Hi all,
Just wanted to share a little conversation that I had today ............
A work colleague of mine 'quit' smoking about 8/9 months ago. He has never been particularly vocal about his progress, but today the subject came up and so I asked whether he was still quit......
"sort of" he replied
"what do you mean?" I asked
"well - Ive had a few, but not many" he says
"oh" I replied
"But I still consider myself a non-smoker" he says "I mean, I only have a few a week, and as there not on a regular basis, it doesn't count".
"oh" I said
"And...." he went on "if you check any small print on a life insurance document, it clearly states that people who smoke less than 5 cigarettes a day are not penalised in the premiums that they pay" (as opposed to smokers who smoke more than 5 a day)
"oh - so you're smoking again" I said
"no" he replied "as I said, if you check any small print on a life insurance document blah blah blah blah blah.................."
GET REAL!!!!!!! Smoking is smoking is smoking!!!
It doesn't matter whether you smoke 1 a day, 5 a day or 100 a day ..... smoking is smoking!
He'd obviously done his homework and convinced himself that he'd found a "get out clause" that would still allow him to smoke, (albeit 'less than 5 a day'!!!).
I know I should have tried to explain to him....but his voice was getting rather "irritable" as he tried to convince me that he was right and I just "didn't understand".
I salute you all for being strong and continuing the fight day after day after day......... :)
Smoke free........and lovin' it :)
Rachel x
Two years, five months, two weeks, five days, 21 hours, 48 minutes and 4 seconds. 18018 cigarettes not smoked, saving �4,053.90. Life saved: 8 weeks, 6 days, 13 hours, 30 minutes.
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