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Re: I'm back
« Reply #421 on: April 28, 2014, 11:51:00 AM »
Nice post WP, we have a lot in common, tax season, crappy weather, quitting. I quit with you today.
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Re: I'm back
« Reply #420 on: April 28, 2014, 11:44:00 AM »
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I have kind of avoided you waste...i don't know why really...but you're an inspiration to a guy like me...thanks for that post.
Nice! We missed you WP! Glad tax season is over.

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Re: I'm back
« Reply #419 on: April 28, 2014, 11:24:00 AM »
I have kind of avoided you waste...i don't know why really...but you're an inspiration to a guy like me...thanks for that post.
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Re: I'm back
« Reply #418 on: April 28, 2014, 10:34:00 AM »
Well, it's Ohio and spring is about a month away (seriously...it's still fucking cold here but we don't care. Calendar says it's spring...we'll act like it's spring.). Tax season is done, and that means my yard awaits.

Yesterday was the first day I got to go out and play around. The grass is mowed, and we edged the mulch beds (which were really easy as we just laid fresh mulch last year). I did a little weed whacking, but not too much as I hate that fucking thing. The only things that were driving me crazy were these gigantic bushes around my house. I have one right next to my patio that acts as a wall, but I can't do anything to that right now as some birds have decided to next there. I have one on the corner of my house that I cut down to 5 feet last year while quoting Ivan Drago (If he dies...he dies.).

The last one sits right on my property line and is fucking out of control. It's like 10 feet in diameter, and while one side is manageable, the other side sits on a hill so I end up swinging the trimmer wildly above my head like a pussified Leatherface (Ohio Bushtrimmer Crisis?). I hate this fucking bush as it sits right in my mowing lines, and I get stuck on the (previously mentioned) hill if there is an ounce of moisture on the ground. It sits pretty close to my septic tank, so I'm always wondering if its roots are the reason I'll be shelling out $8000-$10000 here for a new one.

Well, I decided yesterday I was pulling that shit up.

When I announced this, my wife gave me a look and headed inside. I took a few swipes, and I began cutting into it. The outside stuff (the little branches) came off easily, but they left quite a mess on the ground. The inner branches were a little thicker and required a little more work. I brought out my big branch cutters, and I went to town. Before I knew it, I was 3 quarters into it. My wife was surprised as to how easily it was coming down, and commented that we'd now have a "good look at the un-kept house next door". Before I knew it, the bush had been disassembled and was sitting on the burn pile.

The roots were still sticking out of the ground, and I could see at least 7 places in this area where the bush has once emerged from the ground. Instead of clipping everything really close to the ground, I thought I'd probably just dig up the roots. I got 2 out in about an hour, and then I broke a shovel. I went to my back up, and that fucking broke too. I was tired. I was pissed.

And now I don't even have a shovel.

Maybe it was because I was wearing my KTC shirt, or maybe I was just remembering THIS awesome post. Maybe it was because I was doing yard work without a single craving...

But I sat down, and I realized that I didn't have to kill this all off at once. Like nicotine, this bush doesn't magically just "disappear". The small branches come off easily, but there's some bigger stuff underneath that. Once I get rid of those, there's still some roots that I need to tend to. Each layer of my quit required a different tool: I can use the clippers (will power) to get through the initial branches, but I have to pull out my big clippers (attitude change) to get through those major branches. Once I clear through all that, I pull out my shovel (consistency, roll call). Along the way, I've broken a few tools. That shit doesn't stop me though. I just get another.

I'm an impatient man, and it urks me that I have a dead spot in my yard with some ankle slicing roots sticking out of it. But at lunch today, I'm getting another shovel.

It will be gone (at least the pieces I can get to). As long as I stay vigilant on this, it won't become the hassle it was before. That means I need to watch for any roots sprouting and clip those off immediately. If I ignore those things, I'll be right back to where I was before.

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Re: I'm back
« Reply #417 on: April 09, 2014, 10:24:00 AM »
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ultimate No WWE talent becomes a legend on their own. Every man's heart one day beats its final beat. His lungs breathe their final breath. And if what that man did in his life makes the blood pulse through the body of others and makes them believe deeper in something larger than life then his essence, his spirit, will be immortalized. By the story tellers, by the loyalty, by the memory of those who honor him and make the running the man did live forever. You, you, you, you, you, you are the legend makers of Ultimate Warrior. In the back I see many potential legends. Some of them with warrior spirits. And you will do the same for them. You will decide if they lived with the passion and intensity. So much so that you will tell your stories and you will make them legends, as well. I am Ultimate Warrior. You are the Ultimate Warrior fans. And the spirit of the Ultimate Warrior will run forever!
Our legacy lives on through our words and our actions. Inspire today.

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Re: I'm back
« Reply #416 on: April 09, 2014, 10:03:00 AM »
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ultimate No WWE talent becomes a legend on their own. Every man's heart one day beats its final beat. His lungs breathe their final breath. And if what that man did in his life makes the blood pulse through the body of others and makes them believe deeper in something larger than life then his essence, his spirit, will be immortalized. By the story tellers, by the loyalty, by the memory of those who honor him and make the running the man did live forever. You, you, you, you, you, you are the legend makers of Ultimate Warrior. In the back I see many potential legends. Some of them with warrior spirits. And you will do the same for them. You will decide if they lived with the passion and intensity. So much so that you will tell your stories and you will make them legends, as well. I am Ultimate Warrior. You are the Ultimate Warrior fans. And the spirit of the Ultimate Warrior will run forever!
Our legacy lives on through our words and our actions. Inspire today.

Rip ultimate warrior
In the end I Surrender, I and I alone accept that I have and always will have a Nicotene ADDICTION. It is my choice to quit, but I can't do it alone. I get to go down this path one time, I want to do it right. I recognize that my word, my integrety to you is on the line and is only as good as my actions. Caving is not an option in this plan-Eafman 7/11

I am not cured. I will quit one day at a time. I will continue to do what works. Posting roll everyday. To do otherwise would be foolish on my part. You can do this-Ready 12/11

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Theres a lot of people that come here, especially vets, that WANT to be reminded that they are addicts.-Tarpon 6/12

Just as a building starts with architectural drawings. Your daily quit begins with a promise.-Scowick 2/13

Here and now, focused on today, minute by minute, whatever it takes, I promise to all my bros and myself not to become a negative stat and stay quit!-krok 1/15

I want everyone to be quit. Even the assholes.-Probe1957 1/18

Ignoring history or erasing history fixes nothing and leads you inevitably down the same path.-69franx 04/30/2021

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Re: I'm back
« Reply #415 on: March 25, 2014, 12:49:00 AM »
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Congrats on the comma. Thank you for all you do for this site, we appreciate it more than you know. Hope to have you blazing a path for many many years to come. Quit with you on your bad ass comma day!!!!!!!
1000 days is legendary. Thanks for all you do wastepanel. Never forget day 1.
Huge congrats to a man who always speaks the truth. Thank you for blazing a trail for many others and being active. Enjoy this milestone!
GRATS ON A GRAND big guy. The Hall of Legends, What an accomplishment. Im proud of ya bud.
A legend even before the comma. Congrats and thank you.
Congrats WP thanks for always being there 1000 legendary.quit w u today
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Nicely done WP! It's an honor to have you on my team.
Nice comma!
Congrats!!! Proud to quit with you today! That's a lot of +1's
Congrats on the comma and thank you for helping me find my quit. Below is something you wrote on my intro page; it made me laugh but it also made a lot of sense:

"Nicotine is an ex-girlfriend that can fuck your brains out. Unfortunately, she runs train with the neighbors downstairs and spends your money while you're working. When you finally break up with her, she reminds you of all of your good times together and she passes over all of her mistakes. It's how the parasite assures complete obedience."
Congrats and thanks! Everybody be sure to read what Waste wrote today, too, in case it gets buried by the love fest here....Quit on!
Congrats Brother!

Badass quiting at its finest!
Great job, :WastedPanel:
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Re: I'm back
« Reply #414 on: March 24, 2014, 01:18:00 PM »
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Congrats on the comma. Thank you for all you do for this site, we appreciate it more than you know. Hope to have you blazing a path for many many years to come. Quit with you on your bad ass comma day!!!!!!!
1000 days is legendary. Thanks for all you do wastepanel. Never forget day 1.
Huge congrats to a man who always speaks the truth. Thank you for blazing a trail for many others and being active. Enjoy this milestone!
GRATS ON A GRAND big guy. The Hall of Legends, What an accomplishment. Im proud of ya bud.
A legend even before the comma. Congrats and thank you.
Congrats WP thanks for always being there 1000 legendary.quit w u today
Nice comma! Quit on!
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Nicely done WP! It's an honor to have you on my team.
Nice comma!
Congrats!!! Proud to quit with you today! That's a lot of +1's
Congrats on the comma and thank you for helping me find my quit. Below is something you wrote on my intro page; it made me laugh but it also made a lot of sense:

"Nicotine is an ex-girlfriend that can fuck your brains out. Unfortunately, she runs train with the neighbors downstairs and spends your money while you're working. When you finally break up with her, she reminds you of all of your good times together and she passes over all of her mistakes. It's how the parasite assures complete obedience."
Congrats and thanks! Everybody be sure to read what Waste wrote today, too, in case it gets buried by the love fest here....Quit on!
Congrats Brother!

Badass quiting at its finest!
Great job, :WastedPanel:
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"Celebrate the moment as it turns into one more"..
"You can fight without ever winning, but never ever win, win without a fight".
"Onion rings...funyons. A connection? Yeah. I fucking think so."
"Honest Abe had a fake jaw".
"In a world that seems so small, I can't stop thinking big"
"Someone set a bad example. Made surrender seem all right
The act of a noble warrior. Who lost the will to fight."

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Re: I'm back
« Reply #413 on: March 24, 2014, 01:14:00 PM »
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Congrats on the comma. Thank you for all you do for this site, we appreciate it more than you know. Hope to have you blazing a path for many many years to come. Quit with you on your bad ass comma day!!!!!!!
1000 days is legendary. Thanks for all you do wastepanel. Never forget day 1.
Huge congrats to a man who always speaks the truth. Thank you for blazing a trail for many others and being active. Enjoy this milestone!
GRATS ON A GRAND big guy. The Hall of Legends, What an accomplishment. Im proud of ya bud.
A legend even before the comma. Congrats and thank you.
Congrats WP thanks for always being there 1000 legendary.quit w u today
Nice comma! Quit on!
'BanDog'
Nicely done WP! It's an honor to have you on my team.
Nice comma!
Congrats!!! Proud to quit with you today! That's a lot of +1's
Congrats on the comma and thank you for helping me find my quit. Below is something you wrote on my intro page; it made me laugh but it also made a lot of sense:

"Nicotine is an ex-girlfriend that can fuck your brains out. Unfortunately, she runs train with the neighbors downstairs and spends your money while you're working. When you finally break up with her, she reminds you of all of your good times together and she passes over all of her mistakes. It's how the parasite assures complete obedience."
Congrats and thanks! Everybody be sure to read what Waste wrote today, too, in case it gets buried by the love fest here....Quit on!
Congrats Brother!

Badass quiting at its finest!
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Re: I'm back
« Reply #412 on: March 24, 2014, 11:43:00 AM »
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There was a period not unlike the half-waking moments between snooze alarms.  A timeless, restless void that could have been a second and could have been ten thousands years.  I felt air on my face, a rushing wind that pummeled me.  I could not see, realized my eyes were closed, and pried them open.  My vision immediately went blurry, air blowing the fluids from my eyeballs.  I felt like I was falling.  I focused my eyes and saw the ground, way down there, hundreds of feet.  Lush green grass and tiny pale shapes that could have been people, little dots that seemed to grow almost imperceptibly
It's amazing to me what this site has become since I joined in 2006. You see, back then, this site was a just another blip out there in a sea of other sites. It didn't rule the landscape like it does now. No. It was a small number of individuals that were looking for a way to stay quit.

I posted once to this site in 2006, and that was on my Hall of Fame day. I knew all the guys from a similar site, and I had (stopped) beside them for 100 days so it wasn't that big of a stretch to find myself over here celebrating with them. What I remember of this site started with this.

Shortly after achieving my "feat" of (stopping) for 100 days, I stopped posting. I didn't fail right away. No. I was "quit" (or at least I thought I was)! Quitting, you see, is an all or nothing endeavor. If you want a glass a wine, you need to pour the water from your glass. Otherwise, you end up with a watered down concoction that looks like wine, but tastes like water. I (stopped) for a comma's time, and I failed hardcore in 2009.

I thought I was drinking wine, and didn't even realize the lack of taste until my cup was clear.

The aftermath was a blur.

Before I knew it, I was back to using all the time. Hell, it got so bad this time that I began sleeping with plugs in my mouth at night. I ballooned up in weight, and I blamed life's problems on the forces surrounding me. I lacked control of myself, and I blamed everybody and everything for it.

Well, everybody but me that is...

I came here on June 29, 2011 looking for somebody to give me the ok to be a failure. I wanted them to say that years of nicotine use had ruined my brain's chemistry and that it was ok to use the drug to cope. I didn't want to lose my precious drug.

I found none of that here. Instead, I found men reaching out their hands to help me. It felt like I was being judged at first, but I'm a stubborn ass and there was no way I was proving these guys right. I quit that day, and I didn't even do it because of the vets. I did it to spite them. In the coming days, I clung to my brothers in this battle. Eafman (who celebrates his comma in a few days) was the first person to offer me his number and has been a saving grace in my quit. Colonel No Cope was a boisterous man that I initially stayed clear of. I was hung out to dry defending both Moe (comma in a few days) and TeamKeoki as they returned to the site and I defended them. My brothers...my inner core of quit was built in these first few days with these fine gentlemen. Later, I leaned more and more on my brother Luby (comma in a couple weeks). Most are still posting.

Loot took quite an interest in my return, and I believe I rewarded his pointed jabs with a PM that simply said "Fuck you" (Sorry dude. You've been one of my greatest guides here.). I thought it was hilarious that these men (these 3 ballers) celebrating just over 100 days quit knew what it was like to be quit for the long term. (It turns out they did. Quitting isn't about what you have accomplished. It's what you are doing right now.) Vets tore my group to pieces, and vets applauded us.

As time passed, the drama level fell. We settled into a groove and began helping others on the site. It was during this time that I learned a very important lesson about this site: We don't just learn from those in front of us. We are part of a pack; We move as one. Interacting with many groups (February 2012, April 2012, along with countless others) has shown me what I couldn't see with my own group due to my fogginess. They have shown me that there is process and normalcy to becoming quit (No matter how out of control it feels.). There will be sudden flailing. There will be depressions and there will be peaks. Loved ones will fall showing off, and some will choose not to keep up. I can't control the pack. I am part of it. I can, however, direct the pack and I can adhere to its will. I can only control myself and my actions.

After sleeping my way through life, my morning alarm went off in 2006. I hit the snooze button, and I faded back into sleep. I awoke in 2011 and was pulled out of bed with a start by this site. It wasn't the easiest to get moving, but once I did, I was glad. This quit has been phenomenal, and I wouldn't change it for anything. I thank you all. Without you, I am not here today. I'm quit. Period.

Learn from the past.
Quit for today.
Plan for the future.

I have over 100 numbers stored in my telephone, and I expect all of you to call me if you see me fade.

Wastepanel
1,000 for 1,000 (Scoreboard)
Beautiful.

Congrats my friend.

signed,

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Congrats WP. You, sir, are a quit asset.
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Re: I'm back
« Reply #411 on: March 24, 2014, 10:13:00 AM »
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There was a period not unlike the half-waking moments between snooze alarms.  A timeless, restless void that could have been a second and could have been ten thousands years.  I felt air on my face, a rushing wind that pummeled me.  I could not see, realized my eyes were closed, and pried them open.  My vision immediately went blurry, air blowing the fluids from my eyeballs.  I felt like I was falling.  I focused my eyes and saw the ground, way down there, hundreds of feet.  Lush green grass and tiny pale shapes that could have been people, little dots that seemed to grow almost imperceptibly
It's amazing to me what this site has become since I joined in 2006. You see, back then, this site was a just another blip out there in a sea of other sites. It didn't rule the landscape like it does now. No. It was a small number of individuals that were looking for a way to stay quit.

I posted once to this site in 2006, and that was on my Hall of Fame day. I knew all the guys from a similar site, and I had (stopped) beside them for 100 days so it wasn't that big of a stretch to find myself over here celebrating with them. What I remember of this site started with this.

Shortly after achieving my "feat" of (stopping) for 100 days, I stopped posting. I didn't fail right away. No. I was "quit" (or at least I thought I was)! Quitting, you see, is an all or nothing endeavor. If you want a glass a wine, you need to pour the water from your glass. Otherwise, you end up with a watered down concoction that looks like wine, but tastes like water. I (stopped) for a comma's time, and I failed hardcore in 2009.

I thought I was drinking wine, and didn't even realize the lack of taste until my cup was clear.

The aftermath was a blur.

Before I knew it, I was back to using all the time. Hell, it got so bad this time that I began sleeping with plugs in my mouth at night. I ballooned up in weight, and I blamed life's problems on the forces surrounding me. I lacked control of myself, and I blamed everybody and everything for it.

Well, everybody but me that is...

I came here on June 29, 2011 looking for somebody to give me the ok to be a failure. I wanted them to say that years of nicotine use had ruined my brain's chemistry and that it was ok to use the drug to cope. I didn't want to lose my precious drug.

I found none of that here. Instead, I found men reaching out their hands to help me. It felt like I was being judged at first, but I'm a stubborn ass and there was no way I was proving these guys right. I quit that day, and I didn't even do it because of the vets. I did it to spite them. In the coming days, I clung to my brothers in this battle. Eafman (who celebrates his comma in a few days) was the first person to offer me his number and has been a saving grace in my quit. Colonel No Cope was a boisterous man that I initially stayed clear of. I was hung out to dry defending both Moe (comma in a few days) and TeamKeoki as they returned to the site and I defended them. My brothers...my inner core of quit was built in these first few days with these fine gentlemen. Later, I leaned more and more on my brother Luby (comma in a couple weeks). Most are still posting.

Loot took quite an interest in my return, and I believe I rewarded his pointed jabs with a PM that simply said "Fuck you" (Sorry dude. You've been one of my greatest guides here.). I thought it was hilarious that these men (these 3 ballers) celebrating just over 100 days quit knew what it was like to be quit for the long term. (It turns out they did. Quitting isn't about what you have accomplished. It's what you are doing right now.) Vets tore my group to pieces, and vets applauded us.

As time passed, the drama level fell. We settled into a groove and began helping others on the site. It was during this time that I learned a very important lesson about this site: We don't just learn from those in front of us. We are part of a pack; We move as one. Interacting with many groups (February 2012, April 2012, along with countless others) has shown me what I couldn't see with my own group due to my fogginess. They have shown me that there is process and normalcy to becoming quit (No matter how out of control it feels.). There will be sudden flailing. There will be depressions and there will be peaks. Loved ones will fall showing off, and some will choose not to keep up. I can't control the pack. I am part of it. I can, however, direct the pack and I can adhere to its will. I can only control myself and my actions.

After sleeping my way through life, my morning alarm went off in 2006. I hit the snooze button, and I faded back into sleep. I awoke in 2011 and was pulled out of bed with a start by this site. It wasn't the easiest to get moving, but once I did, I was glad. This quit has been phenomenal, and I wouldn't change it for anything. I thank you all. Without you, I am not here today. I'm quit. Period.

Learn from the past.
Quit for today.
Plan for the future.

I have over 100 numbers stored in my telephone, and I expect all of you to call me if you see me fade.

Wastepanel
1,000 for 1,000 (Scoreboard)
Beautiful.

Congrats my friend.

signed,

one of the 3balled assholes :D
The problem is not the problem.  The problem is your attitude about the problem.  Do you understand?

Draw Fire

If its too much trouble to post roll call, you could always fuck off.

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Offline brettlees

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Re: I'm back
« Reply #410 on: March 24, 2014, 09:54:00 AM »
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Congrats on the comma. Thank you for all you do for this site, we appreciate it more than you know. Hope to have you blazing a path for many many years to come. Quit with you on your bad ass comma day!!!!!!!
1000 days is legendary. Thanks for all you do wastepanel. Never forget day 1.
Huge congrats to a man who always speaks the truth. Thank you for blazing a trail for many others and being active. Enjoy this milestone!
GRATS ON A GRAND big guy. The Hall of Legends, What an accomplishment. Im proud of ya bud.
A legend even before the comma. Congrats and thank you.
Congrats WP thanks for always being there 1000 legendary.quit w u today
Nice comma! Quit on!
'BanDog'
Nicely done WP! It's an honor to have you on my team.
Nice comma!
Congrats!!! Proud to quit with you today! That's a lot of +1's
Congrats on the comma and thank you for helping me find my quit. Below is something you wrote on my intro page; it made me laugh but it also made a lot of sense:

"Nicotine is an ex-girlfriend that can fuck your brains out. Unfortunately, she runs train with the neighbors downstairs and spends your money while you're working. When you finally break up with her, she reminds you of all of your good times together and she passes over all of her mistakes. It's how the parasite assures complete obedience."
Congrats and thanks! Everybody be sure to read what Waste wrote today, too, in case it gets buried by the love fest here....Quit on!
This info helped me early on, and still does today: https://whyquit.com/whyquit/linksaaddiction.html

Quitters I’ve met so far: Ihatecope, >Pinched<, T-Cell, grizzlyhasclaws, Canvasback, BaseballPlayer, Cbird65, ERDVM, BradleyGuy, Ted, Zeno, AppleJack, Bronc, Knockout, MookieBlaylock, Rdad, 2mch2lv4, MN_Ben, Natro, Lippizaner, Amquash, ChristopherJ, GDubya, SRohde  -- always eager to meet more!

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Re: I'm back
« Reply #409 on: March 24, 2014, 09:20:00 AM »
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Congrats on the comma. Thank you for all you do for this site, we appreciate it more than you know. Hope to have you blazing a path for many many years to come. Quit with you on your bad ass comma day!!!!!!!
1000 days is legendary. Thanks for all you do wastepanel. Never forget day 1.
Huge congrats to a man who always speaks the truth. Thank you for blazing a trail for many others and being active. Enjoy this milestone!
GRATS ON A GRAND big guy. The Hall of Legends, What an accomplishment. Im proud of ya bud.
A legend even before the comma. Congrats and thank you.
Congrats WP thanks for always being there 1000 legendary.quit w u today
Nice comma! Quit on!
'BanDog'
Nicely done WP! It's an honor to have you on my team.
Nice comma!
Congrats!!! Proud to quit with you today! That's a lot of +1's
Congrats on the comma and thank you for helping me find my quit. Below is something you wrote on my intro page; it made me laugh but it also made a lot of sense:

"Nicotine is an ex-girlfriend that can fuck your brains out. Unfortunately, she runs train with the neighbors downstairs and spends your money while you're working. When you finally break up with her, she reminds you of all of your good times together and she passes over all of her mistakes. It's how the parasite assures complete obedience."
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Re: I'm back
« Reply #408 on: March 24, 2014, 09:08:00 AM »
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Congrats on the comma. Thank you for all you do for this site, we appreciate it more than you know. Hope to have you blazing a path for many many years to come. Quit with you on your bad ass comma day!!!!!!!
1000 days is legendary. Thanks for all you do wastepanel. Never forget day 1.
Huge congrats to a man who always speaks the truth. Thank you for blazing a trail for many others and being active. Enjoy this milestone!
GRATS ON A GRAND big guy. The Hall of Legends, What an accomplishment. Im proud of ya bud.
A legend even before the comma. Congrats and thank you.
Congrats WP thanks for always being there 1000 legendary.quit w u today
Nice comma! Quit on!
'BanDog'
Nicely done WP! It's an honor to have you on my team.
Nice comma!
Congrats!!! Proud to quit with you today! That's a lot of +1's
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Re: I'm back
« Reply #407 on: March 24, 2014, 09:05:00 AM »
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Congrats on the comma. Thank you for all you do for this site, we appreciate it more than you know. Hope to have you blazing a path for many many years to come. Quit with you on your bad ass comma day!!!!!!!
1000 days is legendary. Thanks for all you do wastepanel. Never forget day 1.
Huge congrats to a man who always speaks the truth. Thank you for blazing a trail for many others and being active. Enjoy this milestone!
GRATS ON A GRAND big guy. The Hall of Legends, What an accomplishment. Im proud of ya bud.
A legend even before the comma. Congrats and thank you.
Congrats WP thanks for always being there 1000 legendary.quit w u today
Nice comma! Quit on!
'BanDog'
Nicely done WP! It's an honor to have you on my team.
Nice comma!