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We were told last tonight that our lock down has been extended by another two weeks which basically resets everything making today day 1 again. What we experienced so far was just a test run and hopefully it wont get extended again. Obviously there are no guarantees on that and time will tell.
One has to look for positives with drinkers and smokers surely running out of supplies by now. A forced cold turkey of a good two weeks will definitely help someone quit smoking.
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When I stopped for the last time I had stopped for lengthy periods before , but like a fool started up again after months of having none what so ever. It is funny as when you are smoking you know it is bad and say to your self that you need to stop but don't.
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If I can recall correctly it takes a good month to get beyond the thinking about smoking and a two week extension will take this to 5 weeks. It wasn't widely publicized that alcohol and cigarettes would be banned over this period so many have gone without.
Cigarette companies will not be over joyed as this must be like a nightmare scenario playing out for them. Who knows if the extension gets continued then they could lose a large percentage of their customer base over this period. A friend of mine is already on day 9 so he will have given up by the time cigarettes are available again and hopefully he will stay off them.
Smokers are funny though as they wont chop and change brands just to have a cigarette. He has been offered other brands from under the counter sales at a few petrol stations, but not his brand so has refused.
Alcohol is different though and looting will increase as people become desperate. There are a few clips on youtube showing bottle stores being raided. The one thing that has been noticeable is how reliant the poor are on alcohol. This is all they are worried about it seems and why this forced lay off the booze will do them some good. Doctors have warned the Government saying it is not healthy stopping smoking immediately as it can spike the blood pressure creating other health issues.
Howdy sir cryptoandcoffee! What a mess huh? The good that can come out of it though is many people getting off cigarettes but I doubt if anyone will stop drinking!