Wash your clothes

Discussion created by Hiker on Feb 4, 2019
Latest reply on Feb 12, 2019 by YoungAtHeart

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So my quit date was Feb 1st and it was suggested somewhere to wash the clothes you smoke in. I knew there were some right off the bat ( my cordory coat and robe.) and other clothes I sniffed at to decide. 3 days later I put on a vest to hiking and while driving to the trailhead all I could smell was old tobacco. On one hand it stunk and was disgusting. On the other hand it reminded me of what I used to do after hiking so it was a surprise trigger. As soon as I got home I sniffed a few more clothing items that I overlooked because as a smoker they didn't smell but as a non smoker they did. So lesson learned.....wash ALL the clothes.

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sweetplt Feb 4, 2019 2:04 PM
Hiker Good job on the wash. Welcome to Day 4 of your Quit. Colleen aka sweep
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YoungAtHeart Feb 4, 2019 3:39 PM
Yep - we really DID stink, didn't we? I laugh to myself when folks arrive on the site to announce they have no support because they were "closet smokers" and thus couldn't share with anyone that they had quit. The only person they were fooling was themselves! They usually are chagrined to learn that fact.
Congrats on Day FOUR!
Nancy
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maryfreecig Feb 4, 2019 5:02 PM
Keep the realizations coming!!! Happy day 4.
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Jennifer-Quit Feb 4, 2019 5:58 PM
Good advise - I quit on May 1 and the first time that I opened my coat closet after that, I almost fell over backwards - lol! Good job on your 4th day - and best wishes to you!
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- YoungAtHeart @ Jennifer-Quit on Feb 4, 2019 6:47 PM
  Remember when you used to be able to smoke in restaurants and bars? I still smoked - and couldn't STAND my clothes when I got home. Always left my coat in the car, wore washable fabrics, and threw them in the washer immediately when I got home.
  PU!
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  - Jennifer-Quit @ YoungAtHeart on Feb 4, 2019 9:23 PM
    I remember when you could smoke every where! I really want to apologize to every one that I offended...
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    - YoungAtHeart @ Jennifer-Quit on Feb 4, 2019 9:52 PM
      I actually DID apologize to my physician, my PT and my dentist! Blech!
      Wish I could have apologized to EVERYONE I subjected to that disgusting smell on me!
      
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Strudel Feb 4, 2019 6:47 PM
Good thinking on the clothes - and CONGRATS on your quit!
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elvan Feb 5, 2019 10:52 AM
It smells SO BAD...when I used to travel with my husband to do antique shows, I refused to stay in smoking rooms in hotels and all of the smokers laughed at me. I said I could not STAND the smell...even when I was smoking. I did not smoke inside and I hated that confined smell...although, years ago, I certainly smoked in bars and restaurants, how incredibly RUDE!

I am sorry everyone.
Ellen
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DonnaMarie Feb 5, 2019 11:02 AM
Agreed! Wash those clothes. Every once in a while, I'll get a sniff of smoke on something and toss it into the laundry basket.

Congrats on your quit and clean clothes!

Donna
Day 51
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SaraPeach Feb 11, 2019 1:17 PM
I've noticed the same thing! It smells gross but at the same time can be triggering! I love to hike, too! I need to wash my hiking jacket again to get the smoke smell out.
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JACKIE1-25-15 Feb 11, 2019 1:46 PM
All of them. This will keep you very busy.
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- elvan @ JACKIE1-25-15 on Feb 11, 2019 2:58 PM
  LOVE THAT IMAGE JACKIE1-25-15...I used to have a clothes line but have not been able to figure out how to install one on this house, I can't begin to tell you how much I miss it. I cannot walk in the yard, it is too uneven and filled with my husband's obstacles so the line has to be from what would be the second floor...it used to be connected to our deck on the old house with pulleys to a tree...the pulleys are still on the tree but have to figure out how to attach more to the little wooden railing I have on this house and then find a way to get to the pulleys on the tree. Will have to figure something out...maybe my son or one of his friends could do it.
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  - YoungAtHeart @ elvan on Feb 11, 2019 4:15 PM
    I KNOW how much you miss it! I figured out how to hang mine out halfway through a very large backyard on CRUTCHES. I was very careful to only take out what I could carry in a bag from my shoulder, and would keep the crutches under me while I pinned them up. Before all my injuries, I was even known to shovel a path out there if there was snow on the ground and it was going to get above 32 (although I always kept a wary eye out for the "Men In White Coats" that a neighbor might have called!).
    There is nothing on earth that smells as good as clothes that have dried with fresh air and sunshine. A friend of mine tried to tell me that they make dryer sheets that smell like that---ah, no!
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    - elvan @ YoungAtHeart on Feb 11, 2019 9:08 PM
      YoungAtHeart No they do not, if they did, I would not want them anyways...it's the outside thing that is magical. Some day, I will send you photographs of the yard and the tree and the house...there is just no way that it would be safe. I can't walk out there, it's full of holes and Mike's crap...he hates when I call it that but I call it worse sometimes. He has two...TWO full size metal file cabinets out there in the rain and the snow and whatever and they are so rusted that they are ridiculous. He also has a large showcase he bought and left out there that is falling apart. Our yard is like a cemetery for useless things.
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YoungAtHeart Feb 12, 2019 8:47 AM
I so agree, and am so sorry about your yard.
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