Hey everyone, I've found myself perusing the forum more than I usually have been lately, so I figured i'd throw down some words. Strangely enough smoking, smokers, and the like have come up a lot in my head the past couple of weeks. No cravings, just a lot of thoughts. I was offered a cigar multiple times by multiple people at the cabin a few weeks ago, to which i politely declined, then sat back breathing easy as I watched all the 16+ kids throw back some cigars. You would think the parents would think that just because they only do it at the cabin that maybe they could get their kids addicted. Great, more youth corrupted. Also, I've been dealing with a coworker for a very long time now that seems to figure my quitting has put a damper on his smoke anywhere attitude. Now, i've been good, say nothing outside, or in the shop, or in large vented rooms... but I have a couple times asked him to not smoke in the office area where I will have to be for the remainder of the shift... the response I get is very negative, like he's been put out when theres a huge world of room for him to smoke elsewhere. I will also state that it is illegal here to smoke in any workplace... so you'd think he'd be happy that I say nothing in the larger areas. I have been getting annoyed also. I have to walk/skateboard/bike through smoke clouds all over the town on my way to/from work every day. I have to clean up butts around the office/on the floor of the equipment room at work. I have to smell the dead breaths that some smokers have. Arrrgh, so disgusting. Here in Canada, all restaurants and bars are smokefree, so that is good, but when i go to a show in the US, i come out very smoky. I pretty much get sick to my stomach. A shower is always glorious though. Hmm, what else? I realize now i put in almost an entire hour of more work than the smokers here every day. I clean up the plastic wrapping from everywhere on the floors. I guess what i'm getting at.. is that I hope I wasn't annoying the rest of the world as much as I'm being annoyed now when I was smoking. I am glad to be free. I have restarted my weight loss goals, as I gained a fair amount back last year after the quit. My wife has been ok, as she still doesn't say anything when I decide quit celebration is needed, eg, last week for day 500 i went pizza crazy. I guess really there isn't a huge point to this post, as I'm not looking for advice or anything, just getting things off my chest. Breathe easy everyone, it may take one day at a time, but those days add up pretty fast.
Vike.
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