first off congratulations to you 25 years WoW that is impressive.
I quit drinking about 25 days ago, I quit smoking one year and one month ago.cigarettes are way harder than booze,just my opinion,
I still crave cigs but not booze,the problem is if I had a drink or two I would definately want a cigarette.
I'm doing it for my kids,they said they would get pissed off at me if I croaked,so here I am with nice sweet breath and no one to kiss.

piglt wrote on 10/11/10 at 09:55:43:

I couldn't quit bar hopping I was a bartender for many years.

23Skidoo wrote on 10/11/10 at 11:06:50:

Not a bigger man at all. Got by with a little help from my friends/family. Couldn't do it without them.

Thanks for all of the congrats, and Mick, I'll tell ya, I stopped smoking for 6 months and like a complete fool, started again in March of this year. If anything is going to kill me, the smokes will.

Just found out my mother-in-law most likely has lung cancer.  Don't know many details yet, but I agree, the smoking is awful.  If this gets confirmed, I believe I will quit with her, and my sister-in-law....  

So were you an alcoholic... HAD to have it?  Or did you just decide to not drink anymore?  Just curious, and you don't have to elaborate.  

I'm proud to call you a non-drinking friend!    Congrats!

In England we call cigarettes 'Fags'

So one may say "If you're going to the shop pick us up 20 fags.."

I'm guessing that might have a different meaning in distant shores...

Good one thumper

BH: I was a roadie when I was 18 and partied 6 nights a week. Left for the venues around 1PM, set up the stage, done by 6-7 and had nothing to do but drink free booze until we broke it down, usually done by 3AM. Sleep and do it all over again. On the 7th day I drank because it was my day off The kicker for me came when I didn't remember driving home. Woke up and the car was there, but had no memory of driving it home. Scared the crappers out of me. Had 2 friends die in booze related accidents around the same time...so enough.

Mick: I was out on disability from Late September to March, and didn't smoke that whole time. Went back to work and lasted a few weeks. Driving was the trigger. No excuse. I hate that I'm still smoking. Also stopped once for 2 years, and another time for 6 years. I've heard drug addicts say that it was easier to give up drugs than smokes.

Buried my Dad last year after he lost his battle with lung Cancer, and he stopped smoking 30 years ago. Diagnosed with Lung Cancer 15 years after he quit.

Congrats on the booze-quitting photojoe...

I have quit smoking several times in the last 20 years... but have never smoked much thou... one or two packs a week...

Drinking is different... I can go several weeks without drinking... and then, I can get in a real drinking spree for a few days in a row... go figure...  

Best,

RW