General Discussion - 2018

[Athan]

Time

is

NOT

on

your

side

How old were you when you started

[Athan]

Time

is

NOT

on

your

side

[Gromo]

Hard.

It's a word used by the weak to describe that which requires effort.

Hey now. It's also a word people use to describe me...especially my wife. Shit the wind blowing just right will do the trick.

[Athan]

Hard.

It's a word used by the weak to describe that which requires effort.

[Athan]

Take that can out and look at it. Really, go ahead. Take it out and look at it. ItÃ,’s not made of gold or anything.
What if I told you that you paid $50,000 for it.
What, you didnÃ,’t know it was an installment plan?
DidnÃ,’t know with the first can you were signing up for LIFE?
You werenÃ,’t planning on that were you?
If a slick salesman were sitting before your son with a legal contract and was pushing your kid to sign the dotted line that would obligate him for $5 a day for the REST OF HIS LIFE and you had a baseball bat, how would that all pan out?
What person in their right mind commits themselves to a financial contract in perpetuity that could cost them their life?
I wouldnÃ,’t even do that for a cool pickup truck.
And for a can? Really?

[chewie]

I am guessing there will be a bump in KTC traffic when folks read the Jim Kelly Story:
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2261 ... 83369786=1
They will probably google did Jim Kelly chew? And then they will start googling chewing, quitting and cancer.

I have done all those things and the only difference between a random chewer and me is I quit and joined KTC, and I have posted 1+ for 1292 days.
QLF
Idaho Spuds

Agree.

Sadly, it will also lead to an influx of folks telling us how safe tobacco is, how they've got a 90 year old grandfather who's smoked and chewed his whole life and is totally healthy, how many benefits nicotine actually has, blah, blah, blah.

There's a lot of stupid fucking people out there.

I know what I know. Tobacco had me hooked. It damn near killed me to quit. I'm NEVER going back.

Prayers to Jim Kelly...

Proud to be quit with you all today.

Chewie

[Idaho Spuds]

I am guessing there will be a bump in KTC traffic when folks read the Jim Kelly Story:
http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/2261 ... 83369786=1
They will probably google did Jim Kelly chew? And then they will start googling chewing, quitting and cancer.

I have done all those things and the only difference between a random chewer and me is I quit and joined KTC, and I have posted 1+ for 1292 days.
QLF
Idaho Spuds

[Idaho Spuds]

You ready to be all in?
Because there's no point entering unless you are.
There's no such thing as half-quit.
I mean, you don't get half-syphilis.
The doctor isn't going to tell you, "I'm sorry, but you've got half cancer"
Your objective, should you choose to commit, is to quit every day.
You'll post roll with others promising to do just that, every day.
You'll notice some that post late, some that miss days.
They're not all in. They don't make it. They're on their way to getting half-herpes or half-diabetes.
What about you?
You ready to be all in?

This.

Is.

BRILLIANT.

Athan is killing it..

[chewie]

You ready to be all in?
Because there's no point entering unless you are.
There's no such thing as half-quit.
I mean, you don't get half-syphilis.
The doctor isn't going to tell you, "I'm sorry, but you've got half cancer"
Your objective, should you choose to commit, is to quit every day.
You'll post roll with others promising to do just that, every day.
You'll notice some that post late, some that miss days.
They're not all in. They don't make it. They're on their way to getting half-herpes or half-diabetes.
What about you?
You ready to be all in?

This.

Is.

BRILLIANT.

[Athan]

You ready to be all in?
Because there's no point entering unless you are.
There's no such thing as half-quit.
I mean, you don't get half-syphilis.
The doctor isn't going to tell you, "I'm sorry, but you've got half cancer"
Your objective, should you choose to commit, is to quit every day.
You'll post roll with others promising to do just that, every day.
You'll notice some that post late, some that miss days.
They're not all in. They don't make it. They're on their way to getting half-herpes or half-diabetes.
What about you?
You ready to be all in?

[Athan]

Go ahead and put that chew in. Go ahead, I want you to have a little context while we discuss what it is that you just did.

Polonium-210 (Po-210) is a radioactive material that occurs naturally in the earthÃ,’s crust.

Similar to bananaÃ,’s and their affinity for potassium-40, tobacco has an affinity for Polonium. That means that the plant will naturally absorb the nuclide whereas other plants wonÃ,’t.

Now here is the interesting part, Po-210 emits alpha particles. Of all the radioactive particles, the alpha particle is the largest, has the highest charge, and does the most biological damage.
Because of its large mass and high charge, it is stopped by the clothes that you wear or even your skin. So itÃ,’s a radiation hazard only if it is taken into the body through breathing or eating.

Polonium has a half-life of 138 days. That means that after 138 days, you will still have half of what you just ingested.

Much of Po-210 is passed through feces, although the remaining amounts that enter the bloodstream can concentrate in organs such as the spleen, kidneys, and liver.

And you thought oral cancer was the only risk; think again. You canÃ,’t pull your spleen out and look at it to see if youÃ,’ve been chewing too much the way you can look at your lip or gums in the mirror.

Ready to spit that dip out and quit for real now?

Sources:
https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/polonium-210.htm
https://www3.epa.gov/radtown/tobacco.html

[Gromo]

This is my first full day quitting after chewing for 11 years. I drive truck for a living so IÃ,’m really struggling with this quit. I chewed merely out of boredom and the help with the stress of driving.

Does anyone have any tips or suggestions on how to deal with the extreme Ã,“mood swingÃ,”? One minute IÃ,’m fine and then the next minute IÃ,’m freaking out and really angry. I hate this crap and itÃ,’s been the biggest block as to why I havenÃ,’t made honest efforts into quitting but I want to be around for my wife (1 month married as of today!) and my future children so IÃ,’m giving it my best effort but itÃ,’s difficult.

Just wait until you cry like a 14 yo girl... thats fun.

Hey, you truckers got it tough - can't just stop driving to go for a walk, which is what I tell most people. Maybe just crank up some of your favorite tunes (as loud as you can) and scream along. After 3 minutes, the crave will be gone.

Quit for yourself, hate that weed. Your wife and future children will be better off in the future

^^^ MN provides some solid advice

Hydrant and arm yourself. I would a variety of candy, gum, toothpicks, fake chew, anything to keep mixing it up.

Also, get a hand grip strengthener, use it while you drive and get pissed.

At all cost stay quit!

ID

Holy shit, those are some violent tits..

Two stoppages ago I was a driver, gum ends up hurting your jaw your hammering on it so frequently, you'll get fat as fuck from snacking (which I did). the Only thing that helped me was grinds and snacking, though I suggest the grinds coffee. Keeps you awake and gives you that mouth feel. I did not cave because I was driving,I caved because I had "beat it" and all of a sudden smoked a stogey on my birthday about 8 months in, spiraled down from there. You got this, because I had it, if I'd have been on this site then I'd have truly beat it. Join a group, make some allies in the war against nicotine, and promise your friends you wont use today.

[Idaho Spuds]

This is my first full day quitting after chewing for 11 years. I drive truck for a living so IÃ,’m really struggling with this quit. I chewed merely out of boredom and the help with the stress of driving.

Does anyone have any tips or suggestions on how to deal with the extreme Ã,“mood swingÃ,”? One minute IÃ,’m fine and then the next minute IÃ,’m freaking out and really angry. I hate this crap and itÃ,’s been the biggest block as to why I havenÃ,’t made honest efforts into quitting but I want to be around for my wife (1 month married as of today!) and my future children so IÃ,’m giving it my best effort but itÃ,’s difficult.

Just wait until you cry like a 14 yo girl... thats fun.

Hey, you truckers got it tough - can't just stop driving to go for a walk, which is what I tell most people. Maybe just crank up some of your favorite tunes (as loud as you can) and scream along. After 3 minutes, the crave will be gone.

Quit for yourself, hate that weed. Your wife and future children will be better off in the future

^^^ MN provides some solid advice

Hydrant and arm yourself. I would a variety of candy, gum, toothpicks, fake chew, anything to keep mixing it up.

Also, get a hand grip strengthener, use it while you drive and get pissed.

At all cost stay quit!

ID

[DonkeyMN]

This is my first full day quitting after chewing for 11 years. I drive truck for a living so IÃ,’m really struggling with this quit. I chewed merely out of boredom and the help with the stress of driving.

Does anyone have any tips or suggestions on how to deal with the extreme Ã,“mood swingÃ,”? One minute IÃ,’m fine and then the next minute IÃ,’m freaking out and really angry. I hate this crap and itÃ,’s been the biggest block as to why I havenÃ,’t made honest efforts into quitting but I want to be around for my wife (1 month married as of today!) and my future children so IÃ,’m giving it my best effort but itÃ,’s difficult.

Just wait until you cry like a 14 yo girl... thats fun.

Hey, you truckers got it tough - can't just stop driving to go for a walk, which is what I tell most people. Maybe just crank up some of your favorite tunes (as loud as you can) and scream along. After 3 minutes, the crave will be gone.

Quit for yourself, hate that weed. Your wife and future children will be better off in the future

[Rtp1990]

This is my first full day quitting after chewing for 11 years. I drive truck for a living so IÃ,’m really struggling with this quit. I chewed merely out of boredom and the help with the stress of driving.

Does anyone have any tips or suggestions on how to deal with the extreme Ã,“mood swingÃ,”? One minute IÃ,’m fine and then the next minute IÃ,’m freaking out and really angry. I hate this crap and itÃ,’s been the biggest block as to why I havenÃ,’t made honest efforts into quitting but I want to be around for my wife (1 month married as of today!) and my future children so IÃ,’m giving it my best effort but itÃ,’s difficult.