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    Filthy2123ozjunkie
    見習いボスー
    Joined: 21 Jan 2013

    I never was able to quit smoking. I just switched to vaping and now I cant stand cigarettes. You can do it @el caminos.

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      popvulture
      見習いボス
      Joined: 2 Oct 2018

      You can do it! Just remember that quitting smoking is hard - very hard - so be nice to yourself. If you fail, no biggie. Don’t beat yourself up - just pick up and try again! It’ll click one way or another.

      Also remember that nicotine is a stimulant. There’s this false belief that smoking a cig will ease your mind / anxiety, but it often does just the opposite. It takes a while to get over the horrible feelings of withdrawal, but it gets so much better as you get some time under your belt. Plus take some time to enjoy things tasting better and smelling better now that you don’t smoke. Go on a walk and enjoy the air.

      Lastly, not sure if you drink, but maybe taking a little break from that could help, too. For me, those things go together like pie and ice cream. Anyway, you got this!

      WTB
      IHSH-IHG-BLK XXL
      Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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        Nik
        Raw and Unwashed
        Joined: 12 Nov 2020

        Good luck with quitting! Nicotine patches and a lung-centric pandemic was what got me to quit, and am really enjoying the benefits, most of all more money, aside from of course the long term health.

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          popvulture
          見習いボス
          Joined: 2 Oct 2018

          For real. Less money on smokes = more for IH 😉

          WTB
          IHSH-IHG-BLK XXL
          Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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            Snowy
            Joined: 15 Jun 2012

            shit will be weird for weeks. lack of sleep, even lack of pooping etc may happen. It's a wild thing to stop, hang with it!

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              A Former User
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              Thanks all! So far successful with no smoking. Definitely not an enjoyable experience, I’ve smoked for 25 years. Onto day three

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                Chris
                Raw and Unwashed
                Joined: 28 Jun 2010

                My dad successfully kicked a 50+ year habit (he started when he was eight).  When I was a kid, I remember he would light a new cigarette with the butt of the previous one. He was smoking over two packs a day for probably 20 years.  If he could do it, anyone can.

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                  Filthy2123ozjunkie
                  見習いボスー
                  Joined: 21 Jan 2013

                  This little piece of metal broke loose in one of my pumps and caused me a huge headache today. I am glad I was able to fix it though, and I won't have to drive and go get another one.  🙂

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                    Filthy2123ozjunkie
                    見習いボスー
                    Joined: 21 Jan 2013

                    You know you're tired when you make a cup of coffee and forget to put a container to collect the brewing coffee  😃

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                      Giles
                      IHUK Crew
                      Joined: 22 Sept 2009

                      Been there, done that…..

                      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                        goosehd
                        Mod Squad
                        Joined: 8 Apr 2016

                        Been there!  I’ve also forgotten to put grounds in… 😃

                        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                          popvulture
                          見習いボス
                          Joined: 2 Oct 2018

                          Once I put a scoop of (thankfully dry) cat food in my Chemex 😎

                          WTB
                          IHSH-IHG-BLK XXL
                          Sugar Cane Coke Stripe SS L charcoal

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                            Filthy2123ozjunkie
                            見習いボスー
                            Joined: 21 Jan 2013

                            😃 LMAO

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                              cityofdelusion
                              Joined: 1 Jun 2018

                              Bought something from a forum member on the 8th of March (located in the UK) and still waiting for it to go through the Frankfurt customs… 🙂

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                                A Former User
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                                Is anyone else getting pummeled by the universe on the road these days? I’ve had three cracked windshields from random rogue rocks in 6 months. Just driving peacefully and “smack!” some shit hits me square on the glass from out of nowhere. Too many damn two lane roads I guess. This last one hit at the top of the glass and is cracking down through the middle of the windshield. Bummer

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                                  tvenuto
                                  Raw and Unwashed
                                  Joined: 15 Sept 2016

                                  Sucks man, sorry.  A cracked windshield is the most annoying thing ever.  You have to see it every time you drive until it's fixed.  The car is still driveable, and it doesn't seem worth the $$, so you're like maybe I can just get away with it?  But then you worry that it's getting worse, or maybe you can see that it's getting worse.  Just awful.

                                  I've been driving like 1/5 of normal mileage due to pandemic and work from home, so no unlucky incidents like that.  I did, however, open my sunroof this week on a nice day, and the thing refused to close.  It's an old ('08) Accord, and there's a way you can supposedly "reset" the control unit but it never worked for me.  So I had to pull down the headliner and use an Allen key to manually close it.  But, with this style of sunroof, there's no "stop" when it's closed, there's just a point where the sunroof is sealed.  So I had to keep getting in and out of the car to look at the seal and guess when I had the thing closed.

                                  I do love this car (bought it brand new in late '07) but…maybe it's getting to be time to let it go.  In fact the scant driving for the past year has almost certainly prolonged its life.  At this point any major issue is probably not worth fixing.

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                                    Clint_D
                                    啓蒙家
                                    Joined: 5 Jun 2011

                                    I got the opportunity to spend $700 (which was the "friend price") on a new windshield about 6 weeks ago courtesy of a sugar cane truck in Louisiana.  I've determined that I'm just going to take the Hank Moody route and quit giving a fuck about dings and damage as long as my car drives well.  I don't have a single body panel that doesn't have either a door ding or some sort of hail damage. Also, I'm never buying another black vehicle again.

                                    ATX IH Hoarder

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                                      Seul
                                      Joined: 24 Nov 2009

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                                        A Former User
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                                        That story hit close to home @tvenuto I felt that. And @Clint_D Ouch! I think that’s a sensible attitude. I feel like the universe is taking all of our fucks away from us, whether we like it or not. This morning I woke up and went to look for my fucks but couldn’t find them. When you got no fucks, you can give no fucks. Ah ah ah

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                                          tvenuto
                                          Raw and Unwashed
                                          Joined: 15 Sept 2016

                                          Yea I avoid black for cars as well. I worked as a detailer at a dealership and black ones were always the hardest to get looking good for a buyer, even if they were brand spanking new. Silver ones you just washed off, maybe just rinsed. And I lived in the city so I got over dents and dings really quick. My bumpers are pretty scarred from all the parallel parking too…

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