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Re: General Discussion - 2021
« Reply #131 on: March 26, 2021, 05:53:20 AM »
Never bet against a man who got a tattoo to prove his quit resolve and steel his conquest over nicotine! 

Good words Matt-thanks for being my quit brother!!

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Re: General Discussion - 2021 - Torn Brotherhood
« Reply #130 on: March 25, 2021, 11:12:44 PM »
A Renegade brother posted earlier this week that he was stepping away from KTC now that he'd hit his one year milestone. He said he'd set and reached a goal, which is great, but was it the right decision?

The June 2020 Renegades of Quit reached a high of 26 members at one time, but now we are down to 9, and we've been together just over a year. One year. One year is an achievement; I will never cheapen that. For a hardcore dipper, hell, ONE DAY is an achievement. But in the grand scheme of things, 365 days certainly doesn't signify any sort of "cure" or justification for walking away from this site or this brother/sisterhood. To me, that's the wrong kind of quitter.

I was one of the first Renegades of June 2020. I quit four days after the quit month opened, so I've seen many quitters come, stay, and go. Most caved. A couple looked hard enough and found some problem to bitch about, but they weren't ever really part of the group. Others thought they'd gotten what they needed, whether it happened at 100 days or 365 days. More may leave in the future. Who knows. You're grown men and women, and you've got to do what you think is right for you; but is it? When you're not making that daily promise to your brothers and sisters in quit, who are you making it to, or are you even making it? Who's holding you accountable? When you put that very first dip in, who was there to say "That shit's gonna kill you. Don't do it"? Did you tell that to yourself? Hell no, you didn't, even though you knew it. So, are you really accountable for yourself now?

Some say that posting is a daily reminder of their problem, and if they didn't have to post, they wouldn't even think about dipping/tobacco anymore. What the fuck ever. It's SUPPOSED TO BE A REMINDER. It's supposed to remind you of all the money you spent on dip, of all the times you missed something because you were sneaking a dip, of all the missed kisses from your significant other or kids, of every warning label on a can of dip or a pack of smokes, OF THE FUCKING WORD YOU GIVE TO YOUR FELLOW QUITTERS EVERY DAY TO NOT DIP.

Most quitters spend very little time on the KTC site. They post and ghost. Yes, they're WUPPing each day like good little quitters. They're taking the MINIMUM TIME it takes to post a name and quit day count, and they they're out until the next 24 hour cycle rolls around. You know, though, when a quitter first gets here, that's damn plenty. 390 days ago, that's about all I could muster. It's different now, however. I fuel my quit by helping others fuel theirs. PAY IT FORWARD. When you really think about it, it's the second greatest commandment: LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR. Somebody helped you stay quit. Now it's your turn to do the same. You wanted someone to help you. Now, help someone else.

You came here to help yourself. You were told, "You've got to do this for you. Don't quit for your wife/kids/husband/parents/best friend/whatever. This has to be about you." That is all so very true. Now, though, you can grow; you can reach out and help a new quitter just like somebody helped you. It CAN be about somebody else.

When you came to KTC, it was about the "ME." Now it can be about the "WE." There's a cool baseball quote that fits here, too:

"For the strength of the team is the player, and the strength of the player is the team."

What @Bigdiesel90 , @MuleMan , and @stillbrewing , and the remaining Renegades of Quit did and continue to do for me, I want to do for others. By myself, I'm a little guy against Big Tobacco and the Nic Bitch. Together with my brothers and sisters at KTC, I am a quitting force to be reckoned with.

Stay, and do unto others as they have done to you. Thank you, @Thefranks5, @Mmardis, @DTBrown, @elizabeth529, @Michael_D, @soumyadeep98, @Sm potatoes, and @WELGE 1. I am proud to be a Renegade with you.


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You sir, are one helluva quitter!  I would follow you into battle anyday!

Thanks for writing and posting this.  Just what I needed to read tonight.

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Re: General Discussion - 2021
« Reply #129 on: March 19, 2021, 10:04:09 AM »
Has the Wildcard section been removed or am I missing something?
You're missing something ;)

It's right here: https://ktcforum.org/index.php?board=19.0


Thanks, something fucky happened (probably on my end) cause that did not show up like that earlier this morning.


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Re: General Discussion - 2021
« Reply #128 on: March 19, 2021, 09:58:19 AM »
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Re: General Discussion - 2021
« Reply #127 on: March 19, 2021, 09:48:24 AM »
Has the Wildcard section been removed or am I missing something?
You're missing something ;)

It's right here: https://ktcforum.org/index.php?board=19.0
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Re: General Discussion - 2021
« Reply #126 on: March 19, 2021, 08:36:02 AM »
Has the Wildcard section been removed or am I missing something?

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Re: General Discussion - 2021
« Reply #125 on: March 17, 2021, 07:06:12 AM »
Hopefully there is or will be a way to disable the live chat button that showed up on my phone. I have opened the live chat page 3 times this morning already, lol. Maybe somebody knows the answer but I am to clumsy operating my phone and keep hitting it especially when scrolling. Darn technology lol.
I hope I didn’t cause a ruckus because I see it is not there. Thanks for nit jumping down my throat about it.
No worries @Thefranks5 - we're working through some things. If I had to guess it will be back (as it's a great way to get people into chat) but we're still working through some bugs.
Ok thanks for letting us know. I see a few fussed in wildcard section under “get your bitch on” so I wonder if we should do a poll for if it should stay or not. I personally have issues with it as it just makes one more thing for me to have to work around. Thanks again though for responding.

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Re: General Discussion - 2021
« Reply #124 on: March 16, 2021, 08:02:13 PM »
Hopefully there is or will be a way to disable the live chat button that showed up on my phone. I have opened the live chat page 3 times this morning already, lol. Maybe somebody knows the answer but I am to clumsy operating my phone and keep hitting it especially when scrolling. Darn technology lol.
I hope I didn’t cause a ruckus because I see it is not there. Thanks for nit jumping down my throat about it.
No worries @Thefranks5 - we're working through some things. If I had to guess it will be back (as it's a great way to get people into chat) but we're still working through some bugs.
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Re: General Discussion - 2021
« Reply #123 on: March 16, 2021, 05:52:02 PM »
Hopefully there is or will be a way to disable the live chat button that showed up on my phone. I have opened the live chat page 3 times this morning already, lol. Maybe somebody knows the answer but I am to clumsy operating my phone and keep hitting it especially when scrolling. Darn technology lol.
I hope I didn’t cause a ruckus because I see it is not there. Thanks for nit jumping down my throat about it.

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Re: General Discussion - 2021
« Reply #122 on: March 16, 2021, 01:33:33 PM »
"Every man dies... not every man really lives." - William Wallace

QD - 7.24.06 / HOF - 10.31.06 / 2nd - 2.08.07 / 3rd - 5.19.07 / 4th - 8.27.07 / 5th - 12.05.07 / 6th - 3.14.08 / 7th - 6.22.08 / 8th - 9.30.08 / 9th - 1.08.09 / Comma - 4.18.09 / 11th - 7.27.09 / 12th - 11.04.09 / 13th - 2.12.10 / 14th - 05.23.10 / 15th - 08.31.2010 / 16th - 12.9.10 / 17th - 3.19.11 / 18th - 6.27.11 / 19th - 10.5.11 / 2K - 1.13.12 / 21st - 4.22.12 / 22nd - 7.31.12 / 23rd - 11.8.12 / 24th - 2.16.13 / 25th - 5.27.13 / 26th - 9.4.13 / 27th - 12.12.13 / 28th - 3.24.14 / 29th - 7.1.14 / 3K - 10.9.14 / 31st - 1.17.15 / 32nd - 4.27.15 / 33rd - 8.5.15 / 34th - 9.13.15 / 35th - 2.21.16 / 36th - 5.31.16 / 37th - 9.8.16 / 38th - 12.17.16 / 39th - 3.27.17 / 4K - 7.5.17 / 41st - 10.13.17 / 42nd - 1.21.18 / 43rd - 5.1.18 / 44th - 8.9.18 / 45th - 11.17.18 / 46th - 2.25.19 / 47th - 6.5.19 / 48th - 9.13.19 / 49th - 12.22.19 / 5K - 4.1.20 / 51st - 7.9.20 / 52nd - 10.17.20 / 53rd - 1.25.21 / 54th - 5.5.21 / 55th - 8.13.21 / 56th - 11.21.21 / 57th - 3.1.22 / 58th - 6.9.22 / 59th - 9.17.22 / 6K - 12.26.22 / 61st - 4.5.23 / 62nd - 7.14.23 / 63rd - 10.22.23 / 64th - 1.20.24

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Re: General Discussion - 2021
« Reply #121 on: March 16, 2021, 07:24:06 AM »
Hopefully there is or will be a way to disable the live chat button that showed up on my phone. I have opened the live chat page 3 times this morning already, lol. Maybe somebody knows the answer but I am to clumsy operating my phone and keep hitting it especially when scrolling. Darn technology lol.

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Re: GenDis 21 / Wife believes I'm crazy, lol
« Reply #120 on: March 12, 2021, 09:25:53 AM »
  So what creative ways have y'all dealt with one of those ninja cravings that jumps up from out of nowhere and punches you in the mouth? Wife caught me with a fat lip in the kitchen and pulled a health and welfare on me. To her shock and surprise, what she found was I had jammed a handful of sliced pickles in my lip to curb the urge. Lol, it actually worked pretty good.

That's funny!!  Seeds work for me to this day, 112.  That and water.  Maybe I will try the pickle trick.
Hahaha!!! That's a new one for me...freaking pickles!! Hey, whatever works, dude! Personally, Mentos cinnamon gum and Teaza cinnamon tea pouches are my go-tos to satisfy my oral fixation. In the beginning, I used fake dips but I don't need them anymore.
mmmm... pickles.
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Re: GenDis 21 / Wife believes I'm crazy, lol
« Reply #119 on: March 07, 2021, 06:06:31 PM »
  So what creative ways have y'all dealt with one of those ninja cravings that jumps up from out of nowhere and punches you in the mouth? Wife caught me with a fat lip in the kitchen and pulled a health and welfare on me. To her shock and surprise, what she found was I had jammed a handful of sliced pickles in my lip to curb the urge. Lol, it actually worked pretty good.

That's funny!!  Seeds work for me to this day, 112.  That and water.  Maybe I will try the pickle trick.
Hahaha!!! That's a new one for me...freaking pickles!! Hey, whatever works, dude! Personally, Mentos cinnamon gum and Teaza cinnamon tea pouches are my go-tos to satisfy my oral fixation. In the beginning, I used fake dips but I don't need them anymore.
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Re: GenDis 21 / Wife believes I'm crazy, lol
« Reply #118 on: March 06, 2021, 07:57:57 PM »
  So what creative ways have y'all dealt with one of those ninja cravings that jumps up from out of nowhere and punches you in the mouth? Wife caught me with a fat lip in the kitchen and pulled a health and welfare on me. To her shock and surprise, what she found was I had jammed a handful of sliced pickles in my lip to curb the urge. Lol, it actually worked pretty good.

That's funny!!  Seeds work for me to this day, 112.  That and water.  Maybe I will try the pickle trick.

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GenDis 21 / Wife believes I'm crazy, lol
« Reply #117 on: March 06, 2021, 07:49:13 PM »
  So what creative ways have y'all dealt with one of those ninja cravings that jumps up from out of nowhere and punches you in the mouth? Wife caught me with a fat lip in the kitchen and pulled a health and welfare on me. To her shock and surprise, what she found was I had jammed a handful of sliced pickles in my lip to curb the urge. Lol, it actually worked pretty good.
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