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Yep, every time one of my mousers croaks it, I'm a bit choked.
Then I think of the cat-shaped hole in my life and I seek out another one.
Actually, half the time the replacement cat just turns up, sooner or later.
I've had moggies for more than three decades now and every one's been a character.

Well, living in the sticks, as I do, I see lots of school-run-mums and their broods (many of them in 4x4s too, but it's the countryside). I absolutely see the problem, as many of them have a 5mile or more trek which is horrible in the rain/snow/hail - even in the summer it's not a picnic every day if you have to do that. However, there are in fact some kids who do cycle the distance every day - my neighbour's kid is one of them.
No; my problem with some of the schooly-mums is the sheer bloody dangerous way some of them drive. They scoot along the back roads at a good 20mph above what is safe and to top that, I've lost count of the times I've seen their kids unsecured in the back seats.
Stupid, stupid, b*****ds.

Hmm.... well, I can only speak from direct experience and I know for a fact I'm breathing better and have more stamina than I did six months ago. I doubt that my airways are restricted all that much. Now, the damage that 40 years of nasties did, that's another thing altogether.
Another thing; I find it scandalous and outrageous that an NHS site blindly reprints the Mail drivel as if it's gospel. Just shows how stupid /cynical /bought somebody there is.

Exactly the same for me. I stick my travelling pouch in my pocket when I'm leaving the house; it's got two Ego batteries, a couple of cartos and a 10ml e-juice bottle in it.
A couple of times I've forgotten it and had to survive several hours without any form of vape and the thought of smoking a stinky just makes me totally swerve it.
As you say, it's survivable and the second time it happened, no big deal.
Makes me wonder if I'm somewhere further along the road to quitting nic entirely at some point - which was my long term intention anway.

Thank you all - here's to the next six

Just blow the tyres up and get out and do it
I've always been a total petrolhead (cars, motorbikes, etc) but have nearly always had a bicycle stashed somewhere. I've gone through spells where it's not been used for years, but eventually I get it out again. It's healthier and dirt cheap to run one - so cheap you hardly notice the cost. Mind you, these days it's an electric bike because of knackered knees, but I still get some exercise from it.