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Remember When? I'm embarassed To Say, I Do

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1693

Wow, how things have changed! And definitely, for the better...!

Does anybody else want to share some "remember whens?"

Breanne, Bilingual Health Educator

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1890

I'm still wondering at the insanity of picking my son up from the floor when he was an infant and cocking my head sideways with a cig in my mouth so as "not to get smoke in the baby's face"!! I'll never get over that one...

Patrick

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 1/18/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 210
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 5,250
Amount Saved: $2,362.50
Life Gained:
Days: 39 Hrs: 0 Mins: 46 Seconds: 52

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 855

OMG the days of putting them out on the floor of the grocerie stores, gross and i even remember smoking in the Dr. office, for pete sakes the Dr, even smoked, putting a smoke out in a dirty plate at the table, i was one sick person, we have come a long way babies :) for the better
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 8/8/2002
Smoke-Free Days: 2198
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 52,752
Amount Saved: $9,231.60
Life Gained:
Days: 314 Hrs: 6 Mins: 2 Seconds: 55

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 135

Sooooooooo funny!!

I remember when I went to college at London, St Martins near Holborn Station by bus and smoking was allowed on the top floor of the double decker's. You could smoke in the "Tube" ... you could smoke everywhere LOL LOL LOL

I remember I stinked smoke terribly !!

And now my wife says I smell good!! LOL

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 7/8/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 37
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 740
Amount Saved: $74.00
Life Gained:
Days: 5 Hrs: 12 Mins: 54 Seconds: 33

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1080

Mike- you just jogged my memory- I dont know about across the pond but here in England we had ashtrays between every two seats in the cinema! and a 'stubbing out' piece of metal attached to the back of every public bus seat (no ashtray) so you stubbed out, showering the passenger next to you in sparks and ash, and then threw the butt on the floor .....nice!!

My biggest irony was back in the 80's the time of Jane Fonda aerobics where we would all have a smoke before going into our no pain no gain class! and have another smoke on the way out!--- health conscious???yes sir!...........on second thoughts..............

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 5/10/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 96
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 2,400
Amount Saved: $1,440.00
Life Gained:
Days: 11 Hrs: 7 Mins: 57 Seconds: 14

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 901

i'm 50 now , but when i was young there were ashtrays at the end of every aisle in the grocery stores.people pushing their carts and just puffing away.

doctors offices with ashtrays all over the place and the doc himself walking around smoking.

glad those days are gone.

mike / astrofan

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 3/12/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 155
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 4,650
Amount Saved: $1,395.00
Life Gained:
Days: 25 Hrs: 8 Mins: 20 Seconds: 6

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 967

Stormy, this is so great. I can relate to everything you said. Tresa and Karren...Boy the travel, that was always a task. We actually bought a seperate piece of small luggage for our cartons of cigs when we went on vacation. We go to Florida every spring for a week and we would take like 6 or 7 cartons with us. And telling your kids not to smoke while smoking!! I know, what logic! Anyway, thank goodness we have done away with this, no matter how some days may get.

Kelly

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 12/6/2007
Smoke-Free Days: 252
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 7,560
Amount Saved: $945.00
Life Gained:
Days: 20 Hrs: 13 Mins: 4 Seconds: 29

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1080

Tresa- I can identify with the travel and smoking- my husband and I visit the USA quite alot and sometimes we would stay for 3 weeks and we used to buy cartons of 1000 smokes at duty free to last us the trip and then buy more on the aircraft on the return journey.

The 1000 carton cost £80.00 which is 160 USD approx and we thought this was a bargain! Yes we were sick puppies too but hopefully we are getting better too.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 5/10/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 96
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 2,400
Amount Saved: $1,440.00
Life Gained:
Days: 11 Hrs: 7 Mins: 27 Seconds: 48

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 855

I also look back and just shake my head, like i cant even relate to that Tresa, It does embarasse me when i talk about it to other people,i was a true smoker, i use to travel out of the states alot and i could get more packs of smokes in my suitcase than i could believe someimes 2 cartons at a time sometimes more, depending on how long i would be gone, i might leave an outfit out but never my smokes, i was a sick puppy

any way all better now :) Tresa
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 8/8/2002
Smoke-Free Days: 2197
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 52,728
Amount Saved: $9,227.40
Life Gained:
Days: 314 Hrs: 3 Mins: 6 Seconds: 34