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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 24387
From: Saco, Maine Toys: '70 Mustang Mach 1 - '72 Mustang Sprint - '94 F-150
Registered: May 99
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posted 08-07-2002 07:54 PM
   
Yesterday made two weeks since I quit smoking. ...and I haven't killed anybody yet!  ------------------
All Fords since 1977!
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clevelandstyle
Gearhead Posts: 279
From: Connersville, IN
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 08-07-2002 07:59 PM
That's awesome! stick with it, Man.------------------
Ben
Grabber Green '70 Mach I 351C 4V
Robbin Egg Blue '79 Fairmont 351C 4V
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Boss302
Gearhead Posts: 347
From: Coleman, Wisconsin
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 08-07-2002 09:32 PM
my dad quit when i was born, thank god. and then he started chewing, which i made him stop when i was very young because i thought it looked gross. i'm so proud------------------
Max
-1989 Mustang GT (MaxTang)
225/50R15 tires
BBK Strut Brace
K&N Filter
4 cats, no muffs
180* stat
Member 1,861 "The Horses Shake You Harder Than Sex, the Sounds Ring In Your Ears, Fact Is Your Engines Only on Idle"
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Dave Gibson
Moderator Posts: 5837
From: Pensacola, Florida, USA M&M#166 MCA#47921
Registered: Aug 99
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posted 08-07-2002 09:36 PM
Good for you Steve! Now let me in on how you managed to do it and not kill anyone??? I know if I tried, I would kill a few of my current students.   But that might not be smoking related.  Dave & Terri ------------------
Poison Ivy (Dave's)
'65 Fastback Modified 289 4V, C-4, dual exhaust, styled steel wheels, rally pac, A/C
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GTRocks
Gearhead Posts: 1821
From: Lusby, MD, USA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 08-07-2002 09:43 PM
Go Steve, Go Steve!!!That's awesome...keep up the good work!! I'm one of the fortunate few that never started.
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Ken
Gearhead Posts: 2661
From: Prospect, Ct. M&M Member No. 31 MCA Member 49299
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 08-07-2002 09:53 PM
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Originally posted by SteveLaRiviere:
Yesterday made two weeks since I quit smoking.
Congratulations Steve...its been a little over one year for me !!! Dave....the patches were the only way I was able to do it. At Costco they were a fraction of the price drug stores were getting  ?!?!? ------------------
Conciousness - that annoying time between naps. Ken
1965 Springtime Yellow Coupe - 302GT40-4spd
Edlebrock RPM Air Gap - 670cfm Holley Street Avenger
and much, MUCH MORE !!!
My 1965 (aka RUMBLE BEE) Photo Page
1995 5.0 Laser Red - 5spd - Coupe
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Dave Gibson
Moderator Posts: 5837
From: Pensacola, Florida, USA M&M#166 MCA#47921
Registered: Aug 99
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posted 08-07-2002 09:55 PM
Ken,
The Navy is the only branch of service that won't give us the patch. They will give us a support group and classes. But thats it. Of course they have restricted where we can smoke, big time.  Oh well. My day will come. Sooner than later. Dave & Terri ------------------
Poison Ivy (Dave's)
'65 Fastback Modified 289 4V, C-4, dual exhaust, styled steel wheels, rally pac, A/C
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mustangs68
Moderator Posts: 14368
From: Hampton,Virginia,USA 1968 Fastback & 1995 Vert MCA#39406 M&M #12
Registered: May 99
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posted 08-07-2002 10:13 PM
You Go Steve..
Steve..Please put the gun down..Steve........BANG!sam
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Boss302
Gearhead Posts: 347
From: Coleman, Wisconsin
Registered: Jan 2002
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posted 08-07-2002 10:19 PM
quote:
Originally posted by mustangs68:
You Go Steve..
Steve..Please put the gun down..[b]Steve........BANG!sam [/B]
LOL!!!
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V8 Thumper
Gearhead Posts: 1482
From: Orange, Ca. United States of America
Registered: Dec 2001
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posted 08-07-2002 10:50 PM
Congrats Steve! Nicotene sucks  I've tried to kick smokeless tobacco for a while... but keep climbing the walls and bumming an occasional smoke  How are you doing it? Any special methods?
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unklshu
Gearhead Posts: 645
From: San Bernardino, Ca
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 08-07-2002 10:52 PM
Keep it up Steve And don't give in. You will be better off for it.------------------
joe
2001 SVT Cobra
68 GT Fastback
98 F-150
90 Escort GT SOLD!!!
Damn I'm gonna miss that tire smoking terror!
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Troy
Gearhead Posts: 423
From: Nowhere USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 08-08-2002 12:35 AM
So what exactly did you quit smoking? I quit a two pack a day cigarette habit a little over two years ago and feel great. You can do it! Troy
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Fastymz
Gearhead Posts: 5206
From: Reno Nv USA MEM#1240
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 08-08-2002 02:09 AM
Steve thanks great news,try to stick to it.SCOOP ------------------
65 coupe,351w,C4,Big Boss 429 hood scoop,8"3.40 TracLoc,Cragar SS,Black Suede. https://mustangsandmore.com/ubb/Fastymz.html
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UnbridledFury
Gearhead Posts: 1139
From: Tacoma, WA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 08-08-2002 02:29 AM
Congrats, Steve. July 24 made 8 months for me. During that time: 1) Water heater flooded the house
2) House flooded again
3) Wife went through surgery
4) House floods once again
5) My boss got fired and a dud was hired in his place
6) Wife admitted to hospital for an infection
7) Server upgrade from Hades
8) Wife goes through another surgery. It is a wonder I have not gone postal... LOL Speaking of postal, here is the standing joke I tell in the office: I tried to get a job at the post office when I retired from the Army. The postal service checked my military record and found I was an expert with a rifle and decided that they couldn't deal with that kind of a mortality rate... (Of course, I never applied to the post office for a job. I wanted to get abused as a computer/network tech) ------------------
Motor Safe! George
1975 Mustang II
1994 Ranger XLT 4X4 (181,000+ miles)
2000 Windstar
Unbridled Fury Productions M&M Member #47
September 11, 2001 - A day we shall never forget
US Army, Retired
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Dave Witthoeft
Gearhead Posts: 1736
From: IL.
Registered: Dec 2000
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posted 08-08-2002 04:05 AM
Anyone who has enughf guts to quit deserves to be praised.
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SuzyQ
Gearhead Posts: 2138
From: Garner, NC
Registered: Sep 2000
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posted 08-08-2002 08:14 AM
Thats great Steve! Are you chomping on gum instead? Remember, the jones only last a minute, slow deep breaths will help you get through it.
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Wooden
Gearhead Posts: 558
From: San Jose, Ca. USA (soon to be Colorado Springs, Co.)
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 08-08-2002 11:52 AM
That's Great Steve!
This is probably one of the toughest things you will do, but it is worth it. I quit 21 years ago from a 4 pack a day Pall Mall non-filter habit. The actual physical addiction is gone fairly soon, but the psychological desire lasts for a long time!
You can do it! You won't be sorry!
Later!
Joel
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bullitt1968
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Registered: Aug 2002
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posted 08-08-2002 12:19 PM
way to go man kep up the good work.
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Moneymaker
Administrator Posts: 13255
From: Lyons, IL, USA
Registered: May 99
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posted 08-08-2002 12:43 PM
You'll be back. Especially if you haven't quit drinking.
My problem is that I am to hyper and I like smoking too much.
Now drinking I have been able to live without since January of 2000.
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Alex Denysenko
Co-Administrator and Moderator/ non 65-66 Mustang owner sensitivity co-ordinator NHRA/IHRA/SRA member
NHRA and IHRA SS/LA National Record Holder '00, '01, & '02
Fleet of FoMoCo products including 88 ASC McLaren Mustang #28
Part time secret agent license #0089
Professional Manwhore
The Barry of BarrysGrrl
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johnmustang
Gearhead Posts: 1786
From: Vancouver Island , British Columbia , Canada
Registered: Nov 2001
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posted 08-08-2002 01:49 PM
STEVE ,Good for you , I smoked for 28 years , and , the last 7 years of that was 4 packs per day. I finally quit , with the help of zyban , only after quitting about 1000 times before that ( Dad also died of lung cancer from smoking , big incentive ). The one thing that will make you quit or not , is , you have to want to quit. If you don,t want to, you will go back to it. If you do go back , don,t feel bad it is normally the first step to the road of finally quiting for good. You seem like the type of guy that , if you put your mind to something you will do it. Congrats on your efforts so far , you will do it , and , feel much better for it. Just as an incentive , the money I saved from smoking paid for the 65 fastback that I now own , and , is slowly paying for the resto I am doing on it JOHN ------------------
65 2+2 FASTBACK
68 COUPE
87 TAURUS WAGON
98 F150 XLT TRITON V8 4.6, 4 WHEEL DRIVE
Member:Vancouver Island Mustang Association
M&M #1710
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lyle29464
Gearhead Posts: 523
From: Mt. Pleasant S.C. C. S. A.
Registered: Mar 2000
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posted 08-08-2002 04:55 PM
You deserve a medal. It is in the mail. Lyle
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 24387
From: Saco, Maine Toys: '70 Mustang Mach 1 - '72 Mustang Sprint - '94 F-150
Registered: May 99
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posted 08-08-2002 05:38 PM
I quit cold turkey. I smoked pipes and cigars, so it's probably a lot easier to quit. This is the second time I've quit. I quit smoking in '81 and I didn't start back up until a couple years ago. ------------------
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SteveLaRiviere
Administrator Posts: 24387
From: Saco, Maine Toys: '70 Mustang Mach 1 - '72 Mustang Sprint - '94 F-150
Registered: May 99
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posted 08-12-2002 09:02 PM
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Originally posted by lyle29464:
You deserve a medal. It is in the mail. Lyle
Hey, Lyle! Thanks for the no-smoking medal! I got it today, and I'll do my best to earn it! Tomorrow makes three weeks! ------------------
All Fords since 1977!
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Dave Gibson
Moderator Posts: 5837
From: Pensacola, Florida, USA M&M#166 MCA#47921
Registered: Aug 99
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posted 08-12-2002 10:58 PM
Stick with it Steve! In my best water boy voice, "You can do it!"  Dave & Terri ------------------
Poison Ivy (Dave's)
'65 Fastback Modified 289 4V, C-4, dual exhaust, styled steel wheels, rally pac, A/C
'02 Explorer XLT, Black, 3.73:1 limited slip, class III tow package!
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fordnmerc
Gearhead Posts: 205
From: Watkins Glen, NY USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 08-12-2002 11:26 PM
In early December of 1998, my Dad quit cold turkey, after having smoked an average of a pack and a half a day for 65 of his 80 years at that time. He has not had a cigarette since, no gum, no food substitutes. Nothing.There are a lot of quit-smoking gimmicks on the market, but that is just for the companies to make huge profits. All it really takes is willpower. Cold turkey is definitely the way to go. Ever see that movie, with Dick VanDyke? Where the whole town went Cold Turkey? ------------------
David Spread Joy. Less cholesterol than butter! 1978 LTD II 2 Door
1979 Ranchero GT
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