CH>RN> So did I.  It was October, 1986.  I put the coffin nails and my
CH>RN> lighter on a nearby table and told everyone who could hear me that
CH>RN> they could have them.
 
CH> Good for you! :)
 
That was a very scary time for me because of nicotine withdrawal.  One
becomes very temperamental during that time.  I didn't need patches or
hypnotism (which doesn't work) to get me to stop.  I made up my mind to do
it and did.
 
CH> And some places have the smoking section in a CLOSED seperate room.
CH> That way the smoke doesn't travel over to the rest of us...
 
Same thing in the bowling alley.
 
CH> That's one thing I always hated about bowling alleys. The smoke.
 
I do now, but there was a time when I didn't.
 
CH> And GOOD! They're not allowed to smoke outside the doors at the malls
CH> either now. Which is a huge relief!
 
A close look in an ash tray will give them a very good idea of what their
lungs will look like in a few years, but with the majority of them, it
doesn't register.  I know it didn't with me.  It took me a long time to
wise up.
 
CH> Funny that. The expose others their slow suicide and THEY feel picked
CH> on? And funnier yet is the fact (documented fact) it's people who are
CH> strapped for cash who smoke the most. ((You do know I don't mean funny
CH> in the way of being humorous..)) I know why but it's still ... well..
CH> sad... sigh. The cycle you know? The cycle.
 
I understand.  I do wonder if alcoholics feel picked on?
 
 
Regards,
 
Roger

... Logic is a way of going wrong with confidence.
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