General Discussion - 2013

[chewie]

New Blog Post: Brandy - JakeÂ’s Mint ChewÂ’s First Seasonal Offering
http://blog.killthecan.org/2013/11/bran ... -offering/

[Mthomas3824]

"Fear and panic are two separate emotions, fear is healthy and panic is deadly" – Watched Chasing Mavericks this weekend. It’s a damn good movie. I just had a panic situation that maybe someone else might have.  A buddy of mine opened a can in my office and the smell was almost too much to take.  I felt the panic as my mouth watered and my mind begin to focus and justify caving “just this once.” It was very hard to ask him to put that shit away.  I have a fear of caving and what that will lead to. I need to not panic and give that fear reality.

Nice win. I had the same fears. Really, I finally wanted to quit but at the same time I feared I couldn't beat addiction.

It may not work for all but Utah football of old...pissed me off! When the Utes game plan had them leading in the fourth. They would go to prevent defense. What the hell is that anyway? Fear of the big play so let them march down the field? Give up little plays but watch out for the big one? Screw that, punch em in the mouth and get the ball...with a lead!

I decided to steal the ball back from my captor, "Skoal anything" and go on offense. If I'm on offense, nicotine plays defense.

My offensive game plan. Talk the talk and these asses on the site will hold me accountable! I wrote fucking novels! I seriously took over the site to vent, and rage at tobacco and the damn UTS terrorist organization that is in plain site.

The more I trash talked tobacco and cavers, the more secure my promise to quit became.

Ihatecope: We all are different but KTC's plan of post roll, keep your word and repeat is fool proof if you follow it.

From there, make your gameplan. Mine is offense and throw the first punch at nicotine. Yours might be defense but have a strategy to post roll 100%, keep your word and repeat.

Crimes of passion usually are because of a false love. I have a crime of passion for nicotine. I thought I loved her but now, nothing would make me happier than someone calling her time of death and I killed her.

I'm dramatic but I have a gay big brother so give me some leniency. 'winker'

[RAZD611]

Hello everyone.  I am new so if I do not post in the right section... I apologize.  To give a little background about myself...
I have chewed Skoal then Red Seal for a combined 20 years anywhere from 1/2 can to 1 1/2 can per day.  My family wanted me to quit, asked me quit and even annoyed me with reminding me to quit.  I never had that desire to quit.  Honestly, just never wanted to.  Then this past Saturday, my 13 year old son woke me up to go turkey hunting.  I woke up, did my normal routine went about my business and prior to getting in the truck, I realized I didn't put my chew in as I normally do every morning.  I said to myself, "Hey, I've already gone an hour, I wonder if I can go two".  Before I knew it, cough drops, candy, gum and seeds have taken over and it is now Monday and no chew.  I went and bought a can of Smokey Mountain.

Is what is odd is, within 5 minutes of waking up each day, I have a chew.  Then literally the only time through the day I don't have a chew is when I am eating.  It was really, really bad.  I didn't make a concious decision to quit... I just got on this road by challenging myself 1 hour at a time.  Now I am on my third day, yes I'm ready to scream.  Yes I have two unopened cans in my truck.  One I even opened and smelled the snuff but I know I can do it.  I was getting a really bad craving but I started typing and it seems to be going away.  Has anyone else just kinda fell into quitting like I did or am I just a wierd one?  Oh, the other reason I am wanting to stay quit is I treated my family like crap over the weekend.  They did not know I was quittting.  I figured since I was a royal jerk and it has been 3 days... I might as well stay quit.  but I will admit it sucks and I really dont know if I can do it. 

Sorry for the ramble, this just helped me.  cant explain it but it just helped.

Great work on the decision to quit chewing. First toss those cans, second find your quit group and then read and post on the site and lastly post roll call everyday promising the group and yourself that you will quit each day.

We all have various stories of quiting, but we all wind up the same spot, that we are addicted to the nicotine in chew and we were a slave to it everyday.

Stay strong, get some numbers and stay quit.
Charles

First of alll GET RID OF THE TWO CANS!!!

You can do this.

[Idaho Spuds]

Hello everyone. I am new so if I do not post in the right section... I apologize. To give a little background about myself...
I have chewed Skoal then Red Seal for a combined 20 years anywhere from 1/2 can to 1 1/2 can per day. My family wanted me to quit, asked me quit and even annoyed me with reminding me to quit. I never had that desire to quit. Honestly, just never wanted to. Then this past Saturday, my 13 year old son woke me up to go turkey hunting. I woke up, did my normal routine went about my business and prior to getting in the truck, I realized I didn't put my chew in as I normally do every morning. I said to myself, "Hey, I've already gone an hour, I wonder if I can go two". Before I knew it, cough drops, candy, gum and seeds have taken over and it is now Monday and no chew. I went and bought a can of Smokey Mountain.

Is what is odd is, within 5 minutes of waking up each day, I have a chew. Then literally the only time through the day I don't have a chew is when I am eating. It was really, really bad. I didn't make a concious decision to quit... I just got on this road by challenging myself 1 hour at a time. Now I am on my third day, yes I'm ready to scream. Yes I have two unopened cans in my truck. One I even opened and smelled the snuff but I know I can do it. I was getting a really bad craving but I started typing and it seems to be going away. Has anyone else just kinda fell into quitting like I did or am I just a wierd one? Oh, the other reason I am wanting to stay quit is I treated my family like crap over the weekend. They did not know I was quittting. I figured since I was a royal jerk and it has been 3 days... I might as well stay quit. but I will admit it sucks and I really dont know if I can do it.

Sorry for the ramble, this just helped me. cant explain it but it just helped.

Great work on the decision to quit chewing. First toss those cans, second find your quit group and then read and post on the site and lastly post roll call everyday promising the group and yourself that you will quit each day.

We all have various stories of quiting, but we all wind up the same spot, that we are addicted to the nicotine in chew and we were a slave to it everyday.

Stay strong, get some numbers and stay quit.
Charles

[chewie]

New Blog Post: KillTheCan.org Quit Forums Surpass 17,000 Members!
http://blog.killthecan.org/2013/11/kill ... 0-members/

[chewie]

I missed it, but we reached 17,000 members!

'oh yeah'

In less than a HOF cycle no less!!!

http://blog.killthecan.org/2013/11/kill ... 0-members/

[Nolaq]

I missed it, but we reached 17,000 members!

'oh yeah'

[Nolaq]

I pulled out a old pair of hiking boots to get repaired for an upcoming hunting trip and I found a hidden cope can in the boot.  I look forward to a day when I stop finding reminders of my chewing/nicotine addiction.
TGIF!  Cheers
Idaho Spuds - Charles

I was doing some work at our gym and I found one up in the ceiling tiles.

I quit over 3 years ago.

Have a great hike!

Have you looked in your printers? That could be your problem. 'crackup'

Har-dee-Har-Har! :angry:

'crackup' Guess that'll never die!!!

Nolaq's printer

http://museumvictoria.com.au/collection ... -old-style

The fucker still works!

'Finger'

[RAZD611]

I pulled out a old pair of hiking boots to get repaired for an upcoming hunting trip and I found a hidden cope can in the boot.  I look forward to a day when I stop finding reminders of my chewing/nicotine addiction.
TGIF!  Cheers
Idaho Spuds - Charles

I was doing some work at our gym and I found one up in the ceiling tiles.

I quit over 3 years ago.

Have a great hike!

Have you looked in your printers? That could be your problem. 'crackup'

Har-dee-Har-Har! :angry:

'crackup' Guess that'll never die!!!

Nolaq's printer

http://museumvictoria.com.au/collection ... -old-style

[Kdip]

:NOLAQ:

[Kdip]

I pulled out a old pair of hiking boots to get repaired for an upcoming hunting trip and I found a hidden cope can in the boot.  I look forward to a day when I stop finding reminders of my chewing/nicotine addiction.
TGIF!  Cheers
Idaho Spuds - Charles

I was doing some work at our gym and I found one up in the ceiling tiles.

I quit over 3 years ago.

Have a great hike!

Have you looked in your printers? That could be your problem. 'crackup'

Har-dee-Har-Har! :angry:

'crackup' Guess that'll never die!!!

[Nolaq]

I pulled out a old pair of hiking boots to get repaired for an upcoming hunting trip and I found a hidden cope can in the boot.  I look forward to a day when I stop finding reminders of my chewing/nicotine addiction.
TGIF!  Cheers
Idaho Spuds - Charles

I was doing some work at our gym and I found one up in the ceiling tiles.

I quit over 3 years ago.

Have a great hike!

Have you looked in your printers? That could be your problem. 'crackup'

Har-dee-Har-Har! :angry:

[ihatecope]

"Fear and panic are two separate emotions, fear is healthy and panic is deadly" – Watched Chasing Mavericks this weekend. It’s a damn good movie. I just had a panic situation that maybe someone else might have. A buddy of mine opened a can in my office and the smell was almost too much to take. I felt the panic as my mouth watered and my mind begin to focus and justify caving “just this once.” It was very hard to ask him to put that shit away. I have a fear of caving and what that will lead to. I need to not panic and give that fear reality.

[PhilipF318]

Hello everyone. I am new so if I do not post in the right section... I apologize. To give a little background about myself...
I have chewed Skoal then Red Seal for a combined 20 years anywhere from 1/2 can to 1 1/2 can per day. My family wanted me to quit, asked me quit and even annoyed me with reminding me to quit. I never had that desire to quit. Honestly, just never wanted to. Then this past Saturday, my 13 year old son woke me up to go turkey hunting. I woke up, did my normal routine went about my business and prior to getting in the truck, I realized I didn't put my chew in as I normally do every morning. I said to myself, "Hey, I've already gone an hour, I wonder if I can go two". Before I knew it, cough drops, candy, gum and seeds have taken over and it is now Monday and no chew. I went and bought a can of Smokey Mountain.

Is what is odd is, within 5 minutes of waking up each day, I have a chew. Then literally the only time through the day I don't have a chew is when I am eating. It was really, really bad. I didn't make a concious decision to quit... I just got on this road by challenging myself 1 hour at a time. Now I am on my third day, yes I'm ready to scream. Yes I have two unopened cans in my truck. One I even opened and smelled the snuff but I know I can do it. I was getting a really bad craving but I started typing and it seems to be going away. Has anyone else just kinda fell into quitting like I did or am I just a wierd one? Oh, the other reason I am wanting to stay quit is I treated my family like crap over the weekend. They did not know I was quittting. I figured since I was a royal jerk and it has been 3 days... I might as well stay quit. but I will admit it sucks and I really dont know if I can do it.

Sorry for the ramble, this just helped me. cant explain it but it just helped.

[bubblehed668]

I pulled out a old pair of hiking boots to get repaired for an upcoming hunting trip and I found a hidden cope can in the boot.  I look forward to a day when I stop finding reminders of my chewing/nicotine addiction.
TGIF!  Cheers
Idaho Spuds - Charles

I was doing some work at our gym and I found one up in the ceiling tiles.

I quit over 3 years ago.

Have a great hike!

Have you looked in your printers? That could be your problem. 'crackup'