Worktowin's road to winning

[brettlees]

Day 454

Do any of you remember the villain Bizarro?  The mirrored opposite of Superman?  Well, this week it seems like a hell of a lot of brothers are taking the Bizarro approach to the Kill The Can quit system!

June 2014 seems to be another stop on a series of stops some of these serial stoppers are taking.  Brothers from 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 all coming back to June.  Why did they fail?  Well, the 3 questions are always answered a little differently.  By the way, don't take this entry in my intro as an answer any of these questions, because I haven't caved! But I do know why every single one of them failed.  So I will answer for them...

Answer:  They stopped posting.

I have, for 454 days, read every new intro post on this board.  And well over 1,000 quitters have joined the ranks in the days since I joined.  Only three caved after posting.  Those 3 men had no integrity - they came back and left very quickly after coming back - these halls are not lined with men that lack integrity.  I don't even count those three sociopaths in this lineup, but that still leaves an awful lot of cavers.  What about them?  EVERY.  SINGLE.  ONE... stopped posting.  They got comfortable.  They got busy.  Who knows, who cares why.... they just stopped. 

Many of us spend thousands upon thousands of dollars on insurance products every year.  Insurance for our cars, our boats, our motorcycles, our eyes... teeth... lives... houses.... cats.... dogs....  15 seconds a day is all that it takes to insure your quit.  You post your promise.  You keep your word (unless you are a sociopath.)  Free insurance?  What fucking moron would pass up a free insurance policy that pays you back every day you use it?  Look around... lots of morons abound these days...

Bruce,  BigWhiteBeast, DCHogs, MCarmo, Syndrome (who can't spell worth a shit LOL) and many, many others don't spend as much time on this board as they do because they are bored or have nothing else to do.  They do it to pay it forward, and to insure their quit!  Follow their lead, and success is guaranteed!

While I'm on the subject, I've seen a lot of kinda sappy "life is sure tough and it seems like nicotine might make it better but I know it won't so I'm not gonna cave" BS lately.  Here are some of the "great" memories of nicotine that I have:

--gave me anxiety every time I went to the dentist
--was a key factor in a series of very serious health problems I have overcome
--took away at least an hour a day from my beautiful wife (ninja master here)
--probably ran up my water bill by $2,000 over 25 years since I took so many long showers to hide my addiction
--stole around forty thousand dollars (like smashing a new Lexus into a brick wall) from me
--gave me a fog that took away over a month of my life memories when I quit
--night sweats
--dip dreams
--remember the stomach problems for 30 after quitting???  Good memories there...

I could keep typing this list all day long.  Nicotine didn't do one goddamn good thing for me, and... it didn't for you either. We are all different, but we are all alike.  Next time one of you wants to romanticize nicotine or talk about caving, contact me and I'll beat some sense into you.  It doesn't make you do yard work better, it doesn't make you hunt better, it doesn't do one positive good thing.  Not one, and every single one of us knows it.

In case I wasn't clear earlier, I will close with this... you wanna quit?  Post roll every day.  NOT every day to 100.  NOT every day until your group all hits 100.  Not to 200.  Not to 500.  Not to 1000.  Post roll every damn day!  Take the time to care about yourself, your family, and your quit family.  Its bad enough to take a shit on yourself by caving... but to shit on your entire group.... man that isn't what brotherhood is about.

Enough ranting for today.  Quit on.

Great post. Thanks to you and all the vets who are setting a great example for those of us who are new to this.

Brilliant post. Read it if you want a quit-boost!

[slinger]

Day 454

Do any of you remember the villain Bizarro? The mirrored opposite of Superman? Well, this week it seems like a hell of a lot of brothers are taking the Bizarro approach to the Kill The Can quit system!

June 2014 seems to be another stop on a series of stops some of these serial stoppers are taking. Brothers from 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 all coming back to June. Why did they fail? Well, the 3 questions are always answered a little differently. By the way, don't take this entry in my intro as an answer any of these questions, because I haven't caved! But I do know why every single one of them failed. So I will answer for them...

Answer: They stopped posting.

I have, for 454 days, read every new intro post on this board. And well over 1,000 quitters have joined the ranks in the days since I joined. Only three caved after posting. Those 3 men had no integrity - they came back and left very quickly after coming back - these halls are not lined with men that lack integrity. I don't even count those three sociopaths in this lineup, but that still leaves an awful lot of cavers. What about them? EVERY. SINGLE. ONE... stopped posting. They got comfortable. They got busy. Who knows, who cares why.... they just stopped.

Many of us spend thousands upon thousands of dollars on insurance products every year. Insurance for our cars, our boats, our motorcycles, our eyes... teeth... lives... houses.... cats.... dogs.... 15 seconds a day is all that it takes to insure your quit. You post your promise. You keep your word (unless you are a sociopath.) Free insurance? What fucking moron would pass up a free insurance policy that pays you back every day you use it? Look around... lots of morons abound these days...

Bruce, BigWhiteBeast, DCHogs, MCarmo, Syndrome (who can't spell worth a shit LOL) and many, many others don't spend as much time on this board as they do because they are bored or have nothing else to do. They do it to pay it forward, and to insure their quit! Follow their lead, and success is guaranteed!

While I'm on the subject, I've seen a lot of kinda sappy "life is sure tough and it seems like nicotine might make it better but I know it won't so I'm not gonna cave" BS lately. Here are some of the "great" memories of nicotine that I have:

--gave me anxiety every time I went to the dentist
--was a key factor in a series of very serious health problems I have overcome
--took away at least an hour a day from my beautiful wife (ninja master here)
--probably ran up my water bill by $2,000 over 25 years since I took so many long showers to hide my addiction
--stole around forty thousand dollars (like smashing a new Lexus into a brick wall) from me
--gave me a fog that took away over a month of my life memories when I quit
--night sweats
--dip dreams
--remember the stomach problems for 30 after quitting??? Good memories there...

I could keep typing this list all day long. Nicotine didn't do one goddamn good thing for me, and... it didn't for you either. We are all different, but we are all alike. Next time one of you wants to romanticize nicotine or talk about caving, contact me and I'll beat some sense into you. It doesn't make you do yard work better, it doesn't make you hunt better, it doesn't do one positive good thing. Not one, and every single one of us knows it.

In case I wasn't clear earlier, I will close with this... you wanna quit? Post roll every day. NOT every day to 100. NOT every day until your group all hits 100. Not to 200. Not to 500. Not to 1000. Post roll every damn day! Take the time to care about yourself, your family, and your quit family. Its bad enough to take a shit on yourself by caving... but to shit on your entire group.... man that isn't what brotherhood is about.

Enough ranting for today. Quit on.

Great post. Thanks to you and all the vets who are setting a great example for those of us who are new to this.

[worktowin]

Day 454

Do any of you remember the villain Bizarro? The mirrored opposite of Superman? Well, this week it seems like a hell of a lot of brothers are taking the Bizarro approach to the Kill The Can quit system!

June 2014 seems to be another stop on a series of stops some of these serial stoppers are taking. Brothers from 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 all coming back to June. Why did they fail? Well, the 3 questions are always answered a little differently. By the way, don't take this entry in my intro as an answer any of these questions, because I haven't caved! But I do know why every single one of them failed. So I will answer for them...

Answer: They stopped posting.

I have, for 454 days, read every new intro post on this board. And well over 1,000 quitters have joined the ranks in the days since I joined. Only three caved after posting. Those 3 men had no integrity - they came back and left very quickly after coming back - these halls are not lined with men that lack integrity. I don't even count those three sociopaths in this lineup, but that still leaves an awful lot of cavers. What about them? EVERY. SINGLE. ONE... stopped posting. They got comfortable. They got busy. Who knows, who cares why.... they just stopped.

Many of us spend thousands upon thousands of dollars on insurance products every year. Insurance for our cars, our boats, our motorcycles, our eyes... teeth... lives... houses.... cats.... dogs.... 15 seconds a day is all that it takes to insure your quit. You post your promise. You keep your word (unless you are a sociopath.) Free insurance? What fucking moron would pass up a free insurance policy that pays you back every day you use it? Look around... lots of morons abound these days...

Bruce, BigWhiteBeast, DCHogs, MCarmo, Syndrome (who can't spell worth a shit LOL) and many, many others don't spend as much time on this board as they do because they are bored or have nothing else to do. They do it to pay it forward, and to insure their quit! Follow their lead, and success is guaranteed!

While I'm on the subject, I've seen a lot of kinda sappy "life is sure tough and it seems like nicotine might make it better but I know it won't so I'm not gonna cave" BS lately. Here are some of the "great" memories of nicotine that I have:

--gave me anxiety every time I went to the dentist
--was a key factor in a series of very serious health problems I have overcome
--took away at least an hour a day from my beautiful wife (ninja master here)
--probably ran up my water bill by $2,000 over 25 years since I took so many long showers to hide my addiction
--stole around forty thousand dollars (like smashing a new Lexus into a brick wall) from me
--gave me a fog that took away over a month of my life memories when I quit
--night sweats
--dip dreams
--remember the stomach problems for 30 after quitting??? Good memories there...

I could keep typing this list all day long. Nicotine didn't do one goddamn good thing for me, and... it didn't for you either. We are all different, but we are all alike. Next time one of you wants to romanticize nicotine or talk about caving, contact me and I'll beat some sense into you. It doesn't make you do yard work better, it doesn't make you hunt better, it doesn't do one positive good thing. Not one, and every single one of us knows it.

In case I wasn't clear earlier, I will close with this... you wanna quit? Post roll every day. NOT every day to 100. NOT every day until your group all hits 100. Not to 200. Not to 500. Not to 1000. Post roll every damn day! Take the time to care about yourself, your family, and your quit family. Its bad enough to take a shit on yourself by caving... but to shit on your entire group.... man that isn't what brotherhood is about.

Enough ranting for today. Quit on.

[midwest04z]

Thanks for the story my friend. You have been a relentless source of support throughy 205! Days of quit. Our sir 'get it' and for that, I wake up and quit with you every damn day!

I watched my brother and soon to be sister ad law duck out to suck on some cancer every 15 mins tonight. It saddens me to see it, but in the same instant, I feel proud of myself; for once, I am setting the example. Quit on my KC brother.

[Mike from AB]

Thanks bro for being such a great friend  inspiration over these past 6 months. So proud of how far you've come.

[jake frawley]

Day 432. Another day where I'll post my promise to you all and keep my word.

Life is great. Work is crazy busy and getting busier - just the way I like it!� I have a great team that works with me that makes it a pleasure to go to work. As time goes by, I am trying to be more observant about how nicotine impacts those around me. One smokes constantly, but is clearly ashamed of it. She sneaks out and tries to get her fix stealth style. Really sad.... She is a great lady who is so addicted that she is spending time standing in a foot of snow with -20 wind chills to smoke 20+ cigarettes a day.

Another is married to a man that has dipped for 30+ years. He is crazy successful, with a high profile high travel/stress job. Everytime I see him his teeth look worse. She told me again this week about his terrible acid reflux and how his last "scare" turned out ok. Still chews like a fiend.

I am lucky to work with another member if this community - who quit a little over 100 days after I did. He gets it and understands what nicotine took from him. And he is taking it back - and living life like it is his again.

This week a new team member started. A really bright young guy. He hunts, fishes, drives some monster badass vehicle that would crush my little Hyundai flat. Anyway, he has been training with another staff member and I heard the other person tell new guy that his "dream is to raise tobacco and make chew that is flavored with bourbon or something like that when I win the lottery or retire."� I was walking past his desk and literally stopped dead in my tracks. They both looked at me for a second but just carried in their conversation. Both of them thought it sounded like a great and cool idea.

Not really sure what the point of this rant is, but I think it is this.... If you stood at the right place in my office and fired a bullet, you would hit 2 guys that are beating nicotine a day at a time (after both having one hell of a bumpy start) along with 2 guys that seem to think tobacco is way cool (like the 2 of us used to). Another bullet would hit 2 women that are suffering in different way from nicotine addiction... One physically and one vicariously.

Today I have the day off. And so does my wife. We are gonna have a great day. I'm not gonna have to sneak off during the movie to "go to the bathroom". I won't have to hide a tin in my sock. I won't have to make an emergency run to "buy a lottery ticket."� Today is mine. And to the team member that I bet is getting ready to post up in about 10 minutes... Today is yours too!� We have a lot to be thankful for!�

To the others - I think Mr T summed to up best... "I pity the fool."

Great post. Do we work at the same place and don't know it? I see the same things you see, just different people in a different environment. I'm thinking of snow right now, I don't know why?

I've also thought of growing my own tobacco in the past. 'bang head'. My thought was how much money I could save myself If I grew my own. OMG what an idiot! I thought like so many,,, quitting was impossible for me.

Now I'm 379 days quit. Don't put me in the middle of a tobacco field with gasoline and a lighter. Bad Idea! Glad to be quit with you my friend.

Hiding it in my sock!

Holy hell I forgot about that. Yup... Did it all too often. Good stuff bro. Spot on!

Great thoughts WT! At the very beginning of quitting seeing other dippers pissed me off. (I think I was jealous I couldn't have any) now that I am glimpsing the beauty beyond, I get sad when I see the ones still enslaved. If they only knew..... Quit with you today! Have a great day with the missus!

Now you can hide the sock in your pants and stand outside the theater....haha

Great read W2w...I still work with a guy who has been cutting back for as long as I have been quit. He still wont make that leap to being quit. He has 5 kids and is just a few years over 30 dips all day long everyday. Nice guy just wont quit. It is amazing to not have to hide dip sneak out have craves that drive a person out in 30 below temps to get a fix....Trauma 319

My lifelong friend Worktowin, Living in Kentucky I am surrounded by tobacco fields. I too think that we work in the same office. My Russian wife and I thank you for your support in the beginning and on a daily basis of my strong, bad ass quit. Very proud to be quit with you today.

This is one hell of a read W2W. Proud to be quit with you brother. Hope you had a great day off with your wife.

God! Nothing like being the one with the freedom! Your a bad ass and I'm glad to quit with you each day.

[KC_Guy]

Day 432. Another day where I'll post my promise to you all and keep my word.

Life is great. Work is crazy busy and getting busier - just the way I like it!� I have a great team that works with me that makes it a pleasure to go to work. As time goes by, I am trying to be more observant about how nicotine impacts those around me. One smokes constantly, but is clearly ashamed of it. She sneaks out and tries to get her fix stealth style. Really sad.... She is a great lady who is so addicted that she is spending time standing in a foot of snow with -20 wind chills to smoke 20+ cigarettes a day.

Another is married to a man that has dipped for 30+ years. He is crazy successful, with a high profile high travel/stress job. Everytime I see him his teeth look worse. She told me again this week about his terrible acid reflux and how his last "scare" turned out ok. Still chews like a fiend.

I am lucky to work with another member if this community - who quit a little over 100 days after I did. He gets it and understands what nicotine took from him. And he is taking it back - and living life like it is his again.

This week a new team member started. A really bright young guy. He hunts, fishes, drives some monster badass vehicle that would crush my little Hyundai flat. Anyway, he has been training with another staff member and I heard the other person tell new guy that his "dream is to raise tobacco and make chew that is flavored with bourbon or something like that when I win the lottery or retire."� I was walking past his desk and literally stopped dead in my tracks. They both looked at me for a second but just carried in their conversation. Both of them thought it sounded like a great and cool idea.

Not really sure what the point of this rant is, but I think it is this.... If you stood at the right place in my office and fired a bullet, you would hit 2 guys that are beating nicotine a day at a time (after both having one hell of a bumpy start) along with 2 guys that seem to think tobacco is way cool (like the 2 of us used to). Another bullet would hit 2 women that are suffering in different way from nicotine addiction... One physically and one vicariously.

Today I have the day off. And so does my wife. We are gonna have a great day. I'm not gonna have to sneak off during the movie to "go to the bathroom". I won't have to hide a tin in my sock. I won't have to make an emergency run to "buy a lottery ticket."� Today is mine. And to the team member that I bet is getting ready to post up in about 10 minutes... Today is yours too!� We have a lot to be thankful for!�

To the others - I think Mr T summed to up best... "I pity the fool."

Great post. Do we work at the same place and don't know it? I see the same things you see, just different people in a different environment. I'm thinking of snow right now, I don't know why?

I've also thought of growing my own tobacco in the past. 'bang head'. My thought was how much money I could save myself If I grew my own. OMG what an idiot! I thought like so many,,, quitting was impossible for me.

Now I'm 379 days quit. Don't put me in the middle of a tobacco field with gasoline and a lighter. Bad Idea! Glad to be quit with you my friend.

Hiding it in my sock!

Holy hell I forgot about that. Yup... Did it all too often. Good stuff bro. Spot on!

Great thoughts WT! At the very beginning of quitting seeing other dippers pissed me off. (I think I was jealous I couldn't have any) now that I am glimpsing the beauty beyond, I get sad when I see the ones still enslaved. If they only knew..... Quit with you today! Have a great day with the missus!

Now you can hide the sock in your pants and stand outside the theater....haha

Great read W2w...I still work with a guy who has been cutting back for as long as I have been quit. He still wont make that leap to being quit. He has 5 kids and is just a few years over 30 dips all day long everyday. Nice guy just wont quit. It is amazing to not have to hide dip sneak out have craves that drive a person out in 30 below temps to get a fix....Trauma 319

My lifelong friend Worktowin, Living in Kentucky I am surrounded by tobacco fields. I too think that we work in the same office. My Russian wife and I thank you for your support in the beginning and on a daily basis of my strong, bad ass quit. Very proud to be quit with you today.

This is one hell of a read W2W. Proud to be quit with you brother. Hope you had a great day off with your wife.

[Its_Got2Happen]

Today I have the day off. And so does my wife. We are gonna have a great day.

I'm fortunate in that I'm not surrounded by dippers. I was the outcast, which made me work harder to master my ninja skills to hide the addiction I was so ashamed of. Now, after a mere 79 days, I have changed from the person I was. I'm not THAT guy,...the guy with the hidden tin, hidden upper lip dip, morning coffee with spill proof lid that I "drank" all day long. I'm much happier being this guy, the one who quits. And after reading this fantastic post, the piece I highlighted resonates with me most. Simple yet remarkably telling. When you're an active addict, it's never simple.

Wow, I did all of those same things, too. The funny thing is that we never realized how strongly it smelled. There are a couple of ninja dippers in my office. It stinks and you can smell it from five feet away!

Very nice post W2W. Killing it right beside you, one day at a time. Some days are easy, and occassionally some are hard, but they are all worth it, just as long as each day ends the way it begins, QUIT.

[Minny]

Today I have the day off. And so does my wife. We are gonna have a great day.

I'm fortunate in that I'm not surrounded by dippers. I was the outcast, which made me work harder to master my ninja skills to hide the addiction I was so ashamed of. Now, after a mere 79 days, I have changed from the person I was. I'm not THAT guy,...the guy with the hidden tin, hidden upper lip dip, morning coffee with spill proof lid that I "drank" all day long. I'm much happier being this guy, the one who quits. And after reading this fantastic post, the piece I highlighted resonates with me most. Simple yet remarkably telling. When you're an active addict, it's never simple.

Wow, I did all of those same things, too. The funny thing is that we never realized how strongly it smelled. There are a couple of ninja dippers in my office. It stinks and you can smell it from five feet away!

[Steakbomb18]

Today I have the day off. And so does my wife. We are gonna have a great day.

I'm fortunate in that I'm not surrounded by dippers. I was the outcast, which made me work harder to master my ninja skills to hide the addiction I was so ashamed of. Now, after a mere 79 days, I have changed from the person I was. I'm not THAT guy,...the guy with the hidden tin, hidden upper lip dip, morning coffee with spill proof lid that I "drank" all day long. I'm much happier being this guy, the one who quits. And after reading this fantastic post, the piece I highlighted resonates with me most. Simple yet remarkably telling. When you're an active addict, it's never simple.

[construction24$7]

Day 432. Another day where I'll post my promise to you all and keep my word.

Life is great. Work is crazy busy and getting busier - just the way I like it!� I have a great team that works with me that makes it a pleasure to go to work. As time goes by, I am trying to be more observant about how nicotine impacts those around me. One smokes constantly, but is clearly ashamed of it. She sneaks out and tries to get her fix stealth style. Really sad.... She is a great lady who is so addicted that she is spending time standing in a foot of snow with -20 wind chills to smoke 20+ cigarettes a day.

Another is married to a man that has dipped for 30+ years. He is crazy successful, with a high profile high travel/stress job. Everytime I see him his teeth look worse. She told me again this week about his terrible acid reflux and how his last "scare" turned out ok. Still chews like a fiend.

I am lucky to work with another member if this community - who quit a little over 100 days after I did. He gets it and understands what nicotine took from him. And he is taking it back - and living life like it is his again.

This week a new team member started. A really bright young guy. He hunts, fishes, drives some monster badass vehicle that would crush my little Hyundai flat. Anyway, he has been training with another staff member and I heard the other person tell new guy that his "dream is to raise tobacco and make chew that is flavored with bourbon or something like that when I win the lottery or retire."� I was walking past his desk and literally stopped dead in my tracks. They both looked at me for a second but just carried in their conversation. Both of them thought it sounded like a great and cool idea.

Not really sure what the point of this rant is, but I think it is this.... If you stood at the right place in my office and fired a bullet, you would hit 2 guys that are beating nicotine a day at a time (after both having one hell of a bumpy start) along with 2 guys that seem to think tobacco is way cool (like the 2 of us used to). Another bullet would hit 2 women that are suffering in different way from nicotine addiction... One physically and one vicariously.

Today I have the day off. And so does my wife. We are gonna have a great day. I'm not gonna have to sneak off during the movie to "go to the bathroom". I won't have to hide a tin in my sock. I won't have to make an emergency run to "buy a lottery ticket."� Today is mine. And to the team member that I bet is getting ready to post up in about 10 minutes... Today is yours too!� We have a lot to be thankful for!�

To the others - I think Mr T summed to up best... "I pity the fool."

Great post. Do we work at the same place and don't know it? I see the same things you see, just different people in a different environment. I'm thinking of snow right now, I don't know why?

I've also thought of growing my own tobacco in the past. 'bang head'. My thought was how much money I could save myself If I grew my own. OMG what an idiot! I thought like so many,,, quitting was impossible for me.

Now I'm 379 days quit. Don't put me in the middle of a tobacco field with gasoline and a lighter. Bad Idea! Glad to be quit with you my friend.

Hiding it in my sock!

Holy hell I forgot about that. Yup... Did it all too often. Good stuff bro. Spot on!

Great thoughts WT! At the very beginning of quitting seeing other dippers pissed me off. (I think I was jealous I couldn't have any) now that I am glimpsing the beauty beyond, I get sad when I see the ones still enslaved. If they only knew..... Quit with you today! Have a great day with the missus!

Now you can hide the sock in your pants and stand outside the theater....haha

Great read W2w...I still work with a guy who has been cutting back for as long as I have been quit. He still wont make that leap to being quit. He has 5 kids and is just a few years over 30 dips all day long everyday. Nice guy just wont quit. It is amazing to not have to hide dip sneak out have craves that drive a person out in 30 below temps to get a fix....Trauma 319

My lifelong friend Worktowin, Living in Kentucky I am surrounded by tobacco fields. I too think that we work in the same office. My Russian wife and I thank you for your support in the beginning and on a daily basis of my strong, bad ass quit. Very proud to be quit with you today.

[traumagnet]

Day 432. Another day where I'll post my promise to you all and keep my word.

Life is great. Work is crazy busy and getting busier - just the way I like it!� I have a great team that works with me that makes it a pleasure to go to work. As time goes by, I am trying to be more observant about how nicotine impacts those around me. One smokes constantly, but is clearly ashamed of it. She sneaks out and tries to get her fix stealth style. Really sad.... She is a great lady who is so addicted that she is spending time standing in a foot of snow with -20 wind chills to smoke 20+ cigarettes a day.

Another is married to a man that has dipped for 30+ years. He is crazy successful, with a high profile high travel/stress job. Everytime I see him his teeth look worse. She told me again this week about his terrible acid reflux and how his last "scare" turned out ok. Still chews like a fiend.

I am lucky to work with another member if this community - who quit a little over 100 days after I did. He gets it and understands what nicotine took from him. And he is taking it back - and living life like it is his again.

This week a new team member started. A really bright young guy. He hunts, fishes, drives some monster badass vehicle that would crush my little Hyundai flat. Anyway, he has been training with another staff member and I heard the other person tell new guy that his "dream is to raise tobacco and make chew that is flavored with bourbon or something like that when I win the lottery or retire."� I was walking past his desk and literally stopped dead in my tracks. They both looked at me for a second but just carried in their conversation. Both of them thought it sounded like a great and cool idea.

Not really sure what the point of this rant is, but I think it is this.... If you stood at the right place in my office and fired a bullet, you would hit 2 guys that are beating nicotine a day at a time (after both having one hell of a bumpy start) along with 2 guys that seem to think tobacco is way cool (like the 2 of us used to). Another bullet would hit 2 women that are suffering in different way from nicotine addiction... One physically and one vicariously.

Today I have the day off. And so does my wife. We are gonna have a great day. I'm not gonna have to sneak off during the movie to "go to the bathroom". I won't have to hide a tin in my sock. I won't have to make an emergency run to "buy a lottery ticket."� Today is mine. And to the team member that I bet is getting ready to post up in about 10 minutes... Today is yours too!� We have a lot to be thankful for!�

To the others - I think Mr T summed to up best... "I pity the fool."

Great post. Do we work at the same place and don't know it? I see the same things you see, just different people in a different environment. I'm thinking of snow right now, I don't know why?

I've also thought of growing my own tobacco in the past. 'bang head'. My thought was how much money I could save myself If I grew my own. OMG what an idiot! I thought like so many,,, quitting was impossible for me.

Now I'm 379 days quit. Don't put me in the middle of a tobacco field with gasoline and a lighter. Bad Idea! Glad to be quit with you my friend.

Hiding it in my sock!

Holy hell I forgot about that. Yup... Did it all too often. Good stuff bro. Spot on!

Great thoughts WT! At the very beginning of quitting seeing other dippers pissed me off. (I think I was jealous I couldn't have any) now that I am glimpsing the beauty beyond, I get sad when I see the ones still enslaved. If they only knew..... Quit with you today! Have a great day with the missus!

Now you can hide the sock in your pants and stand outside the theater....haha

Great read W2w...I still work with a guy who has been cutting back for as long as I have been quit. He still wont make that leap to being quit. He has 5 kids and is just a few years over 30 dips all day long everyday. Nice guy just wont quit. It is amazing to not have to hide dip sneak out have craves that drive a person out in 30 below temps to get a fix....Trauma 319

[rdad]

Day 432. Another day where I'll post my promise to you all and keep my word.

Life is great. Work is crazy busy and getting busier - just the way I like it!� I have a great team that works with me that makes it a pleasure to go to work. As time goes by, I am trying to be more observant about how nicotine impacts those around me. One smokes constantly, but is clearly ashamed of it. She sneaks out and tries to get her fix stealth style. Really sad.... She is a great lady who is so addicted that she is spending time standing in a foot of snow with -20 wind chills to smoke 20+ cigarettes a day.

Another is married to a man that has dipped for 30+ years. He is crazy successful, with a high profile high travel/stress job. Everytime I see him his teeth look worse. She told me again this week about his terrible acid reflux and how his last "scare" turned out ok. Still chews like a fiend.

I am lucky to work with another member if this community - who quit a little over 100 days after I did. He gets it and understands what nicotine took from him. And he is taking it back - and living life like it is his again.

This week a new team member started. A really bright young guy. He hunts, fishes, drives some monster badass vehicle that would crush my little Hyundai flat. Anyway, he has been training with another staff member and I heard the other person tell new guy that his "dream is to raise tobacco and make chew that is flavored with bourbon or something like that when I win the lottery or retire."� I was walking past his desk and literally stopped dead in my tracks. They both looked at me for a second but just carried in their conversation. Both of them thought it sounded like a great and cool idea.

Not really sure what the point of this rant is, but I think it is this.... If you stood at the right place in my office and fired a bullet, you would hit 2 guys that are beating nicotine a day at a time (after both having one hell of a bumpy start) along with 2 guys that seem to think tobacco is way cool (like the 2 of us used to). Another bullet would hit 2 women that are suffering in different way from nicotine addiction... One physically and one vicariously.

Today I have the day off. And so does my wife. We are gonna have a great day. I'm not gonna have to sneak off during the movie to "go to the bathroom". I won't have to hide a tin in my sock. I won't have to make an emergency run to "buy a lottery ticket."� Today is mine. And to the team member that I bet is getting ready to post up in about 10 minutes... Today is yours too!� We have a lot to be thankful for!�

To the others - I think Mr T summed to up best... "I pity the fool."

Great post. Do we work at the same place and don't know it? I see the same things you see, just different people in a different environment. I'm thinking of snow right now, I don't know why?

I've also thought of growing my own tobacco in the past. 'bang head'. My thought was how much money I could save myself If I grew my own. OMG what an idiot! I thought like so many,,, quitting was impossible for me.

Now I'm 379 days quit. Don't put me in the middle of a tobacco field with gasoline and a lighter. Bad Idea! Glad to be quit with you my friend.

Hiding it in my sock!

Holy hell I forgot about that. Yup... Did it all too often. Good stuff bro. Spot on!

Great thoughts WT! At the very beginning of quitting seeing other dippers pissed me off. (I think I was jealous I couldn't have any) now that I am glimpsing the beauty beyond, I get sad when I see the ones still enslaved. If they only knew..... Quit with you today! Have a great day with the missus!

[AppleJack]

Day 432. Another day where I'll post my promise to you all and keep my word.

Life is great. Work is crazy busy and getting busier - just the way I like it!� I have a great team that works with me that makes it a pleasure to go to work. As time goes by, I am trying to be more observant about how nicotine impacts those around me. One smokes constantly, but is clearly ashamed of it. She sneaks out and tries to get her fix stealth style. Really sad.... She is a great lady who is so addicted that she is spending time standing in a foot of snow with -20 wind chills to smoke 20+ cigarettes a day.

Another is married to a man that has dipped for 30+ years. He is crazy successful, with a high profile high travel/stress job. Everytime I see him his teeth look worse. She told me again this week about his terrible acid reflux and how his last "scare" turned out ok. Still chews like a fiend.

I am lucky to work with another member if this community - who quit a little over 100 days after I did. He gets it and understands what nicotine took from him. And he is taking it back - and living life like it is his again.

This week a new team member started. A really bright young guy. He hunts, fishes, drives some monster badass vehicle that would crush my little Hyundai flat. Anyway, he has been training with another staff member and I heard the other person tell new guy that his "dream is to raise tobacco and make chew that is flavored with bourbon or something like that when I win the lottery or retire."� I was walking past his desk and literally stopped dead in my tracks. They both looked at me for a second but just carried in their conversation. Both of them thought it sounded like a great and cool idea.

Not really sure what the point of this rant is, but I think it is this.... If you stood at the right place in my office and fired a bullet, you would hit 2 guys that are beating nicotine a day at a time (after both having one hell of a bumpy start) along with 2 guys that seem to think tobacco is way cool (like the 2 of us used to). Another bullet would hit 2 women that are suffering in different way from nicotine addiction... One physically and one vicariously.

Today I have the day off. And so does my wife. We are gonna have a great day. I'm not gonna have to sneak off during the movie to "go to the bathroom". I won't have to hide a tin in my sock. I won't have to make an emergency run to "buy a lottery ticket."� Today is mine. And to the team member that I bet is getting ready to post up in about 10 minutes... Today is yours too!� We have a lot to be thankful for!�

To the others - I think Mr T summed to up best... "I pity the fool."

Great post. Do we work at the same place and don't know it? I see the same things you see, just different people in a different environment. I'm thinking of snow right now, I don't know why?

I've also thought of growing my own tobacco in the past. 'bang head'. My thought was how much money I could save myself If I grew my own. OMG what an idiot! I thought like so many,,, quitting was impossible for me.

Now I'm 379 days quit. Don't put me in the middle of a tobacco field with gasoline and a lighter. Bad Idea! Glad to be quit with you my friend.

Hiding it in my sock!

Holy hell I forgot about that. Yup... Did it all too often. Good stuff bro. Spot on!

[srans]

Day 432. Another day where I'll post my promise to you all and keep my word.

Life is great. Work is crazy busy and getting busier - just the way I like it!� I have a great team that works with me that makes it a pleasure to go to work. As time goes by, I am trying to be more observant about how nicotine impacts those around me. One smokes constantly, but is clearly ashamed of it. She sneaks out and tries to get her fix stealth style. Really sad.... She is a great lady who is so addicted that she is spending time standing in a foot of snow with -20 wind chills to smoke 20+ cigarettes a day.

Another is married to a man that has dipped for 30+ years. He is crazy successful, with a high profile high travel/stress job. Everytime I see him his teeth look worse. She told me again this week about his terrible acid reflux and how his last "scare" turned out ok. Still chews like a fiend.

I am lucky to work with another member if this community - who quit a little over 100 days after I did. He gets it and understands what nicotine took from him. And he is taking it back - and living life like it is his again.

This week a new team member started. A really bright young guy. He hunts, fishes, drives some monster badass vehicle that would crush my little Hyundai flat. Anyway, he has been training with another staff member and I heard the other person tell new guy that his "dream is to raise tobacco and make chew that is flavored with bourbon or something like that when I win the lottery or retire."� I was walking past his desk and literally stopped dead in my tracks. They both looked at me for a second but just carried in their conversation. Both of them thought it sounded like a great and cool idea.

Not really sure what the point of this rant is, but I think it is this.... If you stood at the right place in my office and fired a bullet, you would hit 2 guys that are beating nicotine a day at a time (after both having one hell of a bumpy start) along with 2 guys that seem to think tobacco is way cool (like the 2 of us used to). Another bullet would hit 2 women that are suffering in different way from nicotine addiction... One physically and one vicariously.

Today I have the day off. And so does my wife. We are gonna have a great day. I'm not gonna have to sneak off during the movie to "go to the bathroom". I won't have to hide a tin in my sock. I won't have to make an emergency run to "buy a lottery ticket."� Today is mine. And to the team member that I bet is getting ready to post up in about 10 minutes... Today is yours too!� We have a lot to be thankful for!�

To the others - I think Mr T summed to up best... "I pity the fool."

Great post. Do we work at the same place and don't know it? I see the same things you see, just different people in a different environment. I'm thinking of snow right now, I don't know why?

I've also thought of growing my own tobacco in the past. 'bang head'. My thought was how much money I could save myself If I grew my own. OMG what an idiot! I thought like so many,,, quitting was impossible for me.

Now I'm 379 days quit. Don't put me in the middle of a tobacco field with gasoline and a lighter. Bad Idea! Glad to be quit with you my friend.