Join the Army Against Alcohol-June 2017

[IamMary]

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Night all,
Good reading here today and great to see everyone dropping by.

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

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Good morning folks, another scorcher today, greenhouse hit 50+ by 8am phewwww. Day 2 of grass cutting about to commence, yesterday got too hot to spend all day at it. Cool drink on the deck and a puppy tummy tickle was just too tempting.

[JackieClaire]

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Morning loverlies.
Been up to Tesco and back..............it is hot, hot, hot. Going to have to get the fan out for Bess (and me). Getting a couple of thunderstorms later so getting the dog dosed up. Trouble is we can't tell her like we used to tell the kids that it was god moving his furniture and lightening was the angels taking photographs with a flash camera............no wonder they grew up atheists.

[JackieClaire]

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Its a cake day.........just saw that Toe Knee has 150 days.

Quick before it melts......

[tonyniceday]

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Thanks people.... I'll take the cake even if it's melted!

[JackieClaire]

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And good evening to you, Molls.
Cooled down nicely and no thunderstorms

Other exciting news the son and heir is 29 today but he'll always be mummy's little soldier.:love:

[kuya]

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Congrats to you Tony. Keep on trucking!

[Guitarista]

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Congratulations on 150 Tony! Right behind you.

Big waves to everyone

[rustop59]

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Congratulations on 150 Tony! Right behind you.

Big waves to everyone

I echo what Mr G says. Unfortunately I am way behind you. Fail to plan and plan to fail that's me. Did so well going out to dinners when I was away but we were on a tour and they served a cold plate and wine and I found myself automatically accepting a glass. There is a part of me that hates to be different and wants to fit in and of course there is the why should everyone else enjoy a glass and not me. Have had nothing since, on day 3 but need to relook at what I can do. I have taken the first step by checking back in. In the past I would have just stayed away. Last few days conversations have been very relevant. I have tried AA in the past but it depressed the living daylights out of me. Notice that you are on Antabuse Tony, did you get a Doctor to prescribe or get it online?

[IamMary]

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Morning..
Early start... quick wave. Looks like another hot one out there.. big issue with this heat is getting the kids to sleep... 'it's too hot....'. Moan moan. Need AC, or fans. We're not built for this!! Not complaining, great drying. No thunderstorms here, pity.

[MENTION=17249]nice[/MENTION]daytony well done on that lovely big round number :happy2:

[IamMary]

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[MENTION=15758]rustop59[/MENTION] I just just thinking about you while I was posting, holidays are tricky at the start. Sorry, running out the door here but I'd glad you jumped right back :hug:
Back in a bit.

[JackieClaire]

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Good morning lovelies,

Got a sneaky day off as the new volunteer is doing a shift on his own. He can deal with the dodgy toilet lid in the gents.........evil cackle.

[MENTION=15758]rustop59[/MENTION] ............Addictions a right bugger. On the AA front I'm actually debating on going back.....well tbh I've more or less made my mind up I am going........if you'd asked me 8 years ago I loathed every single one of the members and hated the very thought of it. We have a big one at work on Thursdays...........and I'm realising more and more its a fellowship, they're friends , they have a social life. Amazes me now how fecking funny and caring they are.

[tonyniceday]

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I echo what Mr G says. Unfortunately I am way behind you. Fail to plan and plan to fail that's me. Did so well going out to dinners when I was away but we were on a tour and they served a cold plate and wine and I found myself automatically accepting a glass. There is a part of me that hates to be different and wants to fit in and of course there is the why should everyone else enjoy a glass and not me. Have had nothing since, on day 3 but need to relook at what I can do. I have taken the first step by checking back in. In the past I would have just stayed away. Last few days conversations have been very relevant. I have tried AA in the past but it depressed the living daylights out of me. Notice that you are on Antabuse Tony, did you get a Doctor to prescribe or get it online?

Hi Rusty. The antabuse definitely can help as it gives you a "cushion" period during which you know you can't drink or you're going to be very sick... Mine was prescribed by my GP but I know you can get it online...if you are in the uk then you'll need to give your pharmacist a couple of days to getbit in as they have to get the Health Authority permission to get it from another country...mine was coming from Spain and now Italy as there is a supply issue in the UK.
It definitely helps because once you are on it it immediately gives you a couple of days when you can't drink and this builds to between 5 and 14 days (depending on your metabolism) so you can't make an immediate decision like that to suddenly have a drink...it would need some serious forward planning.
It certainly helped me the other night when I got serious cravings and would have caved in if I wasn't on it.

[tonyniceday]

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[MENTION=15758]rustop59[/MENTION] [MENTION=8529]mollyka[/MENTION]
Yep DO NOT drink on Antabuse - like Molly, I was stupid enough to try this when I first went on it last year....You think it's gonna be fine....a drink and no ill effects, a bottle and no ill effects, your usual nightly intake and no ill effects UNTIL ABOUT 3 HOURS LATER then may the Good Lord help you, it REALLY does what it says on the tin!!!!

[rustop59]

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oh god how right you are Tony -- lesson learnt there!!

evening all -- just in the door from work and I'm shattered -- haven't been able to eat for days so I'm now literally feeling weak -- - bugger this - can't even complain cos himself has a gammy leg! Doc thinks he'll be out of the cast in 3 weeks and then he can wear one of those big tie-in boots - but at least he'll be able to walk then which would be fantastic -- he's a nightmare to watch swinging around on those crutches! how's everyone? Rustypops - where are you?

Here I am Molly, feet up catching up on last weeks soaps. Thanks everyone for your input, lots to think about. On the one hand the face to face may be beneficial but I could not identify with the people I met at the few AA meetings I went to. They seemed to be constantly rehashing how bad things were and I came out more depressed than when I went in. Also living in a small community I want to remain anonymous. MWO and reading about the daily trials and tribulations of people like Molly/JC/Mary etc with long term sobriety gives me hope. I want what you have. Going to be working full time next few weeks but need to set aside some me time, dust off meditation tapes and write out a plan and as Molly suggested open up a bit more. Thanks all of you for being there.