beast42a

[pab1964]

Beast thanks for all your support for me, apes and all the fellows on here you take timeout to help! Congrats on your HOF you're a keeper!

[Pre]

Beast, you are a BAQ for sure. Glad to be in March Rage with you, bro! Big congrats on 100 days.

[Rawls]

Well done Beaster.. Enjoy the hundy.
I quit with EDD ODAAT.

[Smeds]

100 days, beast-mode. Congratulations!

Nice hundy ... go do it again!!

[worktowin]

100 days, beast-mode. Congratulations!

[Derk40]

Welcome beast! Great intro my friend. You are in the right place. Post roll EDD... focus on today only ... get active on the site....and fight for your freedom like you did during all those combat tours! I am quit with you today.

[clairmontblues]

Beast!! That was one hell of an intro. Your story bolsters my quit. I dipped for 37 of my 49 years and now quit for 236 day. Reading of how you've dealt with very real crisis like combat and cancer, but felt the twinge of panic at the thought of being without your tin reminds us of just how insidiously it worked its way into every corner of our lives.
You are putting it behind you now. Hell Yeah! I quit with you today.

[TonyFlynn]

Proud to be quit with you in March Beast42a! I see we are on the same day!

[Idaho Spuds]

Beast!! Well done sir, that is how you post an introduction.
Post roll and and read everything on this website.
Get active and stay active, you will beat this addiction!

[pab1964]

Awesome beast42a! I'm 50 been an addict for 38 years. Thanks for watching over my ass while I was probably out fishing. You service guys and gals are great! Sound like like your pretty tough olé cat! Proud to be quit with you my friend!

[jabr]

Awesome Intro, beast. I've been quitting with you for a few weeks now. I got your back, bro.

QLF EDD

[Jerk11]

I'll start this intro by say "Better Late than Never"....today is 08Feb2015 and i've been Quit for 55days. I Quit on 16Dec2014 @ 1100hrs and found KTC that evening...My first 10 days were miserable. I couldn't figure out how to post roll (which irritated me to no end because i thought i was pretty computer savvy), so writing an introduction was the last thing on my mind. Also, i kept telling my self that "Only an Idiot would Quit over Xmas"....my daughter was home from school and my son was home from the Army...so, kids are home, wife is in stage 3 panic - trying to make sure everything is perfect for xmas....and here i am - big, angry, ass hole, who wants to snap the head off something......Finally - xmas is over...everything is settling down...wifey's not pissed at me for whatever....i log on to KTC on 28Dec...first time since my Day 1....there is a message from Mat849 that had been sitting there since my day 1...i read and responded...within an hour, i had another message from Mat849....he passed on some great advise about being quit and the importance of Posting Roll......at the time i didn't really "get" the whole post roll thing....this is what he said "Roll is the most important thing we do here. First thing in the morning promise yourself and everyone here that you will not use nicotine in any form for that day. Wake up the next day and repeat. Quit one day at a time, ODAAT.".....after i read that...i posted rolled ( i'm sure i fucked it up and bumped half a days worth of quitters) and i've been posting roll every morning since.

I started dipping around Feb/March 1986....i credit Skoal/Hawkin/Kodiak for getting me thru Ranger School....shortly after that i graduated to Copenhagen....after i started chewing Copenhagen, there was no going back to anything else....i was chewing 1 to 1.5 cans a day for nearly 29 years....dipped always and everywhere.... I was good at it...i would make a dip plan in my head on how i was going to dip in any given situations. On the plane, graduations, ballet recitals, i was able to dip everywhere. Never much worried about health...Had Cancer in 1993....Lost a nut to testicular cancer... Cancer couldn't kill me then - certainly won't kill me now....i've completed 5 combat tours ( 1 x Haiti in 95, 4 x Afghanistan in 03,05,06,09)....been shot at with rifles, machine guns, mortars, rockets...been blown up...i survived it all.....Copenhagen was with me all the way......

Finally, one day, i woke the fuck up....i'm nearly 52....all i think about is how am i going to dip....if i loose my tin or forget it at home - I'm in a mild panic until i can buy another one.....you think to your self for a minute...that is soo fucked up and wrong....i gotta quit...but how...i go just a couple hours with out dip and my body turns inside out....when i did quit on 16Dec - i wasn't sure how long it would last... i quit cold turkey and thankfully i found KTC that evening.....on day 3 of my quit i went to a hypnotist....can't confirm or deny how much it helped....but i'm pretty sure it didn't hurt....he asked me to make a list of reason i want to quit and triggers.....i called it my Dippers Manifesto....see below

When do I Dip / Triggers
Basically from the time I wake up to the time I go to bedÃ,….iÃ,’m DippingÃ,….only time IÃ,’m not dipping is when IÃ,’m either sleeping, eating , or fuckingÃ,….
Work Day*morningÃ,…put in a dip as I leave the house to drive to workÃ,…0500am
*at workÃ,…at my deskÃ,….before the morning callÃ,…after the morning callÃ,…..after I kick out the crew
*when IÃ,’m working on the computerÃ,…doing reportsÃ,….using the MSOC systemÃ,….going thru emailÃ,….responding to emailÃ,….dipping dipping dipping
*working in the yard at workÃ,…moving reelsÃ,…inventoryÃ,….moving suppliesÃ,…moving stuff around I the yard with the BobcatÃ,…..anything outside requires a dip
*when IÃ,’m in my work truckÃ,….visiting crewsÃ,….checking on jobsÃ,….anytime outside the officeÃ,…dipping
*driving home from workÃ,…..dip dip dip
*At homeÃ,….(when IÃ,’m not at work)Ã,….iÃ,’m dippingÃ,…Ã,…after I get upÃ,….eat a bit Ã,â€" then dip
*working around the houseÃ,….dippingÃ,….any home projectÃ,….dippingÃ,….tinkering in the garageÃ,….dipping.. tinkering in the basementÃ,…dippingÃ,….cleaning the house / laundry / vacuumingÃ,…dip dip dip
*working in the yard at homeÃ,…..dippingÃ,….mowing the yardÃ,….dippingÃ,…..
*walking to the gymÃ,…dippingÃ,…after I work outÃ,…dipping
*after a mealÃ,….DippingÃ,…..cleaning up the dishesÃ,….dippingÃ,…..after dishesÃ,…new dipÃ,…Ã,…..
*at home relaxing with my laptop on my lapÃ,….dippingÃ,….then more dipÃ,….unit I go to bed
*watching TVÃ,…watching a movieÃ,…dip dip dip
*Misc dippingÃ,…*shooting gunsÃ,… Ã,….riding motorcycleÃ,…..fishingÃ,…..must dipÃ,…dip dip dipÃ,…Ã,…
*anytime IÃ,’m wearing my uniform (army)Ã,….must have a dipÃ,….army = dip
*road tripÃ,….gotta dipÃ,….longer the driveÃ,…the more dip required
*drinking beerÃ,…dip dip dip
*movie theaterÃ,….on a planeÃ,…in a hotelÃ,…at the beachÃ,…..dip dip dip
*watching sportsÃ,…football / hockeyÃ,….anythingÃ,….TV or LiveÃ,…dip dip dip
*shovel snowÃ,…snow blowerÃ,….dip dip dip
**Any situation where IÃ,’m not sleepingÃ,….dip dip dip

Why am I quittingÃ,…Ã,…Ã,…for startersÃ,….no one (wife / kids/work) has pushed me to quitÃ,….this is all me
*its timeÃ,…..started dipping in March 1986Ã,…..been going strong sinceÃ,….anywhere from 1 can a day to 5/7 cans a weekÃ,….lets call that 28yrs /9 monthsÃ,…that would be 345 months / 1498 week / 10, 490 daysÃ,…@ an average of $3 a can over the 28+years at lets just say 5 cans a weekÃ,…that would be 1498 weeks x 5 = 7490 cans x 3 = $22,470
*HealthÃ,….blood pressure is highÃ,…donÃ,’t want to go on meds
*cancerÃ,….bad bad badÃ,….donÃ,’t want my face to fall offÃ,….want to be kissable
*not all that interested in dying earlyÃ,…..watched both my parents die from smoking related issuesÃ,….not prettyÃ,….you lingerÃ,…suffer and linger some moreÃ,…..bad way to goÃ,….even worse for the family to watch
* may some day have grand kidsÃ,…donÃ,’tÃ,’ want to have to explain what grandpas got in his mouth
*tired of being addictedÃ,….need to drop the dependencyÃ,….donÃ,’t want to plan in my head how IÃ,’m gonna dip every time we go somewhere
*most people probably donÃ,’t think I can do itÃ,….fuck em
*grossÃ,….probably not a cool looking as I thought it was
*costÃ,….not cheapÃ,….$25+ each week
*sometimes I have to go looking for itÃ,….if my store doesnÃ,’t have itÃ,….minor panic unit I find it
*its just badÃ,…bad habitÃ,…bad addictionÃ,….i should know betterÃ,…..time to stopÃ,….for nobody else but my selfÃ,…..if it helps me get laid a little bit more along the wayÃ,….even better
**if I start back upÃ,….iÃ,’m nothing more than a weak little pussyÃ,…Ã,…

QUIT date  time: 16Dec2014Ã,…1100hrs


i have a copy of this in my truck - folded up and stuffed in my visor.....i refer to it often

OK...so theres my late Intro....i hope to refer back to this on day 100 and every other step after that

This is awesome. I love how exacting you are with your quit date. You seem very serious about your quit, and don't ever let that dissipate. Continue to post roll EDD and reach out and make friends. What has helped myself in my quit so much is my attitude. On the good days- have fun with it and pay it forward! On the rough days- Reach out for help or post in here how you feel. That way you can go back and appreciate the road you have travelled thus far. Keep up the good work. PM me if you want a contact.

-Jerk11

[beast42a]

I'll start this intro by say "Better Late than Never"....today is 08Feb2015 and i've been Quit for 55days. I Quit on 16Dec2014 @ 1100hrs and found KTC that evening...My first 10 days were miserable. I couldn't figure out how to post roll (which irritated me to no end because i thought i was pretty computer savvy), so writing an introduction was the last thing on my mind. Also, i kept telling my self that "Only an Idiot would Quit over Xmas"....my daughter was home from school and my son was home from the Army...so, kids are home, wife is in stage 3 panic - trying to make sure everything is perfect for xmas....and here i am - big, angry, ass hole, who wants to snap the head off something......Finally - xmas is over...everything is settling down...wifey's not pissed at me for whatever....i log on to KTC on 28Dec...first time since my Day 1....there is a message from Mat849 that had been sitting there since my day 1...i read and responded...within an hour, i had another message from Mat849....he passed on some great advise about being quit and the importance of Posting Roll......at the time i didn't really "get" the whole post roll thing....this is what he said "Roll is the most important thing we do here. First thing in the morning promise yourself and everyone here that you will not use nicotine in any form for that day. Wake up the next day and repeat. Quit one day at a time, ODAAT.".....after i read that...i posted rolled ( i'm sure i fucked it up and bumped half a days worth of quitters) and i've been posting roll every morning since.

I started dipping around Feb/March 1986....i credit Skoal/Hawkin/Kodiak for getting me thru Ranger School....shortly after that i graduated to Copenhagen....after i started chewing Copenhagen, there was no going back to anything else....i was chewing 1 to 1.5 cans a day for nearly 29 years....dipped always and everywhere.... I was good at it...i would make a dip plan in my head on how i was going to dip in any given situations. On the plane, graduations, ballet recitals, i was able to dip everywhere. Never much worried about health...Had Cancer in 1993....Lost a nut to testicular cancer... Cancer couldn't kill me then - certainly won't kill me now....i've completed 5 combat tours ( 1 x Haiti in 95, 4 x Afghanistan in 03,05,06,09)....been shot at with rifles, machine guns, mortars, rockets...been blown up...i survived it all.....Copenhagen was with me all the way......

Finally, one day, i woke the fuck up....i'm nearly 52....all i think about is how am i going to dip....if i loose my tin or forget it at home - I'm in a mild panic until i can buy another one.....you think to your self for a minute...that is soo fucked up and wrong....i gotta quit...but how...i go just a couple hours with out dip and my body turns inside out....when i did quit on 16Dec - i wasn't sure how long it would last... i quit cold turkey and thankfully i found KTC that evening.....on day 3 of my quit i went to a hypnotist....can't confirm or deny how much it helped....but i'm pretty sure it didn't hurt....he asked me to make a list of reason i want to quit and triggers.....i called it my Dippers Manifesto....see below

When do I Dip / Triggers
Basically from the time I wake up to the time I go to bedÃ,….iÃ,’m DippingÃ,….only time IÃ,’m not dipping is when IÃ,’m either sleeping, eating , or fuckingÃ,….
Work Day*morningÃ,…put in a dip as I leave the house to drive to workÃ,…0500am
*at workÃ,…at my deskÃ,….before the morning callÃ,…after the morning callÃ,…..after I kick out the crew
*when IÃ,’m working on the computerÃ,…doing reportsÃ,….using the MSOC systemÃ,….going thru emailÃ,….responding to emailÃ,….dipping dipping dipping
*working in the yard at workÃ,…moving reelsÃ,…inventoryÃ,….moving suppliesÃ,…moving stuff around I the yard with the BobcatÃ,…..anything outside requires a dip
*when IÃ,’m in my work truckÃ,….visiting crewsÃ,….checking on jobsÃ,….anytime outside the officeÃ,…dipping
*driving home from workÃ,…..dip dip dip
*At homeÃ,….(when IÃ,’m not at work)Ã,….iÃ,’m dippingÃ,…Ã,…after I get upÃ,….eat a bit Ã,â€" then dip
*working around the houseÃ,….dippingÃ,….any home projectÃ,….dippingÃ,….tinkering in the garageÃ,….dipping.. tinkering in the basementÃ,…dippingÃ,….cleaning the house / laundry / vacuumingÃ,…dip dip dip
*working in the yard at homeÃ,…..dippingÃ,….mowing the yardÃ,….dippingÃ,…..
*walking to the gymÃ,…dippingÃ,…after I work outÃ,…dipping
*after a mealÃ,….DippingÃ,…..cleaning up the dishesÃ,….dippingÃ,…..after dishesÃ,…new dipÃ,…Ã,…..
*at home relaxing with my laptop on my lapÃ,….dippingÃ,….then more dipÃ,….unit I go to bed
*watching TVÃ,…watching a movieÃ,…dip dip dip
*Misc dippingÃ,…*shooting gunsÃ,… Ã,….riding motorcycleÃ,…..fishingÃ,…..must dipÃ,…dip dip dipÃ,…Ã,…
*anytime IÃ,’m wearing my uniform (army)Ã,….must have a dipÃ,….army = dip
*road tripÃ,….gotta dipÃ,….longer the driveÃ,…the more dip required
*drinking beerÃ,…dip dip dip
*movie theaterÃ,….on a planeÃ,…in a hotelÃ,…at the beachÃ,…..dip dip dip
*watching sportsÃ,…football / hockeyÃ,….anythingÃ,….TV or LiveÃ,…dip dip dip
*shovel snowÃ,…snow blowerÃ,….dip dip dip
**Any situation where IÃ,’m not sleepingÃ,….dip dip dip

Why am I quittingÃ,…Ã,…Ã,…for startersÃ,….no one (wife / kids/work) has pushed me to quitÃ,….this is all me
*its timeÃ,…..started dipping in March 1986Ã,…..been going strong sinceÃ,….anywhere from 1 can a day to 5/7 cans a weekÃ,….lets call that 28yrs /9 monthsÃ,…that would be 345 months / 1498 week / 10, 490 daysÃ,…@ an average of $3 a can over the 28+years at lets just say 5 cans a weekÃ,…that would be 1498 weeks x 5 = 7490 cans x 3 = $22,470
*HealthÃ,….blood pressure is highÃ,…donÃ,’t want to go on meds
*cancerÃ,….bad bad badÃ,….donÃ,’t want my face to fall offÃ,….want to be kissable
*not all that interested in dying earlyÃ,…..watched both my parents die from smoking related issuesÃ,….not prettyÃ,….you lingerÃ,…suffer and linger some moreÃ,…..bad way to goÃ,….even worse for the family to watch
* may some day have grand kidsÃ,…donÃ,’tÃ,’ want to have to explain what grandpas got in his mouth
*tired of being addictedÃ,….need to drop the dependencyÃ,….donÃ,’t want to plan in my head how IÃ,’m gonna dip every time we go somewhere
*most people probably donÃ,’t think I can do itÃ,….fuck em
*grossÃ,….probably not a cool looking as I thought it was
*costÃ,….not cheapÃ,….$25+ each week
*sometimes I have to go looking for itÃ,….if my store doesnÃ,’t have itÃ,….minor panic unit I find it
*its just badÃ,…bad habitÃ,…bad addictionÃ,….i should know betterÃ,…..time to stopÃ,….for nobody else but my selfÃ,…..if it helps me get laid a little bit more along the wayÃ,….even better
**if I start back upÃ,….iÃ,’m nothing more than a weak little pussyÃ,…Ã,…

QUIT date  time: 16Dec2014Ã,…1100hrs


i have a copy of this in my truck - folded up and stuffed in my visor.....i refer to it often

OK...so theres my late Intro....i hope to refer back to this on day 100 and every other step after that