Congratulations on quitting.  Good for you.  And good for your kitties :-)
--
Britta
Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's covered
in fur!
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

Wow, that is great Steve!!!

"Steve Touchstone" <stouchst@junksirinet.net> wrote

Way to go, Steve! Congratulations!

Steve Touchstone <stouchst@junksirinet.net> had some very interesting
things to say about Another reason to quit smoking:

Congratulations, and hang in there!

Hooray! Good for you. I know how hard it is to quit - btdt. In fact,
I'm an expert at quitting smoking, I've done it tons of times. :) (Isn't
that a Mark Twain joke?)

It's always great when you have an extra motivation, especially one
that gives you instant gratification. Mine was that I was suffering
from major anxiety, and my doctor told me to quit cigs and coffee, both
of which are stimulants. I did, and it was hell, but at the same time,
my panic attacks went away completely. So I knew that no matter how
bad it got with the withdrawal, there was no way I was going to go back.
That was a much better motivator than, "Someday, you might get lung
cancer or emphysema", which always made me feel like I had plenty of
time to get around to quitting.

So glad you have little furry helpers!

Joyce

Good for you!!! And good luck. Quitting's a bitch. Mark Twain put it best:
"Quitting smoking is the easiest thing I've ever tried; after all, I've
tried it so many times."

I have been smokefree for 3 years. I believe it really improved the last
years of my Fritzie's life, and my new babies will be all the better for a
smokefree home. Stosh came from a place where four people smoked like
chimneys and for quite a while he was coughing and clearing his throat,
but that has gotten way better and he hardly does it now at all. Just hang
in there, for your sake and the cats'. You can do it!

If you can manage it, put on your fake mustache and glasses, go to the
drugstore and pick up one of those Bonne Bell Lip Smackers and put it on
every time you feel the urge. I'm not kidding on this one, it's what
helped me quit. Don't get the girlie lip glosses in a tube unless you want
to look like Rupaul, get the ones that look like a chapstick. They attract
the least attention for a gentleman when applying, and have no color. The
flavors are very strong, that's why I think they helped.

Of course, they made me into a rabid lipstick junkie, trading one vice for
another, but Hubby doesn't mind. He'd rather I spend my 15 bucks at the
makeup counter instead of the 25 or more on tobacco. (in New York the
smokes are hugely and highly taxed, unless you go to "the rez.")

Remember the kitties next time you get the urge, and remember, YOU CAN DO
IT! Three purrs for Steve!

Blessed be!

Baha

Quitting hopes and purrs for you from all of us.  It's a hard one to
kick, but very rewarding when one succeeds.

Pam S. smoke free since her BD 9/17/96, the best present she ever gave
herself

Good for you for quitting, and good for your furbabies for giving you
extra incentive to stick with it!

--
Joy (who was married for almost 30 years to a man who didn't quit in
time)

Good for you!

You go, Steve!  I understand it's very hard to quit smoking; kudos to you!
Also, sounds like the benevolent approval of your kitties is helping a great
deal!
purrs,
Christine

Cool, keep it up.
Suz
Macmoosette
Thank Heavens There's Only One
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Waiting for inspiration. Please hold while I contemplate my navel.

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(")_(")

Congratulations on quitting. I used to smoke even more than you. I had
my last cigarette November 12th 2001. The thing that finally convinced
me to stop was working out I'd spent at least ?60,000.00 ($100,000.00)
and thinking of all the other things I could have done with that money.
Those nicotine lozenges were a great help, I couldn't have done it any
other way.

Congratulations, Steve!

I'm ashamed to say I still haven't quit.  But I did sign up for a
program (free phone support and free nicotine patches for 6 weeks from
the people who do the "stand" commercials in the US), so here shortly,
I should be on my way.  I'm sure my cats will be much happier, except
for Sabra, who for some bizarre reason seems to like the smell of
cigarette smoke.  Go figure.

Ginger-lyn

That's wonderful! I'm so happy for you.
Best wishes,

In the fine newsgroup "rec.pets.cats.anecdotes", Steve Touchstone
<stouchst@junksirinet.net> artfully composed this message within
<news:ft38i0t30eigc27pv5basmdelg3ru02dke@4ax.com> on 18 Aug 2004:

Congrats!! Everyone in my family is either already quit, or cutting
back to almost none. I'm the only one left still smoking and
sometimes a lot. I go outside to smoke at home, though, or in the
kitchen at the window with it open.

I, too, smoked many weeds for many years, but as I lay in bed recovering
from open-heart surgery to correct the problems caused by all that
smoking, Patty said she'd leave me if I ever smoked another cigarette.
That was Nov. 11, 1990, and I haven't touched one since.

Congratulations, Steve.  My hat's off to you.  Stick to it, sir.
Sam (still smoking after more years than I want to count)

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Congrats!!  I gave it up about twenty years ago and I'm glad I did.
The funny thing I remember about quitting was that for the first month
I would have sworn that the world owed it to me to put up with my
bitching about everything.  Fortunately, that phase only lasted the
month, and my friends and co-workers overlooked the few lapses in my
usually mild persona.

Regards and Purrs,
O J

Steve Touchstone skrev i meddelandet ...

Good news! We send you LOTS OF PURRS to keep it up.
Congratulations to Sammy, Little Bit and Rocky to have a smokefree home and
a smokefree paw!
Elisabet and Hugo Katt