Here we go again

[E&C's Dad]

Once upon a time, not so long ago...

A young man was dying a slow death. He'd poison himself from sun up, to sun down all because he needed his fix. He heard pleas of agony from the ones who cared the most, to just stop poisoning himself. "If only I could", he said. Destined for a life of poor health, empty accounts, and a gut full of regret...the young man accepted his painful demise. A life without a tongue, a cheek, a jaw, and then death.... "Oh well, I guess that's mine".

Call it fate, luck, or destiny in regards to what happened next. A cold February night, will turn out to be the best. Like a moth to the light, this young man was attracted to this site. Chuck full of hard nosed, seasoned quitters who told him, "you can do this". He wasn't treated special, or was fed false hope....he did however realize, "what could it hurt"?

The young man signed up, and dove head first. He followed the recipe and honored his word. He quickly realized this place was full of personalities... but aren't most? Ignoring the hot air, and sucking up the knowledge, the young man crushed through his early days. It wasn't without trial and error, and slippery steps, but his brothers made sure he didn't disappear.

Now well beyond the glitz and glamour of the Hall of Fame days, the young man sees an army at war. It's different this time, though. Instead of fighting this poison, this army is torn. Who is the victim in this conflict? Is it you? Is it me? Or is it some unknown? The young man thinks, it's everyone, both young and old.

The young man is not discouraged at what he sees. For he, himself is free. But what about the future, what do they see? A place of full of personalities that is as unbecoming to them, as it would have been for me? The recipe has never changed, and I'm thankful for that. Tough love and respect, is what worked for me.

The young man, which turns out to be me, is quietly quitting.... do you see?

BAM! Love me some quit poetry.

[THansen2413]

Once upon a time, not so long ago...

A young man was dying a slow death. He'd poison himself from sun up, to sun down all because he needed his fix. He heard pleas of agony from the ones who cared the most, to just stop poisoning himself. "If only I could", he said. Destined for a life of poor health, empty accounts, and a gut full of regret...the young man accepted his painful demise. A life without a tongue, a cheek, a jaw, and then death.... "Oh well, I guess that's mine".

Call it fate, luck, or destiny in regards to what happened next. A cold February night, will turn out to be the best. Like a moth to the light, this young man was attracted to this site. Chuck full of hard nosed, seasoned quitters who told him, "you can do this". He wasn't treated special, or was fed false hope....he did however realize, "what could it hurt"?

The young man signed up, and dove head first. He followed the recipe and honored his word. He quickly realized this place was full of personalities... but aren't most? Ignoring the hot air, and sucking up the knowledge, the young man crushed through his early days. It wasn't without trial and error, and slippery steps, but his brothers made sure he didn't disappear.

Now well beyond the glitz and glamour of the Hall of Fame days, the young man sees an army at war. It's different this time, though. Instead of fighting this poison, this army is torn. Who is the victim in this conflict? Is it you? Is it me? Or is it some unknown? The young man thinks, it's everyone, both young and old.

The young man is not discouraged at what he sees. For he, himself is free. But what about the future, what do they see? A place of full of personalities that is as unbecoming to them, as it would have been for me? The recipe has never changed, and I'm thankful for that. Tough love and respect, is what worked for me.

The young man, which turns out to be me, is quietly quitting.... do you see?

[Smeds]

- Day 257 -

I had what I'd call a, "learning experience" today. Or maybe a glimpse into the past, and my failures of staying quit prior to KTC. Today was just a tiring, stressful day at work. Most people get a reprieve during the fall and winter months, but not me. Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and then Easter are my busiest times at work. Today, I unloaded and sorted 2 pallets of frozen turkeys. I weighed and packaged a 120 lbs of pollock for a special order. I made 160 lbs of assorted pork... (ground pork, pork sausage, and Italian sausage). Oh, and I had to keep 2 meat cases full of assorted cuts of beef, pork, and chicken. I was working a man down today. The helper I did have, just started 3 days ago. The perfect storm was brewing.

In a blink of an eye, I was 2 hrs behind schedule. Customers were damn near beating down my door wondering, "if we had anymore hamburger", or "could you cut me a smaller roast? These are all too big". By 11 am, I just threw down my knife and went to lunch. I needed an escape. Everything that could go wrong, was going wrong. Anything anybody said, or did raised my anxiety and temper. Dipping crossed my mind, but that's all it did. Much like getting lucky with Carrie Underwood crosses my mind, it's not a realistic option. Neither is dipping.

It's little, pity situations like that, that would have caved me in the past. You may be reading this and thinking, "Ha, what a joke this guy is. If he thinks that's a stressful day, I'd hate to see him walk a mile in my shoes". You're probably right. It wasn't that bad of day. It allowed me to see how addicts rely on "situations" to justify their addiction. We are all guilty of being whiners, complainers, bitchy, etc. It's what we used to justify our addiction.

Quitting takes some heavy balls, or ovaries for our female quitters. At the end of the day, we have to look at ourselves in the mirror and be honest with ourselves.

Today, I was whiny and felt sorry for myself. I let everyday life get under my skin. I identified that prior to being quit, this would have been a day I would have caved. I can go to bed tonight, proud and feeling accomplished. Not only for my quit, but for me as a person.

I won today.

Giggity Giggity Thansen!

Sounds like a stressful day to me. You are killing it my man.

Nice win Tyler, actually ... 257 of them in a row!!

[lighty7]

- Day 257 -

I had what I'd call a, "learning experience" today. Or maybe a glimpse into the past, and my failures of staying quit prior to KTC. Today was just a tiring, stressful day at work. Most people get a reprieve during the fall and winter months, but not me. Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and then Easter are my busiest times at work. Today, I unloaded and sorted 2 pallets of frozen turkeys. I weighed and packaged a 120 lbs of pollock for a special order. I made 160 lbs of assorted pork... (ground pork, pork sausage, and Italian sausage). Oh, and I had to keep 2 meat cases full of assorted cuts of beef, pork, and chicken. I was working a man down today. The helper I did have, just started 3 days ago. The perfect storm was brewing.

In a blink of an eye, I was 2 hrs behind schedule. Customers were damn near beating down my door wondering, "if we had anymore hamburger", or "could you cut me a smaller roast? These are all too big". By 11 am, I just threw down my knife and went to lunch. I needed an escape. Everything that could go wrong, was going wrong. Anything anybody said, or did raised my anxiety and temper. Dipping crossed my mind, but that's all it did. Much like getting lucky with Carrie Underwood crosses my mind, it's not a realistic option. Neither is dipping.

It's little, pity situations like that, that would have caved me in the past. You may be reading this and thinking, "Ha, what a joke this guy is. If he thinks that's a stressful day, I'd hate to see him walk a mile in my shoes". You're probably right. It wasn't that bad of day. It allowed me to see how addicts rely on "situations" to justify their addiction. We are all guilty of being whiners, complainers, bitchy, etc. It's what we used to justify our addiction.

Quitting takes some heavy balls, or ovaries for our female quitters. At the end of the day, we have to look at ourselves in the mirror and be honest with ourselves.

Today, I was whiny and felt sorry for myself. I let everyday life get under my skin. I identified that prior to being quit, this would have been a day I would have caved. I can go to bed tonight, proud and feeling accomplished. Not only for my quit, but for me as a person.

I won today.

Giggity Giggity Thansen!

Sounds like a stressful day to me. You are killing it my man.

[THansen2413]

- Day 257 -

I had what I'd call a, "learning experience" today. Or maybe a glimpse into the past, and my failures of staying quit prior to KTC. Today was just a tiring, stressful day at work. Most people get a reprieve during the fall and winter months, but not me. Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, and then Easter are my busiest times at work. Today, I unloaded and sorted 2 pallets of frozen turkeys. I weighed and packaged a 120 lbs of pollock for a special order. I made 160 lbs of assorted pork... (ground pork, pork sausage, and Italian sausage). Oh, and I had to keep 2 meat cases full of assorted cuts of beef, pork, and chicken. I was working a man down today. The helper I did have, just started 3 days ago. The perfect storm was brewing.

In a blink of an eye, I was 2 hrs behind schedule. Customers were damn near beating down my door wondering, "if we had anymore hamburger", or "could you cut me a smaller roast? These are all too big". By 11 am, I just threw down my knife and went to lunch. I needed an escape. Everything that could go wrong, was going wrong. Anything anybody said, or did raised my anxiety and temper. Dipping crossed my mind, but that's all it did. Much like getting lucky with Carrie Underwood crosses my mind, it's not a realistic option. Neither is dipping.

It's little, pity situations like that, that would have caved me in the past. You may be reading this and thinking, "Ha, what a joke this guy is. If he thinks that's a stressful day, I'd hate to see him walk a mile in my shoes". You're probably right. It wasn't that bad of day. It allowed me to see how addicts rely on "situations" to justify their addiction. We are all guilty of being whiners, complainers, bitchy, etc. It's what we used to justify our addiction.

Quitting takes some heavy balls, or ovaries for our female quitters. At the end of the day, we have to look at ourselves in the mirror and be honest with ourselves.

Today, I was whiny and felt sorry for myself. I let everyday life get under my skin. I identified that prior to being quit, this would have been a day I would have caved. I can go to bed tonight, proud and feeling accomplished. Not only for my quit, but for me as a person.

I won today.

[Krusty]

Happy Birthday THansen!!

'boob' 'BanDog' 'Y' 'band' 'wave' 'party' 'dance' 'party2' 'chew2' 'booby' 'Birthday'

Sweet, will there be cake? HB bro!

I'll bring the strippers. Happy Birthday TH!

Hope itÃ,’s a memorable one, TH! 'oh yeah'

Have a great nicotine free birthday TH.

You all are too kind! Thank you.

This isn't my first birthday without nicotine. It is however my first birthday QUIT!

Thank you all for not only impacting my quit, but my life.

TH

Hope you had a kick ass 25th birthday, bro.

Happy Birthday, TH -- hope you had a great day, and look forward to wishing you many more nic-free b'day tidings in the future!

[Doc Chewfree]

Happy Birthday THansen!!

'boob' 'BanDog' 'Y' 'band' 'wave' 'party' 'dance' 'party2' 'chew2' 'booby' 'Birthday'

Sweet, will there be cake? HB bro!

I'll bring the strippers. Happy Birthday TH!

Hope itÃ,’s a memorable one, TH! 'oh yeah'

Have a great nicotine free birthday TH.

You all are too kind! Thank you.

This isn't my first birthday without nicotine. It is however my first birthday QUIT!

Thank you all for not only impacting my quit, but my life.

TH

Hope you had a kick ass 25th birthday, bro.

[THansen2413]

Happy Birthday THansen!!

'boob' 'BanDog' 'Y' 'band' 'wave' 'party' 'dance' 'party2' 'chew2' 'booby' 'Birthday'

Sweet, will there be cake? HB bro!

I'll bring the strippers. Happy Birthday TH!

Hope itÃ,’s a memorable one, TH! 'oh yeah'

Have a great nicotine free birthday TH.

You all are too kind! Thank you.

This isn't my first birthday without nicotine. It is however my first birthday QUIT!

Thank you all for not only impacting my quit, but my life.

TH

[Raider]

Happy Birthday THansen!!

'boob' 'BanDog' 'Y' 'band' 'wave' 'party' 'dance' 'party2' 'chew2' 'booby' 'Birthday'

Sweet, will there be cake? HB bro!

I'll bring the strippers. Happy Birthday TH!

Hope itÃ,’s a memorable one, TH! 'oh yeah'

Have a great nicotine free birthday TH.

[slug.go]

Happy Birthday THansen!!

'boob' 'BanDog' 'Y' 'band' 'wave' 'party' 'dance' 'party2' 'chew2' 'booby' 'Birthday'

Sweet, will there be cake? HB bro!

I'll bring the strippers. Happy Birthday TH!

Hope itÃ,’s a memorable one, TH! 'oh yeah'

[bronc]

Happy Birthday THansen!!

'boob' 'BanDog' 'Y' 'band' 'wave' 'party' 'dance' 'party2' 'chew2' 'booby' 'Birthday'

Sweet, will there be cake? HB bro!

I'll bring the strippers. Happy Birthday TH!

[Thumblewort]

Happy Birthday THansen!!

'boob' 'BanDog' 'Y' 'band' 'wave' 'party' 'dance' 'party2' 'chew2' 'booby' 'Birthday'

Sweet, will there be cake? HB bro!

[Smeds]

Happy Birthday THansen!!

'boob' 'BanDog' 'Y' 'band' 'wave' 'party' 'dance' 'party2' 'chew2' 'booby' 'Birthday'

[Ginet]

Hey TH.

Quitting with you. Let's go. We hit the low points. We hit them hard sometimes. I need you to reach up and grab my hand and take this support.

[Spence249]

poof

:gmann:

'Popcorn'