Its a good thing this train had some down time yesterday, because we now take our longest trip yet, all the way to Bangalore, India. I know what you’re thinking, “you can’t drive a train to India.” Well, here’s our little secret - it’s winter and the Bering Straight is froze over. So we popped up through Canada crossed over to Russia, went down to the Indian subContinent and BAM! right to Praddy’s door.
This single guy is a computer engineer whoÂ’s nicotine addiction started when he was 18. Now, 11years later, Praddy has finally freed himself. The bitch we all love to hate knows no borders. While she might hide in a can or pouch here in the Americas, in India she comes in the form of a little sachette and is very cheap. (like any dirty whore) Praddy credits his new interest in bodybuilding as what pushed him over the edge to quit. Oh, and the fact that cancer rotting his face off scared the shit out of him. With the help of KTC he has gone from not being able to do anything without chew, to being 100 days free. Good work man! Dave1903 and wmcatty are given credit for supporting PradyÂ’s quit but the fear of Worktowin coming over there and beating his ass with a cricket paddle definitely helped too. Which leads us to a little cultural field tripÂ…
Since we came all this way we might as well take a moment to see what india has to share. The sport of cricket is not a hobby of PraddyÂ’s but a PASSION. Ordinarily we would think he is embellishing, but these guys are like soccer hooligans for the sport. For those not familiar, cricket is kinda like baseball but uses a paddle and has a scoring system i don't understand. The British introduced it, but India took it to the next level. Praddy doesnÂ’t watch much TV but when he does, itÂ’s the Indian National Cricket Team games. I wonder what their mascot is?Â….
Since Praddy is sticking around for 200 days we can learn a bit more about this sport named after a bug. His insight thus far is, “You quit one day at a time. No matter what the withdrawal symptoms are, no matter how you are struggling with it, don't give up because this is not about anything or anyone else, but it is the last wall between your life and death.” Well said Praddy. Welcome aboard
Its time for everyone to grab their curry in a hurry cause we got some traveling to do. With our new quitter aboard itÂ’s back to the states with the wisdom of Tyler Durden echoing...
“You're not your job. You're not how much money you have in the bank. You're not the car you drive. You're not the contents of your wallet.
You're not your fucking khakis. You're the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world.”
