Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[Totalcolour]

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Those are truly gorgeous. Think I might get some too!

 

[Chickielady]

My hairdresser grows them in her front yard, and every fall people steal the pods. If I were to grow poppies, I'd grow them well away from the road.

My Mother has always grown the big red ones, but she did it in the backyard, and once planted, they reseeded themselves over & over.
I have "stolen" a few poppy pods in my time...but only for the seed.
I "steal" quite a few other seeds, too !

I admit it, I am a seed thief !

 

[Chickielady]

Yup, that's true. I smoked till I stopped. Just stopped.

It isn't always pleasant, but day after day and soon it is years.
Today, there is so many excellent drugs to help people quit, that there is no excuse.
Chantex is one of the best !
Seriously you do not even care if your hair is on fire !
This woman, smokes indoors, and the house REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEKs of tobacco smoke.
And everyone else in it.
So nasty & so very selfish to subject the family to second hand smoke & stink.and now the family has to care for her, and deal with her upcoming surgeries (throat, esophagas, maybe the tongue & floor of the mouth and soft palate)
How can a person do that to their family ?!?!?
I am rubbing this entire episode in Einstein's face, hoping he will stop !!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Chickielady]

Well, back to work I go..painting door moulding, and today I get to start windowsills....BYE !!!

 

[CarolynF]

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Those are truly gorgeous. Think I might get some too!


Those are absolutely gorgeous! I love poppies of every kind but have never had good luck growing them. Strange how a person can have great luck with some things and terrible with others. I'm so jealous when I drive by a yard with a flower bed full of these beauties! Congrats to those that have the knack!

 

[Dwkuska]

I wish people would stop smoking...it really is easier than you think.
Want to know how ?
You just STOP.
Don't taper down...just STOP.
Get mad at yourself, get tough with yourself and refuse to buy more.!

I am going to go out on a limb and say you were never a smoker? Addictions are VERY hard to break, and unless youve been there you could never understand. I smoked for 15years tried to quit cold turkey a few times with no success. I have tried the patch the gum Chantix(nasty stuff). 193 days ago I got one of those vaporizers, havent had a cigarette since. Its just prolopalene glycol, flavoring, and a nicotine so its significantly healtheir then a cigarette and no 2nd hand smoke or smell. Its not a perfect fix but my doctor said its 100x better for me. To those who do smoke and are trying to quit... Keep up the good fight!

 

[ducklingsweety]

I am going to go out on a limb and say you were never a smoker? Addictions are VERY hard to break, and unless youve been there you could never understand. I smoked for 15years tried to quit cold turkey a few times with no success. I have tried the patch the gum Chantix(nasty stuff). 193 days ago I got one of those vaporizers, havent had a cigarette since. Its just prolopalene glycol, flavoring, and a nicotine so its significantly healtheir then a cigarette and no 2nd hand smoke or smell. Its not a perfect fix but my doctor said its 100x better for me. To those who do smoke and are trying to quit... Keep up the good fight!

i agree!

 

[Totalcolour]

Quote: Well, I was a smoker for over 40 years so I do understand. I tried to quit so many times, and always failed. I think because I tried to taper off. I finally did it 7 years five months 3 weeks and 4 days ago - just stopped.

The nicotine is out of the system in 72 hours. It's the psychological part that is hard, and harder for some than others. I remember wanting a cigarette for months - it wasn't until after 6 months that I walked past someone smoking, and realised I hadn't had a craving for some time.

So for all those trying, keep on going! It can be done.

Dwkuska; since you are over the need for the actual cigarette, you may be able to get rid of the need for nicotine entirely. Good luck to you.

 

[Lutefisk]

Ex smoker here too. Cold turkey after 28 years 2 packs per day and probably 4-5 serious quit attempts. It's been 12 years. I can now have a cigar on rare occasions (maybe once or twice a year) but mostly I just don't like the smell anymore.

So, anyone here raise Muscovies? DP bought me an incubator for Midwinter. It's just killing me that I have no eggs to hatch.

 

[Dwkuska]

Dwkuska; since you are over the need for the actual cigarette, you may be able to get rid of the need for nicotine entirely. Good luck to you.

Yeppers working on that now. The vaporizer"juice" comes in mg doses 24/18/12/8/6/and 0mg. I am finishing up 6mg and will be going to 0mg for a month and then I should be done. every bump down has been a bit of a challenge as somehow my body knows that its not getting the same amount. Wierd eh? Oh well cheers!