Day 2...

[rdad]

I woke up to someone moving around in the house Sunday night.  Petrified, I froze with fear and couldn't move my legs in bed...couldn't move my arms to reach for the pistol on the nightstand.  My wife was sound asleep beside me oblivious to my thrashing.  The bedroom door swung open and a female form appeared.  The whore silently sprang onto the bed...crawled up my leg with a knife clenched between her teeth.  Her knee pressed into my chest, pinning me to the bed even harder.  Her grip was like iron as she pried my mouth open, slit my gums with the blade, and poured Cope directly in.  Can after can after fucking can!  The nic bitch then hissed and laughed that low husky laugh, clamped my mouth shut with demonic strength, lowered the blade to my balls and whispered with a fanged smile: "Now swallow me you poor motherfucker.  You're caved."

Whew.  I was crying like a baby when I woke up from that shit.  Stay quit my friends.  The alternative is terrifying.
ZC.

You have watched to many scary movies growing up. Holy moly. Scared me just hearing that one.

Holy shit! Your dreams and apogees avatar! You two were meant to be in the same group!

[srans]

I woke up to someone moving around in the house Sunday night. Petrified, I froze with fear and couldn't move my legs in bed...couldn't move my arms to reach for the pistol on the nightstand. My wife was sound asleep beside me oblivious to my thrashing. The bedroom door swung open and a female form appeared. The whore silently sprang onto the bed...crawled up my leg with a knife clenched between her teeth. Her knee pressed into my chest, pinning me to the bed even harder. Her grip was like iron as she pried my mouth open, slit my gums with the blade, and poured Cope directly in. Can after can after fucking can! The nic bitch then hissed and laughed that low husky laugh, clamped my mouth shut with demonic strength, lowered the blade to my balls and whispered with a fanged smile: "Now swallow me you poor motherfucker. You're caved."

Whew. I was crying like a baby when I woke up from that shit. Stay quit my friends. The alternative is terrifying.
ZC.

You have watched to many scary movies growing up. Holy moly. Scared me just hearing that one.

[ZillahCowboy]

I woke up to someone moving around in the house Sunday night. Petrified, I froze with fear and couldn't move my legs in bed...couldn't move my arms to reach for the pistol on the nightstand. My wife was sound asleep beside me oblivious to my thrashing. The bedroom door swung open and a female form appeared. The whore silently sprang onto the bed...crawled up my leg with a knife clenched between her teeth. Her knee pressed into my chest, pinning me to the bed even harder. Her grip was like iron as she pried my mouth open, slit my gums with the blade, and poured Cope directly in. Can after can after fucking can! The nic bitch then hissed and laughed that low husky laugh, clamped my mouth shut with demonic strength, lowered the blade to my balls and whispered with a fanged smile: "Now swallow me you poor motherfucker. You're caved."

Whew. I was crying like a baby when I woke up from that shit. Stay quit my friends. The alternative is terrifying.
ZC.

[apogeeammo]

Here's a new "first"...Today I chopped firewood for the first time EVER without a dip in.  Ha!  Life is good resolute bastards!!

And you were able to do it without chopping anything off!? Unbelievable! It is so fun to do all the things we do and realize dip never helped. Keep it up Zillah! You are kicking ass and cuttin' wood! ;Ironman:

I've never had to cut firewood. Is that what you put in them fire places? I've heard of them, but have never really seen one up close. I wouldn't survive for one week outside of Florida this time of year. Glad to be quit with you my friend.

I need some of that firewood. that way you can keep yourself busy chopping some more.

I chopped enough to get me to Spring. If you all need some, stop on by. :-) It was great to master another physical labor task without the "need for nic." Quit on brothers!!!

Do they still call it chopped when you use a chainsaw and a log splitter? 'crackup'

Apogee, ha ha actually I'm sore as a mother this morning. All chopping was done with axe and maul! Too cheap to rent a splitter!!!
And today I get to follow that nic-free trick up with shoveling 10" of snow that fell since yesterday afternoon. Shoot, I'll be really buff in a week or two. :-)

That is awesome! I'm picturing that the only issue you'll have with the Zombie Apocalypse is trying to pretend you're not excited!

When the SHTF, I'm packing my guns in the back of my pickup and coming to Zillah!

Quit with you today ZC!

PS I'll leave my little buddy in the avatar back in NC!

[ZillahCowboy]

Here's a new "first"...Today I chopped firewood for the first time EVER without a dip in.  Ha!  Life is good resolute bastards!!

And you were able to do it without chopping anything off!? Unbelievable! It is so fun to do all the things we do and realize dip never helped. Keep it up Zillah! You are kicking ass and cuttin' wood! ;Ironman:

I've never had to cut firewood. Is that what you put in them fire places? I've heard of them, but have never really seen one up close. I wouldn't survive for one week outside of Florida this time of year. Glad to be quit with you my friend.

I need some of that firewood. that way you can keep yourself busy chopping some more.

I chopped enough to get me to Spring. If you all need some, stop on by. :-) It was great to master another physical labor task without the "need for nic." Quit on brothers!!!

Do they still call it chopped when you use a chainsaw and a log splitter? 'crackup'

Apogee, ha ha actually I'm sore as a mother this morning. All chopping was done with axe and maul! Too cheap to rent a splitter!!!
And today I get to follow that nic-free trick up with shoveling 10" of snow that fell since yesterday afternoon. Shoot, I'll be really buff in a week or two. :-)

[apogeeammo]

Here's a new "first"...Today I chopped firewood for the first time EVER without a dip in.  Ha!  Life is good resolute bastards!!

And you were able to do it without chopping anything off!? Unbelievable! It is so fun to do all the things we do and realize dip never helped. Keep it up Zillah! You are kicking ass and cuttin' wood! ;Ironman:

I've never had to cut firewood. Is that what you put in them fire places? I've heard of them, but have never really seen one up close. I wouldn't survive for one week outside of Florida this time of year. Glad to be quit with you my friend.

I need some of that firewood. that way you can keep yourself busy chopping some more.

I chopped enough to get me to Spring. If you all need some, stop on by. :-) It was great to master another physical labor task without the "need for nic." Quit on brothers!!!

Do they still call it chopped when you use a chainsaw and a log splitter? 'crackup'

[ZillahCowboy]

Here's a new "first"...Today I chopped firewood for the first time EVER without a dip in.  Ha!  Life is good resolute bastards!!

And you were able to do it without chopping anything off!? Unbelievable! It is so fun to do all the things we do and realize dip never helped. Keep it up Zillah! You are kicking ass and cuttin' wood! ;Ironman:

I've never had to cut firewood. Is that what you put in them fire places? I've heard of them, but have never really seen one up close. I wouldn't survive for one week outside of Florida this time of year. Glad to be quit with you my friend.

I need some of that firewood. that way you can keep yourself busy chopping some more.

I chopped enough to get me to Spring. If you all need some, stop on by. :-) It was great to master another physical labor task without the "need for nic." Quit on brothers!!!

[RAZD611]

Here's a new "first"...Today I chopped firewood for the first time EVER without a dip in.  Ha!  Life is good resolute bastards!!

And you were able to do it without chopping anything off!? Unbelievable! It is so fun to do all the things we do and realize dip never helped. Keep it up Zillah! You are kicking ass and cuttin' wood! ;Ironman:

I've never had to cut firewood. Is that what you put in them fire places? I've heard of them, but have never really seen one up close. I wouldn't survive for one week outside of Florida this time of year. Glad to be quit with you my friend.

I need some of that firewood. that way you can keep yourself busy chopping some more.

[srans]

Here's a new "first"...Today I chopped firewood for the first time EVER without a dip in.  Ha!  Life is good resolute bastards!!

And you were able to do it without chopping anything off!? Unbelievable! It is so fun to do all the things we do and realize dip never helped. Keep it up Zillah! You are kicking ass and cuttin' wood! ;Ironman:

I've never had to cut firewood. Is that what you put in them fire places? I've heard of them, but have never really seen one up close. I wouldn't survive for one week outside of Florida this time of year. Glad to be quit with you my friend.

[rdad]

Here's a new "first"...Today I chopped firewood for the first time EVER without a dip in.  Ha!  Life is good resolute bastards!!

And you were able to do it without chopping anything off!? Unbelievable! It is so fun to do all the things we do and realize dip never helped. Keep it up Zillah! You are kicking ass and cuttin' wood! ;Ironman:

[ZillahCowboy]

Here's a new "first"...Today I chopped firewood for the first time EVER without a dip in. Ha! Life is good resolute bastards!!

[ZillahCowboy]

As a Boston Red Sox fan since 1974 (yes...1974), I am saddened to see the news about former pitcher Curt Schilling's cancer diagnosis.  Although the type of cancer was not explicitly stated in the press release, it's a fact that he dipped like a motherf***er since the age of 16.

Over the years, he stopped, relapsed, etc. etc.  The Dr.'s warnings came and went, so he stopped, relapsed, etc. etc.  Cell damage to lower lip was revealed, so he stopped, relapsed, etc. etc.  As quitters, we have been through similar spirals, and we know the mind of an addict.

God if I never needed one more reason to stay quit this is it.  He was a great competitor in his day, a hero to Red Sox fans, and a giant on the baseball diamond.  But he is one of us.  Or we could be him.  Man this is tough to think about. 

Folks, guard your quit with your life.  Because your life depends on it.
ZC.

Being a longtime Yankees' fan and having a wife that's a lifelong member of Red Sox Nation, I'm intimately familiar with one of the greatest rivalries in sports. Was even (un)fortunate enough to be in the Bronx for the "bloody sock" game. As much as I detested that Red Sawx team for absolutely owning us in the 2004 ALCS, I've always respected the competitor that Schilling was throughout his career -- tough as nails, rising to the moment, and seemingly without weakness.

ZC, your post got me digging around a bit, and I only wish I had stumbled across this when it was first written (along with KTC):

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/c ... less_x.htm

It's not like there's anything earth-shattering in the article, but I'll be damned if the stats and quotes from Schilling, Johnson, etc. don't resonate a little deeper now that I'm following your impressive lead and embracing the quit.

Quit with you any day, even if you are a Sawx fan...

Thanks Krusty. It really makes us think. All the money, power, and fame, and yet brought down to fight for their life against nic. No different than the average joe like us. Nic doesn't discriminate. It will slay plebes and titans. Thanks for the article you sent. The story has increased my resolve to stay quit another 100x. Keep the quit and have a good weekend. 8 days till pitchers/catchers report.
ZC
P.S.: And glad your wife is a fellow member of the Red Sox Nation!

[Krusty]

As a Boston Red Sox fan since 1974 (yes...1974), I am saddened to see the news about former pitcher Curt Schilling's cancer diagnosis.  Although the type of cancer was not explicitly stated in the press release, it's a fact that he dipped like a motherf***er since the age of 16.

Over the years, he stopped, relapsed, etc. etc.  The Dr.'s warnings came and went, so he stopped, relapsed, etc. etc.  Cell damage to lower lip was revealed, so he stopped, relapsed, etc. etc.  As quitters, we have been through similar spirals, and we know the mind of an addict.

God if I never needed one more reason to stay quit this is it.  He was a great competitor in his day, a hero to Red Sox fans, and a giant on the baseball diamond.  But he is one of us.  Or we could be him.  Man this is tough to think about. 

Folks, guard your quit with your life.  Because your life depends on it.
ZC.

Being a longtime Yankees' fan and having a wife that's a lifelong member of Red Sox Nation, I'm intimately familiar with one of the greatest rivalries in sports. Was even (un)fortunate enough to be in the Bronx for the "bloody sock" game. As much as I detested that Red Sawx team for absolutely owning us in the 2004 ALCS, I've always respected the competitor that Schilling was throughout his career -- tough as nails, rising to the moment, and seemingly without weakness.

ZC, your post got me digging around a bit, and I only wish I had stumbled across this when it was first written (along with KTC):

http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/c ... less_x.htm

It's not like there's anything earth-shattering in the article, but I'll be damned if the stats and quotes from Schilling, Johnson, etc. don't resonate a little deeper now that I'm following your impressive lead and embracing the quit.

Quit with you any day, even if you are a Sawx fan...

[Steakbomb18]

As a Boston Red Sox fan since 1974 (yes...1974), I am saddened to see the news about former pitcher Curt Schilling's cancer diagnosis. Although the type of cancer was not explicitly stated in the press release, it's a fact that he dipped like a motherf***er since the age of 16.

Over the years, he stopped, relapsed, etc. etc. The Dr.'s warnings came and went, so he stopped, relapsed, etc. etc. Cell damage to lower lip was revealed, so he stopped, relapsed, etc. etc. As quitters, we have been through similar spirals, and we know the mind of an addict.

God if I never needed one more reason to stay quit this is it. He was a great competitor in his day, a hero to Red Sox fans, and a giant on the baseball diamond. But he is one of us. Or we could be him. Man this is tough to think about.

Folks, guard your quit with your life. Because your life depends on it.
ZC.

I've lived in and around Boston practically my entire life; only recently moving to Connecticut last year. I consider myself a senator (or at least a town selectman) of Red Sox Nation. When I worked in retail pharmacy, I worked in the town Schilling lived. I've filled prescriptions for him and his entire family. This news saddens me, but there is a lesson/silver lining for us here at KTCÂ…we've made the right choice to quit and Schilling is a prime reason why we must stay quit, Every Damn Day.

[SirDerek]

As a Boston Red Sox fan since 1974 (yes...1974), I am saddened to see the news about former pitcher Curt Schilling's cancer diagnosis. Although the type of cancer was not explicitly stated in the press release, it's a fact that he dipped like a motherf***er since the age of 16.

Over the years, he stopped, relapsed, etc. etc. The Dr.'s warnings came and went, so he stopped, relapsed, etc. etc. Cell damage to lower lip was revealed, so he stopped, relapsed, etc. etc. As quitters, we have been through similar spirals, and we know the mind of an addict.

God if I never needed one more reason to stay quit this is it. He was a great competitor in his day, a hero to Red Sox fans, and a giant on the baseball diamond. But he is one of us. Or we could be him. Man this is tough to think about.

Folks, guard your quit with your life. Because your life depends on it.
ZC.

just another wake up call to tell us that as humans no one is invincible to it (Phillies '93)...