April 5, 20188 yr Well I leave tomorrow to central California, it is a 4 plus hour drive. Taking a shit load of sun flower seeds with me, they help with the trigger craves, probably should take a bunch of munchies. Still kind of torn about when to leave, I could work 6 hours and leave about 11am and get there around 3 pm ish or just take the day off and get there in the morning 8 am ish. The less traffic is the better for me less frustration, less temptation, I have made notes so far for driving urges I can deep breath sing at the top of my lungs snack on something Use Jill's Famous air cig Make faces at the people I pass on the freeway Dodge the bullets of the people I made faces at that are now showing me why one should not make faces at strangers on the freeway That is about it ? did I forget any ? yes one more NOPE PEDGE before I go and make sure I do not have anything I could smoke, no taking with just incase, no stopping and buying I can't smoke what I don't have.
April 5, 20188 yr You got this opah, if you're going to be on the central coast I highly recommend stopping at Jockos in Nipomo. Great food cooked Santa Maria style Good luck and doing forget your Werthers!
April 5, 20188 yr oh i love a sunflower seed and pumpkin seeds too. I'd be tempted to take the day off and drive through the night. hope you have a good trip and just remember NOPE
April 5, 20188 yr Author Two things I missed Werthers and pumpkins seeds, Thank you guys. I did take Friday off but night driving really gets to my eyes (head lights) Better off after a good night sleep and with a good cup of coffee in hand, beside I need to pack tonight been slow on the draw this week, not sure if it is me or the quit be really procrastinating everything Even this Hunt ?
April 5, 20188 yr Author 35 minutes ago, jillar said: You got this opah, if you're going to be on the central coast I highly recommend stopping at Jockos in Nipomo. Great food cooked Santa Maria style Good luck and doing forget your Werthers! More in land, Parkfield ? not much out there but land cows and Game ! the nearest anything is 30 / 40 miles, not a place to be low on gas !
April 5, 20188 yr oh wow its the wild boar hunt how could i have forgotten. Yeah i was a bit like that opah but ive got my mojo back now but it took a while, just hang in there
April 5, 20188 yr Author I tell myself it is poison, its not a good thing, I would be better off poking myself in the eye. but this addiction is tricky sneaky, I so hate that I gave in to stupidity, but what is IS and the best that I can do is get back to where I was not make the same mistake and get this monkey off of my back forver !
April 5, 20188 yr Just remember your Werthers and your NOPE. There is nothing in this world to make you let go of this quit, you are so much smarter now! Have a great trip and weekend Buck.....
April 5, 20188 yr 1 hour ago, Opah said: I tell myself it is poison, its not a good thing, I would be better off poking myself in the eye. but this addiction is tricky sneaky, I so hate that I gave in to stupidity, but what is IS and the best that I can do is get back to where I was not make the same mistake and get this monkey off of my back forver ! It is all about vigilance, Opah. I don't think the monkey ever gets off our back, really. Addiction always lurks and we must be ever vigilant. Glad you are not stupid anymore, glad I am not stupid anymore. We don't smoke anymore. Have a great trip.
April 5, 20188 yr Author loading up with nope, I will sound like a broken record NOPE, NOPE, NOPE until it stops asking
April 5, 20188 yr Have a happy safe trip...what I found was Thinking about doing things smoke free..were always worse than doing it... Believe in yourself..you can do it ..
April 5, 20188 yr It's a pretty rough town is all. #8 on the list of 10 most dangerous cities in the US.
April 5, 20188 yr I second what Jim said about Stockton. I went there years ago ONCE and watched, in broad daylight, a street fight in the middle of an intersection with beer bottles! Scary town!!
April 5, 20188 yr Author OK if I do pass thru it, it will be at 75 MPH with my doors locked ! thank you Getting anxious, still got to load up my little goat tonight, hoping it doesn't rain all over my stuff. going to be wet and cold enough hunting in the mornings and evenings, no need to have my stuff presoaked
April 5, 20188 yr Author Yep hunting on the San Andreas Fault, depending which side of the street I am hunting I could end up on Santa California island or the new beach front California, SO COOL RIGHT ! Edited April 5, 20188 yr by Opah
April 5, 20188 yr Don't be hating on Stockton, the home of my great friend, Mindy Lou ! and (you'll thank me for this) please read John McPhee's, Assembling California. Frankly, read anything written by J. McPhee. Am I the only one who feels sad for my wild porcine sisters and brothers? They're just out there a rootin', free and wild-ing.
April 5, 20188 yr I'm sorry @Sazerac I can only speak for my experience with Stockton. It's not a very safe town :( As far as hunting the pig goes, wild pigs from my understanding are a nuisance and they are hunted as a means of population control just as deer are. I'm a total meat eater so although I don't want to see the kill or butchering of said animal, pork is my favorite meat. And deer jerky is sooooo yummy lol
April 5, 20188 yr 5 minutes ago, jillar said: I'm sorry @Sazerac I can only speak for my experience with Stockton. It's not a very safe town :( As far as hunting the pig goes, wild pigs from my understanding are a nuisance and they are hunted as a means of population control just as deer are. I'm a total meat eater so although I don't want to see the kill or butchering of said animal, pork is my favorite meat. And deer jerky is sooooo yummy lol oh, no sorry, jillar, my friend. Stockton was fine fun for me. Lucky, maybe...for sure has violent history and present. I lived 10 miles up a dirt road in coastal Sonoma County. I know about wild pigs, only too well, they are really delicious, breed every 18 months of 5-6 darlings and big trouble for your fortified garden fence. Bambi defoliators but, jerky yum yum. I think I'm getting old, and changing. It kinda bothers me to know I kill to dine, mostly, doesn't seem fair but, tastes so damn good !
April 6, 20188 yr 3 hours ago, Sazerac said: Am I the only one who feels sad for my wild porcine sisters and brothers? They're just out there a rootin', free and wild-ing. Reciprocity may well have feelings about this. Smoking while driving was a very strong association for me, Opah, I'm assuming you're driving by yourself. If so (or even if not so- depending) one of the things that helped me was singing. Loud as you can for as long as you can. You have to breathe and it keeps your mouth occupied.
April 6, 20188 yr Yeah, I was just going to comment on the porcine thing - lol We're always so undervalued
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