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Post by Don on May 18, 2009 6:21:03 GMT -5
The roll is called!
Here I am in New Orleans for our annual legal trade show.
The usual stress but such is life.
It's a little chilly for these parts, but it's nice to stare at some palm trees.
How be our fellow SmokeBusters?
10/27/99
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Post by dorothyl on May 18, 2009 6:37:48 GMT -5
Hi Don,
It is gettin a little warmer here in Illinois.
We just don't need anymore rain for awhile.
DOROTHY:
Five years, four months, one week, three days, 23 hours, 6 minutes and 9 seconds. 78318 cigarettes not smoked, saving $13,705.45. Life saved: 38 weeks, 5 days, 22 hours, 30 minutes.
ROGER:
Seven years, four months, four weeks, one day, 20 hours, 37 minutes and 20 seconds. 108314 cigarettes not smoked, saving $18,954.72. Life saved: 1 year, 1 week, 5 days, 2 hours, 10 minutes.
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Post by Ann on May 18, 2009 8:41:39 GMT -5
Ooooooooooooooooooooooh I love New Orleans. Hope you eat yourself through the city, it the best way to experience the place. ;D
Still smoke free
Jan. 20, 2000
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Post by slim on May 18, 2009 14:57:59 GMT -5
I'm in Michigan....this morning starts off at 39 degrees and now at 4pm it's 67 degrees :-)
No smoking regardless of the weather!
June 11, 2001
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Post by KAREN on May 18, 2009 19:58:57 GMT -5
Here in Minnesota the weather changes daily but today was beautiful!!!!! Still smoke free and biking back and forth to work when I can!!!
Karen
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Post by countryblocks on May 18, 2009 20:57:40 GMT -5
we went up past the Mackinaw bridge Saturday night and it was snowing up there. Couldn't beleive my eyes. Glad I don't smoke but it was a little inconvenient for hubby. Didn't stop him though.
One year, three months, three weeks, two days, 21 hours, 57 minutes and 11 seconds. 9598 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,519.33. Life saved: 4 weeks, 5 days, 7 hours, 50 minutes.
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Post by Karyn on May 19, 2009 7:05:58 GMT -5
Here in Ohio and loving life, loving not smoking, dont get me wrong I still get the occasional twinge, but as long as I dont dwell all is good. Camping this weekend will be great, with no no smoking except the campfire and my Mother in law. LOL
Karyn hmmm dont have a meter but I believe.... holy cow I think it has been a month. lets see April 28th is that right???
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Post by Dot on May 19, 2009 15:14:50 GMT -5
Here I am, just plugging right along. One week of patches to go, then I"m on my own again.
Oh well, I know how.
Dot
One month, two weeks, six days, 7 hours, 6 minutes and 50 seconds. 2051 cigarettes not smoked, saving $205.18. Life saved: 1 week, 2 hours, 55 minutes.
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Post by ncpops on May 19, 2009 19:44:42 GMT -5
We're green & mild in Eastern North Carolina. Don, I spent 5 years in Baton Rouge and visited New Orleans often. Hope you allowed to visit Bourbon Street.
Dot, give it all yoy've got! Let's make this time the "permanent" quit.
Jimpops
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Post by slim on May 19, 2009 20:26:25 GMT -5
Hey dot....is there a limit to how many patches you can use? One more week, two more weeks...what ever it takes! KTQ
karyn...my calculations would give you just over 3 weeks....almost to a month....ktq
You are doing Great!
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Post by Flo on May 20, 2009 18:17:23 GMT -5
Hello everyone! Just got back from the prairies, Winnipeg Manitoba. I had to fly out on an emergency basis as my cuz was diagnosed last Thursday with terminal cancer. She has anywhere from 2 days to 2 months. Everyone in the family responded. Huge turnout. Everyone just dropped everything and came a runnin. It really heartened her. She's in her 50s and tiny as a bug. She has loved horses all her life and as soon as she graduated from high school she bought a horse and she was off to the races. Literally. She has been in that world ever since. She doesn't drink or fool around with lots of men and worked hard and is now a trainer and well respected. She has had a great career. She just got married about 3-4 years ago to another trainer who she's know for many years now (they dated when they were 21 or so and then they never saw each other until they met again this time and all the stars were aligned for them). Anyhow, they just sold their home in Montana and were set to do the racing circuit in a 5th wheel (lux edition) and then she got some sharp pains so she went to the doctor. Needless to say they are still reeling from the news. She called home last Thursday and said she was coming home to spend her last days with the family.
Though she isn't a drinker, she is a smoker. She and her husband just quit two months ago. I said that was still a good thing as it will really help her now that she can use every ounce of strength she has.
Anyhow, I digress or do I....
Winnipeg was cold and windy, hitting zero in the morning on Tuesday...but coming back to Vancouver, it is mild and sunny out and promises to be so for the week, going up to a nice seasonal warmth by the weekend.
I actually really liked being in Winnipeg. It's like a big small town and the people are really friendly and the air is really dry. My allergies went away while I was there. And when the sun came out, it was fabulous. It has this crisp sunny thing to it that I really responded to. Invigourating! Yet, the last day, taking a long walk around the neighbourhood before leaving for the airport, I came to realize that I love it here in Vancouver and I like the big city - it's stimulating and sophisticated - and the natural setting is quite spectacular. Of course, on landing just at dusk, Vancouver was at it's finest, with pastels and flowers and rolling mountains and sea and rivers and boats and ... really beautiful. One should go away more in order to appreciate what you have.
Don, I love New Orleans. How is the grand city doing after Katrina?
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