cbird65 to cbird to bird ... either way here's the back story

[Keith0617]

Today

Trust - build it
Others - not alone here - we are a brotherhood
Determined - be single-minded about your quit
Assist - help a brother, it will strengthen both quits
Yoke - tandem efforts moving toward a target

still applies

So true

[cbird65]

Today

Trust - build it
Others - not alone here - we are a brotherhood
Determined - be single-minded about your quit
Assist - help a brother, it will strengthen both quits
Yoke - tandem efforts moving toward a target

still applies

[Keith0617]

Haven’t added anything here is a long-ass time..

I am now ten plus years quit and my brain still doesn’t believe it’s been that long.  I’ve carried my KTC coin wherever I go….
 During my last business trip to Austin my coin fell out of my pocket sometime on the last night of a business trip to Austin a couple of weeks ago.  Me a couple of co-workers search the on-site bar at the LoneStar Court hotel where we were staying…. to no avail.  When I checked out of the hotel, I asked them to keep an eye out for it and showed them a pic of coin and it’s ‘meaning and importance’.
I asked my coworker to try to contact the Lyft driver to see if they found my coin and gave him my phone number if they did.  Two days later I received a call from the driver and explained what it meant to me. He immediately congratulated me on my quit and said he would drop it off at the hotel since had already checked out and back in Plano. (3 hours north)
The following Tuesday, the driver called me saying he dropped the coin off.  I immediately called the hotel and asked them if they would take the coin to a FedEx location and ship it back if I sent them a shipping label.  The desk agent agreed but 1 hour later the manager called me back and gave me his email address and cell, saying he would personally insure this was done.  Two hours later, I received a FedEx text saying the ‘package was dropped off’.  The following day, I sent him a thank you email for all of his efforts

He quickly emailed me back

"I am glad you received your package. I was so glad to see the coin when it was dropped off.  Your coin is more than a piece of metal it is a ray of hope. It is hard work and struggle paying off and gives you the strength when you need it.  Our very best wishes from the lone star court. And hope to see you again in the future."

Great read. Thank you for sharing.

[cbird65]

Haven’t added anything here is a long-ass time..

I am now ten plus years quit and my brain still doesn’t believe it’s been that long.  I’ve carried my KTC coin wherever I go….
 During my last business trip to Austin my coin fell out of my pocket sometime on the last night of a business trip to Austin a couple of weeks ago.  Me a couple of co-workers search the on-site bar at the LoneStar Court hotel where we were staying…. to no avail.  When I checked out of the hotel, I asked them to keep an eye out for it and showed them a pic of coin and it’s ‘meaning and importance’.
I asked my coworker to try to contact the Lyft driver to see if they found my coin and gave him my phone number if they did.  Two days later I received a call from the driver and explained what it meant to me. He immediately congratulated me on my quit and said he would drop it off at the hotel since had already checked out and back in Plano. (3 hours north)
The following Tuesday, the driver called me saying he dropped the coin off.  I immediately called the hotel and asked them if they would take the coin to a FedEx location and ship it back if I sent them a shipping label.  The desk agent agreed but 1 hour later the manager called me back and gave me his email address and cell, saying he would personally insure this was done.  Two hours later, I received a FedEx text saying the ‘package was dropped off’.  The following day, I sent him a thank you email for all of his efforts

He quickly emailed me back

"I am glad you received your package. I was so glad to see the coin when it was dropped off.  Your coin is more than a piece of metal it is a ray of hope. It is hard work and struggle paying off and gives you the strength when you need it.  Our very best wishes from the lone star court. And hope to see you again in the future."

[FLLipOut]

 11 Jul 2013, 10:29

559
Quitting tobacco is the hardest thing any of us will ever do.  What does it really take?

Well for me, it was the ‘I have had enough of being controlled by a 2 ¼” can”.  Ok, you say.  Bully for you – you made a mental decision not based on fear or for anyone else…. What now?

What now is where KTC came into play.  Finding this site three days after my decision was the life preserver being tossed to a man treading water in a turbulent ocean.  I had been here before and failed countless times.   I needed to learn how to quit, not just stop.  It was a matter disregarding all the ‘knowledge’ I thought I knew and become a student of quit.

I had never visited an open forum before and this isn’t the easiest elephant to eat so it’s little by little each day learning the ins and outs of KTC.  Was it difficult, yes but it also distracted my nicotine ridden body and mind.  I am part of April 12, the battered bumping bastards of April 12 to be exact and am one of the spreadsheet trackers too. Our name is justly deserved.  Come by and read some of our history to see why. 

The saying around here is to drink the Kool-Aid.    I’ll take it a step further and liken it to jumping out of the plane for the first time.  I am not an accomplished sky diver but have made 5 successful jumps.  Yes I know we have some badass military guys on the site and I am not trying to compare myself to your or your sacrifice/service – just hang with me a little bit.  Hanging on the edge of the plane at 14,000 feet you have a decision to make.  Tandem jumping is now the law and it’s up to the jumper to make the initial exit.  Full commitment is now reality if you want to experience. The jump school (first 100 days) teaches us how to identify the dangers and pitfalls of our addiction.  Not just avoiding the fight but how to defend and then attack the enemy.  Tandem jumping means you are wearing a harness which is attached to an experienced and licensed sky diver (KTC vet).  My life was literally in my jumper partner and had to completely trust he could land me safely. After the Hall, we get to put our ‘quit degree’ into practice.  The first milestone is only a mile marker affirming you are going in the right direction.  Top off the tank and get back on the road; this is not your final destination!  For me, after my first safe landing, I was ready to go again!! 

Would I be quit without KTC?  Yes, is say with slight question mark floating in the back of my mind.  Would I be as confident in my defensive and offensive skill in battling nicotine, HELL NO!

Let go and let it rip boys!!

Well put brother!!

Its vets like you that have given newbies and not-so-newbies like myself the advise on how to get thru some of the tough spots.

Proud to be quit with you today.

keep paying it forward and backward G25 - lovin that quit

Whenever I'm pissed I know I can come to Cbird's intro for a dose to positivity. Thanks Cbird. Proud to know you.

taking a walk down memory land and ran across this ....

Preach it

Tweet tweet. That's wisdom thrown there.

Serious gold from the birdman!!!

[ChickDip]

 11 Jul 2013, 10:29

559
Quitting tobacco is the hardest thing any of us will ever do.  What does it really take?

Well for me, it was the ‘I have had enough of being controlled by a 2 ¼” can”.  Ok, you say.  Bully for you – you made a mental decision not based on fear or for anyone else…. What now?

What now is where KTC came into play.  Finding this site three days after my decision was the life preserver being tossed to a man treading water in a turbulent ocean.  I had been here before and failed countless times.   I needed to learn how to quit, not just stop.  It was a matter disregarding all the ‘knowledge’ I thought I knew and become a student of quit.

I had never visited an open forum before and this isn’t the easiest elephant to eat so it’s little by little each day learning the ins and outs of KTC.  Was it difficult, yes but it also distracted my nicotine ridden body and mind.  I am part of April 12, the battered bumping bastards of April 12 to be exact and am one of the spreadsheet trackers too. Our name is justly deserved.  Come by and read some of our history to see why. 

The saying around here is to drink the Kool-Aid.    I’ll take it a step further and liken it to jumping out of the plane for the first time.  I am not an accomplished sky diver but have made 5 successful jumps.  Yes I know we have some badass military guys on the site and I am not trying to compare myself to your or your sacrifice/service – just hang with me a little bit.  Hanging on the edge of the plane at 14,000 feet you have a decision to make.  Tandem jumping is now the law and it’s up to the jumper to make the initial exit.  Full commitment is now reality if you want to experience. The jump school (first 100 days) teaches us how to identify the dangers and pitfalls of our addiction.  Not just avoiding the fight but how to defend and then attack the enemy.  Tandem jumping means you are wearing a harness which is attached to an experienced and licensed sky diver (KTC vet).  My life was literally in my jumper partner and had to completely trust he could land me safely. After the Hall, we get to put our ‘quit degree’ into practice.  The first milestone is only a mile marker affirming you are going in the right direction.  Top off the tank and get back on the road; this is not your final destination!  For me, after my first safe landing, I was ready to go again!! 

Would I be quit without KTC?  Yes, is say with slight question mark floating in the back of my mind.  Would I be as confident in my defensive and offensive skill in battling nicotine, HELL NO!

Let go and let it rip boys!!

Well put brother!!

Its vets like you that have given newbies and not-so-newbies like myself the advise on how to get thru some of the tough spots.

Proud to be quit with you today.

keep paying it forward and backward G25 - lovin that quit

Whenever I'm pissed I know I can come to Cbird's intro for a dose to positivity. Thanks Cbird. Proud to know you.

taking a walk down memory land and ran across this ....

Preach it

Tweet tweet. That's wisdom thrown there.

[Keith0617]

 11 Jul 2013, 10:29

559
Quitting tobacco is the hardest thing any of us will ever do.  What does it really take?

Well for me, it was the ‘I have had enough of being controlled by a 2 ¼” can”.  Ok, you say.  Bully for you – you made a mental decision not based on fear or for anyone else…. What now?

What now is where KTC came into play.  Finding this site three days after my decision was the life preserver being tossed to a man treading water in a turbulent ocean.  I had been here before and failed countless times.   I needed to learn how to quit, not just stop.  It was a matter disregarding all the ‘knowledge’ I thought I knew and become a student of quit.

I had never visited an open forum before and this isn’t the easiest elephant to eat so it’s little by little each day learning the ins and outs of KTC.  Was it difficult, yes but it also distracted my nicotine ridden body and mind.  I am part of April 12, the battered bumping bastards of April 12 to be exact and am one of the spreadsheet trackers too. Our name is justly deserved.  Come by and read some of our history to see why. 

The saying around here is to drink the Kool-Aid.    I’ll take it a step further and liken it to jumping out of the plane for the first time.  I am not an accomplished sky diver but have made 5 successful jumps.  Yes I know we have some badass military guys on the site and I am not trying to compare myself to your or your sacrifice/service – just hang with me a little bit.  Hanging on the edge of the plane at 14,000 feet you have a decision to make.  Tandem jumping is now the law and it’s up to the jumper to make the initial exit.  Full commitment is now reality if you want to experience. The jump school (first 100 days) teaches us how to identify the dangers and pitfalls of our addiction.  Not just avoiding the fight but how to defend and then attack the enemy.  Tandem jumping means you are wearing a harness which is attached to an experienced and licensed sky diver (KTC vet).  My life was literally in my jumper partner and had to completely trust he could land me safely. After the Hall, we get to put our ‘quit degree’ into practice.  The first milestone is only a mile marker affirming you are going in the right direction.  Top off the tank and get back on the road; this is not your final destination!  For me, after my first safe landing, I was ready to go again!! 

Would I be quit without KTC?  Yes, is say with slight question mark floating in the back of my mind.  Would I be as confident in my defensive and offensive skill in battling nicotine, HELL NO!

Let go and let it rip boys!!

Well put brother!!

Its vets like you that have given newbies and not-so-newbies like myself the advise on how to get thru some of the tough spots.

Proud to be quit with you today.

keep paying it forward and backward G25 - lovin that quit

Whenever I'm pissed I know I can come to Cbird's intro for a dose to positivity. Thanks Cbird. Proud to know you.

taking a walk down memory land and ran across this ....

Preach it

[cbird65]

 11 Jul 2013, 10:29

559
Quitting tobacco is the hardest thing any of us will ever do.  What does it really take?

Well for me, it was the ‘I have had enough of being controlled by a 2 ¼” can”.  Ok, you say.  Bully for you – you made a mental decision not based on fear or for anyone else…. What now?

What now is where KTC came into play.  Finding this site three days after my decision was the life preserver being tossed to a man treading water in a turbulent ocean.  I had been here before and failed countless times.   I needed to learn how to quit, not just stop.  It was a matter disregarding all the ‘knowledge’ I thought I knew and become a student of quit.

I had never visited an open forum before and this isn’t the easiest elephant to eat so it’s little by little each day learning the ins and outs of KTC.  Was it difficult, yes but it also distracted my nicotine ridden body and mind.  I am part of April 12, the battered bumping bastards of April 12 to be exact and am one of the spreadsheet trackers too. Our name is justly deserved.  Come by and read some of our history to see why. 

The saying around here is to drink the Kool-Aid.    I’ll take it a step further and liken it to jumping out of the plane for the first time.  I am not an accomplished sky diver but have made 5 successful jumps.  Yes I know we have some badass military guys on the site and I am not trying to compare myself to your or your sacrifice/service – just hang with me a little bit.  Hanging on the edge of the plane at 14,000 feet you have a decision to make.  Tandem jumping is now the law and it’s up to the jumper to make the initial exit.  Full commitment is now reality if you want to experience. The jump school (first 100 days) teaches us how to identify the dangers and pitfalls of our addiction.  Not just avoiding the fight but how to defend and then attack the enemy.  Tandem jumping means you are wearing a harness which is attached to an experienced and licensed sky diver (KTC vet).  My life was literally in my jumper partner and had to completely trust he could land me safely. After the Hall, we get to put our ‘quit degree’ into practice.  The first milestone is only a mile marker affirming you are going in the right direction.  Top off the tank and get back on the road; this is not your final destination!  For me, after my first safe landing, I was ready to go again!! 

Would I be quit without KTC?  Yes, is say with slight question mark floating in the back of my mind.  Would I be as confident in my defensive and offensive skill in battling nicotine, HELL NO!

Let go and let it rip boys!!

Well put brother!!

Its vets like you that have given newbies and not-so-newbies like myself the advise on how to get thru some of the tough spots.

Proud to be quit with you today.

keep paying it forward and backward G25 - lovin that quit

Whenever I'm pissed I know I can come to Cbird's intro for a dose to positivity. Thanks Cbird. Proud to know you.

taking a walk down memory land and ran across this ....

[Rawls]

indulge me if I get nostalgic ... six years ago on NYE, I walked out of a party giving my can to the host and said "I am done". Three agonizing days later I googled 'fake dip' and landed on KTC. I've been attending that same NYE party for the last six years and every year I would have a new coin with me. I made it a point during the night to show it to the host and ask him if he was ready to embrace freedom. Every year, he would tell he'd quit when he was ready......

In October he joined the site but never got involved and I was pessimistically optimistic of his success.....Last night he told me he was on day 84...

Thanks Justin for texting him.
And thanks to all of you who continue to pay it forward

an update on my buddy. Monday morning he texted me day 300!!! I wasn't aware but later that night, our tight group of friends met up for dinner and toasted.


investment
time
dividend .....

sowing
weeding
reaping...

no short cuts

Great message..
Thanks for sharing!
There are so many assets and benifits
From being a Quitter!

A few more to add... .
Searching
Finding
Changing

Then....
Sharing
Witnessing
Changing
Well done Bird.........!

I quit with you.
Rawls 1367

[cbird65]

indulge me if I get nostalgic ... six years ago on NYE, I walked out of a party giving my can to the host and said "I am done". Three agonizing days later I googled 'fake dip' and landed on KTC. I've been attending that same NYE party for the last six years and every year I would have a new coin with me. I made it a point during the night to show it to the host and ask him if he was ready to embrace freedom. Every year, he would tell he'd quit when he was ready......

In October he joined the site but never got involved and I was pessimistically optimistic of his success.....Last night he told me he was on day 84...

Thanks Justin for texting him.
And thanks to all of you who continue to pay it forward

an update on my buddy. Monday morning he texted me day 300!!! I wasn't aware but later that night, our tight group of friends met up for dinner and toasted.


investment
time
dividend .....

sowing
weeding
reaping...

no short cuts

[Rawls]

Y'all need to head on over to the Glass House of April 2012 and congratulate my dude CBird on hitting 2400!

'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog'

Congratulations on the 24th floor bird

Tweets! huge congrats on floor #24! :wub:

24th floor? Congratulations!

Congratulations, birdman!!! 'party'

The birds the word today

Nice. Grats.

Holy cow I didn't realize I'd had lunch with a celebrity! Looking forward to the next meetup brother!

How's the view up there CBird?

A of all, thanks FUCS for digging this intro up!
B of all, thanks for all of you how contributed along the way. Humbled and grateful
C of all ...I just like talking like a lawyer roflmao

Well done sir.
Rawls 1348

[cbird65]

Y'all need to head on over to the Glass House of April 2012 and congratulate my dude CBird on hitting 2400!

'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog'

Congratulations on the 24th floor bird

Tweets! huge congrats on floor #24! :wub:

24th floor? Congratulations!

Congratulations, birdman!!! 'party'

The birds the word today

Nice. Grats.

Holy cow I didn't realize I'd had lunch with a celebrity! Looking forward to the next meetup brother!

How's the view up there CBird?

A of all, thanks FUCS for digging this intro up!
B of all, thanks for all of you how contributed along the way. Humbled and grateful
C of all ...I just like talking like a lawyer roflmao

[eric71]

Y'all need to head on over to the Glass House of April 2012 and congratulate my dude CBird on hitting 2400!

'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog'

Congratulations on the 24th floor bird

Tweets! huge congrats on floor #24! :wub:

24th floor? Congratulations!

Congratulations, birdman!!! 'party'

The birds the word today

Nice. Grats.

Holy cow I didn't realize I'd had lunch with a celebrity! Looking forward to the next meetup brother!

How's the view up there CBird?

[Athan]

Y'all need to head on over to the Glass House of April 2012 and congratulate my dude CBird on hitting 2400!

'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog'

Congratulations on the 24th floor bird

Tweets! huge congrats on floor #24! :wub:

24th floor? Congratulations!

Congratulations, birdman!!! 'party'

The birds the word today

Nice. Grats.

Holy cow I didn't realize I'd had lunch with a celebrity! Looking forward to the next meetup brother!

[G]

Y'all need to head on over to the Glass House of April 2012 and congratulate my dude CBird on hitting 2400!

'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog' 'BanDog'

Congratulations on the 24th floor bird

Tweets! huge congrats on floor #24! :wub:

24th floor? Congratulations!

Congratulations, birdman!!! 'party'

The birds the word today

Nice. Grats.