Thoughts on why....

[Hercu]

I have been looking at Sammi's app and quit calendar and found it very, very interesting.

10 7 GBP saved in 3 days...... Amazing !!!!! (Sorry can't find the currency symbol)

On the exchange rate to my country's currency I could have bought 23 packets of cigarettes (20's)

Could bought 19,5 liters of Diesel fuel and drive to the coast for a nice fishing/Kayaking weekend......

For Info, I am a Banana Farmer in Mozambique (Africa) (Lots of free vitamine D)

1 British Pound equals 69 Mozambique Metical.

A packet of 20 cigarettes costs 32 MT which is what ?? +/- 50 pens !!!!

So....I did not save a lot of Money BUT I saved my life :):):):):):)

We were such Dummy's to smoke all that away and "thought'' we are happy.....

I only realized now, after 5 weeks smoke free, that there really is a better life and happiness beyond smoking....

[nsd_user663_44157]

"I only realized now, after 5 weeks smoke free, that there really is a better life and happiness beyond smoking...."

Wise words and it gets truer the longer you don't smoke so stick at it.

[nsd_user663_63893]

Hercu, welcome from so far away! The Internet is an amazing thing for bringing people together!

Congratulations on 5 weeks quit And the world thanks you for your bananas ha ha

[Incy_Wincy]

I love that you have a rhyming profession...Banana Farmer...lovely. Do you also own a llama?

It certainly is a better life. And it also amazes me how I could have been so stupid for so long...Onwards and upwards my friend! x

[Hercu Valued Contributor]

Thank you all

Yes Incy, it rhymes well but as in all professions it doesn't always run that well..... ( we are facing a serious drought)

That is what makes every day a wonderful challenge...

Llama no..... but few Elephants and Buffalo around.!!!!!

I like the onwards and upwards..........Thanks

[Incy_Wincy in reply to Hercu]

Wishing for rain for you and your bananas xx

[Hercu Valued Contributor]

Hercu, welcome from so far away! The Internet is an amazing thing for bringing people together!

Congratulations on 5 weeks quit And the world thanks you for your bananas ha ha

Thank you Hatti...(definately a small world with internet)

Yes Bananas is one of the five most eaten fruit in the world.

It really also help to ease Nicotine craving..

And it is wonderful ..... comes in its own sterile packaging

[nsd_user663_60880]

Welcome! At first i thought you said £107 in 3 days! I wish!

Its a great app - i love it Why does no one else have a quit counter on here? They seem very popular on other forums, am i the rouge on here or something

They tax the hell out of cigarettes in the UK - but i think they should tax them a whole lot more. Making it too expensive to smoke must lower the overall smoking rate?

[nsd_user663_64024]

Sami

When you are a smoker you are a smoker, I remember saying once they reach $5 australian a packet I would quit, then once they reach $10 a packet I would quit, well you just pay it because you need to do it and now for a packet of 40 they are between $30 and $35 a packet and people are still smoking, it doesn't matter to the smoker how much they charge they will go without other things before they give up their cigs.

It's not about the price it's about wanting to quit for whatever reason they have, I would like to think that we give up smoking for our own personal reasons not because we are forced to because I dont think it would work for very long before smokers find a way to buy another packet, but then we can all relate to that can't we

[Hercu Valued Contributor]

Welcome! At first i thought you said £107 in 3 days! I wish!

Its a great app - i love it Why does no one else have a quit counter on here? They seem very popular on other forums, am i the rouge on here or something

They tax the hell out of cigarettes in the UK - but i think they should tax them a whole lot more. Making it too expensive to smoke must lower the overall smoking rate?

Sami

Yes! I saw that the point disappeared on the post but it calculated so quickly..... Today already on GBP 17.09 ..... Wow

I like the app...:cool:

Agreed with Jillibean.... If you are a smoker you will buy that packet, no matter the cost !!!!!!!

The moment there is a feeling of force.... you kick your heels in the sand and do what you want to...

I surely stopped for personal reasons and Oh Boy am I glad I did it.....:):):):)

Although, our country is far behind on smoking laws and tobacco taxes.

It is only the last 2 years that some restaurants are smoke free but most of the public places are still open for smoking.

My last visit to the UK and Europe was in 2002 and I was surprised with the strict laws and enforcement thereof on smoking.

Should have stopped then.......

[nsd_user663_35121]

What's the app?

I have the Australian Quit Buddy app on my phone (Windows)..even though I'm in the UK

I've saved 50 dollars!

Difficult to work out savings when I was smoking roll-ups

The thought of being in the African sunshine is wonderful. Do you get large spiders in your banana trees..or is that a myth?

[Hercu Valued Contributor]

The thought of being in the African sunshine is wonderful. Do you get large spiders in your banana trees..or is that a myth?

Africa's sun is medicine (Muti) for the body and soul........!!!!

Must be a Myth......Lots yes, but large or big no......Biggest about 5 cm leg width.

[nsd_user663_35121]

Looking at 5cm on my ruler...

Hmmm, that seems quite big to me!

[nsd_user663_60880]

Elizabeth64 He was talking about Quitza the blue ticker in my signature. (quitza.com if you cant see it for some reason?)

Its a website / online app that (in my humble opinion) is better than most iphone apps. and i have tried / paid for a whole bunch of them! Although i am a bit of a tech geek and not many people seem to use it - so maybe i am wrong!

I don't think Quitza is an iphone app (im not sure tho tbh) - but it works great on a mobile web browser if you have an internet connection. And you can set it in GBP

If you need an offline app - Kwit is the best one i found that also allows you to set the currency to GBP. I think you have to pay for it though.