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7 years ago 0 672 logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo logo 0
Original Post by: goofy
Many congratulations! I'm pulling up to ten years quit myself. It's not an easy road, but well worth it!!
Well done, goofy..... 10 years is absolutely awesome !
 
The road i travelled was full of pot holes & the hardest thing i ever done. I quit cold turkey & it felt like i lost the plot a couple of times at the start, but managed to hold it together thankfully.
 
My journey inspired my brother & mother who also stopped quite a few years ago, my brother has done really well from it...... Life is good. 
 
 
The road i travel now is smooth as silk with lots of long gentle sweepers, There is also NO speed limit
 
All the best  !
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Many congratulations! I'm pulling up to ten years quit myself. It's not an easy road, but well worth it!!
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MUCH  RESPECT.....Please write something for me also for new quitters here about your quit journey .THANKS.
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Hey, hey........  just checking in.
 
I've lost count of the years but (not surprising), another year smokefree...  
 
2016 ended with a BANG ! An Earthquake destroyed our work building & next day 130km/hr winds & Flooding. Similar thing happened 3 years ago to our previous work lodgings (Earthquake damage deemed the building unsafe) - Now working from temporary accommodation.
 
Life is full of surprises !
 
Enjoying the unexpected & cruising the countryside with my wife on our Harley & my brother (& his wife)
 
Life is good !
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Hey Kiwi!!!
 
      Congrats on your 16 years of freedom!  Well done!  
 
             Jim
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Well another year has passed.
 
The warmth & scent of the 2016 New Zealand Summer brings with it the annual tobacco price increase of 10%.
 
$28 for a pack of 20 cigarettes ($16 tax)
$48 for a pack of 30g roll your own tobacco
 
If that's one massive incentive to stop smoking i don't know what is. 
 
All the best
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The question remains.... how long does it take to quit or ..... do you ever truly stop wanting to feed the addiction ? Watch this space......
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Hello beautiful Ashley.... my advice to those wishing to quit would be to expect (& look forward to) positive life changes & please reward yourself & most of all, be positive.
 
I quit cold turkey but believe no matter how you choose to stop smoking, if you want to stop smoking more than smoking itself you will 
 
I bought a brand new Harley motorcycle about 10 years ago & never looked back. That Harley was my dream bike ! I've ridden motorcycles most my life so also decided (due to my new found confidence) to change my work commutes from trains / buses to riding my motorcycle to work & what a difference that made !
 
Without going into great detail, there i've endured many life changing experience just the past 5 years & i feel very calm & wise because of it.
 
Needless to say, my wife enjoys the non-smoking me & the new harley, especially summer holidays touring the country.  
Kind regards
 
Have a great day ! 
 
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Wow!

Congratulations Kiwi.Amazing achievement. What advice would you give to quitters just starting out?
 

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oh my does time fly
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