I quit!

40 yrs ago I was in need of a car (my Jag. sedan had died ... imaging that )

there was early '60's Ford 9 passenger wagon for sale $300 ... (390 w/4barrel, no PS, no PB, 3 on the column) ... I offered him $200 ... he laughed ... said "dude it's a $300 car .. do you want it or not ... I bought it

That's just it. It's a 350$ car. I didn't feel terribly insulted, I knew what he was after but it's like come on man.....

I really feel like there is no negotiating under $500. Especially if it runs and drives.

mtn wrote: I really feel like there is no negotiating under $500. Especially if it runs and drives.

Caveat- technically it did not run or drive- el-starter. This has strengthened my resolve to fix the berkeleying thing and drive it now.

Decided, time for groceries. NOPE! Car's dead. That makes...3 dead cars I have right now. Two are just batteries, but that's not the point. STRESS IS FUNZO!

Aaaaand we're at a week. Wife joked about me needing Chantix last night- I said for what?..... I don't think she knows just yet.

keep up the good work ...

wbjones wrote: keep up the good work ...

Don't pull that trigger.

Life has been significantly easier since the actual nicotene cravings subsided. There was a few days in there (as evidenced by my rants etc) that made things... challenging. But I had some things go WELL for once (MINI brakes were 35 bucks instead of the 50 I'd been seing, saved an extra 5 bucks on that....) and that made life a lot easier.

You will enjoy the extra money, I promise.

mndsm wrote: Aaaaand we're at a week. Wife joked about me needing Chantix last night- I said for what?..... I don't think she knows just yet.

If she doesn't smoke, she knows. Becuase you smell better. She is just not wanting to disturb whatever groove you got going by calling you out or anything, so she is being supportive by playing your game.

And again, good on ya!

Mental wrote:

mndsm wrote: Aaaaand we're at a week. Wife joked about me needing Chantix last night- I said for what?..... I don't think she knows just yet.

If she doesn't smoke, she knows. Becuase you smell better. She is just not wanting to disturb whatever groove you got going by calling you out or anything, so she is being supportive by playing your game. And again, good on ya!

+1

AngryCorvair wrote:

Mental wrote:

mndsm wrote: Aaaaand we're at a week. Wife joked about me needing Chantix last night- I said for what?..... I don't think she knows just yet.

If she doesn't smoke, she knows. Becuase you smell better. She is just not wanting to disturb whatever groove you got going by calling you out or anything, so she is being supportive by playing your game. And again, good on ya!

+1

Got confirmation last night- she has no idea. We were discussing my sleep issues (It's becoming apparent I may have sleep apnea) and she said several things to cure it like "You could quit smoking".... I didn't say a word. I'm STILL waiting to see if she picks up on it.

...or, she may be really good at acting.

How many days so far? (...and congrads, BTW)

Erm, Iono. Since sept 30th according to the post. I had actually forgotten all about it til she said something last night. I'm pretty sure she's not acting. There'd been discussion of needing to change my habit a while back due to my child's want to imitate everything I do. I suspect she believes i've just taken the neccesary steps to cover my tracks, not quit entirely.

WOW, hard to believe she can't smell the difference ... but I'm a former smoker ... I can smell it on someone even if it's been a couple of hrs since they've lit up ... the smell in the house or car lingers even longer ...

congrats to you

Well, I was going to wait another week to dredge this pig up- but I'm bored. In 8 days I will have officially cleared 1 year. (In lieu of flowers, send beer. And hot wheels). Lots of interesting stuff has happened in that time.

I am employed again. Its ideal, even if its not what i want to do. I work 4 10s overnight. Kid stays out of the clutches of the eeeeeevil daycare scam. I have more money. I can afford better booze.

The Mini got paid off and promptly blew up. Spun a bearing. The bottom end never let go, so I might be able to reuse the block and crank and stuff, bit with prices what they are, I may just buy another short block. Wife talks about selling it. It is worth precisely dick to the outside world due to her going all kamikaze on it. Wheels are curbed Beem crashed twice, interior needs help, etc. I may buy her a w-body and claim the mini for myself.

I got some super cool new friends. Turns out there are other parents like me out there. My kids teacher thinks I'm a great parent. I'm just glad he's not on fire. Plus with less smoking I can afford more Xbox. I like that.

I have also been in process of attempting a world record. I have my attempt request logged with Guinness, I have a case number. I need to get it done and get the evidence to them, and I will have a real live world record. Why? Because I don't have one and I want one.

I bring all this up for a specific reason. Ryanty22 if you see this, I want you to pay attention. We've discussed this before, you're virtually my clone. Stay at home parent, the works. I also want you to know I did all of this- while battling significant mental health and physical issues. I flat out hit rock bottom. I have no idea how I made it. We were so broke at one point we nearly got evicted, yet I couldn't get a job, because the fear of even leaving the house was too much. We had no food. We were on emergency everything. I finally looked at myself one day and said- dude you're berkeleying failing. You swore you would never fail your child and you're doing it right now. You got two options. Get your E36 M3 together, or be done. Let me tell you, be done was a daily question for me. It wasn't until some serious medication and therapy that I was able to wake up without wanting to die. I just realized it the other day in fact- I hadn't wanted to off myself in a bit. So- I got my E36 M3 together, I started setting goals, I started to help myself to quit suffering. I'll admit, I'm probably an anti depressant lifer. That's OK by me. I crash waaaaaay too hard when I'm off em. And I won't go that road again. Won't force my wife to ride that train.

Tldr- Ryan and anyone else- I'm not that special. I got a beard, I like beer and video games. If I can do all this- y'all can too.

As I read through this thread, I figured there would be a canoe at the end that brought it back to the top. Good update mndsm and a good message. Congrats on staying smoke free.

well done on all fronts

Motivating, positive outcomes, employment, better overall health- The feels are strong in this one.

Oh and it took her like a month and a half to figure it out. One day she was like "I've noticed you go outside a lot less" and I was like "Yeah... that's cause I quit... in september...." she never figured it out. I was phenomenal at keeping the smell off me, because I hated it. Strange paradox to find myself in.

mndsm wrote: I have also been in process of attempting a world record. I have my attempt request logged with Guinness, I have a case number. I need to get it done and get the evidence to them, and I will have a real live world record. Why? Because I don't have one and I want one.

Lemme guess, biggest screwdriver? That's one of the absurdly easy ones I remember, IIRC it was held by a guy with white-dude-locks who held a lot of the easy ones

Congrats! I've been quit for about a month now, imagine making it to a year feels nice.

GameboyRMH wrote:

mndsm wrote: I have also been in process of attempting a world record. I have my attempt request logged with Guinness, I have a case number. I need to get it done and get the evidence to them, and I will have a real live world record. Why? Because I don't have one and I want one.

Lemme guess, biggest screwdriver? That's one of the absurdly easy ones I remember, IIRC it was held by a guy with white-dude-locks who held a lot of the easy ones

Worlds largest hand drawn maze actually. Its just over 100sf now... I aim to be in the 150/sf neighborhood.

Nice work! Glad to hear you're getting everything under control.

Congrats man! I'm still trying to figure out how to do it. We both smoke, currently share a ride and commute together, and usually that's when we smoke the most. Riding and right after eating. I've got 12+ hrs without quite a bit lately, but it's when I'm not around her. She has no desire to quit. "Just let me get through school" she finishes her masters in December, I'm wondering what the next excuse will be.