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u/Spooksnav foyrfiter/ay-ee-em-tee Jan 13 '25
I know if I were gone for weeks on end that's exactly what I'd want.
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u/LonelyMustard Jan 13 '25
Zyn, coffee, baby wipes and chapstick.
You have no idea how wide their eyes opened up when we told them thereāre chapsticks in the donation pile.
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u/hellraisinhardass Jan 13 '25
Can you explain the chapstick?
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u/Amonomen Jan 14 '25
Makes it easier to get the smoke and shit out of your nose. But also dry lips are definitely going to be a thing with the wind going on over there. (Assuming this is referring to the CA wild fires.)
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u/DFPFilms1 Jolly Volly Jan 13 '25
I mean we all know Public Safety (much like the military from what Iāve been told) runs on caffeine and nicotine but itās really funny to see it end up on some influencers instagram story lol.
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u/VeritablyVersatile Jan 14 '25
Military here and can confirm it's preworkout, zyn, and self-loathing
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u/Previous-Nobody-2865 Jan 13 '25
Donāt fuck with my coffee!
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u/PLUBEY Jan 13 '25
For some people coffee is the only reason they can actually go to the bathroomā¦..
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u/kerryman71 Jan 13 '25
And if it's station coffee, it will most likely help with both pissing and shitting!
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u/herrera_law LI NY, Volly FF Jan 13 '25
Station coffee is either pure dirt, or decent.
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u/NarcanPusher Jan 13 '25
Iām pretty sure I found a piece of algae in mine once. I love gourmet coffee but firehouse mud is what kept me from running rescues into trees late at night.
Never liked energy drinks on the job. They made me anxious whereas coffee made me usefully nervous.
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u/hshawn419 KS Volly FF Jan 14 '25
A third option is just hot brown water. Our machine seems to brew a way too hot, decent looking 1/3 of a carafe, and then just keep running way too hot of water through the tired, long deceased grounds.
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u/Material-Win-2781 Volunteer fire/EMS Jan 14 '25
Sorry couldn't find the POLST form, had to keep running it.
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u/frisbeeicarus23 Jan 15 '25
Can confirm. If I haven't pissed out of my ass, I haven't had my 2nd cup yet...
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u/woofan11k Volunteer Jan 13 '25
Chief said no smoking on the job. He didn't say anything about Zyn!
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u/cylinder4misfire Career and Volunteer | MidAtlantic Region Jan 13 '25
My academy had a strict āno tobacco useā policy. A few weeks in, some of the guys get caught with Zyn pouches and explain to the instructor cadre that because there was no tobacco in them, they werenāt violating any rules. The cadre just shrugged and walked off. Iām told the wording was changed not long after.
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u/Green_Statement_8878 Jan 13 '25
What kind of nerd cadre doesnāt allow tobacco and then bans Zyn?
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u/ConnorK5 NC Jan 14 '25
A lot of FDs are banning tobacco use outright.
They have a point tbh.
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u/JohnnyUtah43 Jan 13 '25
We have a no chewing tobacco clause too, but zyn ain't tobacco!
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u/KGBspy Career FF/Lt and adult babysitter. Jan 13 '25
Zen and some other kind are gaining popularity in my job but Iām all set, FFās in Mass hired after 1/1/88 are prohibited from using tobacco products.
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u/Loudsound07 Jan 13 '25
I honestly love this for the most part. If I was down range for days on end with no nicotine/monster available, I would be a very very grumpy motherfucker.
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u/McDuke_54 Jan 13 '25
Like at this point I donāt know why Bang and Zyn havenāt done a collab yet Bang flavored Zyns Bang infused with Zyns Zyns infused with Bangs
Base camp gold I tell ya ā¦.
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u/TheRealTwist Jan 17 '25
Because the government hates fun and would claim they're marketing to children.
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u/golfhotdogs Jan 13 '25
Canāt really say it? Have you never scene a zyn neon light in like every single app bay? Every engine is going to gas stations to stock up. Always have.
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u/LongTimeLurker818 Jan 13 '25
Iāve never tried a Zyn but I imagine they make you shit like a cigarette would? I mean give the fellas whatever they need, but a Zyn and a Red Bull sounds like it would send you to the can.
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u/Merited_Line1491 Aussie Volunteer FF Jan 14 '25
Cigarettes make you shit? I've been doing it wrong, please instruct
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u/LongTimeLurker818 Jan 14 '25
Real talk, my stomach just wasnāt built up to code. However, I think Iām in pretty good company. A smoke and a coffee will get things movinā.
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u/iapologizeahedoftime Jan 13 '25
So this was made by a ZYN employee.
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u/Tate5007 Edit to create your own flair Jan 15 '25
Nah. Well. Maybe. Whoever made it hit the nail on the headšššš
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Jan 13 '25
Iāll never forget waking up to a strike team in Sonoma in 2017 with a log of Skoal cans. Happiest those guys had been all week.
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u/MC_McStutter Jan 13 '25
Yeah so itās the caffeine that causes the shits, not the coffee itselfā¦
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u/Apprehensive-Fix-694 Career Firefighter/Medic Jan 13 '25
Ohhh it would be just as bad if they supplied 3mg zyn as well.
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u/ProfessorPatrick_ Jan 14 '25
As cringe as it sounds I was fighting a moving scrub fire when a buddy of mine turned up with nicotine and candy. I damn near cried.
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u/MaxHoffman1914 Jan 13 '25
Zyn?
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u/Dannyz Jan 13 '25
Itās a nicotine pouch. Think tobacco chew, just minus the tobacco part. Basically the vape of chew. Itās insanely addictive and popular.
Allegedly, you donāt even have to chew it. https://www.businessinsider.nl/people-are-lodging-nicotine-pouches-in-their-buttholes-and-foreskins-for-a-buzz-health-experts-warn-it-can-cause-skin-damage-and-lead-to-addiction/
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u/Drownd-Yogi Jan 13 '25
Had a cop offer me one of those one night while we were waiting for the forensic reconstruction guy to come ... id left my smokes in the house when the tones dropped ... 3 am in the middle of nowhere, and nothing to do but wait... extra glad i didn't take him up on his offer after reading that article..lol.
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u/TLunchFTW FF/EMT Jan 14 '25
I had my last college part with my team mates and one of the guys brought a tin and was offering them. I said fuck it, last day in college. Idk how you can function with your damn teeth chattering like that.
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u/Due-Percentage-5246 Jan 13 '25
They want flavored zyn but unfortunately it's banned here lmao
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u/hellraisinhardass Jan 14 '25
Hey man, any port in a storm. Any addict that turns down the product just because of the flavor ain't an addict. We used a mother fucking sock as coffee filter for 3-4 days once. My buddy was in the Marines during the 2003 sprint to Baghdad, they started 'recycling' dip because they outran their supply lines. Any port in a storm.
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u/The_Haunt Jan 14 '25
Damn that sucks.
I have my coffee flavored zyn, it's fantastic.
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u/cji11 Jan 14 '25
How does that taste? Every where I go they are sold out. Must be a good sign right?
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u/Due-Percentage-5246 Jan 14 '25
They are (imo) far and away the best
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u/cji11 Jan 19 '25
I found one out in the wild. They are the best flavor. Had to report back to you š«”
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u/Silverback_Vanilla Chief said āshare the hoseā Jan 13 '25
Doing the lords work spreading the good word around
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u/TLunchFTW FF/EMT Jan 14 '25
If you send me a zyn, celceus, or redbull, imma be mad. I appreciate the sentiment, but I tried zyn once and idk how yall function with a taboo habit. And Iāll drink most any energy drink, but idk how anyone drinks liquid piss like Red Bull and celceus just reminds me of white claws.
That said, if Iām out there for days, Iāll take what I can get. Idk maybe I can trade the zyn. I donāt need more bad habits.
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u/Shytown77 Jan 13 '25
I don't have Zens but I do have energy drink for yaāall if your on Palisades fire. Working on Zens
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u/earthsunsky Jan 13 '25
To clarify, FLAVORED ZYNS. You canāt get flavored ones in California.
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u/TLunchFTW FF/EMT Jan 14 '25
Damn, thatās rough. If Iām gonna die, at least let it taste like cherry.
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u/The_Big_A_675 Jan 14 '25
Give them some panzer chocolate, that proved effective in keeping people on their feet
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u/Technical_Tooth_162 Jan 15 '25
Damn Iām really just like them, besides the bravery and aptitude and all that.
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u/SpicyRockConnoisseur Jan 13 '25 edited Jan 13 '25
Drift caught. Sending Ritalin and Adderall trail mix stat š«”