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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by vandenberg
| Quote: | Originally posted by DianaT
The only problem is that I also had to give up gambling as I no longer can stand the smoke in casinos. 
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Like reformed alkies not wanting to be in the same room with someone having a drink, unless they can pontificate on the evils of demon rum. |
You got that right!
While I can't stand the stale smoke in a place like a casino, I can still walk by someone smoking and get a little whiff and it smells good, and at
certain times, like after a good meal enjoying drink, I still think I would enjoy a smoke. Fortunately, the desire passes rather quickly, but I
wonder if the desire and thought of having one more smoke ever completely goes away. But then there is cost anymore. I can't believe the price of a
pack of cigarettes these days!
Twice over the years when I have been with a friend who smokes, I tried one cigarette and unfortunately, it tasted real good. Maybe when I am 95 I
will try it again.
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Bubba
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DianaT
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bubba
| Quote: | Originally posted by 55steve
I was going to say quit smoking but that was accomplished 13 months ago. I suppose I really need to get out more since I retired - I have 2 boats
that have only been out once each in the last year! |
Congratulations on the smoking, I'm attempting it now. Horrible and nasty habit. Happy and healthy New Year everybody! |
It is one tough habit to quit for many people. I know, but I am so glad that I FINALLY quit for good about 15 years ago. The only problem is that I
also had to give up gambling as I no longer can stand the smoke in casinos.
Good luck, it is worth the effort. |
I know that feeling well Miss Diana, Happy New Year!
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Pompano
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Quitting smoking affects people in so many different ways. I quit a 2 pack/day habit in 1990 when at my Baja home. I just picked a target
date...for some reason I picked May 4th?...and gave it up cold turkey. Threw 4 cartons of valuable Marlboros into the firepit..(I thought of it as a
symbolic 'sacrifice' to help my health and future)..and never looked back.
'She' helped to show me the way..
I frequent lots of casinos....playing Texas Hold-Em to support lots of needy gamblers...and thank God the good ones are smoke-free. Don't like the
tobacco smell anymore for sure and will not let anyone in my house, boat or car with even a whiff on them. I tell all...Smoking is dangerous to your
health! I'm not a radical at all, but I will kill you.
p.s. on those New Years resolutions, though...
[Edited on 12-28-2013 by Pompano]
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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deportes
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Follow Dr. Perlmutter "Grain Brain Book" to the T.
No grains and more saturated fat for the brain, to keep dementia and the other brain malady away for my retirement days in Baja.
Feliz dos mil catorce Baja Nomads.
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BAJACAT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
Lose weight. |
same here Blanca, Im at 250 lb right now,it's time to come down to 200lb..no soda for six
months...only mexican coke hahahahah..
BAJA IS WHAT YOU WANTED TO BE, FUN,DANGEROUS,INCREDIBLE, REMOTE, EXOTIC..JUST GO AND HAVE FUN.....
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durrelllrobert
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BAJACAT
| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaBlanca
Lose weight. |
same here Blanca, Im at 250 lb right now,it's time to come down to 200lb..no soda for six
months...only mexican coke hahahahah.. |
...and paying 5% more for them with the new IVA 
Bob Durrell
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willardguy
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new years revolution? I would have more jelly beans this year! its not complicated
[Edited on 12-31-2013 by willardguy]
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Sweetwater
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A couple of posts made me chuckle.......when my sons were in 4th and 6th grade, I made a New Years deal with them.......no soda and no chips in the
house.....we quit buying them. I didn't restrict them at their friends or field trips, we just never bought any and brought it home. The pay was $100
each for the year and they both collected........and several of their friends were making the same deal with their parents the next year......the only
catch was that they negotiated a raise to $150 each per year......Some of the best money I ever spent!
They're both slender and healthy young men in their 20's now and very good about what they eat. After a slip in high school for the older, they still
don't go for chips and soda.....
Personally, I've had a bit of a challenge with some surgery this past summer so my resolution has been to focus on rehab and be patient to let things
heal.....not a strong point.......so I'm gonna hafta respond that I'll take statins if I eat a lot of bacon........
Everbody\'s preachin\' at me that we all wanna git to heaven, trouble is, nobody wants to die to git there.-BB King
Reality is what does not go away when you stop believing in it. -Philip K Dick
Nothing is worse than active ignorance. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe(1749-1832, German writer, artist and politician)
When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I\'ve never tried before. - Mae West
Experience is what keeps a man who makes the same mistake twice from admitting it the third time around.
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MrBillM
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Giving up
I swore off Bacon for the year.
AFTER breakfast at the Diner this a.m.
I'm pretty sure I can hold out.
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wessongroup
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| Quote: | Originally posted by willardguy
new years revolution? I would have more jelly beans this year! its not complicated
[Edited on 12-31-2013 by willardguy] |
Like people that keep it simple 
Our parents were the same, we could "BUY" them with our own money which we made from jobs we had ... paper routes, washing dishes, mowing yards et al
... and picking up "pop" bottles ... remember those days
[Edited on 12-31-2013 by wessongroup]
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durrelllrobert
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picking up "pop" bottles
never did that but I did pickup my girl friends "mom" bottle once. Of course she didn't pay me and my girl friend broke up with me when she found out
Bob Durrell
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woody with a view
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my one resolution this year is to surf more than i fish while in Baja....
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JAG
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I am going to signup at the gym to workout every day and lose a lot of extra weight. I just need to find some one to go in and do the workouts for me.
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durrelllrobert
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DianaT
[ But then there is cost anymore. I can't believe the price of a pack of cigarettes these days!
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In the US and Canada the cost is mostly taxes and they don't REALLY want you to quit and lose those taxes.
The big tobacco companies don't make them expensive to get you to quit either. Just as an example the Duty Free stores at the San Ysidro border sell a
brand called Sheriff in regular, light, menthol and 100 mm for $25 for 3 cartoons which is just over 80 cents a pack. They are produced using the same
tobacco and packaging as Winston - Salem in Raleigh, North Carolina and taste the same.
Since I can afford them I guess I'll never quit (until I die).
Bob Durrell
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MrBillM
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Speaking of Which ..............
Jelly Beans, that is......................WHERE can you find REAL Black Licorice (the only kind I like) Jelly Beans ?
All I find anymore (admittedly, our selections are limited) are CRAP. A lot of sugar and a "faint" odd taste.
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