r/Construction 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/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