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Archive of Daily Pledge, Bonfires and Quit Celebrations

The Bonfire is now beginning

ShawnP
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Welcome!! I have started the fire. We need you to keep this fire burning! The fire will continue til Sunday midnight wherever you may live. This is how to calculate your fuel for the fire. It is your number of days that you are smoke free  multiplied by how many that you used to smoke per day. If you need additional help, contact me. If you don't want to keep getting notifications from this post, click on actions above and uncheck following.

We usually have a standard goal of 1 million but we have exceeded this number by at least double. Let's see what we can do!!!

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241 Comments
ShawnP
Member

I really like your pic, Ken

JACKIE1-25-15
Member

Thanks Countess I really needed a hearty breakfast. 

GyorgyiM
Member

I am late, hope it's still  smoldering so I can toss in my 3,119 unsmoked cigarettes on my 90 days TODAY!!

Whoop! Whoop! Whoop! . Thank you ALL for your unrelenting compassion and support !

Hugs....and....Smiles.....xoxoxoxo

Gyorgyi

ShawnP
Member

you're not late at all. The fire is burning all day. Stop in any time

ShawnP
Member

I have to go get ready for church. i am just going to give you total now. You are doing so well. Pat yourself on the back here. There are still alot of people on site that haven't made it yet and i know of some that will be stopping by at some point. If you haven't seen a certain someone, bring them along. Maybe they are shy.  Here is the total so far.

1,771,524

cpsono
Member

21780! Hello, everyone

JACKIE1-25-15
Member

Hey

WLFSRFAMILY
Member

Good morning all     Its great to see we are over a million already lets get 2      Here is my 24,080 with 1204 days smoke free.  Have a great smoke free day everyone

kristen-9-7-15

Good morning. I’m really craving French toast right now.  Toss in 2 more cigarettes. I probably would have gotten up in the middle of the night to smoke.   

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AnnetteMM
Member

I couldn't get here till just now, but here's my  4391  cigarettes not smoked since Christmas Eve!!!

Good morning, All!!!!  Got my coffee.

Deena-A-Yenni
Member

Tossing in my next 20 for the day.  Hope that's confidence rather than being premature??

Mike.n.Atlanta

Apologies for my tardiness. I only have 149,383 unsmoked cigarettes to toss on the fire.

Keep on keepin on y'all,

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JonesCarpeDiem

WOO HOO! 

Me Too!

mikecity
Member

Hello EX,

 I am home from church.

 I have 148,260 cigarettes for the fire.

Yesterday I couldn’t find the bonfire link.

 I love the bonfires.

Namaste 

Chuck-2-20-2011

Hello all,

Sorry I’m late to the party! If the fires dying down, here’s my 79,362 unsmoked cigarettes to get it going. Take that, big tobacco!! Best money I never spent!

Amazing how they add up, isn’t it? These cigarettes are special because I was tested by fire recently, and am still smoke free forever!! Only I can make myself smoke, and that just isn’t happening again in my life, EVER!!

ONWARD TO FREEDOM!!!

Chuck

Giulia
Member

Ready for some volleyball?

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                                    OR

                                                                Beach wrestling   steve austin cmt GIF by Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge

OR 

                            Perhaps a swim?

                                                r&r swimming GIF by Angry Birds           pigs swimming GIF by Angry Birds

Storm.3.1.14
Member

Hello, EXmates! I always enjoy these bonfires (you're the best, Shawn!), and wouldn't miss it for anything! (Thanks, Giulia, for the reminder!)

As always, I've brought South Carolina's best shrimp & grits...

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and some Alabama hot slaw (onions, vinegar, mustard, and Tabasco give it the name)...

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It's a privilege to be at this party with so many special people, and I'm honored to throw my 33,918 unsmoked cigarettes on the fire. (That's 1,696 packs! At $4 a pop, that's $6,784 extra in my pocket!)

Stay true, my friends!

Not...one...puff...EVER!

Giulia
Member

Then let's go 

under water GIF by Nikolay Ivanov        For a nice coooool drink...     

                                                                  Animated GIF   hmmm perhaps too lemony?

big ang drinking GIF by RealityTVGIFs   Ah, that's better!

   

And then a lie in the sun....with a chin tickle....

                               beach GIF        

Giulia
Member

Shrimp and slaw.  YUM!!!!

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Fresher1
Member

I have exactly 700 stinking cigs to throw on the fire!! Thanks for having the party

OldBones-Larry

Here is my fuel for the fire......

I've not smoked 66864 death sticks, and saved $16,126.80.
I've saved 232 days, 3 hours and 58 minutes of my life.

ShawnP
Member

I was waiting for you. Good to see you! I am sure that felt good to toss in.

ShawnP
Member

Good to see you storm and thank you

Ladybug--7-3-12

Skipping in at 2,147 Days Quit with my 42,940 unsmoked cigs for the fire.  Burn, burn, burn!

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ShawnP
Member

This fire is blazing hot now! wooo hooo It's a good thing cause i am cold today

JACKIE1-25-15
Member

Good to see you.

elvan
Member

Add 20 more for me for today...the fire is pretty HOT!

Ellen

NewMe
Member

Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire - YouTube 

           

Getting pretty hot around here. Thought I better whip up some drinks to pass around. Meanwhile, I am throwing in another 20 stinkin' yakkies into the fire.

Barb102
Member

Please add 20 more for me too

Barb

Jennifer-Quit
Member

Sorry I cannot be here more. My computer was shipped off today for repairs   I am really attached and going through withdrawals. Throw in another 20 for me.  

pir8fan
Member

Did someone say BACON??

shashort
Member

Hey everyone!  Oh no Jennifer-Quit  I hope you don't have to go too long without your computer. Oh my gosh I would be going through severe withdrawls too good thing we know how to handle them. Thanks Shawn for throwing this wonderful bonfire. I am throwing in another 25 smokes for today.

How about some refreshing fruit

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mikecity
Member

Good evening,

You can throw in 40 more cigarettes from me.

Great time

Namaste 

Giulia
Member

Speak and it shall be.... bacon

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Bacon wrapped - thingies!

Image result for bacon pictures  pir8fan

Giulia
Member

And of course bacon on the hoof...

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Giulia
Member

Then of course there's dancing bacon...

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ShawnP
Member

i will try 1 of everything!

Legend
Member

shashort  I love fruit it looks so good.

kristen-9-7-15

Throw in another 20 for today.

Legend
Member

Add 18 more smokes for me in the fire.

Legend
Member
shashort
Member

Haha Giulia  love that dancing bacon. Hi Legend  sooooooooo happy to see you here.

Legend
Member

I can’t remember if I posted this yesterday or not but here it is.

 

Queensryche - Silent Lucidity (1991 Music awards)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-ltMUZpMwg

Legend
Member

shashort   Hello glad to see you here. Hugs

ShawnP
Member

Here is the total so far.....

2,343,407

shashort
Member

hugs back!

Legend
Member

ShawnP   WOW!!!  That's a lot Shawn

ShawnP
Member

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFLdHx2ZXUA

Little River Band - The Night Owl (1981)

shashort
Member

Foot loose.  I can't seem to get the imbed option ugh!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFWDGTVYqE8

ShawnP
Member

and it's not over yet.

About the Author
I am 51 yrs old and live in the Greater Cleveland area. I started smoking at a young age. I think it was more peer pressure at that time and just a few cigarettes a day until i became "LEGAL" to smoke. I then started smoking a pack or more a day, using stress as my excuse to smoke more. In reality, I realized after i quit smoking that there is no excuses for smoking. I am approaching 4 yrs next month, but I still have to work to protect my quit. I am here on Ex faithfully helping others and in return helps me. We call it here on Ex "Collateral Kindness" here is a link to my blog, 1 yr later that explained my trials in the the beginning of my quit. https://excommunity.becomeanex.org/blogs/ShawnP-blog/2013/03/14/one-year-later