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16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 210

Been away for a long time now but happy to be back. Thanks Duffis, we sure do have a lot of stories and tales to tell. I remember when I was a child my Grandfather telling of his journey to the United States from Europe.

It took me 5 tries to quit smoking and you kept telling me that some day I'd quit and you were right. My desire not to smoke overcame the desire to smoke and that was that.

Thank you and lots of love

Pete

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/13/2006
Smoke-Free Days: 926
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 27,780
Amount Saved: $3,241.00
Life Gained:
Days: 122 Hrs: 23 Mins: 40 Seconds: 25

Quit Meter

$572,350.00

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 5972 Hours: 9

Minutes: 11 Seconds: 52

Life Gained
Quit Meter

45788

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

915,760

Cigarettes Not Smoked

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 12049

So it is added to the book of duffisms!

Keep them all in one place, they are very valuable and worth every word you read

Josie, Health Educator

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 355

Thank you to all of the "oldies" (and I say that in quit day terms!!!) from a new quitter. It has been really surprising to me the number of you who still check in on and support people like me who are barely out of the gate.

I appreciate your time and kind words.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 8/20/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 5
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 60
Amount Saved: $26.40
Life Gained:
Days: 0 Hrs: 12 Mins: 7 Seconds: 46

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 855

Thanks for posting duffis, good reading, :) love seeing you here on the forums Tresa
My Milage:

My Quit Date: 8/8/2002
Smoke-Free Days: 2209
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 53,016
Amount Saved: $9,277.80
Life Gained:
Days: 315 Hrs: 19 Mins: 39 Seconds: 1

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 382

Never a truer word Duffis!

Love Lolly.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 11/25/2004
Smoke-Free Days: 1369
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 47,915
Amount Saved: �6,845.00
Life Gained:
Days: 177 Hrs: 20 Mins: 55 Seconds: 42

Quit Meter

$11,832.00

Amount Saved
Quit Meter

Days: 819 Hours: 1

Minutes: 40 Seconds: 43

Life Gained
Quit Meter

5916

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

118,320

Cigarettes Not Smoked

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 1693

I have never thought about sharing stories and tales in that light before. Thank you for opening our eyes, and for being such a great supporter.

Breanne, Bilingual Health Educator

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 967

Wonderul Duffis, thank you.

Kelly

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 12/6/2007
Smoke-Free Days: 263
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 7,890
Amount Saved: $986.25
Life Gained:
Days: 21 Hrs: 10 Mins: 17 Seconds: 22

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 744

Thanks Duffis, for hanging around here and for all your help. Always love reading a Duffism!

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 7/17/2006
Smoke-Free Days: 770
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 6,160
Amount Saved: $2,887.50
Life Gained:
Days: 86 Hrs: 14 Mins: 32 Seconds: 19

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 433

Thank you, Duffis.

I hadn't looked at it this way before. Very true.

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 4/1/2008
Smoke-Free Days: 146
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 3,504
Amount Saved: $840.96
Life Gained:
Days: 17 Hrs: 20 Mins: 40 Seconds: 45

16 years ago 0 +0 / -0 832

Ever since our ancestors could first communicate, we have gathered to share our stories. We have passed along creation tales and tragic stories of love lost. We have repeated accounts of real heroism and simple stories of family history. When our forebears lived closer to the land and to each other, the practice of storytelling was imbued with ritual and occasion. Members of the tribe would often gather around the fire to hear their genealogy recited aloud by an elder or master storyteller. Listeners could track how their own lives, and the lives of their parents, interwove with the lives of the other tribe members, as everyone’s ancient relatives once played out similar life dramas together.

As a custom, some cultures’ storytellers repeat the same tale over and over because they believe that each time you hear it, you come to the story as a different person and view the plot and characters in a new light. Hearing the story over and over is a way to gauge where you have been and where you are now on your path of personal evolution. It also helps the younger generation learn the stories so that they can pass them to forthcoming generations.

The SSC has been a great gathering place for me to hear many tales about life in general and quitting smoking. Over the past three years I have listened to and responded to the ramifications of the quit process. That is one of the main reasons for “us oldies” to keep hanging around. Hearing the same story over and over, year after year. Quitting is not easy yet it certainly can be done as evidenced by the many old time quitters who pop in from time to time.

So to all you new quitters keep listening and get ready to pass on to the next generation your tale of the quit.

Kindness and love to all

Duffis

My Milage:

My Quit Date: 2/13/2005
Smoke-Free Days: 1289
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 38,670
Amount Saved: $4,511.50
Life Gained:
Days: 296 Hrs: 9 Mins: 55 Seconds: 43

Quit Meter

$286,175.00

Amount Saved
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Days: 6868 Hours: 5

Minutes: 46 Seconds: 39

Life Gained
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45788

Smoke Free Days
Quit Meter

1,144,700

Cigarettes Not Smoked

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