Oh my goodness, Saturday was really cold! It wasn’t just the actual temperature outside, but the wind brought the windchill down to the single digits! In fact, it was so cold, I broke out Arnie’s sweater as he was shaking like a leaf!
It brought to mind the fact that during the winter of 1999-2000, I was standing outside, with four feet of snow around me, smoking a cigarette. I had just a few left in the pack when I was overcome by good common sense. I came in, broke the cigarettes in half, and covered them with Dawn Dish Liquid.
Jack asked me what I was doing and I told him I was quitting cold turkey! He looked at me, with a concerned look of disbelief, and shook his head.
I told myself that I could never smoke another cigarette or I was done. I would be a smoker until the day I died.
But I never did start again. I never even caught myself sniffing the smoke when people were smoking near me. In fact, I really detest the smell of smoke now, unless it is in a fire-pit.
So tonight, as the wind blows, and the temperatures drop, I am so grateful that I am no longer a smoker!
Well done you. We don’t all find the inner strength to do as you did. I never understand why relatively intelligent people smoke but hey it was such fun and pleasurable.
Good for you!! I stopped cold turkey also in 1978..my kids hated it so It was time & I’m so glad I did!!
I never smoked. But I saw the damage it did to my mom and my aunt. I’m glad you were able to quit.