Only crack and cocaine have a higher failure rate for quitting. I always said I’d start smoking again when I reached 70 but now I’m not sure, probably wouldn’t make it to 80.
If Phil is truly this freaked out by the idea of marriage, he has no business subjecting any woman to a lifetime of being tied to his indecisiveness! Better to just keep living together!
I lost two World War II vet uncles to tobacco. One died of lung cancer, the other died due to emphysema. Both really tried hard to get away from nicotine, but it isn’t just about willpower…
Quit 23 years ago and still dream about having started again, and every once in awhile think to myself, " A smoke would be nice right now". Don’t dare try one though as I know I’d be back to 2 packs a day in no time.
I quit in 2001. After my husband passed away in July of 2015 I was at a friends house visiting with several other friends too. Some of them smoke. So I took a cigarette from one of them and smoked the whole thing! Felt good too! Haven’t had one since. But I sure would like one once in awhile!
After smoking a pipe for 40 years, I stopped abruptly in 1994, when my daughter, then in nursing school, came into my study one day and said, “Dad, we had a very interesting class this morning about oral cancers. Can I show you some of the pictures?” Need I say more…?
Phil is very forgetful. A while back he didn’t have to worry about marriage. Had the canoeing incident gone differently, the whole Patterson clan would come to see two people in a time-honored ceremony: Phil & John, their caskets side by side.
The hardest part of quitting was haveing to give up coffee for a while, too. Every morning after my first cup o coffee, I want a smoke – I quit in 1977
Something similar happened to my mother. After decades of badgering, she had finally started backing off from cigarettes.And then my father died very suddenly and unexpectedly. In the wake of his passing, she started smoking like a chimney again. It was just about a year before she started backing off again.Just in time to join my father.
Robert Nowall Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Not everybody can unwind at the spa when they get tense…
Thanksfortheinfo2000 almost 9 years ago
Phil’s whole cold feet schtick is boring.
Atewl almost 9 years ago
Lynn’s Notes:
I had no idea how hard it was for smokers to quit. My brother tried time and again and finally succeeded. It was a real triumph.
mourdac Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Only crack and cocaine have a higher failure rate for quitting. I always said I’d start smoking again when I reached 70 but now I’m not sure, probably wouldn’t make it to 80.
suevanv Premium Member almost 9 years ago
If Phil is truly this freaked out by the idea of marriage, he has no business subjecting any woman to a lifetime of being tied to his indecisiveness! Better to just keep living together!
Argy.Bargy2 almost 9 years ago
I lost two World War II vet uncles to tobacco. One died of lung cancer, the other died due to emphysema. Both really tried hard to get away from nicotine, but it isn’t just about willpower…
starfighter441 almost 9 years ago
Quit 23 years ago and still dream about having started again, and every once in awhile think to myself, " A smoke would be nice right now". Don’t dare try one though as I know I’d be back to 2 packs a day in no time.
logonhurst_eagle almost 9 years ago
Quit drinking 15 years ago. Still trying to quit smoking. Not easy!
AnonaMoaner almost 9 years ago
It’ll solve Phil’s problem, though. Georgia hates smoking . . . so she’ll dump him! No wedding . . . no worries.
summerdog86 almost 9 years ago
It might make him feel better, but boy, it makes him look terrible!
LV1951 almost 9 years ago
I quit in 2001. After my husband passed away in July of 2015 I was at a friends house visiting with several other friends too. Some of them smoke. So I took a cigarette from one of them and smoked the whole thing! Felt good too! Haven’t had one since. But I sure would like one once in awhile!
dgmiller almost 9 years ago
After smoking a pipe for 40 years, I stopped abruptly in 1994, when my daughter, then in nursing school, came into my study one day and said, “Dad, we had a very interesting class this morning about oral cancers. Can I show you some of the pictures?” Need I say more…?
USN1977 almost 9 years ago
Phil is very forgetful. A while back he didn’t have to worry about marriage. Had the canoeing incident gone differently, the whole Patterson clan would come to see two people in a time-honored ceremony: Phil & John, their caskets side by side.
Tarredandfeathered almost 9 years ago
Phil didn’t really Quit.He just Said he did and sneaked all his smokes whenever he was around Elly.
route66paul almost 9 years ago
The hardest part of quitting was haveing to give up coffee for a while, too. Every morning after my first cup o coffee, I want a smoke – I quit in 1977
K M almost 9 years ago
Something similar happened to my mother. After decades of badgering, she had finally started backing off from cigarettes.And then my father died very suddenly and unexpectedly. In the wake of his passing, she started smoking like a chimney again. It was just about a year before she started backing off again.Just in time to join my father.