• Quitting

    From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Janis Kracht on Wed Aug 22 21:19:01 2018
    Hello Janis,

    My late maternal grandfather, my Grandpa Gene (who I miss terribly), quit smoking back in the 60s. He then started putting a toothpick in his mouth as part of his "cold turkey" to replace the sensation of a cigarette in his mouth.

    I remember when I was about eight years old I asked him why he always had a toothpick in his mouth. He told me and then he quipped "I'll die of Dutch elm disease!"

    Unfortunately, it was poor care from the VA and a sudden stroke that killed him. But every time I put a toothpick in my mouth, I think of my Grandpa Gene.

    Just a personal ancedote but here's to you quitting permanently. I lost my step-grandfather, Grandpa Lyle, to cancer caused from 40 years of smoking.

    Another smoking related quip from "Goldmember":

    Alotta Fagina: "Do you smoke after sex?"
    Austin Powers: "I don't know; I've never checked."

    Later,
    Sean
    (who knows that computers run on smoke)

    ... The devil finds work for idle glands.
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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to SEAN DENNIS on Thu Aug 23 09:06:00 2018
    Sean,

    Just a personal ancedote but here's to you quitting permanently. I lost my SD>step-grandfather, Grandpa Lyle, to cancer caused from 40 years of smoking.

    My late father smoked for years, but in the end, it was pancreatic
    cancer tha killed him.

    Another smoking related quip from "Goldmember":

    Alotta Fagina: "Do you smoke after sex?"
    Austin Powers: "I don't know; I've never checked."

    Or "if you smoke after sex, you're doing it too fast". <G>

    Seriously, the only think I would want smoking or steaming is the food
    on my dinner plate...think steaming, sizzling chicken fajitas at
    Applebees. <G>

    (who knows that computers run on smoke)

    And, as a fellow ham radio operator, likely has heard about "the smoke test"...your rig is now toast. :P

    Daryl

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  • From Janis Kracht@1:261/38 to Sean Dennis on Sat Aug 25 02:11:00 2018
    Hi Sean,

    My late maternal grandfather, my Grandpa Gene (who I miss terribly), quit smoking back in the 60s. He then started putting a toothpick in his mouth as part of his "cold turkey" to replace the sensation of a cigarette in his mouth.

    I'm trying to avoid substitutions but darn I'm damn HUNGY all the time.. Is this what it should have been like all these years? :) :)

    I remember when I was about eight years old I asked him why he always had a
    toothpick in his mouth. He told me and then he quipped "I'll die of Dutch elm
    disease!"

    Ha :) Great story... I remember once asking my uncle Pete why his head was so so BALD (I must have been eight).. he said, a bird came over and picked all the hair off his head ... I replied "oh that is too silly!!" Lol he was a great guy. :)

    Unfortunately, it was poor care from the VA and a sudden stroke that killed
    him. But every time I put a toothpick in my mouth, I think of my Grandpa Gene.

    That's so sad.. my Uncle Pete had Altimeter's disease at the end .. so sad..

    Just a personal ancedote but here's to you quitting permanently. I lost my step-grandfather, Grandpa Lyle, to cancer caused from 40 years of smoking.

    My dad as well ... :( I don't know when he started, but I remember seeing a pic
    of him in the navy (ww2) with a cig in his mouth :(

    Another smoking related quip from "Goldmember":

    Alotta Fagina: "Do you smoke after sex?"
    Austin Powers: "I don't know; I've never checked."

    LOL :) Thanks for the chuckle :)

    Take care,
    Janis

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:19/33 to JANIS KRACHT on Sat Aug 25 18:45:00 2018
    Janis,

    I'm trying to avoid substitutions but darn I'm damn HUNGY all the time.. Is JK>this what it should have been like all these years? :) :)

    I doubt they call you "late for dinner". <G>

    Ha :) Great story... I remember once asking my uncle Pete why his head was JK>so BALD (I must have been eight).. he said, a bird came over and picked all JK>the hair off his head ... I replied "oh that is too silly!!" Lol he was a JK>great guy. :)

    My cousin did a thing for one of my late uncle's, who was bald. It
    said "God made only so many perfect heads. The rest, He covered with
    hair". <G> My Mom's late brother couldn't grow a beard if he tried.

    That's so sad.. my Uncle Pete had Altimeter's disease at the end .. so sad..

    I think my Mom is getting into dementia now. :(

    My dad as well ... :( I don't know when he started, but I remember seeing a JK>of him in the navy (ww2) with a cig in his mouth :(

    My late father smoked for a time, but it was pancreatic cancer that ultimately killed him.

    Daryl

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Janis Kracht on Tue Aug 28 11:33:24 2018
    Hello Janis,

    25 Aug 18 02:11 at you wrote to me:

    I'm trying to avoid substitutions but darn I'm damn HUNGY all the
    time.. Is this what it should have been like all these years? :) :)

    I've been told that smoking supresses (sp) your appetite.

    Ha :) Great story... I remember once asking my uncle Pete why his
    head was so so BALD (I must have been eight).. he said, a bird came
    over and picked all the hair off his head ... I replied "oh that is
    too silly!!" Lol he was a great guy. :)

    That sounds like something my grandpa would have said.

    That's so sad.. my Uncle Pete had Altimeter's disease at the end .. so sad..

    The VA knew he had high cholesterol but didn't do anything about it. That's why I get belligerent with my doctor sometimes...and he gets belligerent right back. :D

    My dad as well ... :( I don't know when he started, but I remember
    seeing a pic of him in the navy (ww2) with a cig in his mouth :(

    My Grandpa Lyle feared doctors (as many of his generation did) and refused treatment.

    LOL :) Thanks for the chuckle :)

    That series of movies are chock-full of inappopriate one-liners. :)

    Later,
    Sean

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