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12-16-2008 , 02:38 PM

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noserider

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Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 60

I live below this guy who coughs day and night cause he is going to have a lung transplant soon. sounds f-ing horrible. And your life expectancy after a transplant is only a max of 7 years, let alone the fact that a lung transplant can't be an "easy" surgery. Listening to him is a great deterrent for smoking. So good luck man! Stay healthy and look after yourself. We're all pulling for you.

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12-16-2008 , 06:38 PM

#52

livinitup0

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Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 7,038

Before doing this you should have had a plan. Craving suppressors, general activities to keep your mind off things.... its really hard to just up and quit.

If you're only doing it for a month though it shouldnt be too hard. Just know that the 1st one you have after this will be the beginning of starting again, there is no moderation.

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12-25-2008 , 07:08 AM

#53

techvoodoo

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Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 557

Just an update about the non-smoking prop bet. day 25 and I haven't cracked. Thanks to everyone that was supportive, it was nice and helpful.

Merry christmas and happy holidays.

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12-25-2008 , 07:37 AM

#54

Autist18

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Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2,837

Nice job! Merry Christmas to you too!

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12-25-2008 , 07:47 AM

#55

DiggertheDog

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Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 57,791

Well done. You are a better man than me. cough cough.

ditto on season greetings

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12-25-2008 , 02:10 PM

#56

BadLieutenant

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Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,356

Good job, I wish I could do this.....now I smoke a 1pack/day, more when I'm drinking

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01-05-2009 , 04:06 PM

#57

techvoodoo

grinder

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 557

Figured I'd through out a final update about the non-smoking prop bet.

I did it. 31 days with no tobacco/nicotine products of any kind. I have decided to not start smoking cigarettes again. It was really hard to quit so I should take advantage of the situation.

Whatever you do, if you are a full time 1 or more pack a day smoker, DO NOT PLAY POKER. Don't play online, don't play live, don't play peroid. I figured that out very fast and I probably only played 5,000 hands the whole month of december.

Well thats that. Thanks for the support and sharing in my misery.

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01-05-2009 , 06:15 PM

#58

kflip

old hand

Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,353

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Originally Posted by techvoodoo

Grats!!!
I hope I can get there too asap.

With the "Whatever you do, if you are a full time 1 or more pack a day smoker, DO NOT PLAY POKER" you mean do not play when you're about to quit smoking and suffer from withdrawal symptoms, right?

btw, who's the chick in your avatar?

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01-06-2009 , 08:52 AM

#59

techvoodoo

grinder

Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 557

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Originally Posted by kflip

Yeah, going through withdrawls caused me to be on tilt before I even start playing poker. It's just a really bad combo and I couldn't handle it.

I don't know who the avatar girl is, just some random image I liked.

If you are really wanting to quit, I recommend trying to get people to get a bet going with you. I don't know why but it really worked for me and kept me motivated to stick to it.

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