Did I used to really smell like that--omigosh, gross!!! Recently, I have had two very enlightening experiences that make me see how far I have come in my quit. The first was about a week ago when the boss suggested we go out for lunch--not generally an invitation that you can turn down gracefully. Unfortunately he takes us to a restuarant that also has a cigar bar. Even with only 1 person there, I knew immediately that this was going to be a rocky meal. The smell of that one cigar overpowered everything and this despite the fact that they had those highpowered fans right near the bar. I ate my meal and then made up some lame meeting excuse to get out the door--the rest of the afternoon I would catch a sniff of my jacket or my shirt and smell that dang ole cigar. The other experience was checking into a hotel in disney world a few days later. The front desk did not ask if we wanted a smoking or non-smoking room, so we just assumed that it would be non-smoking. Wrongo, oh hogs breath. As soon as we opened the door, the entire family was overcome by the odor of stale cigarettes. We immediately demanded another room. And to think for years, I would specifically request a smoking room--if I could have only smelled myself then, I would have been quit a decade ago. It's funny how smoker's can't smell themselves, someone should invent a strip that contains that stinky smoky smell to give people that perspective of how other's smell them. (If anyone decides to patent that last idea, please make sure all the proceeds go towards SSC).
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[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 10/3/2005
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 121
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 971
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $363
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 17 [B]Hrs:[/B] 20 [B]Mins:[/B] 35 [B]Seconds:[/B] 26
