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Re: Day 16
« Reply #565 on: June 16, 2017, 09:16:00 AM »
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A guy I went to high school with just died. Huge guy. He chewed and drank. A lot. I've seen pictures of him recently sitting in a wheelchair with a fucking oxygen mask on and a catheter Hanging off the wheelchair, and he is twirling his precious Copenhagen can in his fingers like acfidget spinner.

His daughter was driving him around and he stopped breathing. Pulled in to the local chevy dealer and they hauled him out of the car and did CPR in the parking lot, where he died.

My class was 230 people. 2 more are fighting jaw cancer. In a brutal painful disfiguring way. It isn't a coincidence that they all looked like hamsters with so much chew shoved in their mouths.

Rough living. Easy dying.
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Damn......Just........Damn
Yet another reason I love this place... motivation everywhere you look.
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May this person rest in peace. And moreover, may we be thankful for each other...working to save each other's lives every damn day; so that hopefully, this does not become our fate.
It does give us a shock when we realize as we look at others, that we could still be right there with them, IF we had not come to our own senses and realize what we were doing to ourselves.

It makes us glad we have found that way, the path to making our self better, making our self healthy both physically and mentally as we live life free of the poison.

And for one, life is so much better without it.

Condolences, may your friend be at peace and his family move on with his good memory.
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Re: Day 16
« Reply #564 on: June 16, 2017, 09:01:00 AM »
Quote from: Steakbomb18
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Quote from: worktowin
A guy I went to high school with just died. Huge guy. He chewed and drank. A lot. I've seen pictures of him recently sitting in a wheelchair with a fucking oxygen mask on and a catheter Hanging off the wheelchair, and he is twirling his precious Copenhagen can in his fingers like acfidget spinner.

His daughter was driving him around and he stopped breathing. Pulled in to the local chevy dealer and they hauled him out of the car and did CPR in the parking lot, where he died.

My class was 230 people. 2 more are fighting jaw cancer. In a brutal painful disfiguring way. It isn't a coincidence that they all looked like hamsters with so much chew shoved in their mouths.

Rough living. Easy dying.
? sad. thankful for this place and you.
Damn......Just........Damn
Yet another reason I love this place... motivation everywhere you look.
freedom
May this person rest in peace. And moreover, may we be thankful for each other...working to save each other's lives every damn day; so that hopefully, this does not become our fate.
It does give us a shock when we realize as we look at others, that we could still be right there with them, IF we had not come to our own senses and realize what we were doing to ourselves.

It makes us glad we have found that way, the path to making our self better, making our self healthy both physically and mentally as we live life free of the poison.

And for one, life is so much better without it.

Condolences, may your friend be at peace and his family move on with his good memory.

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Re: Day 16
« Reply #563 on: June 15, 2017, 10:09:00 PM »
Quote from: sportsfan231
Quote from: AppleJack
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Quote from: worktowin
A guy I went to high school with just died. Huge guy. He chewed and drank. A lot. I've seen pictures of him recently sitting in a wheelchair with a fucking oxygen mask on and a catheter Hanging off the wheelchair, and he is twirling his precious Copenhagen can in his fingers like acfidget spinner.

His daughter was driving him around and he stopped breathing. Pulled in to the local chevy dealer and they hauled him out of the car and did CPR in the parking lot, where he died.

My class was 230 people. 2 more are fighting jaw cancer. In a brutal painful disfiguring way. It isn't a coincidence that they all looked like hamsters with so much chew shoved in their mouths.

Rough living. Easy dying.
? sad. thankful for this place and you.
Damn......Just........Damn
Yet another reason I love this place... motivation everywhere you look.
freedom
May this person rest in peace. And moreover, may we be thankful for each other...working to save each other's lives every damn day; so that hopefully, this does not become our fate.
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Re: Day 16
« Reply #562 on: June 15, 2017, 01:03:00 PM »
Quote from: AppleJack
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Quote from: worktowin
A guy I went to high school with just died. Huge guy. He chewed and drank. A lot. I've seen pictures of him recently sitting in a wheelchair with a fucking oxygen mask on and a catheter Hanging off the wheelchair, and he is twirling his precious Copenhagen can in his fingers like acfidget spinner.

His daughter was driving him around and he stopped breathing. Pulled in to the local chevy dealer and they hauled him out of the car and did CPR in the parking lot, where he died.

My class was 230 people. 2 more are fighting jaw cancer. In a brutal painful disfiguring way. It isn't a coincidence that they all looked like hamsters with so much chew shoved in their mouths.

Rough living. Easy dying.
? sad. thankful for this place and you.
Damn......Just........Damn
Yet another reason I love this place... motivation everywhere you look.
freedom

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Re: Day 16
« Reply #561 on: June 15, 2017, 09:27:00 AM »
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Quote from: worktowin
A guy I went to high school with just died. Huge guy. He chewed and drank. A lot. I've seen pictures of him recently sitting in a wheelchair with a fucking oxygen mask on and a catheter Hanging off the wheelchair, and he is twirling his precious Copenhagen can in his fingers like acfidget spinner.

His daughter was driving him around and he stopped breathing. Pulled in to the local chevy dealer and they hauled him out of the car and did CPR in the parking lot, where he died.

My class was 230 people. 2 more are fighting jaw cancer. In a brutal painful disfiguring way. It isn't a coincidence that they all looked like hamsters with so much chew shoved in their mouths.

Rough living. Easy dying.
? sad. thankful for this place and you.
Damn......Just........Damn
Yet another reason I love this place... motivation everywhere you look.
Well, it’s one louder, isn’t it? It’s not ten.

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Re: Day 16
« Reply #560 on: June 14, 2017, 08:10:00 PM »
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A guy I went to high school with just died. Huge guy. He chewed and drank. A lot. I've seen pictures of him recently sitting in a wheelchair with a fucking oxygen mask on and a catheter Hanging off the wheelchair, and he is twirling his precious Copenhagen can in his fingers like acfidget spinner.

His daughter was driving him around and he stopped breathing. Pulled in to the local chevy dealer and they hauled him out of the car and did CPR in the parking lot, where he died.

My class was 230 people. 2 more are fighting jaw cancer. In a brutal painful disfiguring way. It isn't a coincidence that they all looked like hamsters with so much chew shoved in their mouths.

Rough living. Easy dying.
? sad. thankful for this place and you.
Damn......Just........Damn
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Re: Day 16
« Reply #559 on: June 13, 2017, 05:20:00 PM »
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A guy I went to high school with just died. Huge guy. He chewed and drank. A lot. I've seen pictures of him recently sitting in a wheelchair with a fucking oxygen mask on and a catheter Hanging off the wheelchair, and he is twirling his precious Copenhagen can in his fingers like acfidget spinner.

His daughter was driving him around and he stopped breathing. Pulled in to the local chevy dealer and they hauled him out of the car and did CPR in the parking lot, where he died.

My class was 230 people. 2 more are fighting jaw cancer. In a brutal painful disfiguring way. It isn't a coincidence that they all looked like hamsters with so much chew shoved in their mouths.

Rough living. Easy dying.
? sad. thankful for this place and you.
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Re: Day 16
« Reply #558 on: June 13, 2017, 04:27:00 PM »
A guy I went to high school with just died. Huge guy. He chewed and drank. A lot. I've seen pictures of him recently sitting in a wheelchair with a fucking oxygen mask on and a catheter Hanging off the wheelchair, and he is twirling his precious Copenhagen can in his fingers like acfidget spinner.

His daughter was driving him around and he stopped breathing. Pulled in to the local chevy dealer and they hauled him out of the car and did CPR in the parking lot, where he died.

My class was 230 people. 2 more are fighting jaw cancer. In a brutal painful disfiguring way. It isn't a coincidence that they all looked like hamsters with so much chew shoved in their mouths.

Rough living. Easy dying.

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Re: Day 16
« Reply #557 on: February 04, 2017, 01:31:00 PM »
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1,500 days. This number seems, and looks, absolutely unreal. I still remember how horrible the beginning days were. The feels of hopelessness. Pain. Depression. Isolation. Utter misery. Feeling like it would never get better.

Well, it does. I haven't had a craving in I don't know when. Im a very independent person, but this is not a fight I could do alone. I thank each of you for getting me to a place where winning is now easy, after about 25 years of daily losing. I haven't missed posting roll a single day, and I won't. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making me give myself this freedom.
"I haven't missed posting roll a single day, and I won't"
This.

Despite the ease in winning that w2w has achieved, make no mistake, this man's pedal is to the floor. Maximum quit every day
Post roll every day + honor your word + participate + be accountable = 1500 days quit I think his formula works.
Congrats on 1500 days and keep on leading!
Congrats and thank you for all you do! Any new quitters reading that are reading this w2w is the perfect example of what a BAQ looks like. I suggest you try to emulate him to the best of your ability. If you do that you will not fail!
Echoing the congrats.... ODAAT but EDD
Amen, congrats man. Keep plowing the road for us. And as I told Pab, don't even think about slowing down, because I'll catch up to you, Im only 948 or so days behind!
All in.....and hammer is down.
BA.
Drafting you again tomorrow...Sir
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What they ^^^ said. Keep leading the way :)

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Re: Day 16
« Reply #556 on: February 03, 2017, 12:54:00 AM »
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1,500 days. This number seems, and looks, absolutely unreal. I still remember how horrible the beginning days were. The feels of hopelessness. Pain. Depression. Isolation. Utter misery. Feeling like it would never get better.

Well, it does. I haven't had a craving in I don't know when. Im a very independent person, but this is not a fight I could do alone. I thank each of you for getting me to a place where winning is now easy, after about 25 years of daily losing. I haven't missed posting roll a single day, and I won't. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making me give myself this freedom.
"I haven't missed posting roll a single day, and I won't"
This.

Despite the ease in winning that w2w has achieved, make no mistake, this man's pedal is to the floor. Maximum quit every day
Post roll every day + honor your word + participate + be accountable = 1500 days quit I think his formula works.
Congrats on 1500 days and keep on leading!
Congrats and thank you for all you do! Any new quitters reading that are reading this w2w is the perfect example of what a BAQ looks like. I suggest you try to emulate him to the best of your ability. If you do that you will not fail!
Echoing the congrats.... ODAAT but EDD
Amen, congrats man. Keep plowing the road for us. And as I told Pab, don't even think about slowing down, because I'll catch up to you, Im only 948 or so days behind!
All in.....and hammer is down.
BA.
Drafting you again tomorrow...Sir
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It's always cool to hang out with a winner. My intro thread is littered with words of wisdom from W2W. Well done brother and thanks! :)

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Re: Day 16
« Reply #555 on: February 02, 2017, 10:28:00 PM »
Quote from: JB65
Quote from: CBird65
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Quote from: JGlav
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Quote from: worktowin
1,500 days. This number seems, and looks, absolutely unreal. I still remember how horrible the beginning days were. The feels of hopelessness. Pain. Depression. Isolation. Utter misery. Feeling like it would never get better.

Well, it does. I haven't had a craving in I don't know when. Im a very independent person, but this is not a fight I could do alone. I thank each of you for getting me to a place where winning is now easy, after about 25 years of daily losing. I haven't missed posting roll a single day, and I won't. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making me give myself this freedom.
"I haven't missed posting roll a single day, and I won't"
This.

Despite the ease in winning that w2w has achieved, make no mistake, this man's pedal is to the floor. Maximum quit every day
Post roll every day + honor your word + participate + be accountable = 1500 days quit I think his formula works.
Congrats on 1500 days and keep on leading!
Congrats and thank you for all you do! Any new quitters reading that are reading this w2w is the perfect example of what a BAQ looks like. I suggest you try to emulate him to the best of your ability. If you do that you will not fail!
Echoing the congrats.... ODAAT but EDD
Amen, congrats man. Keep plowing the road for us. And as I told Pab, don't even think about slowing down, because I'll catch up to you, Im only 948 or so days behind!
All in.....and hammer is down.
BA.
Drafting you again tomorrow...Sir
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Re: Day 16
« Reply #554 on: February 02, 2017, 10:38:00 AM »
Quote from: CBird65
Quote from: tjschu
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Quote from: JGlav
Quote from: Steakbomb18
Quote from: worktowin
1,500 days. This number seems, and looks, absolutely unreal. I still remember how horrible the beginning days were. The feels of hopelessness. Pain. Depression. Isolation. Utter misery. Feeling like it would never get better.

Well, it does. I haven't had a craving in I don't know when. Im a very independent person, but this is not a fight I could do alone. I thank each of you for getting me to a place where winning is now easy, after about 25 years of daily losing. I haven't missed posting roll a single day, and I won't. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making me give myself this freedom.
"I haven't missed posting roll a single day, and I won't"
This.

Despite the ease in winning that w2w has achieved, make no mistake, this man's pedal is to the floor. Maximum quit every day
Post roll every day + honor your word + participate + be accountable = 1500 days quit I think his formula works.
Congrats on 1500 days and keep on leading!
Congrats and thank you for all you do! Any new quitters reading that are reading this w2w is the perfect example of what a BAQ looks like. I suggest you try to emulate him to the best of your ability. If you do that you will not fail!
Echoing the congrats.... ODAAT but EDD
Amen, congrats man. Keep plowing the road for us. And as I told Pab, don't even think about slowing down, because I'll catch up to you, Im only 948 or so days behind!

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Re: Day 16
« Reply #553 on: February 02, 2017, 08:20:00 AM »
Quote from: tjschu
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Quote from: worktowin
1,500 days. This number seems, and looks, absolutely unreal. I still remember how horrible the beginning days were. The feels of hopelessness. Pain. Depression. Isolation. Utter misery. Feeling like it would never get better.

Well, it does. I haven't had a craving in I don't know when. Im a very independent person, but this is not a fight I could do alone. I thank each of you for getting me to a place where winning is now easy, after about 25 years of daily losing. I haven't missed posting roll a single day, and I won't. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making me give myself this freedom.
"I haven't missed posting roll a single day, and I won't"
This.

Despite the ease in winning that w2w has achieved, make no mistake, this man's pedal is to the floor. Maximum quit every day
Post roll every day + honor your word + participate + be accountable = 1500 days quit I think his formula works.
Congrats on 1500 days and keep on leading!
Congrats and thank you for all you do! Any new quitters reading that are reading this w2w is the perfect example of what a BAQ looks like. I suggest you try to emulate him to the best of your ability. If you do that you will not fail!
Echoing the congrats.... ODAAT but EDD
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Re: Day 16
« Reply #552 on: February 01, 2017, 12:57:00 PM »
Quote from: Done4Me
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Quote from: Steakbomb18
Quote from: worktowin
1,500 days. This number seems, and looks, absolutely unreal. I still remember how horrible the beginning days were. The feels of hopelessness. Pain. Depression. Isolation. Utter misery. Feeling like it would never get better.

Well, it does. I haven't had a craving in I don't know when. Im a very independent person, but this is not a fight I could do alone. I thank each of you for getting me to a place where winning is now easy, after about 25 years of daily losing. I haven't missed posting roll a single day, and I won't. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making me give myself this freedom.
"I haven't missed posting roll a single day, and I won't"
This.

Despite the ease in winning that w2w has achieved, make no mistake, this man's pedal is to the floor. Maximum quit every day
Post roll every day + honor your word + participate + be accountable = 1500 days quit I think his formula works.
Congrats on 1500 days and keep on leading!
Congrats and thank you for all you do! Any new quitters reading that are reading this w2w is the perfect example of what a BAQ looks like. I suggest you try to emulate him to the best of your ability. If you do that you will not fail!

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Re: Day 16
« Reply #551 on: February 01, 2017, 12:44:00 PM »
Quote from: JGlav
Quote from: Steakbomb18
Quote from: worktowin
1,500 days. This number seems, and looks, absolutely unreal. I still remember how horrible the beginning days were. The feels of hopelessness. Pain. Depression. Isolation. Utter misery. Feeling like it would never get better.

Well, it does. I haven't had a craving in I don't know when. Im a very independent person, but this is not a fight I could do alone. I thank each of you for getting me to a place where winning is now easy, after about 25 years of daily losing. I haven't missed posting roll a single day, and I won't. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for making me give myself this freedom.
"I haven't missed posting roll a single day, and I won't"
This.

Despite the ease in winning that w2w has achieved, make no mistake, this man's pedal is to the floor. Maximum quit every day
Post roll every day + honor your word + participate + be accountable = 1500 days quit I think his formula works.
Congrats on 1500 days and keep on leading!