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For those who don't check "thread started" dates, this one's nine years old, so it's been on this Forum longer than half the members. :p I started it a year after I quit smoking and the last time I dredged it up was five years ago, when I hit the "5 Years Smoke Free" mark. Today marks 10 smoke free years for me, so I figured it was time to inspire or annoy folks again by taking it out of mothballs. :) And to mark this anniversary, I treated myself to this...

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...It's a S&W Model 25-5 in .45 Long Colt with an 8 3/8" barrel and is approximately 35 years old.

Nice Paul!

Congrats Brother!

Ken

Very proud of you Paul, smoking is slowly destroying my mother so I have all the respect in the world to people who quit, especially those who had smoked for many years prior. It takes a **** of a lot of strength, and my mother is a very strong person so for her to struggle with it (to me) shows how difficult it is for those who succeed.


And that revolver...that makes me weak in the knees. I was born in the wrong century...I would love to be able to carry something like that open on my hip. I have a deep inner lust for large revolvers.

Congratulations Paul. I am going on 2-1/2 years and counting. I am able to breath better and afford more Spydies!

Congrats to you, Paul. That takes a lot of courage and strength to quit smoking. God knows it was one of the tougher battles I had to face in my life. :rolleyes: Congrats too on the new Smith! They don't make 'em like that anymore...

Good work. Come over here and tell my girlfriend to drop the habit too. She won't listen to me. Pretty sure she won't quit until she has a tumor or cancer. One of the rare instances where I truly feel helpless... kinda sucks. Women. Anyway, you get the wheel gun or the Spydie?

10 years wow! Excellent job, not an easy one to quit. I quit drinking in May of 2014 and for me that has been a game changer. It wasn't that I was really pounding it but it is an insidious sort of thing and I just came to the conclusion it was time. Anyway, congratulations on your milestone, you have extended your life and I am sure vastly improved the quality of it, not to mention you could have bought a new car to go along with that pistol with the money you saved.

Congrats on the first smoke-free decade, Paul. I quit over thirty years ago, when cigarettes went up to $0.50 per pack. That was just too much money, so I didn't buy them any more.

I think you'll love that 25-5 as much as I love mine. It's a six inch, probably as old as yours. Very pleasant to shoot even with fairly stiff loads, and accurate to 200 yards. Well, it was back when I could see that far.

Happy 10yr anniversary Paul!

Congrats Paul,
You did, what I couldn't do. This summer I started again :o .

Keep it up, Paul. Bad, bad habit - I've been there, so I can say it. Nice gun. Enjoy it.

Good show there!!

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bh49 wrote:Congrats Paul,
You did, what I couldn't do. This summer I started again :o .

You can do it, Roman. Just take it one day at a time.

Ken

kbuzbee wrote:You can do it, Roman. Just take it one day at a time.

Ken

+1

kbuzbee wrote:You can do it, Roman. Just take it one day at a time.

Ken

That is very true. And just think of all the extra $$$ you'll have to spend on new Spydies!

Congrats. Halloween will be 5 years for me.

Love the model 25. I had the 625 Mountain Gun for a while, but traded it off as it was my only .45 colt. I have a couple .44 specials (24-3, 624, and 696).

Paul, how long did it take before the cravings really started to let up?
I've heard 21 days, but.....?

I think it depends on the individual, and your definition of "let up". I still get nicotine cravings from time to time even though I get a headache just from being around a smoker for a few minutes.

Jack nailed it pretty well:

yablanowitz wrote:I think it depends on the individual, and your definition of "let up". I still get nicotine cravings from time to time even though I get a headache just from being around a smoker for a few minutes.

It's been ten years now, so I can't really recall exactly how long it was before all the physical symptoms of withdrawal ended, but three weeks to a month seems about right. Like him, just inhaling dilute second hand smoke can give me a headache, and yet there are still moments when I'd probably light up if a cigarette and lighter were available. While those moments are few and far between, that's mostly because I have very few stressors these days.

Thanx guys. I hope and pray I can do it.