Army thread Saturday 7 December

[JackieClaire]

Army thread Saturday 7 December

Oh and I've implanted a tracking device on Molls so I know her every movement.

Funnily enough I could have got a return flight to Dubbers to fly yesterday for ?30.....which would have been nice but a bit of a bummer as she's out partaying most of the weekend.

I'd have had to sit with Joe or Joey.

[DreamThinkDo]

Army thread Saturday 7 December

Satz, next time I'll just shout out my state of blessed ignorance to the world (do it quite often anyway). And my answer to your question to Tips is: every person who has ever heard those scooters has tried to demolish them. They are guaranteed childproof: the wheels just won't come off, no matter what you do. They just become noisier.

We had some thunder here as well Tips - dogs are still barking in terror. Oh, please go for the before one hour HK dark, just to satisfy my curiosity. Monochrome meal happening here: hake & baby potatoes. Will see what I can add for colour. Cauliflower, perhaps?

Later!

[spiderwoman]

Army thread Saturday 7 December

Evening all, were we offline this morning? Came to say Hi and bluddy internet told me nowt was doing. Last of the cakes and puddings underway now thank gawd. Today is the anniversary the row (by day not date) that made me quit, how things have changed in a year

[satz123]

Army thread Saturday 7 December

spiderwoman;1596024 wrote: Evening all, were we offline this morning? Came to say Hi and bluddy internet told me nowt was doing. Last of the cakes and puddings underway now thank gawd. Today is the anniversary the row (by day not date) that made me quit, how things have changed in a year

Wanna share what happened Sylv ?..... or tell me to feck off !!!!

[tiptronic_ct]

Army thread Saturday 7 December

:hallo: again folksies

We settled for some ciabattas that Mrs. T bought today, with each choosing their own filling. Dinner done and dusted. Nobody felt like getting ready to go out.

Nowt came of the thunderstorm. Just incredibly humid at the moment.

Cheeses, Satzy: when was the last time you had such a full house?

Didn't notice the site being down, Spidey.

I'll pass on your monochrome dinner, Dreamy it sounds a bit like convalescence food.

[spiderwoman]

Army thread Saturday 7 December

Was a run-of-the-mill row, or so I thought until the OH exploded and went absolutely balisatic about how much I'd been drinking and how much it was costing for me to drink it. Of course when quarrels get that far out of hand 7 years worth of teeth gritting and venom come out.

We didn't actually speak to each other properly until the following March! We had conversations of course, put on an act for others but the whole period was probably the most miserable of my life and if I'm totally honest it was 100% self inflicted. I used cash that wasn't mine, money my son and OH had paid towards household bills etc. My behaviour had been disgusting. That Chrsitmas we had his parents coming to stay and they'd been looking forward to it for months so either neither of us wanted to spoil their holiday but we had a pretty unhappy one.

Most of my friends got involved with the row and shouldn't have done, this only fuelled the fire. It has taken until now for life to start to get pleasant again, finances are sorting themselves out and hangers on have gone.

My current colleagues (who've only known me as a non-drinker) are hell bent on getting me to "have a few" at the work Christmas dinner, I've decided that I probably won't go as I'm really scared of going back to the dark place.

Oh and the cause of the row? we'd been out to start our Christmas shopping, I'd wanted to get lunch in town and he didn't want to but being the way I was I wasn't prepared to go and get something and for him to not eat so I didn't bother. As soon as we walked through the door he decided to make himself a hot dog and I went crazy, this happened Saturday late afternoon and I hadn't had a drink since Thursday night so I wasn't drunk at the time) To this day I still cannot explain why I was so angry and malicious, I just was ...

[tiptronic_ct]

Army thread Saturday 7 December

satz123;1595966 wrote: How'd you know that Tipster ???:H

I still managed to destroy the Barney DVD. Easy peasy. But those things are inde-fecking-structable, I tell you. Dreamy's answer was spot-on.

Our house at the time had wooden floors and a fairly long passage. It wasn't long before they were banished outside. The cubs running around already sounded like a stampede on the Serengeti Plain. Although sadly I have to admit that I had a huge hangover most mornings at that point in my life.

[tiptronic_ct]

Army thread Saturday 7 December

spiderwoman;1596035 wrote: Was a run-of-the-mill row, or so I thought until the OH exploded and went absolutely balisatic about how much I'd been drinking and how much it was costing for me to drink it. Of course when quarrels get that far out of hand 7 years worth of teeth gritting and venom come out.

We didn't actually speak to each other properly until the following March! We had conversations of course, put on an act for others but the whole period was probably the most miserable of my life and if I'm totally honest it was 100% self inflicted. I used cash that wasn't mine, money my son and OH had paid towards household bills etc. My behaviour had been disgusting. That Chrsitmas we had his parents coming to stay and they'd been looking forward to it for months so either neither of us wanted to spoil their holiday but we had a pretty unhappy one.

Most of my friends got involved with the row and shouldn't have done, this only fuelled the fire. It has taken until now for life to start to get pleasant again, finances are sorting themselves out and hangers on have gone.

My current colleagues (who've only known me as a non-drinker) are hell bent on getting me to "have a few" at the work Christmas dinner, I've decided that I probably won't go as I'm really scared of going back to the dark place.

Oh and the cause of the row? we'd been out to start our Christmas shopping, I'd wanted to get lunch in town and he didn't want to but being the way I was I wasn't prepared to go and get something and for him to not eat so I didn't bother. As soon as we walked through the door he decided to make himself a hot dog and I went crazy, this happened Saturday late afternoon and I hadn't had a drink since Thursday night so I wasn't drunk at the time) To this day I still cannot explain why I was so angry and malicious, I just was ...

:l:l:l

Amazing how much progress there's been if you think about it, eh? One doesn't always realize it when you're caught up in day-to-day life.

[satz123]

Army thread Saturday 7 December

:l:l more Sylv !
Great work . You must feel like a differnt person ?
Sounds like some of the rows in our house that funnily have also gone along with the grog.
Sometimes I see a look as if he's waiting for me to go off on one -but I rarely do. Unless he REALLY pisses me off :H
Sometimes he will be trying to rattle me but I am so much calmer now ..

Does OH drink Sylv ?
I too have a drinks thing to go to in a neighbours house - I really don't know them - house of stranger :egad:
What advice can you give me folks?
Mr S wants to go ! Will tell me I'm odd if I don't go !

[spiderwoman]

Army thread Saturday 7 December

Thanks Tipps & Satz, OH is an ex athlete who has never drunk alcohol and despises it in everybody apart form his best friend who lives in the States. I do feel totally different, and now that OH really believes I've given it up things are so much easier.

There are other reasons I don't want to go to the work do and think I might well just go for the meal then come home, some of the others plan on getting the dinner inside them in record time then as much alcohol as possible, definitely not my idea of a fun evening any more.

Of all the things I like about giving up its the calmness that I like the best.

[JackieClaire]

Army thread Saturday 7 December

Wow, Spidysylv, thank you so much for sharing, hun.:l

[satz123]

Army thread Saturday 7 December

JackieClaire;1596054 wrote: Wow, Spidysylv, thank you so much for sharing, hun.:l

Agreed: you must be so proud of yourself :

[JackieClaire]

Army thread Saturday 7 December

How are ya, Satzuma?

[satz123]

Army thread Saturday 7 December

JackieClaire;1596064 wrote: How are ya, Satzuma?

Sorry JC - went to noddyland straight after last post.
Slept through X Factor and a lot of Celeb Jungle :H

That I have to say is one of the things I really enjoy about being sober - the doziness in the evening.When I was drinking I was always kinda 'on edge' and I don't think I ever slept well. All those 4 am wake ups with my heart literally pounding :yuk:
Making up for all the alcohol induced restless sleep now - t'is great :yay:

On the morrow folks
Night Mollers wherever you are :l

[JackieClaire]

Army thread Saturday 7 December

Cough, cough, cough.................where's me water?