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Re: Day 2...
« Reply #188 on: February 25, 2014, 01:24:00 PM »
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Thoughts for Day 60....

Two months quit.  It's been a LONG time since I haven't had some sort of nic in my for sixty straight days.  Dipped in high school and college for late-nighter study sessions.  Gravitated to cigarettes...company transferred me to Japan for 5 years...where fucking EVERYONE smokes.  Managed to quit in spite of all the temptations.  Then picked up the "occasional" cigar after my return to the U.S. because it was "sophisticated" and manly cool...fuck that, quit those, too.  Then started dipping again...it was unobtrusive, gave me the fix, and I could do it ninja style all day long.  Perfect...and I was soon hooked like a motherfucker.  Sound famiiliar?

Well no more of those cycles replacing one type of nic for another.  The freedom from that slavery is a joy that keeps me driving forward.  When life sucks and you have problems, like we all do, it is nice to have a set of consistently joyous things to fall back on and help pull you through.  Family, a hobby, even work all give you relief from those pains in life that make us worry.  Now I can add one more joyous thing to my tool box:  BEING QUIT.  I can smile and think how great it is to have one more thing to love about life.  The folks on this site, the accountability, the stories, the fellowship, the shared hardship, and the personal determination make it work.  Thank you!

Two months and counting ODAAT.  I quit with you all!
ZC
Well said. I sense a feeling of serenity. Nicely done. EDD.
Congrats ZC! We are killing this nic bitch ODAAT. I appreciate your posts...
congratulations on 60 ZC. I quit with you every day one day at a time.

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Re: Day 2...
« Reply #187 on: February 25, 2014, 12:13:00 PM »
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Quote from: Zillah
Thoughts for Day 60....

Two months quit.  It's been a LONG time since I haven't had some sort of nic in my for sixty straight days.  Dipped in high school and college for late-nighter study sessions.  Gravitated to cigarettes...company transferred me to Japan for 5 years...where fucking EVERYONE smokes.  Managed to quit in spite of all the temptations.  Then picked up the "occasional" cigar after my return to the U.S. because it was "sophisticated" and manly cool...fuck that, quit those, too.  Then started dipping again...it was unobtrusive, gave me the fix, and I could do it ninja style all day long.  Perfect...and I was soon hooked like a motherfucker.  Sound famiiliar?

Well no more of those cycles replacing one type of nic for another.  The freedom from that slavery is a joy that keeps me driving forward.  When life sucks and you have problems, like we all do, it is nice to have a set of consistently joyous things to fall back on and help pull you through.  Family, a hobby, even work all give you relief from those pains in life that make us worry.  Now I can add one more joyous thing to my tool box:  BEING QUIT.  I can smile and think how great it is to have one more thing to love about life.  The folks on this site, the accountability, the stories, the fellowship, the shared hardship, and the personal determination make it work.  Thank you!

Two months and counting ODAAT.  I quit with you all!
ZC
Well said. I sense a feeling of serenity. Nicely done. EDD.
Congrats ZC! We are killing this nic bitch ODAAT. I appreciate your posts...
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Re: Day 2...
« Reply #186 on: February 25, 2014, 11:09:00 AM »
Quote from: Zillah
Thoughts for Day 60....

Two months quit. It's been a LONG time since I haven't had some sort of nic in my for sixty straight days. Dipped in high school and college for late-nighter study sessions. Gravitated to cigarettes...company transferred me to Japan for 5 years...where fucking EVERYONE smokes. Managed to quit in spite of all the temptations. Then picked up the "occasional" cigar after my return to the U.S. because it was "sophisticated" and manly cool...fuck that, quit those, too. Then started dipping again...it was unobtrusive, gave me the fix, and I could do it ninja style all day long. Perfect...and I was soon hooked like a motherfucker. Sound famiiliar?

Well no more of those cycles replacing one type of nic for another. The freedom from that slavery is a joy that keeps me driving forward. When life sucks and you have problems, like we all do, it is nice to have a set of consistently joyous things to fall back on and help pull you through. Family, a hobby, even work all give you relief from those pains in life that make us worry. Now I can add one more joyous thing to my tool box: BEING QUIT. I can smile and think how great it is to have one more thing to love about life. The folks on this site, the accountability, the stories, the fellowship, the shared hardship, and the personal determination make it work. Thank you!

Two months and counting ODAAT. I quit with you all!
ZC
Well said. I sense a feeling of serenity. Nicely done. EDD.
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Re: Day 2...
« Reply #185 on: February 25, 2014, 10:27:00 AM »
Thoughts for Day 60....

Two months quit. It's been a LONG time since I haven't had some sort of nic in my for sixty straight days. Dipped in high school and college for late-nighter study sessions. Gravitated to cigarettes...company transferred me to Japan for 5 years...where fucking EVERYONE smokes. Managed to quit in spite of all the temptations. Then picked up the "occasional" cigar after my return to the U.S. because it was "sophisticated" and manly cool...fuck that, quit those, too. Then started dipping again...it was unobtrusive, gave me the fix, and I could do it ninja style all day long. Perfect...and I was soon hooked like a motherfucker. Sound famiiliar?

Well no more of those cycles replacing one type of nic for another. The freedom from that slavery is a joy that keeps me driving forward. When life sucks and you have problems, like we all do, it is nice to have a set of consistently joyous things to fall back on and help pull you through. Family, a hobby, even work all give you relief from those pains in life that make us worry. Now I can add one more joyous thing to my tool box: BEING QUIT. I can smile and think how great it is to have one more thing to love about life. The folks on this site, the accountability, the stories, the fellowship, the shared hardship, and the personal determination make it work. Thank you!

Two months and counting ODAAT. I quit with you all!
ZC

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Re: Day 2...
« Reply #184 on: February 20, 2014, 12:47:00 PM »
Quote from: peters6278
Quote from: CBird65
Quote from: Etxaggie
Quote from: Bean
Quote from: Zillah
Day 55...Some reflection looking back on the days since I quit...

Days 1~19...The suck, the fog, the irrational rage, the "nothing works, and everybody's an idiot" phase.  Not sure who said that here, but glad that phase is done.
The 20's....crazed enthusiasm.  Wicked highs, wicked lows.  Lots of posting.
The 30's....lots of posting...philosophical.
The 40's....Top-10 lists and jotting my thoughts down in bullet form.  Feeling stable.
The 50's....Introspection (not a funk), just reflecting on nearly 2 months quit.  Still eagerly look forward to posting roll every morning.  Posting message support for newbies and friends when I can.  A calmness has come over my quit.

Now looking forward ODAAT....
It's interesting how the quit takes you through phases.  This thing is a treadmill, and there's no getting off.  But every phase of that treadmill is different.  Kind of like setting your cardio machine at the gym on "Variable Hill Climb"  You put your head down and start grinding it out, and you can kind of expect what's coming, but when the machine changes pitch or speed you are always a bit surprised.  This is what it feels like.  The point is to just keep going.  There is no going back.

Honestly I am so glad to be quit with everyone here.  It is great to see multiple people in our quit group surging through the forties, breaking into the 50's, and today we have our first into the 60's (go Horseman go).  Hard to beleive we are achieving what we are achieving.  But it IS happening.  And it's truly a magical thing. 

Have a good quit day brothers and sisters.
ZC
Congrats to you and thanks for sharing. There are no short-cuts and nobody gets free for the asking. You have to earn it...one day at a time. Well done, Sir!
Good read zillah.

I'm still searching for the "calm". I'm sure it will come in due time.

Quit on!
Nice job leaving a trail for newbs to follow but also a history of how far you've come already. No turning back!!! The nic bitch is sly so don't think she's just gonna let you go without a fight.

In search of calm, I strongly suggest calling on the ZenMaster. Be warned if he asked about your potassium levels...........
Nice job Zillah and a good inspirational post for all of us to follow along with your quit.
Thanks fellas. Appreciate the comments. I gain inspiration from following yours and others' quits. And it is interesting how our quit-nic inspiration actually flows back and forth between members of this club. The connection is unmistakeable. Thx again.

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Re: Day 2...
« Reply #183 on: February 20, 2014, 12:15:00 PM »
Quote from: CBird65
Quote from: Etxaggie
Quote from: Bean
Quote from: Zillah
Day 55...Some reflection looking back on the days since I quit...

Days 1~19...The suck, the fog, the irrational rage, the "nothing works, and everybody's an idiot" phase.  Not sure who said that here, but glad that phase is done.
The 20's....crazed enthusiasm.  Wicked highs, wicked lows.  Lots of posting.
The 30's....lots of posting...philosophical.
The 40's....Top-10 lists and jotting my thoughts down in bullet form.  Feeling stable.
The 50's....Introspection (not a funk), just reflecting on nearly 2 months quit.  Still eagerly look forward to posting roll every morning.  Posting message support for newbies and friends when I can.  A calmness has come over my quit.

Now looking forward ODAAT....
It's interesting how the quit takes you through phases.  This thing is a treadmill, and there's no getting off.  But every phase of that treadmill is different.  Kind of like setting your cardio machine at the gym on "Variable Hill Climb"  You put your head down and start grinding it out, and you can kind of expect what's coming, but when the machine changes pitch or speed you are always a bit surprised.  This is what it feels like.  The point is to just keep going.  There is no going back.

Honestly I am so glad to be quit with everyone here.  It is great to see multiple people in our quit group surging through the forties, breaking into the 50's, and today we have our first into the 60's (go Horseman go).  Hard to beleive we are achieving what we are achieving.  But it IS happening.  And it's truly a magical thing. 

Have a good quit day brothers and sisters.
ZC
Congrats to you and thanks for sharing. There are no short-cuts and nobody gets free for the asking. You have to earn it...one day at a time. Well done, Sir!
Good read zillah.

I'm still searching for the "calm". I'm sure it will come in due time.

Quit on!
Nice job leaving a trail for newbs to follow but also a history of how far you've come already. No turning back!!! The nic bitch is sly so don't think she's just gonna let you go without a fight.

In search of calm, I strongly suggest calling on the ZenMaster. Be warned if he asked about your potassium levels...........
Nice job Zillah and a good inspirational post for all of us to follow along with your quit.
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Re: Day 2...
« Reply #182 on: February 20, 2014, 12:07:00 PM »
Quote from: Etxaggie
Quote from: Bean
Quote from: Zillah
Day 55...Some reflection looking back on the days since I quit...

Days 1~19...The suck, the fog, the irrational rage, the "nothing works, and everybody's an idiot" phase.  Not sure who said that here, but glad that phase is done.
The 20's....crazed enthusiasm.  Wicked highs, wicked lows.  Lots of posting.
The 30's....lots of posting...philosophical.
The 40's....Top-10 lists and jotting my thoughts down in bullet form.  Feeling stable.
The 50's....Introspection (not a funk), just reflecting on nearly 2 months quit.  Still eagerly look forward to posting roll every morning.  Posting message support for newbies and friends when I can.  A calmness has come over my quit.

Now looking forward ODAAT....
It's interesting how the quit takes you through phases.  This thing is a treadmill, and there's no getting off.  But every phase of that treadmill is different.  Kind of like setting your cardio machine at the gym on "Variable Hill Climb"  You put your head down and start grinding it out, and you can kind of expect what's coming, but when the machine changes pitch or speed you are always a bit surprised.  This is what it feels like.  The point is to just keep going.  There is no going back.

Honestly I am so glad to be quit with everyone here.  It is great to see multiple people in our quit group surging through the forties, breaking into the 50's, and today we have our first into the 60's (go Horseman go).  Hard to beleive we are achieving what we are achieving.  But it IS happening.  And it's truly a magical thing. 

Have a good quit day brothers and sisters.
ZC
Congrats to you and thanks for sharing. There are no short-cuts and nobody gets free for the asking. You have to earn it...one day at a time. Well done, Sir!
Good read zillah.

I'm still searching for the "calm". I'm sure it will come in due time.

Quit on!
Nice job leaving a trail for newbs to follow but also a history of how far you've come already. No turning back!!! The nic bitch is sly so don't think she's just gonna let you go without a fight.

In search of calm, I strongly suggest calling on the ZenMaster. Be warned if he asked about your potassium levels...........
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Re: Day 2...
« Reply #181 on: February 20, 2014, 12:01:00 PM »
Quote from: Bean
Quote from: Zillah
Day 55...Some reflection looking back on the days since I quit...

Days 1~19...The suck, the fog, the irrational rage, the "nothing works, and everybody's an idiot" phase.  Not sure who said that here, but glad that phase is done.
The 20's....crazed enthusiasm.  Wicked highs, wicked lows.  Lots of posting.
The 30's....lots of posting...philosophical.
The 40's....Top-10 lists and jotting my thoughts down in bullet form.  Feeling stable.
The 50's....Introspection (not a funk), just reflecting on nearly 2 months quit.  Still eagerly look forward to posting roll every morning.  Posting message support for newbies and friends when I can.  A calmness has come over my quit.

Now looking forward ODAAT....
It's interesting how the quit takes you through phases.  This thing is a treadmill, and there's no getting off.  But every phase of that treadmill is different.  Kind of like setting your cardio machine at the gym on "Variable Hill Climb"  You put your head down and start grinding it out, and you can kind of expect what's coming, but when the machine changes pitch or speed you are always a bit surprised.  This is what it feels like.  The point is to just keep going.  There is no going back.

Honestly I am so glad to be quit with everyone here.  It is great to see multiple people in our quit group surging through the forties, breaking into the 50's, and today we have our first into the 60's (go Horseman go).  Hard to beleive we are achieving what we are achieving.  But it IS happening.  And it's truly a magical thing. 

Have a good quit day brothers and sisters.
ZC
Congrats to you and thanks for sharing. There are no short-cuts and nobody gets free for the asking. You have to earn it...one day at a time. Well done, Sir!
Good read zillah.

I'm still searching for the "calm". I'm sure it will come in due time.

Quit on!
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Re: Day 2...
« Reply #180 on: February 20, 2014, 10:36:00 AM »
Quote from: Zillah
Day 55...Some reflection looking back on the days since I quit...

Days 1~19...The suck, the fog, the irrational rage, the "nothing works, and everybody's an idiot" phase. Not sure who said that here, but glad that phase is done.
The 20's....crazed enthusiasm. Wicked highs, wicked lows. Lots of posting.
The 30's....lots of posting...philosophical.
The 40's....Top-10 lists and jotting my thoughts down in bullet form. Feeling stable.
The 50's....Introspection (not a funk), just reflecting on nearly 2 months quit. Still eagerly look forward to posting roll every morning. Posting message support for newbies and friends when I can. A calmness has come over my quit.

Now looking forward ODAAT....
It's interesting how the quit takes you through phases. This thing is a treadmill, and there's no getting off. But every phase of that treadmill is different. Kind of like setting your cardio machine at the gym on "Variable Hill Climb" You put your head down and start grinding it out, and you can kind of expect what's coming, but when the machine changes pitch or speed you are always a bit surprised. This is what it feels like. The point is to just keep going. There is no going back.

Honestly I am so glad to be quit with everyone here. It is great to see multiple people in our quit group surging through the forties, breaking into the 50's, and today we have our first into the 60's (go Horseman go). Hard to beleive we are achieving what we are achieving. But it IS happening. And it's truly a magical thing.

Have a good quit day brothers and sisters.
ZC
Congrats to you and thanks for sharing. There are no short-cuts and nobody gets free for the asking. You have to earn it...one day at a time. Well done, Sir!

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Re: Day 2...
« Reply #179 on: February 20, 2014, 10:28:00 AM »
Day 55...Some reflection looking back on the days since I quit...

Days 1~19...The suck, the fog, the irrational rage, the "nothing works, and everybody's an idiot" phase. Not sure who said that here, but glad that phase is done.
The 20's....crazed enthusiasm. Wicked highs, wicked lows. Lots of posting.
The 30's....lots of posting...philosophical.
The 40's....Top-10 lists and jotting my thoughts down in bullet form. Feeling stable.
The 50's....Introspection (not a funk), just reflecting on nearly 2 months quit. Still eagerly look forward to posting roll every morning. Posting message support for newbies and friends when I can. A calmness has come over my quit.

Now looking forward ODAAT....
It's interesting how the quit takes you through phases. This thing is a treadmill, and there's no getting off. But every phase of that treadmill is different. Kind of like setting your cardio machine at the gym on "Variable Hill Climb" You put your head down and start grinding it out, and you can kind of expect what's coming, but when the machine changes pitch or speed you are always a bit surprised. This is what it feels like. The point is to just keep going. There is no going back.

Honestly I am so glad to be quit with everyone here. It is great to see multiple people in our quit group surging through the forties, breaking into the 50's, and today we have our first into the 60's (go Horseman go). Hard to beleive we are achieving what we are achieving. But it IS happening. And it's truly a magical thing.

Have a good quit day brothers and sisters.
ZC

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Re: Day 2...
« Reply #178 on: February 18, 2014, 05:41:00 PM »
Quote from: peters6278
Quote from: Krusty
Quote from: rdad
Quote from: Canvasback
Quote from: Zillah
Another "Top-10 List"....this one is "An ex-dipper's WTF Top-10 List"

WTF moments...

1)  I stop at a gas station, buy a gatorade, take one swig and dump the rest for an ideal spitter bottle.  $2.69 wasted.
2)  I buy 3 tins of Cope at a time so I can have 1 in the truck, 1 in my pocket, and 1 in my laptop bag.
3)  I am "happy" that I get home before my wife because this means I can have some additional dip time before dinner.
4)  I pop in a big Cope fatty right outside my dentists's office after my teeth-cleaning visit last summer.
5)  I secretly rejoice that wife and daughter are going shopping for the afternoon.  Uninterrupted dip time!
6)  I always lick the inside of the tin to get the last few flakes.
7)  I tuck in a ninja dip for my annual performance review with my boss at work.
8)  I frantically search through our outside garbage can looking for the tin I threw away yesterday.  It has a pinch left...kind of dry and stale....but it is a pinch that I need because I can't find the tin I bought this morning.
9)  I put in a dip for my mother's 85th birthday celebration.
10)  I would rather be alone with my dip than talk to anyone.

We were fucked up then.  We are quit now.
ZC
Glad to be quit with you! I can relate to each and every one of these. It helps to rejoice in the freedom.

WTF indeed.
Heres mine Zillah

10. A mouth that doesn't feel like hamburger helper
9. Not having to buy 4 logs to get through a 10 day trip to Hawaii
8. Not having to turn around and go back a half hour to work to hide the spitter I left on my desk. (That happened a lot)
7. Not having to hear my wife walk by and plug her nose and make her little huffy sounds cuz she hated the smell.
6. My truck doesn't stink anymore
5. Not getting all the way home and have to say I am leaving cuz I forgot to gas up for tomorrow when I was really out of dip.
4. Not taking 40 min shits every morning
3. Not having to spit out my truck next to some poor lady cuz I didn't have bottle.
2. Being at social functions and not having my wife be embarrassed over her dumb ass husband
1. The other doors for self improvement quitting has opened for me
Both of you guys nailed it. Even more absurd may be the nic-addled justification that each of us would have come up with for each of those asinine actions.

Clean teeth and no signs of cancer from the dentist app't? That calls for a celebratory dip! Fuckin' jackasses (anointing myself Captain Jackass for this particular one).

Great post as always, ZC.
I'll add my top 10...with a special Ninja twist...

10. Locking you car while it's parked in your closed garage lest your wife or kids stumble upon your tins and spitter hidden in the center console
9. Having a panic attack when your wife has borrowed your car and you realize you forgot to remove your stash....praying to God she doesn't find it
8. Hoping that the excuse that you 'must have stepped in dog shit' holds up when your wife comments that your car smells horrible
7. Realizing you forgot to flush the guest bathroom toilet after a secret late night dipping session when you come upon it the next morning, and quickly cover your tracks
6. Having to make up an excuse that your 3 year old daughter must have had diarrhoea and forgotten to flush when you wife finds said evidence in toilet on another occassion
5. Encouraging your wife to take the kids out for a few hours with some bullshit excuse, but really only so that you can chain dip for the next few hours in peace
4. Getting 'mad' at your 2 year old son for throwing up on himself on said trip cause he was sick, which forced mom to return home within minutes while you were still packing a fatty in you lip.
3. Parking your kids in front of the TV instead of playing with them so that you can put in a dip while your wife is at the gym.
2. Nodding your head in shame 'uh huh' when you're 3 year old asks 'daddy, did you spit'? Her default question when hocking up a lugie.
1. Insisting your 3 year old daughter sit in the carseat behind your seat (even though the other is her favorite) so that you can dip for 5 minutes on the way to the store without detection

All I can say to this is....fucking pathetic. I can't believe that I was actually that big of an asshole to my family.
Krusty King of the Ninjas! Lol. Man, what a ninja-diper list that is! Yes, we were fucked up. Now we are quit!!!
ZC

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Re: Day 2...
« Reply #177 on: February 18, 2014, 04:06:00 PM »
Quote from: Krusty
Quote from: rdad
Quote from: Canvasback
Quote from: Zillah
Another "Top-10 List"....this one is "An ex-dipper's WTF Top-10 List"

WTF moments...

1)  I stop at a gas station, buy a gatorade, take one swig and dump the rest for an ideal spitter bottle.  $2.69 wasted.
2)  I buy 3 tins of Cope at a time so I can have 1 in the truck, 1 in my pocket, and 1 in my laptop bag.
3)  I am "happy" that I get home before my wife because this means I can have some additional dip time before dinner.
4)  I pop in a big Cope fatty right outside my dentists's office after my teeth-cleaning visit last summer.
5)  I secretly rejoice that wife and daughter are going shopping for the afternoon.  Uninterrupted dip time!
6)  I always lick the inside of the tin to get the last few flakes.
7)  I tuck in a ninja dip for my annual performance review with my boss at work.
8)  I frantically search through our outside garbage can looking for the tin I threw away yesterday.  It has a pinch left...kind of dry and stale....but it is a pinch that I need because I can't find the tin I bought this morning.
9)  I put in a dip for my mother's 85th birthday celebration.
10)  I would rather be alone with my dip than talk to anyone.

We were fucked up then.  We are quit now.
ZC
Glad to be quit with you! I can relate to each and every one of these. It helps to rejoice in the freedom.

WTF indeed.
Heres mine Zillah

10. A mouth that doesn't feel like hamburger helper
9. Not having to buy 4 logs to get through a 10 day trip to Hawaii
8. Not having to turn around and go back a half hour to work to hide the spitter I left on my desk. (That happened a lot)
7. Not having to hear my wife walk by and plug her nose and make her little huffy sounds cuz she hated the smell.
6. My truck doesn't stink anymore
5. Not getting all the way home and have to say I am leaving cuz I forgot to gas up for tomorrow when I was really out of dip.
4. Not taking 40 min shits every morning
3. Not having to spit out my truck next to some poor lady cuz I didn't have bottle.
2. Being at social functions and not having my wife be embarrassed over her dumb ass husband
1. The other doors for self improvement quitting has opened for me
Both of you guys nailed it. Even more absurd may be the nic-addled justification that each of us would have come up with for each of those asinine actions.

Clean teeth and no signs of cancer from the dentist app't? That calls for a celebratory dip! Fuckin' jackasses (anointing myself Captain Jackass for this particular one).

Great post as always, ZC.
I'll add my top 10...with a special Ninja twist...

10. Locking you car while it's parked in your closed garage lest your wife or kids stumble upon your tins and spitter hidden in the center console
9. Having a panic attack when your wife has borrowed your car and you realize you forgot to remove your stash....praying to God she doesn't find it
8. Hoping that the excuse that you 'must have stepped in dog shit' holds up when your wife comments that your car smells horrible
7. Realizing you forgot to flush the guest bathroom toilet after a secret late night dipping session when you come upon it the next morning, and quickly cover your tracks
6. Having to make up an excuse that your 3 year old daughter must have had diarrhoea and forgotten to flush when you wife finds said evidence in toilet on another occassion
5. Encouraging your wife to take the kids out for a few hours with some bullshit excuse, but really only so that you can chain dip for the next few hours in peace
4. Getting 'mad' at your 2 year old son for throwing up on himself on said trip cause he was sick, which forced mom to return home within minutes while you were still packing a fatty in you lip.
3. Parking your kids in front of the TV instead of playing with them so that you can put in a dip while your wife is at the gym.
2. Nodding your head in shame 'uh huh' when you're 3 year old asks 'daddy, did you spit'? Her default question when hocking up a lugie.
1. Insisting your 3 year old daughter sit in the carseat behind your seat (even though the other is her favorite) so that you can dip for 5 minutes on the way to the store without detection

All I can say to this is....fucking pathetic. I can't believe that I was actually that big of an asshole to my family.
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Re: Day 2...
« Reply #176 on: February 18, 2014, 01:29:00 PM »
Quote from: rdad
Quote from: Canvasback
Quote from: Zillah
Another "Top-10 List"....this one is "An ex-dipper's WTF Top-10 List"

WTF moments...

1)  I stop at a gas station, buy a gatorade, take one swig and dump the rest for an ideal spitter bottle.  $2.69 wasted.
2)  I buy 3 tins of Cope at a time so I can have 1 in the truck, 1 in my pocket, and 1 in my laptop bag.
3)  I am "happy" that I get home before my wife because this means I can have some additional dip time before dinner.
4)  I pop in a big Cope fatty right outside my dentists's office after my teeth-cleaning visit last summer.
5)  I secretly rejoice that wife and daughter are going shopping for the afternoon.  Uninterrupted dip time!
6)  I always lick the inside of the tin to get the last few flakes.
7)  I tuck in a ninja dip for my annual performance review with my boss at work.
8)  I frantically search through our outside garbage can looking for the tin I threw away yesterday.  It has a pinch left...kind of dry and stale....but it is a pinch that I need because I can't find the tin I bought this morning.
9)  I put in a dip for my mother's 85th birthday celebration.
10)  I would rather be alone with my dip than talk to anyone.

We were fucked up then.  We are quit now.
ZC
Glad to be quit with you! I can relate to each and every one of these. It helps to rejoice in the freedom.

WTF indeed.
Heres mine Zillah

10. A mouth that doesn't feel like hamburger helper
9. Not having to buy 4 logs to get through a 10 day trip to Hawaii
8. Not having to turn around and go back a half hour to work to hide the spitter I left on my desk. (That happened a lot)
7. Not having to hear my wife walk by and plug her nose and make her little huffy sounds cuz she hated the smell.
6. My truck doesn't stink anymore
5. Not getting all the way home and have to say I am leaving cuz I forgot to gas up for tomorrow when I was really out of dip.
4. Not taking 40 min shits every morning
3. Not having to spit out my truck next to some poor lady cuz I didn't have bottle.
2. Being at social functions and not having my wife be embarrassed over her dumb ass husband
1. The other doors for self improvement quitting has opened for me
Both of you guys nailed it. Even more absurd may be the nic-addled justification that each of us would have come up with for each of those asinine actions.

Clean teeth and no signs of cancer from the dentist app't? That calls for a celebratory dip! Fuckin' jackasses (anointing myself Captain Jackass for this particular one).

Great post as always, ZC.

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Re: Day 2...
« Reply #175 on: February 18, 2014, 01:16:00 PM »
Quote from: rdad
Quote from: Canvasback
Quote from: Zillah
Another "Top-10 List"....this one is "An ex-dipper's WTF Top-10 List"

WTF moments...

1)  I stop at a gas station, buy a gatorade, take one swig and dump the rest for an ideal spitter bottle.  $2.69 wasted.
2)  I buy 3 tins of Cope at a time so I can have 1 in the truck, 1 in my pocket, and 1 in my laptop bag.
3)  I am "happy" that I get home before my wife because this means I can have some additional dip time before dinner.
4)  I pop in a big Cope fatty right outside my dentists's office after my teeth-cleaning visit last summer.
5)  I secretly rejoice that wife and daughter are going shopping for the afternoon.  Uninterrupted dip time!
6)  I always lick the inside of the tin to get the last few flakes.
7)  I tuck in a ninja dip for my annual performance review with my boss at work.
8)  I frantically search through our outside garbage can looking for the tin I threw away yesterday.  It has a pinch left...kind of dry and stale....but it is a pinch that I need because I can't find the tin I bought this morning.
9)  I put in a dip for my mother's 85th birthday celebration.
10)  I would rather be alone with my dip than talk to anyone.

We were fucked up then.  We are quit now.
ZC
Glad to be quit with you! I can relate to each and every one of these. It helps to rejoice in the freedom.

WTF indeed.
Heres mine Zillah

10. A mouth that doesn't feel like hamburger helper
9. Not having to buy 4 logs to get through a 10 day trip to Hawaii
8. Not having to turn around and go back a half hour to work to hide the spitter I left on my desk. (That happened a lot)
7. Not having to hear my wife walk by and plug her nose and make her little huffy sounds cuz she hated the smell.
6. My truck doesn't stink anymore
5. Not getting all the way home and have to say I am leaving cuz I forgot to gas up for tomorrow when I was really out of dip.
4. Not taking 40 min shits every morning
3. Not having to spit out my truck next to some poor lady cuz I didn't have bottle.
2. Being at social functions and not having my wife be embarrassed over her dumb ass husband
1. The other doors for self improvement quitting has opened for me
rdad:
Nice! Great list. All of them sound like me. Especially #2 about the embarrassed wife and dumb-ass husband. My wife couldn't stand to take me anywhere!
ZC.

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Re: Day 2...
« Reply #174 on: February 18, 2014, 12:57:00 PM »
Quote from: Canvasback
Quote from: Zillah
Another "Top-10 List"....this one is "An ex-dipper's WTF Top-10 List"

WTF moments...

1)  I stop at a gas station, buy a gatorade, take one swig and dump the rest for an ideal spitter bottle.  $2.69 wasted.
2)  I buy 3 tins of Cope at a time so I can have 1 in the truck, 1 in my pocket, and 1 in my laptop bag.
3)  I am "happy" that I get home before my wife because this means I can have some additional dip time before dinner.
4)  I pop in a big Cope fatty right outside my dentists's office after my teeth-cleaning visit last summer.
5)  I secretly rejoice that wife and daughter are going shopping for the afternoon.  Uninterrupted dip time!
6)  I always lick the inside of the tin to get the last few flakes.
7)  I tuck in a ninja dip for my annual performance review with my boss at work.
8)  I frantically search through our outside garbage can looking for the tin I threw away yesterday.  It has a pinch left...kind of dry and stale....but it is a pinch that I need because I can't find the tin I bought this morning.
9)  I put in a dip for my mother's 85th birthday celebration.
10)  I would rather be alone with my dip than talk to anyone.

We were fucked up then.  We are quit now.
ZC
Glad to be quit with you! I can relate to each and every one of these. It helps to rejoice in the freedom.

WTF indeed.
Heres mine Zillah

10. A mouth that doesn't feel like hamburger helper
9. Not having to buy 4 logs to get through a 10 day trip to Hawaii
8. Not having to turn around and go back a half hour to work to hide the spitter I left on my desk. (That happened a lot)
7. Not having to hear my wife walk by and plug her nose and make her little huffy sounds cuz she hated the smell.
6. My truck doesn't stink anymore
5. Not getting all the way home and have to say I am leaving cuz I forgot to gas up for tomorrow when I was really out of dip.
4. Not taking 40 min shits every morning
3. Not having to spit out my truck next to some poor lady cuz I didn't have bottle.
2. Being at social functions and not having my wife be embarrassed over her dumb ass husband
1. The other doors for self improvement quitting has opened for me