Hunter1333 HOF

Ok well here it is 123 days into my quit and I have finally came up with the time to write a HOF speech although it may be somewhat of a intro speech also. I have used nicotine since I was around 18 yrs old it all started when a buddy of mine picked me up in his truck and he had a pack of cigs on the seat of his truck. I was like hey man you don’t smoke why the heck you got a pack of cigs, he lit one up and said well now I do. So guess what, I also lit one up and that started my relationship with nicotine. I went on smoking for 10 yrs, and in this time I experienced with some drugs, had a kid, got married and numerous other life experienced. I had always fantasized about quitting cigs but could never go more that two days. When my second child was born I decided to give up the cigs so that she would not have to breathe in the smoke and I would not smell like a ashtray. It was hard to quit cigs but I got off work the second day and wanted a cig so bad but went into store and bought a can of grizzly, it made me sick as shit but it stopped me from smoking. The next morning I woke up took a dip and it was on, from then on I dipped a can a day for the next ten years. I dipped all the f’n time from wedding receptions to Wednesday night church after dinner. I was not ashamed of carrying around a spit bottle or spitting in your trash can or spitting on ground right in front of you. I only tried to quit one time before and made mistake of quitting right before hunting season, I quit for 2 months and started back the first day of dove season. That was about three years ago and only thought about quitting when I looked in mirror at my gums and thought o shit that looks bad, but I would put another dip in about 30 mins later. Or when my throat would be sore for like two weeks I would start to think I may have cancer but that would just encourage me to take another dip to soothe my mind. So one day I was thinking about quitting and wanted to see benefits of quitting and came across KTC.org and there was some kind of sign up thing, so I said what the heck, why not, whats the worst that can happen. The next few weeks was kinda foggy and I don’t remember a lot of it just a bunch of veterans texting me if I was still quit and if I need anything. One guy that made a impact was Sportsfan, there was one day when everyone was raising hell and pissing me off and I posted f it I quit with this site I will quit on my own and SF immediately called me and said look man stick with it and it will all work out. I contribute my quit a lot to that conversation, you never know what thing will spark that forever quit in someones head. The other main impact in my quit was when blazer posted his first day of quit and was having a shitty time I sent him my number and we text about our quit for a hour, its seemed kinda ghey to me but it was a pact that I made with him and it stuck. The other guy I have to thank is Janellie, this dudes quit is so strong that when I text him I feel like I may have to kick the next guy I see dipping in the balls, no really we have become friend and I have told him stuff that is only told to the best of my friends and I would like to thank him for being there whenever I have needed to talk to someone. I have really hesitated writing my HOF because I am not cured, I think about nic probably every day and am still a addict with out a drug. The 100 days is a milestone but I could go back to being a dipper in one dip. I know that the promise I made to my quit brothers was substantial to my quit and without the support of the Maysters and the KTC Veterans I would still be a dipper. I owe my life to these guys and gals and to KTC. Thanks.

NOTE: This piece written by KillTheCan.org forum member hunter1333