Join the Army Against Alcohol-May 2017

[IamMary]

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ouch.. rest will fix it hopefully.

Right, bring on a Wild Wednesday.. night.

[Wildflowers]

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Evening,
Very quiet today............with you all disappearing to the west. You'd better blooming enjoy it or I'll want to know why.

Sprained my left wrist and now sporting a lovely elastic bandage.........such a fashion accessory these days.

Ice Pack - Viking Style. Will be your new temporary BF. They offer flower ones to. Thought you might enjoy Viking style. I like both. The season finale was ghastly.

Feel better soon. :hug: It was a lovely day out west this side of the pond.

[JackieClaire]

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Morning lovely AAAers.

[MENTION=16893]Wildflowers[/MENTION]...........you watch The Vikings...........I'm just re-watching the whole series. Cannot wait for season 5 due on Amazon early next year..........I want to be a shield maiden when I grow up

Wrist's a load better. Lord knows what it was.

[tonyniceday]

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Good morning troops

Office day here - accounts and VAT :grumpy:

Oh well, gotta be done!

[Wildflowers]

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[MENTION=7008]JackieClaire[/MENTION] So glad your wrist is better and it wasn't serious. Have a dark side like everyone. Almost gave up. Death episode of King Aella. Wanted to vomit. Couldn't watch whole scene. Hated losing Ragnar. Intrigued with Ivar the boneless one. He's a real bad-bad boy!... Yes, season five will be exciting. Think there's some true history going on.

Anyone hear from Marioman? Concerned he hasn't posted. He doesn't seem like he'd leave. Just cause of what took place.

Hope all of thee Army has a good day.

[Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)]

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Evening folks, I am back. Didn't realise on my trip that day 1 a tour of the wine region was planned followed by "smell this now Tabbers, a lovely fruity aroma" I had to laugh as they were forgetting how things are now. But I enjoyed the scenery and the several vineyard visits even so. Not so much the three days of drinking with lunch and dinner and nights in a bar that followed though, yawn. But I pretty much sailed through, only once did I briefly consider a glass of vino but very quickly fast forwarded to how it would have ended and it would be quickly back to where I started so thanks but no thanks. Did have a single drunken "have a real drink" comment but the man in question had consumed about half a bottle of wine, a few beers and probably conservatively 8 double whiskies by that stage so I forgive him his stupidity. I did however bore him with the extremely long dragged out version of how great life is sober the next morning (4 hours later than me, after he finally got up) by way of return teeheehee. Even so I had a great break away and it felt so good not to be following my old behaviour when seen from the other side of a glass. Mr happy & content signing off for now to go and prepare some food and watch the footy soon.

[JackieClaire]

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Ooh first things first for our Mers a bit of cake.



Hope you're enjoying your day.

[JackieClaire]

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[MENTION=21798]Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)[/MENTION] ...........I hope you know how delighted I am for you. That defo deserves a coffee and walnut cake. Tbh I've never understood wine tasting even though I worked for a wine merchant............what the feck's the point of a sip, swirl and a spit..........gimme the bottle.

[MENTION=16893]Wildflowers[/MENTION]............I would have killed the king myself after he did what he did to Ragner. I come from the area that the king ruled and Lindisfarne the island where Ragnar got Athelstan the priest is just 60 miles up the road. And what can you say about Ivar..........he's a proper little snot.

[MENTION=23019]tonyniceday[/MENTION] My old boss (at the wine merchants) just about had a nervous breakdown each VAT day.

[IamMary]

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[MENTION=7008]JackieClaire[/MENTION] LOVE that cake. Thank you XX Had a lovely day.
Came in from work and the table was perfectly set by the kids (girls), complete with sparkling water in tall wine glasses with slices of lime. They dont question it now, their mam drinks sparkling water.
[MENTION=21798]Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)[/MENTION] - seriously, wine tasting! Its one of my fears (after weddings, but Ive got through one of those), how did you negotiate it? Well done you.

[IamMary]

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And a safe trip to all the travellers heading weshst..:horse:

[JackieClaire]

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Morning lovelies,

[MENTION=22411]IamMary[/MENTION]..........isn't that lovely of the kids. Little darlings.

Off to work this morning and I won't be heaving tables.

[rustop59]

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And a safe trip to all the travellers heading weshst..:horse:

Belated happy birthday Mary. Only short trip Wesht for me visiting family. OMG what an amazing little country we have, the scenery was out of this world, had not been to this particular spot in Connemara (Gorumna island) before so something new. Long day driving but I brought the doggies with me. Well done Tabs on getting through your break. Hope wrist ok JC. Hello to everyone else. Off to get my hair done.

[kuya]

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Good morning everyone --- came home early yesterday -- bit of a hassle but sorted now -- what an amazing country it is alright Rusty - places I've been dozens of times - and they look different depending on the cloud formations on the mountains - or the sun on the lakes -- love this place -- going to Scotland next month and it has a tough act to follow!!!

well well well -- 'wine tasting' --- was HORRIFIED the other day - woman I work with PATENTLY has had a problem with alcohol - no evidence at work - but just stories that don't add up sort of -- and then she had a fall about a year and a half ago - broke her wrist in 12 places and quit drinking immediately -- so as they say - 'if it walks like a duck.....' etc.... anyway - her daughters Hen was last week and when she came back she mentioned briefly that she had 'tasted' the champagne for a toast.... maybe she'll be grand - I truly hope so -- but I'm guessing it's only a matter of time -- I know she knows nothing about addiction or has no support or anything so she probably thinks a 'taste' is fine... Christ.....

There are truly as many types of drunks as there are different drinks I reckon.

All the current research says the drug of choice is only a very small part of the problem........we drunks will (and often do) quickly switch to another drug if we don't recognise that we have broken endorphin production (either genetic or due to poor nurture).

We have to accept that we have a susceptibility to inadequate emotional responses. Events that leave normal people 'flooded' with endorphins leave us a little 'flat'. Sensing we are not 'happy enough' we seek an outside high.

I recently realised I had been doing this since I was a teenager, smoking then drinking to bring me up to the 'normal' that my peers seemed to be at all the time. They chose to get 'high' from time to time.....I needed to be 'high' to not feel sad.

[tonyniceday]

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Afternoon Army

Getting very busy now at work so off to do some prep for tonight - fly by now, I'll try to catch up a bit much later today

[kuya]

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Afternoon Army

Getting very busy now at work so off to do some prep for tonight - fly by now, I'll try to catch up a bit much later today

Hi Tony,

Good to see you back on the horse again. Many of us take a few goes to get this....me included!