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43. I was raised in the tobacco patch. It was school or tobacco work or both.

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Tue Feb 2, 2021, 11:20 AM

Feb 2021

Plant bed preparation in February. Sowing the beds in March. Setting the plants in May. Chopping out the fields all summer. Cutting and housing in August. Stripping and sales in December. I was rolling and smoking my own cigars as we stripped the leaves off the stalks by the time I was 15.

Smoked my last cigarette at 45, 23 years ago. 3 packs a day, loved the menthol. Left an unsmoked carton inn the freezer for 2 years. Finally tossed it out to stock more ice-cream. I'd had 32 years of destroying my taste buds. Food actually started and still tastes delicious.

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Today is the 3rd anniversary of me kicking a pack and a half [View all] The Polack MSgt Feb 2021 OP

Great! patricia92243 Feb 2021 #1

Yay! jpak Feb 2021 #2

Good for ya!! Ohiogal Feb 2021 #3

👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Feb 2021 #4

I used to smoke, but not nearly as much, and I guess I wasn't really "hooked". secondwind Feb 2021 #5

Good for you and congrats! irisblue Feb 2021 #6

Good For you mountain grammy Feb 2021 #7

Congrats! wysimdnwyg Feb 2021 #8

+100000000000000000000000000000000 x 2 AmyStrange Feb 2021 #9

Good job! I've had friends and family who could not do it. marble falls Feb 2021 #10

Congratulations!! Me too, 3 years except my date was January 17th,,,, KarenS Feb 2021 #11

Congrats to both of you guys The Polack MSgt Feb 2021 #16

Congrats! I had my last cigarette June 1st, 1980 at 10:00 a.m. judesedit Feb 2021 #12

Good For You colsohlibgal Feb 2021 #13

Cogratulations. My sister is the only person that I know who has succeeded.in quitting CentralMass Feb 2021 #14

Congratulations! wendyb-NC Feb 2021 #15

excellent work!! handmade34 Feb 2021 #17

Happy anniversary! niyad Feb 2021 #18

What were you paying per pack? Do the math... NurseJackie Feb 2021 #19

Illinois has really high tobacco taxes - and Camel non-filters are a premium brand The Polack MSgt Feb 2021 #49

That's quite a nice chunk-o-change. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #54

I had once quit for 10 months a couple years before this The Polack MSgt Feb 2021 #58

It's been over 47 years for me! Jilly191 Feb 2021 #20

Congrats, Sarge! That is a biggie! cayugafalls Feb 2021 #21

Hallelujah, My Friend Teddy Beer Feb 2021 #22

Congratulations, I know this wasn't easy. lark Feb 2021 #23

congrats I'm on year 21 Dukkha Feb 2021 #24

I do cough more than the average guy, but much less than when I smoked The Polack MSgt Feb 2021 #50

oh yes I still get those! Dukkha Feb 2021 #61

Congratulations. That's no easy task. Firestorm49 Feb 2021 #25

Congrats Polack MSgt! That's a huge accomplishment! KPN Feb 2021 #26

It gets better all of the time. safeinOhio Feb 2021 #27

That's a hard battle and hard won. Hand salute. sarge43 Feb 2021 #28

My name is Patrick and I am a tobacco addict. PatrickforO Feb 2021 #29

Congratulations. Addictions are so hard to break. Ferrets are Cool Feb 2021 #30

Congratulations! ancianita Feb 2021 #31

Every day you didn't smoke was a break for your body The Polack MSgt Feb 2021 #56

Thank you, TPM. ancianita Feb 2021 #68

Congrats, human! Ztolkins Feb 2021 #32

Good on ya! jmbar2 Feb 2021 #33

Congratulations! brer cat Feb 2021 #34

Good job! Danmel Feb 2021 #35

I used to be holier than thou about quitting smoking, TNNurse Feb 2021 #36

It's so hard to do. Silver1 Feb 2021 #37

Congratulations! CaptainTruth Feb 2021 #38

The Polack MSgt... Upthevibe Feb 2021 #39

Chantix made me edgy, aggressively hostile and too quickly angry or sad The Polack MSgt Feb 2021 #62

Whoo hoo! Phentex Feb 2021 #40

Congratulations!! My 21 y/o daughter got addicted to nicotine from vaping juice. From there RamblingRose Feb 2021 #41

Congrats! DownriverDem Feb 2021 #42

I was raised in the tobacco patch. It was school or tobacco work or both. jaxexpat Feb 2021 #43

Congratulations. Best decision I ever made. 58Sunliner Feb 2021 #44

Congratulations and keep it up! Quemado Feb 2021 #45

Well done! ChazInAz Feb 2021 #46

Same here, but 3 weeks ago. CountMyVote4Reality Feb 2021 #47

Yeah, I never drew the last refill The Polack MSgt Feb 2021 #70

Sending virtual hug congratulations Ziggysmom Feb 2021 #48

Sorry to hear that Ziggysmom The Polack MSgt Feb 2021 #52

TY 😊 We try to live each moment to the fullest. Ziggysmom Feb 2021 #64

congratulations dawn5651 Feb 2021 #51

Hoo wah!! MSgt! usaf-vet Feb 2021 #53

Good for you. My father had a 3 pack a day, unfiltered Luckies habit. Never could kick it. 3Hotdogs Feb 2021 #55

I can't tell you how happy that makes me. AirmensMom Feb 2021 #57

Thank you Airmensmom The Polack MSgt Feb 2021 #59

Congrats malaise Feb 2021 #60

It's been 30 years now... RainCaster Feb 2021 #63

Cigarettes killed my father. Given that he was still sneaking... NNadir Feb 2021 #65

That's great...keep on keeping on N_E_1 for Tennis Feb 2021 #66

Congratulations! ornotna Feb 2021 #67

Congratulations! I know how hard it is and how good it feels to be done with it. Chainfire Feb 2021 #69

That old joke about "Quitting is easy - I've done it many times" is quite easy to fall into. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #71

I honestly never connected the dots and realized it was PMS, although it is kind of fitting The Polack MSgt Feb 2021 #72

Way to go! I bet you can see the health benefits! JuJuYoshida Feb 2021 #73

I quit in 87. The had part was replacing the habit. BrightKnight Feb 2021 #74

What you've done takes courage and resolve. Oldem Feb 2021 #75

Congratulations! Gore1FL Feb 2021 #76

Every option can help somebody The Polack MSgt Feb 2021 #77

Love the move. Gore1FL Feb 2021 #78

I quit with chantix/champix too. It separated me from the pleasure centers in the brain. If i wanted applegrove Feb 2021 #79

Wow!! LeftInTX Feb 2021 #80

Congratulations, Polack! Niagara Feb 2021 #81

Keep it going Niagara The Polack MSgt Feb 2021 #82

Thank you for the encouragement, Polack! Niagara Feb 2021 #83

Thank you MustLoveBeagles Feb 2021 #84