Brooklyn Back When - Open Thread

I AM HOPEING THATS IT

T-Bone51 wrote: SEE YA LATER. GOING TO PAUL'S FAVORITE PLACE.
THE CAN CAN SALE....AGAIN

Yeah, it keeps me out of the casino, lol

I saved about 50 bucks in tomatoes and
lost 2K in AC.....stupid bastard

see ya later Ant

gonna run also

T-Bone51 wrote: SEE YA LATER. GOING TO PAUL'S FAVORITE PLACE.
THE CAN CAN SALE....AGAIN

IS SHOPRITE,THE NEW IN PLACE TO BE, SEEMS LIKE THE NEW HANG OUT FOR EVERYONE......THE CAN CAN DANCERS.!!!!!

REMEMBER BACK IN THE DAYS,WE USE TO GO TO CLUBS DANCING, AND SHAKING OUR CAN CANS......LOL,,,,,ARE WE GETTING OLD OR WHAT. !!!

barbaraspencer wrote: Hey Terry:

I just looked back at your post. As far as putting on weight I have too. I would say 5-7 pounds which is a lot for me. Also, for some reason I am absolutely starving especially at night and I can't stop eating. At first I thought it was my acid reflux med. so I changed it last week. It's a little better but not great. I don't know what it is. I just can't stop eating at night and that's the worse for me, especially for my acid reflux. I've never had it this bad before like I have no control. A lot of my clothes are getting tight so I know it's time to pull in the reigns. Have a great weekend and try to relax and not think about anything.

THANKS BARBARA....

going to watch, aid to haiti.....see ya later

I've been cleaning out my closet and shredding so much crap!!! Yuck......I'm going to read....good night all!!!

GOOD EVENING
ANYBODY HOME??????????????

HI UMBRIA..:) HOPE YOU FEEL A LITTLE BETTER..

OK..WILL PEEK BACK IN LATER..:)

UMBRIA.. I AM WATCHING THIS SHOW FOR HAITI & WE ALL HAVE SO MUCH TO BE GRATEFUL FOR..

GOOD NIGHT,FRIENDS:)

PLEASANT DREAMS... C U INTHE MORNING!!! XX

The worst thing about smoking is that it rules your life. You are always thinking about that next cigarette. It controls your feelings and your actions. Instead of calming you, smoking keeps you constantly worried and anxious about your next smoke. People fear gaining weight, but that doesn't always happen. If it does, give yourself a break and after of 6 months of not smoking and eating a little more, go on Weight Watchers. It also robs you of your self-respect because you are always berating yourself about your lack of "willpower."

I stopped smoking when a friend, a former respiratory therapist, told me that the worst effect of smoking was not lung cancer, but COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder), because at least lung cancer kills you. COPD creates a horrible life for you. He said people had to be taken to the bathroom, and just the effort to get to the restroom required great strength and created exhaustion. Brushing one's teeth when one has COPD, he said, requires 15-20 minutes and leaves the person wiped out--he/she has to rest for 20 minutes afterwards. There is always the panic that you can't get enough air into your lungs.

This respiratory therapist scared me and helped me stop. I will never forget his stories. Keep in mind that the first two weeks are the hardest, and even though you may spend the rest of your life kinda wanting a cigarette, it is only a weak, occasional impulse--not like the deprivation you feel during those first two weeks. There is life after smoking and you will feel free and proud of yourself.

I smoked two and a half packs a day and never thought I could be without the cigarettes. It seems that everyone who smokes considers him/herself "different" in that others can stop smoking, but they can't. It isn't true. You, as every other former smoker did, can successfully stop and your lungs begin to repair immediately.

Finally, I think many people smoke because it connects them to a favorite person--mother, father, friends--and they think that stopping smoking will be a break of that important bond. It won't. Good luck to everybody trying to start living without cigarettes. Try Chantix which works well for some people, try hypnosis, try therapy, or just crumple up that pack and realize that you do not ever have to have another cigarette in your life.

and by the way this smoker is too stressed to quit at this time
i quit the booze and other stuff 17 years ago and now my only vice
is cigarettes i know they are bad for me but hey with all thats
going on its the less of the evils