Teach an old dog new tricks?

[Mr. Clandestine]

Hey hey,

Been a while since I've been around, hope everyone is doing well... 'specially all the mods and regulars. :jointsmile:

So, yeah, getting right down to it, I'll probably soon be looking at the first UA I've had to deal with in several years. Not happy about it whatsoever, but this lousy economy has pretty much screwed me out of self-employment, forcing me to consider taking a gig as a slave in a corporate office. My wife is also pregnant again, so I just can't afford to dick around anymore with contract work and all the haggling that goes with it... at least not until the economy picks back up and contracts aren't such a pain to secure. A UA is pretty much guaranteed for this new job, at least for pre-employment, so I'm looking for some advice from old buddies, mods, and anyone else who knows what they're talking about.

First of all, it has been one month since I've consumed anything. I've never really been a "heavy" user, but I before I quit I'd been a pretty damn "consistent" user, smoking about a gram or so of really good homegrown headies everyday for more years than I can remember. I'm 6'3", 225'ish pounds, and was working out pretty regularly up until a month ago. Kinda fell off that wagon when my wife got pregnant for whatever reason, but I'd say my metabolism is above average.

Coming up on my second interview next Wednesday, which will make it about 40 days since I last used. Funny thing is, there might be yet another interview after that, because the company won't officially do any hiring until after the holidays. But, just to be on the safe side, I'm treating it as if I'll be tested next Wednesday. If not, then I have no worries (just sobriety-induced frustration), but if so, should I dilute... or should 40 days be enough of a safety net? I've heard too many stories of folks drinking too much and having to retest... and I don't even want to risk looking suspicious, but if due to my size it would be recommended, then I'll do whatever is necessary. Haven't taken any of the home tests yet, but I will be grabbing a few of those next time I'm near a pharmacy.

As always, any advice is appreciated. I'd love to hear from all my old buddies, if for nothing else than to just say "hello."

Be good, y'all...
Mr. C

Mr. Clandestine Reviewed by Mr. Clandestine on 10-26-2009. Teach an old dog new tricks? Hey hey, Been a while since I've been around, hope everyone is doing well... 'specially all the mods and regulars. :jointsmile: So, yeah, getting right down to it, I'll probably soon be looking at the first UA I've had to deal with in several years. :mad: Not happy about it whatsoever, but this lousy economy has pretty much screwed me out of self-employment, forcing me to consider taking a gig as a slave in a corporate office. My wife is also pregnant again, so I just can't afford to Rating: 5

[Dutch Pimp]

Hi...Mister C....:thumbsup:

If you have time?... order some home THC test strips online. (25 strips-$30)

I've been on the wagon (mostly) for the past 2 months. My place of employment does random UA's about every 6 months; and they are due any day now.

My test strips showed me borderline clean after 3 weeks and fairly clean after 4 weeks....:thumbsup:

Good Luck...welcome back

Dutch

[Mr. Clandestine]

Evening Dutch!

I'll definitely get some of those strips instead. That price beats the piss out of the one time tests the pharmacies around me carry for $20 a pop. Won't be doing anything remotely dangerous in this new job, so here's hoping that the UA will just be a one-time deal.

Thanks for the advice, and the warm welcome. Hope all is well with ya! :jointsmile:

[Mr. TBAGU 420]

Yeah man, honestly if you're clean for 40 days or more you should have no problem at all passing. When i had to take my piss test i only stopped for a week and before going in i took 10 pills of this shit that you buy from independent records and then i drank 48 oz. of water and pissed two times before i went, and i passed with flying colors. If anything, drink 48 oz. of water a couple hours before going in (More than 48 oz. will dilute you) and you should be crystal clear :thumbsup: Hope Everything works out for you

[Mr. Clandestine]

Hey Mr. T,

Thanks for the feedback, guess I'm just a little paranoid... haven't had to do this sort of thing in a really long time. I'll probably dilute very slightly just to be on the safe side, but I'm starting to feel more confident after reading more of the threads in this section. My wife has also got me taking one of those 15-day detox/weight loss supplements, so I'd imagine that is only helping the cause. Thanks again for the insight. :jointsmile:

[killerweed420]

You will probably be in pretty good shape once you get those test strips and test yourself. But there's some of us out there that take more than 60 days to get clean so check.

[Mr. Clandestine]

You will probably be in pretty good shape once you get those test strips and test yourself. But there's some of us out there that take more than 60 days to get clean so check.

Gonna either have some strips overnighted to me tomorrow or just go ahead and buy one of the pharmacy test kits. Hopefully I won't be one of the 60-day guys. Thanks for the feedback. :thumbsup: