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Ricardo Cabeza
climber
All Over.
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Topic Author's Original Post - Feb 13, 2011 - 06:26pm PT
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I'm two days in.
I'm not a smoker, but a good ol' boy who chews.
C'mon, my first job, at fifteen, was logging.
Wish me luck, this is going to be difficult.
If I get snarky, I apologize.
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jstan
climber
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Feb 13, 2011 - 06:29pm PT
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Consider changing "all over" in your profile to "quitting tobacco" for the interim.
That will do it.
Props
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Feb 13, 2011 - 06:29pm PT
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Good luck! Though I've never been addicted, I grew up in a household of addicts. Watching them try to quit many times demonstrated to me how difficult it is. Hang tough!
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Ricardo Cabeza
climber
Done with tobacco.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 13, 2011 - 06:32pm PT
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jstan, good thought. Done.
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Daphne
Trad climber
Mill Valley, CA
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Feb 13, 2011 - 06:37pm PT
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You can do it!
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Feb 13, 2011 - 06:38pm PT
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Like the change!
Your family and friends will appreciate you for it too. I recall growing up in great fear that my mom and dad would die early because of cigarettes.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Feb 13, 2011 - 06:38pm PT
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Best of luck!!!!
Chew lots of gum.
Hang in there, you CAN do it!!!!!
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Ricardo Cabeza
climber
Done with tobacco.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 13, 2011 - 06:40pm PT
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I've been thinking lately of changing my name on Supertopo. I don't really feel like a Dick Head.
Maybe a name-change will be cathartic and aid in the tobacco drop.
Maybe not, who knows?
I'm open to suggestions for a new handle, though.
I just think it'd be fun to rename myself.
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Daphne
Trad climber
Mill Valley, CA
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Feb 13, 2011 - 06:56pm PT
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While using my real name isn't creative, it has (mostly) kept me non-snarky here.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Feb 13, 2011 - 07:01pm PT
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"the poster formerly known as Richard Cabeza"
Haha. Lame I know, but it still cracks me up. :)
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Feb 13, 2011 - 07:09pm PT
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B. Cabeza?
or some derivation
more power to you on the quitting.
I'm quitting food. Going on the Salad SNPA diet.
word on the street is he's running a half marathon today.
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MisterE
Social climber
MEEP MEEP
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Feb 13, 2011 - 07:24pm PT
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Feb 13, 2011 - 07:27pm PT
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if you go from being Richardo Cabeza to Dick Head
My Spanish isn't so good, but isn't that a possible translation? A fine multi-lingual play on words.
Anyway, good luck with the quitting thing. Let us know if we should bring a straightjacket.
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Ricardo Cabeza
climber
Done with tobacco.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 13, 2011 - 07:29pm PT
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MH, that WAS the play on words.
Thanks for the encouragement.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Feb 13, 2011 - 07:44pm PT
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Lotusflower Sunblossom?
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Ricardo Cabeza
climber
Done with tobacco.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 13, 2011 - 07:45pm PT
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I think Brandon- will work.
It's how I sign all emails already.
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Feb 13, 2011 - 07:47pm PT
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Good choice man!
I was a smoker for years, and finally managed to kick the habit about 3 years ago, hopefully for good.
I used the patches, and one thing that may help you:
Before I quit, I sat down and made a list of WHEN I lit up, and the things that would make me WANT to - stress, arguements etc.
Once I had a list of these triggers, it was way easier for me to combat the mental addiction along with the physical part.
Maybe that will help you in your quest to stop chewing. Good luck! It's a great choice to stop!
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Feb 13, 2011 - 07:59pm PT
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Cabeza...I worked with this chump that smoked camel non-filters...He would always blow the smoke towards me thinking he was a tough guy...I put one of those exploding devices in his cigs and he almost cried when his cig went up in a puff and he saw us laughing at him..Mr. tough guy ended up with jaw cancer...Tony Gwynne , a chewer and famous baseball player is fighting jaw cancer...Please quit.....rj
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Ricardo Cabeza
climber
Done with tobacco.
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 13, 2011 - 08:28pm PT
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Word.
It's funny to think of it this way, but I'm in more immediate contact with you denizens of ST than I am with my group of friends here in super rural NH.
I see my friends often, but the feedback helps when I'm chillin' at home.
Evenings are the hardest, I usually finish dinner, walk the dogs, and have a chawski.
Dialogue helps.
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