Join the Army Against Alcohol-January 2018

[JackieClaire]

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Morning,
Now then had to gather myself from laughing like a drain............Mr JC has somehow managed to either send a gif of Kermit the Frog or Lucille Ball to everyone he has on Whatsapp along with a recording of an AC/DC tribute band he saw about 3 weeks ago. All he can think of was when he was digging around in his pocket for change at the boozer last night he's hit something on his phone. He's also managed to re-set the language to Spanish.............that's been easy sorted..........and nooooooooo he wasn't falling down drunk when he got in. Anyway its just made me hoot laughing.

[MENTION=9094]satz123[/MENTION]................AJ's on his pity pot.....he'll be walking aroung with a bad case of the 'why mes'........why not him...........he's no better or worse than anyone of us on MWO or in AA or whatever recovery way people choose................ its not the end of the world its the beginning of a new world for him............needs to get working on his gratitude list with you and Mr S at the top.

[Jude58]

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[MENTION=9094]satz123[/MENTION] Thank you for the Hey Jude clip....that was awesome! I got a kick out of the audience, especially the clothes and hairstyles....can't believe that song is 50 years old. Wow!

I'm so sorry about what you are going through with young satz, but I think as you mentioned before, it may come down to tough love. I've never had to do anything like that before, and I can only imagine the pain and frustration that this is causing you. I think at this point, quitting the booze is not his idea, which is crucial to anyone's success at getting sober. He has always had you as a safety net when things started to go South, but one day he will have to make that leap without the net, and it's going to have to be his idea. As the old cliché states....."sometimes you have to be cruel to be kind." Wishing you luck my friend...

[mollyka]

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WHERE is everyone ????? :rant:

Here

[mollyka]

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That is - at work!!

[RunningCourage]

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[MENTION=11158]stirly-girly[/MENTION] - THANK YOU for making me laugh. First time today. It's been a shitty one.

WOE ME ALERT

Insurers and leaks aside... went for an early morning run this morning, including a jaunt up the bonnie, steep and very snowy Dumgoyne: dumgoyne_snow7820s.jpg (It's the hump on the left. this image from google - it was way snowier)

Took some really bonnie photos from the top, which I'd love to show you, but...

3 miles later I stopped to eat some stuff and noticed my phone was no longer in my backpack pocket. Checked. Double checked. Nada. FEEEECCCCCKKKKKKKKKK. Was pretty sure there and then that it must be on the hill cos coming down was a bit of a tumble - wading and falling in 3 feet of snow.

Ran back to my car. Having run 17 miles considered driving back over to the hill to hike up it again. But decided that was akin to looking for a needle in a haystack. Went home.

Lunch. Then thought - Find My Phone! - so did that and find my phone told me it was on the side of the hill, about 350m up, where I had waded down 2 hours previously. So, jumped in the car and travelled back to the hill. Hiked up the bugger, found where I thought my phone might be and low and behold, a sign.

No, really, there was a sign. Someone had written in the snow: PHONE with a wee arrow.

I looked. Looked again, started moving snow to see if it was down deeper. Looked further afield (within 2 meters). Nothing. Maybe someone's picked it up? But maybe not. Looked again, legs spread as i shovelled snow between them. Like a dog looking for a bone. Still nothing. Eventually I gave up. The sun was about to hit the horizon (it WAS a most beautiful sunset, with the clearest skies looking over the Luss hills and Arrochar Alps. What I would have done had I had a camera...

Alas, I gave up. Perhaps though, someone had picked it up and left in at the Distillery (no joke) at the bottom of the hill. So i ran down, went to the distillery and asked. Nothing. Glanced at a 10yr bottle of Glengoyne whisky (the local stuff) and thought, 'is this some sort of joke?'.

Back at the ranch I checked to see if my folks had anyone call them from my phone (the phone is set up to call a specific number when it's recorded as lost). But no email. Checked Find My Phone again...

It's still there. Apparently. Precisely where I went looking for it. So I'll be up early to have another attempt at Mountain Phone Rescue.

The thing that makes me feel most sick/shit is NOT not having the phone... it's simply the cost I'd have to fork out to buy a new one. (I had spent about 2 months looking into new phones before getting this at the end of Dec. 2 months well spent on searching for the best deal/phone I could get for what I need). That will have all gone to pot if I have to buy a new one...

As for the insurers, had to pass all the details onto my dad to deal with initially, though as everything is in my name, they will have to speak to me. Once i am phone able.

Woe-is-me rant over.

Happy Saturday! Off to netflix myself to sleep

Hope you are all well -

[anon]

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Here but feeling awful--- However glad it is not drink related and antibiotics will probably cure this. Hate feeling this ill but will be back!

[anon]

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X post RC Arghh!!!

[satz123]

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:cell::cell:

Oh for feck's sake Mr D'Arsey WHAT are you like. :haha:
Was there really an arrow in the snow ? Where was it pointing ?

If you were drunk there'd be an excuse for losing a phone - young Satz does it all the time.
You get sober THEN lose it - :hehe:

[JackieClaire]

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Late check in.
Fell asleep during the match this afternoon.
I reckon that's the last place I'd loose my phone up a mountain............mainly because I like looking at mountains but climbing them is an very unlikely hobby I'm going to ever take up. I regularly lose mine at the bottom of my handbag.

[rustop59]

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Night all. Wrecked.com. Not long back from the airport. Lots of great advice Satz. Hope you find your phone Running. Used find my phone once when I lost it in the garden.

[RunningCourage]

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Morning folks

Oh for feck's sake Mr D'Arsey WHAT are you like.
Was there really an arrow in the snow ? Where was it pointing ?

If you were drunk there'd be an excuse for losing a phone - young Satz does it all the time.
You get sober THEN lose it - :hehe:

I know. i Know... I was thinking that yesterday - how i did things when I was muggle-foggy minded the morning after with the effects of too much and I'd do things - silly wee things, drops things, forget things etc - and I knew it was the effects of booze on me.

The this happens - and I'm like, what?!, my mind is suppose to be sharper, not absent....

Sorry - this is boring and in the grand scheme of things means next to nada.
[MENTION=9094]satz123[/MENTION] how's it going with the young 'un. That day 8 now? Somebody mentioned earlier about sobriety being their choice. That's the hardest part, perhaps, being a friend or family member of someone who is going through what young satz is - that whatever you do or say, ultimately it will be his choosing to be sober that will make it work.

I think that's half the battle - the next battle is keeping remembering why you decided you needed to be sober. That's the bit I struggle with. Only 2 weeks in and boy yesterday were all the stoppers out for me to bugger this Dry Jan malarky and head to the pub.

Sober Sunday is good cos I now have an extra few hours to play with... which will be WASTED on a mountain side (unless I find the doggone phone) :cuss:

OK - I'll shut up about it now :haha:

Happy day folks

[stirly-girly]

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Good morning trooopers!!!

Wishing you all a great Sunday which includes doing what makes you happy, feeling better if you're sick or down, and finding lost articles....:upsidedown:

Have a wonderful day!!!

[mollyka]

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Morning - more bodies in the house due to broken down heating in their house and baby Tilly has taken to 24/7 crying (read screaming!!!!) Bless her - guess she's starving but what am i? An aul wan who knows nutting so lips are zipped !!!! Hurray! Work tomorrow
100% agree NO ONE can stop an addict except the addict - when they're ready - yes the meetings and rehabs will work - but until then it's pissing in the wind

[tonyniceday]

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Morning Troops

What are these things you all call "weekends"? .....In work a bit later until 10pm... Have a great AF Sunday everyone

[satz123]

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Morning Troops

What are these things you all call "weekends"? .....In work a bit later until 10pm... Have a great AF Sunday everyone

It'll keep yer out of the pubs Toe Knee :goodjob: