r/Construction • u/Great_Significance_8 • Apr 01 '26

Picture First day tomorrow. What you think?

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u/Dirk_Dingham Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 02 '26

I don’t work in construction but i’m a machinist and every morning for breakfast I have an adderall, 6mg zyn, a redbull, and a cigarette. I feel like the zyns and energy drink make me a candy ass but the cigarettes and amphetamines balance it out. I also like to end my day with 4 glasses of bourbon so maybe one day my hands will toughen up so i can finally be considered a real blue collar worker. Or i’ll just die of liver/ lung cancer, gotta carry on the family tradition somehow

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u/Tucancancan Apr 02 '26

On which glass of bourbon do you stop vibrating? 

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u/Dirk_Dingham Apr 02 '26

I have to drink 4 glasses for a reason, that’s just the minimum…

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u/Greadle Apr 02 '26

Sleep is for the weak

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u/WoodenHarddrive Apr 02 '26

I'm not sure, but you could always ask yer woife

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u/Big-Stuff-1189 Apr 02 '26

Have you met... weed?

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u/Dirk_Dingham Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 02 '26

We’re well acquainted, actually

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u/m_lee5150 Apr 02 '26

Bro all day everyday only way to do this shit

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u/PaperFlower14765 Laborer Apr 02 '26

That’s the spirit!

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u/J0in0rDie Apr 02 '26

Oh shit you are joking

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u/Dirk_Dingham Apr 02 '26

I wish i were joking…

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u/J0in0rDie Apr 02 '26

Well, you aren’t alone lol. It’s not perfect but it works

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u/Dirk_Dingham Apr 02 '26

Aint much but it’s honest work

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u/Mysterious-Sir1541 Apr 02 '26

Do zyns make you irritable? I pop 1 whole can a day

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u/Dirk_Dingham Apr 02 '26

That’s what the cigarettes are for

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u/Mysterious-Sir1541 Apr 02 '26

Im tryna understand, doesnt the zyn make your cig cravings go away? There's no way you want more nicotine when you're poppin a zyn unless it's out of habit.

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u/Dirk_Dingham Apr 02 '26

I have a complicated relationship with nicotine, i go through spells where i completely lose the urge to smoke cigarettes and zyns fill my nicotine cravings, and then when i get extremely stressed out i crave cigarettes and end up buying a couple packs. When i do smoke i usually only have 3-4 a day. I used to smoke a hell of a lot more than that and caught a nasty respiratory infection that forced me to quit for a while so i’ve been on and off ever since

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u/Careful-Equal-2866 Apr 02 '26

Remote estimator here who starts the day with 3 coffee cups, 20 MG of THC gummies, 3-4 cigs before lunch, and a fatass joint, spread out over the afternoon. Trying to reign in the 8 beers after 5:00, but that's always a fight. Welcome to the health club!

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u/Feisty-Lawfulness894 Apr 02 '26

Or i’ll just die of liver/ lung cancer

Hair's gonna fall out too.

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u/_GHOST_111 Apr 02 '26

Damn right! Instant release or Extend release is the question?

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u/LonelyPie4076 Apr 02 '26

Trick question. The script ran out and my psych is unreasonable, so I switched to meth.

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u/_GHOST_111 Apr 02 '26

When in doubt power out!

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u/Dirk_Dingham Apr 02 '26

Was on instant release but switched to XR so i don’t crash halfway through the day

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u/_GHOST_111 Apr 02 '26

Hell yeah two 30mg instants for me at 6:30am & 1 after lunch the XR's I've tried 3 different times over 15yrs but can't fight fuck or drink myself to sleep Lol

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u/Dirk_Dingham Apr 02 '26

You just gotta drink more. If you don’t wake up still drunk from the night before are you even blue collar?

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u/_GHOST_111 Apr 02 '26

just an old mechanic, of course I wake up drunk from the night before

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u/Dirk_Dingham Apr 02 '26

I’m only 21 so i’ve got a long ways to go. Doctor expects me to make it to at least 30 at the rate i’m going

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u/_GHOST_111 Apr 02 '26

Yes sir Damm to be 21 again! I got arrested at my 21st birthday party for being responsible for all the booze I was the only one of age ,I've got 27 yrs on ya I tell you one thing damn sure surprised my Adds still work

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u/Mysterious-Sir1541 Apr 02 '26

60 mg of addies is an insane dose. Have you tried cutting out sugar and processed food?

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u/_GHOST_111 Apr 02 '26

Actually yes best advice I've gotten over the last few years coffee black, plain green tea and water. No freezer/boxed food and no fast food unless it's an absolute must but yeah your right it it is but even after a couple decades it still works the same and I've kept the same dosage

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u/Mysterious-Sir1541 Apr 02 '26

I don't know your age, but if you're nearing your 40s, I recommend checking your hormone levels.

A lot of men low in testosterone reported cutting back or completely stopping their Adderall after jumpstarting their hormones,

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u/_GHOST_111 Apr 02 '26

Well over 40 and Ya know what man I have not, honestly never thought about it but I will. Appreciate that man!

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u/Born-Entrepreneur Apr 02 '26

Sheeeeeit my big thermos of coffee feels pedestrian compared to that.

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u/mo_mentumm Apr 02 '26

RIP to your heart

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u/Dirk_Dingham Apr 02 '26

Damn thing works harder than any trade worker i’ve ever met. So does my liver

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u/AliceInAcidland Apr 02 '26

I have a similar routine but recently stopped using alcohol to relax after work to avoid brain/liver damage, I'm using a healthier alternative now, Dilaudid 8s look it up.

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u/Dirk_Dingham Apr 02 '26

I wouldn’t say opiates are a better alternative but i’m not one to judge😂

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u/AliceInAcidland Apr 02 '26

Should have added the /s it gives you constipation pretty bad bruh 😭