rons birthday

[ben]

happy birthday gyroron old man lol lol

[Chuck Irby]

Yeah, Happy Birthday Ron, and congratulations on having smoked that last cigarette. I knew you could do it!

[Heron]

Ron gets younger by the minute . . .
Happy B-Day Ron!
Heron

[GyroRon]

I said I was quitting on my Birthday. That means I got till midnight to smoke my Ass off!!! Monday is going to be a tough day

[StanFoster]

Ron: Wishing you a happy birthday,,,,go fly..

Stan

[RICK MARTIN]

Ron,

Best birthday wishes and good luck on your challenge.

[Sonnyj]

There's one good thing about getting older,You also get smarter,hence your quiting smoking.
Happy birthday Ron& good luck,with determination you can make it.

[ToddP]

Happy Birthday Sir Awad. Have a great day....because tomorrow is going to be miserable

[Chuck Irby]

Carry some tooth picks, Ron, and when you want to smoke get a tooth pick. Smoke it if you have to.

[MikeBoyette]

Happy Birthday Ron I hope you have a great year. Good luck with quitting smoking.

[Brian Jackson]

Happy birthday! I quit smoking cold turkey but started smoking ham. Maybe you could inspire me to give it another shot. Besides, think of the money you'll save. Those honey-glazed get expensive.

[barnstorm2]

Happy B-Day Ron! Get some flying in if you can!

[Screw]

Screw-In

Happy Birthday Ron! You have a choice, "Smoke your ass off," or "Go Fly."

If you had an ashtray in your Dominator, you could do both. Best of luck, lets me know which one you decide. Enjoy your Birthday and look forward to seeing you soon.

Screw-Out

[PW_Plack]

Ron,

Happy Birthday, and congrats on your decision! Cold Turkey is the only way to go. If you try to slowly cut back, all you're doing is making your body endure the withdrawal several times a day.

Chuck's toothpick suggestion may be of help, but different things work for different people. The American Cancer Society has ideas for dealing with the cravings at this site: ACS Cravings Page

The tips are all good, except for the ones that advise you to simulate smoking with a celery stick, or light a candle or incense instead of a cigarette. You want to break ALL habits that REMIND you of smoking, not just the smoking itself.

Behavioral scientists tell us that in the case of deeply-ingrained habits, it can take 21 days of the new behavior to break the grip of the old.

Personally, when I quit 12 years ago, I found it helped defeat the cravings to brush my teeth, along with the top of my tongue, any time the urge hit. I kept a toothbrush and toothpaste in my desk at work, and went to the can when I needed to brush. You might have to adapt this method at your "workplace!"

I must tell you, I gained some weight when I quit, and was never able to get rid of all of it, but it's still a net health gain. Even 12 years later, I can be finishing off a meal, smell somebody light up, and suddenly want to smoke again. Not often, but sometimes. It reminds me how sinister this addiction really is, how it permanently rewires your brain, and how you'll never be completely free once you start. It does get better with time.

Living in NC, you're surrounded by a political environment which supports smoking. The state keeps cigarette taxes lower than most, and resists smoking bans in places like restaurants and bars. Here in the Portland area, you can't smoke in bars and restaurants, or any public building. In my new apartment complex, ALL units are non-smoking. If they could, state lawmakers here would make you go to the Idaho border to light up.

So, if nothing else works out, move out here. We have lawns, too!

[joeheli]

Happy birthday now you have another hair on your "A_ _". I will send you a dosen of puertorican stripers via EXPRESS MAIL. JA! JA!