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[NoraC]

I always keep my old ones "just in case". I probably could let the ones that are 2 or 3 prescriptions out of date go at this point...:headscratch:

I can't believe that I'm not the only person that does this! :rotlf:

[NoraC]

Quick post - but, I feel the need to comment on something that Molls wrote.....

I would describe my 'powerlessness' as being powerless AFTER the first drink ---

That is another line going in my toolbox. :hug: I could not get my head around being powerless. It just never felt right to me. It was a choice, I wasn't powerless. But, I AM powerless after that first drink.
Thank you xx

[NoraC]

Oh and since I just can't stop talking.....

Satz - THANK YOU for not leaving. :hug:

Glad that Mary's 7 year old knows about pinkie swears.

[NoraC]

JC, thank you for my BEAUTIFUL cake. xxx

[Mick]

mornin all...jist read all yesterdays posts....and what a brill read it was too..so going to nick a place on here,before I jump on to the other fred inabit....I was in the fortunate position not to have had any false starts on here,tho in life I told myself thats it Im done with booze..until the next can came along..ok just this one etc..you all know the score all done it in different forms,but when I came to mwo,it was defo desperation..was gettin sick of the lying ,blagging stress and feeling shit...3 people on here helped me on here as an immediate support net and a crackin job they did..but as time went on that network got bigger and bigger,and the people I "knew" got bigger and bigger..I then somehow got into the position of posting first in the mornings...think it was shue before me,and enjoyed it,..I also wanted to try and help others as i had been helped...I talk to a good few people in public,and also a few in private,immaterial I know,but to try and give encouragement to them...advice i think is the wrong word,what works for me doesnt necessarily work for all..
sometimes I struggle for time to post,and truthfully sometimes I get hacked off and cant be arsed posting,other times its hard to second guess what to write...but as times have moved on ,I have come to realise its not necesarily me on a crusade to save the world from booze,but there is actually a lot of self preservation in it too....ok yep I could bin all this tomorrow..would I drink again?I dont know..I feel pretty much sure I wouldnt, but after all this time ..why would I take the chance,when I have got this support network here...
I also pick up on Mollys point about pride...each and every one of us in our own ways was a mess ..how we hid it is immaterial..the truth is we were..but each and every one of us had the courage to say fk this it is time to do something about it...to admit first of all that you have a problem,and secondly to do something about it takes courage and realisation....think for minute ...who do you know that has said problem ?what problem havent got one I could stop tomorrow..and also I wish I could quit..we are no longer in those numbers..life is short enough without masking reality ,or indeed curtailing it..As for people that quit,try and quit and dont make it..agian it shows courage that you have come back to try and crack it there are lots of people who have dates of many years ago on here who are in their first or second year etc..so what?does it matter ?what matters is the fact they came back they tried again and sometimes lots more times,before the penny finally dropped...none of us so called long termers..(reminds me of my last job!)can be judge and jury or the right to be critical..so really satzy in answer to your question about taking a break...I would bet you even if you did ,you would still jump in to read the posts I know I did,and I am pretty sure everyone else that has had a break did too..right orf to make modoms breakfast now before I send her out into the big world of working.....!

jacs never mind the flowers lets have some......

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[JackieClaire]

Morning lovelies, hippies and peace lovers. :heartbeat:

My turn ...............YouTube


Lovely post, Mick.

[Mick]

hi ya molls great craic for this time o the day...Jacs much as I love the Sam Franks Disco song...how the hell am I gonna get flowers in me hair??

was looking for vids from you tube thought this was better ..look at her face on the treadmill!!that oh nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo moment!!!!!

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[JackieClaire]

Hello again and afternoon.
You wouldn't believe this but I've been on the imodium diet since yesterday

Just been up to Marks & Spencer for one of those meal deals. £10 for a main course, side and pudding and a free bottle of wine, or 2 bottles of beer or 2 large bottles of some fizzy non-alcohol stuff.

I didn't like the non-alcoholic stuff so got the 2 bottles of beer for Mr JC. Anyway got to the till and the cashier asked if I likes this stuff.............told him I was a non-drinker.............so he told me so was he............and the woman behind me pipes up..............neither am I. Jokingly I said we should hold a wee meeting by the magazines...........and both of them laughed and thought it was a good idea.

There's more of us out there than you think.

[IamMary]

Morning.. Whoops, afternoon.
Quick nose from work - afraid to click on those links, who knows what will come blasting out!

Agree with you all on the deceit. Even from myself. Wrapping up bottles in newspaper and putting them into the BLACK bin (shame on me). V complicated process as they couldn't clang against each other, and I couldn't put too many in the one bin Bag. The odd bottle would go out for recycling as normal people do.. 3 bottles a week would appear normal.
Don't get me started on refilling 'THE' bottle of gin ('we don't drink spirits at all..')..

[IamMary]

Hello again and afternoon.
You wouldn't believe this but I've been on the imodium diet since yesterday

Just been up to Marks & Spencer for one of those meal deals. £10 for a main course, side and pudding and a free bottle of wine, or 2 bottles of beer or 2 large bottles of some fizzy non-alcohol stuff.

I didn't like the non-alcoholic stuff so got the 2 bottles of beer for Mr JC. Anyway got to the till and the cashier asked if I likes this stuff.............told him I was a non-drinker.............so he told me so was he............and the woman behind me pipes up..............neither am I. Jokingly I said we should hold a wee meeting by the magazines...........and both of them laughed and thought it was a good idea.

There's more of us out there than you think.

Haha.. That's funny.
Where are they over here??
I have a Wedding afters later, don't think there will be too many floating around tonight.

[paulywogg]

Jackie, the Imodium diet doesn't sound fun,did you eat something bad? Molly, leaba is bed I believe and craic is conversation? Excellent post Mick, hope everyone has a nice day

[Mick]

yep yer dead on with that pauly

[satz123]

Evening my loverlies - I could get very used to this retirement lark
I feel so 'in control' of my life for the first time in a long time.
Doing lots of things I'd put off.

My mother is delighted to have me driving her around to different appointments.
I feel slightly guilty that she was allowed to get so badly depressed. Her doctor is USELESS.
Only sat up & took notice when I started to go with her .... it's so wrong how old folk are treated.

I see them in the waiting room with no-one to talk for them to a doctor who doesn't even look at them .... shocking.

One lady yesterday - with a hearing aid - the receptionist told her to go to second floor for x-ray and continued her conversation with her friend behind the desk.
The old lady proceeded to sit down - she hadn't understood.

I watched this and the receptionist didn't even notice & she was left sitting there.
I was torn between not interfering, maybe I had misheard and looking foolish - or saying something. I said to the receptionist that the lady was still there - she said "I TOLD her to go to second floor "- I said well she OBVIOUSLY did not hear you .because there she is still there - 2 feet from you ......... ggggrrrrr !!!

I will have MrS shoot me before I'd allow myself to be treated as an annoyance by some little b*tch .........

Rant over !

[paulywogg]

Glad you spoke up Satz

[paulywogg]

Awesome Molly haha