$1 a pack...
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IKE
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- Oklahoma....U.S.A.
How's the quitting going Ken ?
QuickSilver
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- Location
- Midwest
I remember when a pack of smokes cost 26 cents.
Robusta
Member
- Location
- upstate New York
I used to buy mine from the cigarette machine in my Uncles gas station. I think
they were 35¢,and a book of matches was 2¢.
Pappy
Living the Dream
And you got a pack of matches.
TIL In 1955, cigarettes were sold in vending machines that only accepted quarters, but a pack of cigarettes cost only 23 cents. Instead of raising the price, cigarette manufacturers included two pennies in the package. (pcgs.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Kidilli
TIL In 1955, cigarettes were sold in vending machines that only accepted quarters, but a pack of cigarettes cost only 23 cents. Instead of raising the price, cigarette manufacturers included two pennies in the package. (pcgs.com)
submitted 1 year ago by Kidilli
jujube
SF VIP
Remember when gas was getting ready to hit $1 a gallon back in the 70's? Oh, the outcry. "NOBODY IS GOING TO PAY $1 FOR A GALLON OF GAS! PEOPLE WILL JUST STOP DRIVING!" Yep
IKE
Well-known Member
- Location
- Oklahoma....U.S.A.
What seems to be working the best for you.......cold turkey, tapering off, Nicorette products ?
QuickSilver
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- Midwest
When I quit, I used the patch. However, I think mindset is more important.. I had to really WANT to quit before I was successful. No amount of lecturing by family or my doctor worked.. It had to be MY decision..
Jackie22
Well-known Member
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- Northeast Texas
It took several attempts for me, finally going cold turkey worked...one thing that helped was brushing your teeth and mouth after eating, helps with the craving.
Pappy
Living the Dream
Patch, meetings, pills, hypnotized, gum. Nothing worked for me until I realized I had to do it on my own. I did, in 1999, but a bit to late for my health.
Falcon
DV8
- Location
- So. California
After back surgery, I spent 4 days in the hospital, where, of course, I couldn't smoke.
When I got home, I thought, "WOW, I 've got 4 days on this; let's see how long I can keep this up!?"
And, I did.................Quit cold turkey.
When I got home, I thought, "WOW, I 've got 4 days on this; let's see how long I can keep this up!?"
And, I did.................Quit cold turkey.
fureverywhere
beloved friend who will always be with us in spiri
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- Northern NJ, USA
I admire the folks who can quit cold turkey. Hubby was like that, but he wasn't a heavy smoker either so he could kind of take 'em or leave 'em. I've been hooked on cherry lozenges for more than ten years. Smells much nicer than cigarettes.
Robusta
Member
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- upstate New York
I smoked for 43 years. Tried every method known to man to quit. Nothing worked. Two years ago I tried again, cold turkey. I never told myself that I was quitting, just doing the best that I could.
Two years on I'm still doing the best I can and still haven't lit one up. It still is a struggle every day. It would be so easy just to start again.
Once a junkie always a junkie!
Two years on I'm still doing the best I can and still haven't lit one up. It still is a struggle every day. It would be so easy just to start again.
Once a junkie always a junkie!
Back when airlines allowed smoking on-board, I often flew with a co-pilot that smoked, even in the cockpit. When I made Captain, I refused to allow any smoking in the cockpit. If I flew with a F/O (First Officer) that was a smoker, a few of them would go through what almost appeared to be withdraw. I had one F/O that became so nervous and upset that he had to go back in the coach section to have a smoke about once every hour. I guess that a five and a half hour flight is too long to go without a smoke.
