How Did Merdine Quit Cigarettes
Merdine decided to quit smoking, she made this decision recently. She had smoked two packs of cigarettes a day, she had done this for several years. In this time, her teeth had tuned brown, her fingertips were yellow. She had developed a hacking cough, she wheezed like a cracked radiator, she had known it was time to quit. She understood that it would not be easy. Merdine’s first step was to change her brand of cigarettes. She switched to “low-tar” brand, she immediately started smoking twice as many cigarettes as before. She kept coughing and wheezing, then she bought a plastic Magic Filter, she inhaled deeply, she swallowed the filter. She tried nicotine gum, she had taken snuff. She continued to smoke like a chimney. Merdine devised
a plan, she planned to cut out smoking gradually. She began her program on a Monday. She smoked 68 cigarettes, on Tuesday she had cut down to 65. By Friday, she had just returned to just two packs. She was feeling proud of herself, she went down to the Rainbow Inn, she drank a bottle of Perrier. She celebrated by smoking a carton of cigarettes. The next Monday Merdine signed up for a course. The course was held at the Bates Motel, she paid $100 to enroll in the course. The course was supposed to help people, it promised to help people quit smoking. Merdine sat through a two- hour lecture. The speaker frightened the audience with descriptions of lung diseases, his assistant had collected cigarettes from the members of the audience. “You are healed” the speaker said to the crowd. “You are crazy!” Merdine cried out. Merdine was frustrated, she had ran out of gimmicks, she knew that there was just one thing left to do. She had tossed out her cigarettes, locked herself in the bathroom, had flushed her keys down the toilet, she pounded the walls. Finally, after two days in the bathroom, she smashed the door down. She was weeping, at last she had quit smoking. Merdine had gone four weeks now without a cigarette. She has sworn off smoking for her life. She has begun to eat instead, she crammed the cupboards full of junk food, she stocked her freezer with ice cream. In four weeks Merdine has put on 20 pounds, still, she is not concerned. She had come up with a sire- fire plan to lose weight.
a plan, she planned to cut out smoking gradually. She began her program on a Monday. She smoked 68 cigarettes, on Tuesday she had cut down to 65. By Friday, she had just returned to just two packs. She was feeling proud of herself, she went down to the Rainbow Inn, she drank a bottle of Perrier. She celebrated by smoking a carton of cigarettes. The next Monday Merdine signed up for a course. The course was held at the Bates Motel, she paid $100 to enroll in the course. The course was supposed to help people, it promised to help people quit smoking. Merdine sat through a two- hour lecture. The speaker frightened the audience with descriptions of lung diseases, his assistant had collected cigarettes from the members of the audience. “You are healed” the speaker said to the crowd. “You are crazy!” Merdine cried out. Merdine was frustrated, she had ran out of gimmicks, she knew that there was just one thing left to do. She had tossed out her cigarettes, locked herself in the bathroom, had flushed her keys down the toilet, she pounded the walls. Finally, after two days in the bathroom, she smashed the door down. She was weeping, at last she had quit smoking. Merdine had gone four weeks now without a cigarette. She has sworn off smoking for her life. She has begun to eat instead, she crammed the cupboards full of junk food, she stocked her freezer with ice cream. In four weeks Merdine has put on 20 pounds, still, she is not concerned. She had come up with a sire- fire plan to lose weight.