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I had no idea I stank like that for 20+ years. Good grief! How rank!

Yup, same thing with me, its bad isn't it? I smoked for 20 years and quit cold-turkey about 12 years ago. Don't miss it a bit and I am so glad that i don't have to pay 3.50 a pack to kill myself!

You need to get away from nicotine all together whatever the form. The first three days are the worst after that its not so bad. Heavy praying and the help of my Lord Jesus freed me from my twenty year, pack and a half a day addiction. Good luck to you.

Thanks for all the responses. After absorbing them all, I'm not going to take up the pipe habit. Ya'll have also inspired me to get serious about getting off nicotene altogether. Cost was never a factor in my smoking, but heck, the nicotene alternatives are costing me WAY more than the dang cigarettes did.

I've cut back on my coffee consumption from a couple pots per day to 3 cups per day, which is making the nicotene cravings less severe. I'm just such a creature of habit and it's hard to shake the psychological craving associated with certain activities. For example, when writing or doing intense computer work, a cigarette was an essential part of my toolkit and that's been really hard to shake.

Oh well, let me again sincerely thank you all for the responses. There's no topic I've yet found that I can't find help, knowledge, and support regarding here on FR.