I couldn't help wondering what was so significant that he remembered the details. Then I thought about my own monumental moment Giving up smoking. Christmas Eve 1999. We were taking our first visit to Canada to stay with family for the millennium. Okay so I knew it was Canada ergo cold and snow laden but I thought I'd be able to pop out for a fag as long as I put a coat onI don't drink alcohol and at 7 pm on the 22nd of January 2012 it will be 26 years since I last had a drink but I bet if you count up all you drink it will be close to a full bottle of wine every week.

Have any of you any monumental moments you'd like to share ?