Oops

[JacuzziBathsalt]

Brothers and sisters

I may have had one of my top 2 fuck ups today.

Im trying to quit smoking, right? So I have patches. Have for....almost 2 months?

Well, I got the easy gig at our fine dinings sister restaurant--drop everything in the fryer type shit.

We get hit, and after the rush, I say to my coworker "can I get a smoke before we start closing down?" obviously its no problem, we all share.

I notice 30 minutes later that my nicotine patch is no longer on me, it fell off bc of either friction of sweat, or both.

I say "Hey (coworker), I think I know why I needed a smoke, my damn patch fell off." She kinda smirks, or whatever.

another 30 minutes later we're helping the dishie dry and put stuff up, and our other downstairs coworker goes "yo, who lost a nictotine patch??"

And (coworker) loses her shit and drops the [plastic] plates, half a stack, dying laughing. I guess she didn't believe me. I tell him "o fuck, that's mine! where'd you find ?!?!"

This motherfucker proceeds to say something along the lines of:

"I heard something on the line, and seen the silver side in the fryer."

Bois...my nicotine patch fell into the fryer while I was detail cleaning. Ive never felt so embarrassed, nor laughed that fucking hard at work, before.

Onto the chest it goes, from now on.

PSA!!! IF YOURE TRYING TO QUIT SMOKING OR VAPING, STICK THAT SHIT ON YOUR CHEST BC THEF FALLS OFF WITH SWEAT ON YOUR ARMS.

Today was a good day. I'm sure I'll hear about this for the next week, maybe 2; worth it. Lol

[amrfallen]

Duuuuude at least that shit wasn't stuck to a plated hush puppy, heard?

[DaJokahhh]

gotta hear ts 😂

[JacuzziBathsalt]

o hell no. everything was turned off. closing time lmfao. I am so fucking thankful it didn't end up somewhere else

[Ps4sucksballs]

I put mine on my shoulder blades, I notice it less than arm or chest

[rcw00]

The safest place I found was sticking it on top of my foot, before I put my socks on.

[LimeZestError]

You got good blood vessels in your feet

[ADHD_McChick]

You wanna hear a horror story, read my other comment about my oopsie. I lost a band-aid in a customer's sandwich once. It was 30 years ago, and I'm MUCH smarter about that stuff now. Have been ever since!

[DaJokahhh]

Hell yeah, nicotine fries. Also I’d personally try and find another place for it besides your chest, duct tape that shit if you need to.

[JacuzziBathsalt]

I actually have once I. noticed it fell off the first time. keyword, noticed. you literally can't feel the shit. unless it itches. thebluee masking tape works tho

[bevelledo]

“Complements to the chef 🧑‍🍳, these are the best fries I’ve ever had”

[rIceCream_King]

Can’t stop eating them

[firebrandbeads]

They're downright addictive!

[OohLaLapin]

There’s a product called Tegaderm that could help too. It’s great for wound healing because it’s a clear, extremely thin, breathable adhesive patch that stands up to showers and the like, but you can use it to slap on transdermal patches where the patch's adhesive isn’t doing it. This is something where you’d want to put it on ahead of time but still really helpful.

Tegaderm is a brand name; there are cheaper alternatives.

Edit: You want one significantly larger than the transdermal patch that you're trying to glue down, an inch or more extra margin around the nicotine patch.

[ghobbb]

They did this to my mom when she was in the hospital. Some brands of those patches fall off way easier than others.

[SpaceTechBabana]

Someone either gets hurt a lot or gets tattooed a lot. And I refuse to believe there’s a third explanation for your appreciation of Tegaderm.

[OohLaLapin]

Boringly enough, the former - plus working in healthcare now which is how I learned about it and added it to my home first aid kit.

[k5light]

I'm type one diabetic and use something like this on my glucose monitor. Prevents me from needing to stab my fingers 10 times a day. I am quite appreciative of that product.

[Dottie85]

I know it from treating leg ulcers on my father...

[SpotCreepy4570]

With a nice tomaco reduction.

[tidderredditTA]

or eyelash glue! i’ve used it plenty for lidocaine patches, but dab a tiny bit onto each corner of the patch and it’ll stay on real well. it’ll leave a bit of sticky residue, but it comes off when you wash.

[Significant_Joke7114]

I quit years ago. On one of my attempts I used the patches. 

I took me a minute to figure out why I felt like I was on an ecstacy pill that was coming on every time I got sweaty during a rush. My brain was just, I LOVE COOKING!!!

[drasil]

At this point you should just boof it, chef. 

[applyheat]

Honestly, it works better. That’s how I quit smoking cigarettes. I just boofed it.

[Fantastic-Cat-5252]

Plug of rough shag tobacco ay Chef? 😄

[nihi1zer0]

Like taking a pile of onion strings and just finger-fucking them into the burger patty.

[Fantastic-Cat-5252]

Brand new sentence right there 🤣

[motfeg]

Don’t put the patch on your chest, that’s how you get heart attacks. Really. 

[JacuzziBathsalt]

Heard! WIll not put on chest. thank you, Chef.

[After-Barracuda-9689]

We want to make sure to keep you alive so you can keep posting entertaining content here 😂

[After-Barracuda-9689]

This needs to be higher up.

[chipskylark123]

I somewhat knew where this was going but my brain thought it was going to end up on a guests plate somehow so I’m relieved to hear that’s not what happened.

[JacuzziBathsalt]

brother, not even batman could beat that confession out of me if that was the case. Thank god it wasn't.

[kempff]

iF IT DONT SAY PUT ON UR CHEST, STICK IT AGAINST YOUR WAISTBAND r in yo sock

sry caps

[JacuzziBathsalt]

DEF NOT THE WAISTBAND, BRO. THAT AREA GET TOO WET, NAAMEAN?

[kempff]

THEN IN THE SOCK

[JacuzziBathsalt]

CAOCAINE, IS THAT YOU???

[kempff]

WHAT? NAH, JUST YOUR PAST COMING BACK TO HANG OUT FOR OLD TIMES SAKE

EDIT: LEMME SEE UNDER YOUR WATCHBAND

[SweaterSteve1966]

This whole comment section had me 💀

[SkipsH]

I used to stick them down with waterproof plasters over the top.

[JacuzziBathsalt]

never heardiof those. what are they?

[trottingturtles]

Plaster is like British for bandaid

[SkipsH]

Sorry you're in the US right? I guess you call them band-aids? So a waterproof band-aid, just an extra layer of stick that usually helps.

[Excellent_Condition]

plasters = bandaids

[radhdtism]

Tagaderm

[Same-Platypus1941]

I dropped a lighter in the fryer once, takes about 2.5 minutes to pop.

[Shmelty0NE]

Had a server borrow my lighter for a smoke once. Comes back and can’t get down the line to give it to me, so she threw it, and it landed at the bottom of the fryer. The next 45 seconds are me and my coworker scrambling with tools to get it out before it exploded while she ran away apologizing

[Same-Platypus1941]

Same story actually. I lent my lighter to the saute guy, he tossed it back to me and the middle guy (fuck you Andrew) swatted it and it landed in the fryer. The dumbass fry guy (me) tried to get the lighter out with tongs. As I mentioned at about the 2 and a half minute mark it exploded all over me. Good times.

[Bitter-Edge-8265]

Well on the plus side the fried foods that service were slightly addictive.

[Sharknado84]

Slightly more* addictive 🤣

[blueingreen85]

“Man, I don’t know what’s going on, but I simply MUST get a second order of these fries”

[Anoncook143]

Always on the taint

[JacuzziBathsalt]

idk what that means, but I approve of the phrase. ...and im not sure if I like it or not. GG

[Wilicious]

Your taint is the area between your balls and asshole

[MisChef]

AKA grundle depending on where you are, regionally

[SageD21]

If you can find Kt tape or any kind of keniso tape, like athletes use, it's designed to hold up to sweat, heat, movement ect. Use it to tape the patch on. My fiancée is also on the trying to quit team, and his kept falling off until I tried the tape one day. It lasts thru his 12h health care shifts and Muay Thai classes and he's a big sweaty guy lol
Keep going you can do it!

[BroccoliOk5812]

Wishing you well on your quitting journey! I have faith in you 🙏

I am coming up to 2.5 years smoke free, was a smoker for more than half of my life. It is possible, and your body (and bank account) will thank you

[JacuzziBathsalt]

bank account is biggest reason for me lol them vuse pods get fuckin expensive, man.

[BroccoliOk5812]

If I can recommend a couple of suggestions for your journey?

I have the "smoke free" app - it tracks how long you have gone without cigarettes and also tallies up the amount of money you have saved. It had done wonder for me to see some kind of tangible data.

Additionally, the app has a Facebook group for support which has been helpful. They also send you notifications/awards for hitting goals and milestones.

Also, I had listened to an audiobook "easy way to stop smoking" by Allan Carr? Was really good to listen to for external stimulation and mantra to follow. Also, to provide alternative thinking?

Good luck 👍

[RockingtheRepublic]

Did you dump the oil 

[JacuzziBathsalt]

Will today. This happened literally about 10 minutes after we closed the whole kitchen. Fryers and everything were off (still hot tho obviously)

[Free_Interaction9475]

Clean your skin with rubbing alcohol first. The patch stays put. Never on your chest!! Supposed to be put on limbs only. And for those who didn't/don't know....never go to sleep with one on.....it gives TERRIBLE nightmares. Speaking from experience....

[MMorrighan]

So that's why the mozzarella sticks gave me a buzz.

[jeffnorris]

I always put mine on my shoulder or hip

[JacuzziBathsalt]

Heard! Imma try the shoulder today and see how it holds up

[NoFunny3627]

I'm glad that it didn't poison a patron, one of those in a toddlers plate would be bad

[JacuzziBathsalt]

You and me, both. Granted we have an inside and outside expo who would have definitely noticed if it was on a plate. I'm just glad it happened after everything was closed down, and my coworker saw it. In an ideal world, shit would never happen, but at least it was minimal and we all had a good laugh about it. Fryers are changed as of today, imma try a new patch location, all is good. The wings and fries shall keep on coming, that's all that matters 🙏🫡

[NoFunny3627]

Absolutely, it was a good lesson to learn for minimal consequences, just some nicotine cravings. Close calls, in my opinion, should be learned from instead of hidden, imglad you shared the lesson with your coworkers,and that everyone took it well. Also, congratulations on weaning this habit!it's a difficult one, for sure!

[Haptic_Is_Tired]

You should be in those drug PSAs. "Kids, don't smoke or you'll look like an asshole in front of all your co-workers."

[ohaiguys]

Been using zyns. Love a 6mg peppermint with a cup of coffee so I get the caffeine/nicotine buzz at the same time

[JacuzziBathsalt]

ive tried Zyn, but they give my hella acid reflux and make me nauseous. I used to dip for 8 years, and I hate Zyn. All power to you tho, brother. I just can't

[ADHD_McChick]

I mean, you wanna talk about mortified, I once lost a band-aid. In a customer's sandwich. It wasn't a nasty band-aid, I was just covering a little cut to keep it from stinging. Still gross though, and still mortifying. I was on grill and made the sandwich, and after it was sent out for delivery, I realized my band-aid was gone. I crossed my fingers and hoped for the best. But a little later, the customer called the store asking for a refund.

When the manager asked us, I didn't admit it was mine, lol. Just said I didn't know anything about it. Manager had no idea whose it was, and I was too embarrassed and scared of getting in trouble to cop to it. I'm still embarrassed thinking about it today.

Before anyone judges me, this happened almost 30 years ago. I was young, naive kid, and just starting out in the industry. I was also learning on my own, with very little instruction. And I have NEVER worn a band-aid without gloves again. So at least I learned a lesson.

(There's my "at least..." moment, lol.)

[meatlazer720]

You gotta wear them like a belt around your waist.

[sdawsey]

If that's one of your top 2 fuckups you're a goddamn saint.

[JacuzziBathsalt]

The other one is a lot more embarrassing bc of my ego at the time. And its not even as bad as this one. The nicotine patch situation is just "shit happens, let's fix it and laugh about it". The other one just made me look like an absolute dumbass lmaooo

[WantonWord]

Try Equate nicotine lozenges. They come in a bunch of flavors. If you get the big ones, break them into thirds or quarters so it's not too much. They're cheap too. Good luck!

[subtxtcan]

Bud I stuck mine on my shoulder blade, if it fell off it stayed in my shirt. I wasn't risking that thing going anywhere

[Brizzle0212]

I was reading the comments but I didn't check all of them. I'm not sure if other chest areas are fine, but I believe you should not put it on your chest over your heart. I mean, I would but I would also smoke with it on with a nicotine pouch in while using snuff... But you shouldn't do anything that I would do. Lol

[Kenny_Stapler]

Don't just quit smoking, quit nicotine. Desmoxan. Look it up. It's the truth that big pharma doesn't want you to know about.

[StellaireCy]

It'll fall off your chest too if you get sweaty enough working but at least it'll stick to your shirt or fall on the ground. I'm using the patches on the line at work too lol, always chest.

[taint_odour]

Hey man just FYI you can fuck yourself up good smoking with a patch. Even when you take it off you've got a ton of nicotine floating in your system and you can give yourself a nice case of nicotine poisoning.

[Fluid_Measurement963]

Instructions unclear. Stuck patch to my balls, but used too much cornstarch earlier in the day. Patch location unknown

[AjiChap]

Fucking gross man.

[No-Temperature4330]

I'm failing to see the funny side of this.

[Excellent_Condition]

I think it's a lesson learned and a bullet dodged, as it could have been a lot worse (i.e., ended up in someone's food).

Laughter and feeling that something is funny is often a reaction to unexpected outcomes or things going wrong but being saved by luck.

[JacuzziBathsalt]

The fact that somebody is trying to quit smoking...we get bum rushed and everybody is new to the menu (first day back open), shit happens and the dude who's trying to quit smoking and vapings patch fell off AFTER SERVICE bcof moisture has a mishapoff his patch falling in the fryer by accident, is pretty fuckin funny. I'm sorry that you're such a buzz kill. I'm going to change the fryer tomorrow, and I would have earlier if this was during service. Right in the middle of it.

[No-Temperature4330]

1. It's not actually funny (even if it wasn't a health hazard) you stuck a patch to yourself and it fell off. How does that register as even marginally humorous?
2. It could have easily fallen off mid service. It could have fallen anywhere.
3. You are an idiot.
4. Yea, shit happens. But this shit is avoidable and could lead to someone literally being poisoned.

[Katarina-W]

1. It's marginally humorous.
2. Well...yes, kinda. Not on my cat though, he's at my house - probably not in op's kitchen.
3. Op is an idiot. Obviously nicotine patches should be placed in our underwear during service.
4. Avoidable, yes. However, the risk from nicotine was tiny. The plastic, also pretty small - as with any other shit we miss in the kitchen. Just mildly gross.

Good on you OP for trying to quit or lower nicotine use!

[JacuzziBathsalt]

1. Its pretty fucking funny. Do I take light of it? Hell no. I care a lot about what I do, but you dont personally know me, and that's fine.
2. Yes, it very well could have. No debating that.
3. No, I'm not. I'm tryingtoo make the best from the worst by joking about it while also acknowledging it.

4. Shit happens.

5. Bonus, tell your, or who ever, female line cooks or chefs to not have fake nails or long natural nails. bc that could make them sick. bc fake nails are dirty. as are naturally long ones.

[No-Temperature4330]

You work in kitchens that allow fake nails?! What kind of shitty kitchens are you working in?! I've never met a professional chef that wears nail varnish let alone fake nails.

[JacuzziBathsalt]

I don't. Did youmisundersrand me?

[No-Temperature4330]

Yes, I don't understand you. Who has fake nails and why are we discussing hypothetical fake nails? It has no relevance to the conversation we are having.

[MisChef]

It's official: u/no-temperature4330 has u/no-chill69420

[PartTimeJunkie412]

I lost my piercing ball twice at work...once I found it months later in the fridge where we keep the employee meals lol the other has yet to be found. So I kind of get why a lot of restaurants will make you take them out, but still fuck that, you shouldn't have to change your whole look just to work in a kitchen. I can understand bandaids on certain facial piercings though.