. (WAIT a minute,,,NOW I shovel the Dead Guy's
> driveway too-WHAT AM I THINKING???)
>
> And so it goes. People say it gets easier as quit length grows and
> each "Ritual" is rewritten or abandoned.
>
> And what just happened last week?
> My _Sweet CAT_ Died of Lung Cancer (Went there from a tumor).
> WHAT does it TAKE? How many warnings or clues is it going to take for
> me to simply not think of it?
>
> I don't smoke. I admit there are times I miss it, Chantix helped
> control returning craves. I did not like taking it, but I will eat
> shit if I have to, to keep one of those -things- out of my mouth.
>
> I can breathe. I saved a bunch of money. Possibly, if I have quit in
> time, I shall be around to annoy, offend, and outrage many more
> people!
>
> Life is good, The Food's OK.
>
> Well, it tastes better, but we will leave that problem for later in
> case the trail bike is able to correct my presently cetacian
> condition.
> "He Breaches! He Rises! Lower Away and After Him!"
>

LOVE your postt here. Way to go! When I read our milestone speeches, the
gremlin in my brain always puts on the record of that Flashdance song "What
a Feeling"! lol (too much info, perhaps?) Thanks for sharing with us!
With hope and heart,
Kathleen



> MAKE US SUFFER! I can't wait to read it!
>
> : I never got a chance to write my long-winded 1Y Speech. You are all
> : spared.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
>
> tap tap **Squeeel* Is this thing on? (ON, On, on)
>
> Thank you, AS3, for being there through thick and thin, and as I
> ranged from correspondent to asshole, mania to despair, and back and
> forth.
>
> I quit many, many times over the years. Being a failure, a loser and
> an asshole, and just a plain dumb stupid fuckup, I went back to
> smoking time and again,
>
> But on 1 March, 2007, my Real Man neighbor, an ex-athlete, was
> diagnosed with LC. We got along, but underneath i suspect he had a
> certain contempt for the Sissy Next Door.
> This was hitting close to home; He had smoked 2 packs of Lucky Strike
> (An unfortunate name) for fifty years.
> I always loved Spring, so I set the First Day of Spring, the Equinox
> as a quit date. I do not recall when I came here but it was on or
> before the Quit Date.
> In a little while, I was over there, helping his wife carry him in and
> out of bed from time to time.
>
> I am going to out this as brutally as I can, and have before, in the
> hopes that some reader who is looking for motivation will get slapped
> with it:
> On June 1, in front of his horrified daughters, he filled his diapers
> and died.
> There was nothing glamourous or noble about it, despite the
> commercials.
> It is ugly and it just sucks, and a dog does not deserve it.
>
> It's not easy because there are so many rituals one ties to smoking,
> and they vary by the season. For example, the reward for finishing
> shoveling the driveway. (WAIT a minute,,,NOW I shovel the Dead Guy's
> driveway too-WHAT AM I THINKING???)
>
> And so it goes. People say it gets easier as quit length grows and
> each "Ritual" is rewritten or abandoned.
>
> And what just happened last week?
> My _Sweet CAT_ Died of Lung Cancer (Went there from a tumor).
> WHAT does it TAKE? How many warnings or clues is it going to take for
> me to simply not think of it?
>
> I don't smoke. I admit there are times I miss it, Chantix helped
> control returning craves. I did not like taking it, but I will eat
> shit if I have to, to keep one of those -things- out of my mouth.
>
> I can breathe. I saved a bunch of money. Possibly, if I have quit in
> time, I shall be around to annoy, offend, and outrage many more
> people!
>
> Life is good, The Food's OK.
>
> Well, it tastes better, but we will leave that problem for later in
> case the trail bike is able to correct my presently cetacian
> condition.
> "He Breaches! He Rises! Lower Away and After Him!"
>

On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:34:24 -0700 (PDT), DavidL <Dvd716@gmail.com>
>Fantastic job.......
>I didn't need any motivation, but I feel like I've been slapped with
>it anyway.
>What the hell is "cetacian"?
Sorry..I misspelled "cetacean".
It refers to Whales, hence the Melville quote.
I was feeling fat when I wrote it.

Woo Hoo THISTime! Thank you for sharing your motivation in coming
here and getting smober. Getting to OF is a great place and good
encouragement for all of us.

Now, do sit back and enjoy as The Original Yodeling Gnomes are heading
your way with Horace the Huffing Hogg to sing songs of smobriety to
help you celebrate this milestone!

FlatironMike
One year, one month, one week, two days, 10 hours, 37 minutes and 10
seconds. 8068 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,420.40. Life saved: 4
weeks, 20 minutes.

Pam writ:
> Congratulations, honey. I hear the ambiguity in your voice. But you
> have achieved a remarkable milestone - don't discount it.

Yeah. What she said. It's a remarkable achievement and should be
treasured, savored, and enjoyed!

Cheers,
Rob

congratulations.


"THISTime" <nope@notonusent.him> wrote in message
news:k633u31mes297mbmom7lrl5tvjfc63pmn4@4ax.com...
>
>
> MAKE US SUFFER! I can't wait to read it!
>
> : I never got a chance to write my long-winded 1Y Speech. You are all
> : spared.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
>
> tap tap **Squeeel* Is this thing on? (ON, On, on)
>
> Thank you, AS3, for being there through thick and thin, and as I
> ranged from correspondent to asshole, mania to despair, and back and
> forth.
>
> I quit many, many times over the years. Being a failure, a loser and
> an asshole, and just a plain dumb stupid fuckup, I went back to
> smoking time and again,
>
> But on 1 March, 2007, my Real Man neighbor, an ex-athlete, was
> diagnosed with LC. We got along, but underneath i suspect he had a
> certain contempt for the Sissy Next Door.
> This was hitting close to home; He had smoked 2 packs of Lucky Strike
> (An unfortunate name) for fifty years.
> I always loved Spring, so I set the First Day of Spring, the Equinox
> as a quit date. I do not recall when I came here but it was on or
> before the Quit Date.
> In a little while, I was over there, helping his wife carry him in and
> out of bed from time to time.
>
> I am going to out this as brutally as I can, and have before, in the
> hopes that some reader who is looking for motivation will get slapped
> with it:
> On June 1, in front of his horrified daughters, he filled his diapers
> and died.
> There was nothing glamourous or noble about it, despite the
> commercials.
> It is ugly and it just sucks, and a dog does not deserve it.
>
> It's not easy because there are so many rituals one ties to smoking,
> and they vary by the season. For example, the reward for finishing
> shoveling the driveway. (WAIT a minute,,,NOW I shovel the Dead Guy's
> driveway too-WHAT AM I THINKING???)
>
> And so it goes. People say it gets easier as quit length grows and
> each "Ritual" is rewritten or abandoned.
>
> And what just happened last week?
> My _Sweet CAT_ Died of Lung Cancer (Went there from a tumor).
> WHAT does it TAKE? How many warnings or clues is it going to take for
> me to simply not think of it?
>
> I don't smoke. I admit there are times I miss it, Chantix helped
> control returning craves. I did not like taking it, but I will eat
> shit if I have to, to keep one of those -things- out of my mouth.
>
> I can breathe. I saved a bunch of money. Possibly, if I have quit in
> time, I shall be around to annoy, offend, and outrage many more
> people!
>
> Life is good, The Food's OK.
>
> Well, it tastes better, but we will leave that problem for later in
> case the trail bike is able to correct my presently cetacian
> condition.
> "He Breaches! He Rises! Lower Away and After Him!"
>

On Mar 20, 7:10*am, THISTime <n...@notonusent.him> wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:34:24 -0700 (PDT), DavidL <Dvd...@gmail.com>>Fantastic job.......
> >I didn't need any motivation, but I feel like I've been slapped with
> >it anyway.
> >What the hell is "cetacian"?
>
> Sorry..I misspelled "cetacean".
> It refers to Whales, hence the Melville quote.
> I was feeling fat when I wrote it.

Ohhh my research came up with "cetacean", but I couldn't see how it
fit.

Well done. Speech & quiting smoking

Mad Monk


--
Message posted using http://www.talkaboutsupport.com/grou....stop-smoking/
More information at http://www.talkaboutsupport.com/faq.html

OMGoodness,
I cannot believe I missed this!!!
YaY!!!! YaY!!!! YaY!!!!!
WTG!!!
Huge Congrats on your OF!!!
That is so awesome!!
All the best,
Susan
"THISTime" <nope@notonusent.him> wrote in message
news:k633u31mes297mbmom7lrl5tvjfc63pmn4@4ax.com...
>
>
> MAKE US SUFFER! I can't wait to read it!
>
> : I never got a chance to write my long-winded 1Y Speech. You are all
> : spared.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
>
> tap tap **Squeeel* Is this thing on? (ON, On, on)
>
> Thank you, AS3, for being there through thick and thin, and as I
> ranged from correspondent to asshole, mania to despair, and back and
> forth.
>
> I quit many, many times over the years. Being a failure, a loser and
> an asshole, and just a plain dumb stupid fuckup, I went back to
> smoking time and again,
>
> But on 1 March, 2007, my Real Man neighbor, an ex-athlete, was
> diagnosed with LC. We got along, but underneath i suspect he had a
> certain contempt for the Sissy Next Door.
> This was hitting close to home; He had smoked 2 packs of Lucky Strike
> (An unfortunate name) for fifty years.
> I always loved Spring, so I set the First Day of Spring, the Equinox
> as a quit date. I do not recall when I came here but it was on or
> before the Quit Date.
> In a little while, I was over there, helping his wife carry him in and
> out of bed from time to time.
>
> I am going to out this as brutally as I can, and have before, in the
> hopes that some reader who is looking for motivation will get slapped
> with it:
> On June 1, in front of his horrified daughters, he filled his diapers
> and died.
> There was nothing glamourous or noble about it, despite the
> commercials.
> It is ugly and it just sucks, and a dog does not deserve it.
>
> It's not easy because there are so many rituals one ties to smoking,
> and they vary by the season. For example, the reward for finishing
> shoveling the driveway. (WAIT a minute,,,NOW I shovel the Dead Guy's
> driveway too-WHAT AM I THINKING???)
>
> And so it goes. People say it gets easier as quit length grows and
> each "Ritual" is rewritten or abandoned.
>
> And what just happened last week?
> My _Sweet CAT_ Died of Lung Cancer (Went there from a tumor).
> WHAT does it TAKE? How many warnings or clues is it going to take for
> me to simply not think of it?
>
> I don't smoke. I admit there are times I miss it, Chantix helped
> control returning craves. I did not like taking it, but I will eat
> shit if I have to, to keep one of those -things- out of my mouth.
>
> I can breathe. I saved a bunch of money. Possibly, if I have quit in
> time, I shall be around to annoy, offend, and outrage many more
> people!
>
> Life is good, The Food's OK.
>
> Well, it tastes better, but we will leave that problem for later in
> case the trail bike is able to correct my presently cetacian
> condition.
> "He Breaches! He Rises! Lower Away and After Him!"
>

This time what a great job. Whatever your motivaion give yourself a
big pat on the back for this milestone.
Great post.
Don't smoke.
Fred



On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 18:24:02 -0400, THISTime <nope@notonusent.him>
wrote:

>
>
>MAKE US SUFFER! I can't wait to read it!
>
>: I never got a chance to write my long-winded 1Y Speech. You are all
>: spared.
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
>
>tap tap **Squeeel* Is this thing on? (ON, On, on)
>
>Thank you, AS3, for being there through thick and thin, and as I
>ranged from correspondent to asshole, mania to despair, and back and
>forth.
>
>I quit many, many times over the years. Being a failure, a loser and
>an asshole, and just a plain dumb stupid fuckup, I went back to
>smoking time and again,
>
>But on 1 March, 2007, my Real Man neighbor, an ex-athlete, was
>diagnosed with LC. We got along, but underneath i suspect he had a
>certain contempt for the Sissy Next Door.
>This was hitting close to home; He had smoked 2 packs of Lucky Strike
>(An unfortunate name) for fifty years.
>I always loved Spring, so I set the First Day of Spring, the Equinox
>as a quit date. I do not recall when I came here but it was on or
>before the Quit Date.
>In a little while, I was over there, helping his wife carry him in and
>out of bed from time to time.
>
>I am going to out this as brutally as I can, and have before, in the
>hopes that some reader who is looking for motivation will get slapped
>with it:
>On June 1, in front of his horrified daughters, he filled his diapers
>and died.
>There was nothing glamourous or noble about it, despite the
>commercials.
>It is ugly and it just sucks, and a dog does not deserve it.
>
>It's not easy because there are so many rituals one ties to smoking,
>and they vary by the season. For example, the reward for finishing
>shoveling the driveway. (WAIT a minute,,,NOW I shovel the Dead Guy's
>driveway too-WHAT AM I THINKING???)
>
>And so it goes. People say it gets easier as quit length grows and
>each "Ritual" is rewritten or abandoned.
>
>And what just happened last week?
>My _Sweet CAT_ Died of Lung Cancer (Went there from a tumor).
>WHAT does it TAKE? How many warnings or clues is it going to take for
>me to simply not think of it?
>
>I don't smoke. I admit there are times I miss it, Chantix helped
>control returning craves. I did not like taking it, but I will eat
>shit if I have to, to keep one of those -things- out of my mouth.
>
>I can breathe. I saved a bunch of money. Possibly, if I have quit in
>time, I shall be around to annoy, offend, and outrage many more
>people!
>
>Life is good, The Food's OK.
>
> Well, it tastes better, but we will leave that problem for later in
>case the trail bike is able to correct my presently cetacian
>condition.
> "He Breaches! He Rises! Lower Away and After Him!"

GREAT SPEECH!!!

Happy OF Sweetie! I hope you are enjoying the tubs. (just stay away from
the gnome-spunk-bubbles, I hear they smell funny)

xoxo,
Cat



"THISTime" <nope@notonusent.him> wrote in message
news:k633u31mes297mbmom7lrl5tvjfc63pmn4@4ax.com...
>
>
> MAKE US SUFFER! I can't wait to read it!
>
> : I never got a chance to write my long-winded 1Y Speech. You are all
> : spared.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
>
> tap tap **Squeeel* Is this thing on? (ON, On, on)
>
> Thank you, AS3, for being there through thick and thin, and as I
> ranged from correspondent to asshole, mania to despair, and back and
> forth.
>
> I quit many, many times over the years. Being a failure, a loser and
> an asshole, and just a plain dumb stupid fuckup, I went back to
> smoking time and again,
>
> But on 1 March, 2007, my Real Man neighbor, an ex-athlete, was
> diagnosed with LC. We got along, but underneath i suspect he had a
> certain contempt for the Sissy Next Door.
> This was hitting close to home; He had smoked 2 packs of Lucky Strike
> (An unfortunate name) for fifty years.
> I always loved Spring, so I set the First Day of Spring, the Equinox
> as a quit date. I do not recall when I came here but it was on or
> before the Quit Date.
> In a little while, I was over there, helping his wife carry him in and
> out of bed from time to time.
>
> I am going to out this as brutally as I can, and have before, in the
> hopes that some reader who is looking for motivation will get slapped
> with it:
> On June 1, in front of his horrified daughters, he filled his diapers
> and died.
> There was nothing glamourous or noble about it, despite the
> commercials.
> It is ugly and it just sucks, and a dog does not deserve it.
>
> It's not easy because there are so many rituals one ties to smoking,
> and they vary by the season. For example, the reward for finishing
> shoveling the driveway. (WAIT a minute,,,NOW I shovel the Dead Guy's
> driveway too-WHAT AM I THINKING???)
>
> And so it goes. People say it gets easier as quit length grows and
> each "Ritual" is rewritten or abandoned.
>
> And what just happened last week?
> My _Sweet CAT_ Died of Lung Cancer (Went there from a tumor).
> WHAT does it TAKE? How many warnings or clues is it going to take for
> me to simply not think of it?
>
> I don't smoke. I admit there are times I miss it, Chantix helped
> control returning craves. I did not like taking it, but I will eat
> shit if I have to, to keep one of those -things- out of my mouth.
>
> I can breathe. I saved a bunch of money. Possibly, if I have quit in
> time, I shall be around to annoy, offend, and outrage many more
> people!
>
> Life is good, The Food's OK.
>
> Well, it tastes better, but we will leave that problem for later in
> case the trail bike is able to correct my presently cetacian
> condition.
> "He Breaches! He Rises! Lower Away and After Him!"
>

Wonderful speech! I must have missed it on the first go-round! Glad I
caught it in CuckooCat's reply! Congrats on one year down.

Cindy
Smobriety comes to: 1Y 2M 2W 6D 19H 19Mns $-Saved to date: $1760.88
Cigs not smoked: 8916

CuckooCat wrote:
> GREAT SPEECH!!!
>
> Happy OF Sweetie! I hope you are enjoying the tubs. (just stay away
> from the gnome-spunk-bubbles, I hear they smell funny)
>
> xoxo,
> Cat
>
>
>
> "THISTime" <nope@notonusent.him> wrote in message
> news:k633u31mes297mbmom7lrl5tvjfc63pmn4@4ax.com...
>>
>>
>> MAKE US SUFFER! I can't wait to read it!
>>
>> : I never got a chance to write my long-winded 1Y Speech. You are all
>> : spared.
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
>>
>> tap tap **Squeeel* Is this thing on? (ON, On, on)
>>
>> Thank you, AS3, for being there through thick and thin, and as I
>> ranged from correspondent to asshole, mania to despair, and back and
>> forth.
>>
>> I quit many, many times over the years. Being a failure, a loser and
>> an asshole, and just a plain dumb stupid fuckup, I went back to
>> smoking time and again,
>>
>> But on 1 March, 2007, my Real Man neighbor, an ex-athlete, was
>> diagnosed with LC. We got along, but underneath i suspect he had a
>> certain contempt for the Sissy Next Door.
>> This was hitting close to home; He had smoked 2 packs of Lucky Strike
>> (An unfortunate name) for fifty years.
>> I always loved Spring, so I set the First Day of Spring, the Equinox
>> as a quit date. I do not recall when I came here but it was on or
>> before the Quit Date.
>> In a little while, I was over there, helping his wife carry him in and
>> out of bed from time to time.
>>
>> I am going to out this as brutally as I can, and have before, in the
>> hopes that some reader who is looking for motivation will get slapped
>> with it:
>> On June 1, in front of his horrified daughters, he filled his diapers
>> and died.
>> There was nothing glamourous or noble about it, despite the
>> commercials.
>> It is ugly and it just sucks, and a dog does not deserve it.
>>
>> It's not easy because there are so many rituals one ties to smoking,
>> and they vary by the season. For example, the reward for finishing
>> shoveling the driveway. (WAIT a minute,,,NOW I shovel the Dead Guy's
>> driveway too-WHAT AM I THINKING???)
>>
>> And so it goes. People say it gets easier as quit length grows and
>> each "Ritual" is rewritten or abandoned.
>>
>> And what just happened last week?
>> My _Sweet CAT_ Died of Lung Cancer (Went there from a tumor).
>> WHAT does it TAKE? How many warnings or clues is it going to take for
>> me to simply not think of it?
>>
>> I don't smoke. I admit there are times I miss it, Chantix helped
>> control returning craves. I did not like taking it, but I will eat
>> shit if I have to, to keep one of those -things- out of my mouth.
>>
>> I can breathe. I saved a bunch of money. Possibly, if I have quit in
>> time, I shall be around to annoy, offend, and outrage many more
>> people!
>>
>> Life is good, The Food's OK.
>>
>> Well, it tastes better, but we will leave that problem for later in
>> case the trail bike is able to correct my presently cetacian
>> condition.
>> "He Breaches! He Rises! Lower Away and After Him!"
>>
>

>> "THISTime" <nope@notonusent.him> wrote in message

>>>
>>> tap tap **Squeeel* Is this thing on? (ON, On, on)
>>>
>>> Thank you, AS3, for being there through thick and thin, and as I
>>> ranged from correspondent to asshole, mania to despair, and back and
>>> forth.
>>>
>>> I quit many, many times over the years. Being a failure, a loser and
>>> an asshole, and just a plain dumb stupid fuckup, I went back to
>>> smoking time and again,
>>>
>>> But on 1 March, 2007, my Real Man neighbor, an ex-athlete, was
>>> diagnosed with LC. We got along, but underneath i suspect he had a
>>> certain contempt for the Sissy Next Door.
>>> This was hitting close to home; He had smoked 2 packs of Lucky Strike
>>> (An unfortunate name) for fifty years.
>>> I always loved Spring, so I set the First Day of Spring, the Equinox
>>> as a quit date. I do not recall when I came here but it was on or
>>> before the Quit Date.
>>> In a little while, I was over there, helping his wife carry him in and
>>> out of bed from time to time.
>>>
>>> I am going to out this as brutally as I can, and have before, in the
>>> hopes that some reader who is looking for motivation will get slapped
>>> with it:
>>> On June 1, in front of his horrified daughters, he filled his diapers
>>> and died.
>>> There was nothing glamourous or noble about it, despite the
>>> commercials.
>>> It is ugly and it just sucks, and a dog does not deserve it.
>>>
>>> It's not easy because there are so many rituals one ties to smoking,
>>> and they vary by the season. For example, the reward for finishing
>>> shoveling the driveway. (WAIT a minute,,,NOW I shovel the Dead Guy's
>>> driveway too-WHAT AM I THINKING???)
>>>
>>> And so it goes. People say it gets easier as quit length grows and
>>> each "Ritual" is rewritten or abandoned.
>>>
>>> And what just happened last week?
>>> My _Sweet CAT_ Died of Lung Cancer (Went there from a tumor).
>>> WHAT does it TAKE? How many warnings or clues is it going to take for
>>> me to simply not think of it?
>>>
>>> I don't smoke. I admit there are times I miss it, Chantix helped
>>> control returning craves. I did not like taking it, but I will eat
>>> shit if I have to, to keep one of those -things- out of my mouth.
>>>
>>> I can breathe. I saved a bunch of money. Possibly, if I have quit in
>>> time, I shall be around to annoy, offend, and outrage many more
>>> people!
>>>
>>> Life is good, The Food's OK.
>>>
>>> Well, it tastes better, but we will leave that problem for later in
>>> case the trail bike is able to correct my presently cetacian
>>> condition.
>>> "He Breaches! He Rises! Lower Away and After Him!"
>>>
>>


a HUGE congrats!