Good morning fellow Exer's! It has been a while since I sat at the throttle of the Freedom Train! I have been riding, and watching, and enjoying everyone's celebrations! It is great to have a place where we can share in the victories, and milestones of out fellow travelers, on this marvelous journey! Join us one and all, as we travel to Freedom from the bonds of tobacco and nicotine!!
The first stop for the Freedom Train this beautiful Sunday morning is in the great state of Pennsylvania! We are on the way to Sootie's house! My Dear Friend Sootie has been very busy, and she completely forgot to smoke for the last 700 Days! Honestly, she did not forget! What she has accomplished is so much greater than that! She has Chosen to kick that addiction aside! She has elected to take back her life from the Simon Legree of addiction that works so hard for the tobacco producers!!
We are very fortunate to have this site, as a place to come to share our battles with like minded people! We are lucky indeed that we have have found this home of "Collateral Kindness", where we can come, and help ourselves by helping others! It is a wonderful thing, that we have the links to the education that we need to understand and break our own chains of bondage! That is the meat and potatoes of this site! The Gravy is the fact that we all seem to run into people who would be our closest ever friend, if they lived next door! While I have made many wonderful friends here (and I appreciate every one of you), the person that fits that category for me is Sootie! Most of you know that I tend to wear my heart on my sleeve! If I have something to say I am probably going to go ahead and say it! Right or wrong! Sootie has long been the friend that I have counted on to keep me grounded! While we do not agree on everything, I can count on her to be level-headed, honest and straight forward! So when she tell me I am wrong, I listen! At the end of the day, we may still not agree, but I have a heard an honest presentation of the other side! And, whether we agree or not, we remain Friends! If you do not know Sootie, look her up! You will never find a better person! So, Please, everyone raise your glasses in a toast to My Friend Sootie as she celebrates 700 Days of FREEDOM today!
The next stop for the Freedom Train today is in Virginia! Pipster540! Pip has completed 300 Days! Remember when 30 days seemed like a lifetime? Our great friend Pip has done that 10 times! Those of us who know Pip know that there is no one here who enjoy's a ruckus more! While Pip has been verry busy, and has had limited time here recently, we have long counted on Pip to show up at every ruckus bringing the pipcorn! Congrats on your first 300 Days!! We look forward to the time when life slows down enough that you can spend more time with us!!
Now, we are sending out a search party for Flossiemaeal! The Conductor's notes have her down for 200 Days today! I have looked, and can find no evidence of her being here lately! If anyone can can find her tell her we need her here to celebrate, today!
Last but not least we are headed to NYC to pick up Freda(Freedom)! Gotta love that name! Freda has 200 Smoke Free Days to celebrate today! So grab your best party dress honey, and climb aboard this train! There is a Party 'bout to break out!
Welcome one and all! Come and ride this Train today!
This Train is bound for FREEDOM from the Evils of tobacco and smoking!!
"IF YOU ARE NOT RIDING WITH US, YOU ARE MISSING THE TRAIN"
ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL ABOARD!!!!!!!!! Tommy
