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**TheSunFlower** · January 16, 2013, 08:45 PM

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Check in.

TT you made me laugh. It reminded me of the "Guitar Song" by Jamey Johnson. My song is... "I am the winebox that traveled.....but never got drank". It got thrown out this am.

Mick....I am doing ok...for some reason today I was just happy.

Shue....I am not a fan of the US Political system. I'll check out France

Maybe that will make me feel better. And I have never been charged with a crime.....but, I less confidence in our court system.

The commission cut pisses me off. With making my budget....which was hard won....getting all these awards......it just feels like "welcome to your paycut". Driving home I kinda got scared. Am I gonna work harder, bill more.....and be sober too? Meaning if I can manage the whole year sober and make less $$....I know where my brain goes.

My hubby had also gotten bad news on his job.....and we found ourselves both awake at 2:30am.....and cracking each other up. We have been through worse.

**porqoui** · January 16, 2013, 10:23 PM

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treetops;1444996 wrote: Hugs to all you other people in abstinence and limb disaster land!...limb disaster land :H :H

TheSunFlower;1445295 wrote: Mick....I am doing ok...for some reason today I was just happy.

...ain't that the best feeling :h

PS...I'm not here

**kuya** · January 16, 2013, 11:03 PM

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porqoui;1445321 wrote: ...limb disaster land :H :H

...ain't that the best feeling :h

PS...I'm not here

But I saw you PPQ

**kuya** · January 16, 2013, 11:13 PM

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Early check in......lazy day at work

TT ankle talk is just what we need.....abs thread should be living booze free not about getting booze free......we all know how to do that I reckon, even if we mess up now and then.

SF you sound better....good

SL you sound awesome .....keep it up......in fact we are a happy bunch of campers

**Catbuddy** · January 17, 2013, 01:34 AM

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Woosh. Fly by check in. I'm alive, sober and happy.

Injured from that great ski trip, so been going to NEW doctors (finally, thank God) and sucking time with appts. Also, I'm a CFO, so this time of year is busy and full of deadlines. But I wanted you all to know I'm okay, and actually forgot to think about AL much.

I hope all us daily abbers are good - January is the month of renewal, right! It's bitter, crappy cold here so my exercise renewal is a zumba class. I'm having a blast shaking my hips and doing funky things with my arms. Cha cha cha.

Cat

**Mick** · January 17, 2013, 03:47 AM

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mornin all...jeez ..well how to put a thread together, when half the world has replied to the next days already!!!oh well into the time machine for catchup ! Last night over here was the coldest for a long time..-7 here..Watched a programme on telly last night...explainnig how we as a country coped better in the fifties with the cold weather and could we replicate it? hmm slight differences...like the economy, the indigenous population is different, the wealth distribution, manufacturing industry, vehicles on the roads ,smog...and thats without going into detail!! oh well.. made viewing figures I guess!

Tea and coffee on the go

Morning Tree, hows the ankle today? I used to live in Southport ..and went running through the sand hills every day...used to enjoy it though it was really hard work..seemed to be running nowhere..rather like a scenic treadmill !!!Good luck with the shopping

Morning SF...how are you today?despite the bad news about your hubbys job you seem to be holding it together so well done on that..Has the box of wine defrosted from the car yet? or are you still in the ice storm..

Aha...mornin the PMT mad woman...and how are you today? hows your travelling going?You didnt perchance nip into our house yesterday did you?Reason I am asking is 2 bulbs blew ..one after the other!!!!dont know where you are today, but priyatyen dyen

Mornin Rabsy...how you doing.? posh or normal today? have a good one

Catbuddy...morning to you ..as I write I can see you are on the forum , so either you cant sleep or something!hows the injuries? think we need to make another thread for the injured...we certainly have given new meaning to the phrase legless!!!
Just guessing..but CFO...company finance officer?

Morning Ky..how you doing mate?no more talk of swimming , so I guess you aint been out in the pool..and theres me been waiting for you!!:H
Interesting comment you made about the abs thread..gonna bring that up at the end..one thing I will say. is that doing this thread makes me type faster...ok it might look like crap..but at least its fast crap......(like McDonalds.. oops did I say that???)
Your 2 years will come in its own time..pardon the pun..it looks like an infinity...but think about it...nearly 6 months away already...sdo keep that chin up ..thought I detected a wee chink in that armour there...and no I didnt mean a chinese person!!!

Morning SL....well thats another day in for you...well on your way now

Morning Kas...how are you today? read your post, and went back over your older posts and my recollections of you when I started here and yes I think even in the written word you have changed.With an overarching umbrella , I would say that you have calmed down and relaxed and very much seem more at peace with yourself and life, so very well done and enjoy it

Morning Lav..coffee for you...taped that prog last night re the Amish community so I will watch it today...how are you doing?Well is it destruction time today for you?
I am at my neices 18th tonight so everyone and their dog will be there...strangely enough..well actually its not, drink does not even enter into it....its how much food !!!! :H
lost 8lbs since I came back from my hols...trouble is booked another one beginning of Feb!!!oh well cest la vie.
Legs a lot better now as is buttock are..can even walk on the treadmill now
You have a great day

Mornin Triple Pq...how are you today?Well how did the meeting go? Level headed and progressive or a circus act?glad you are feeling chipper still :l

Earlier in the thread I said I wanted to pick up on something that Kuya wrote.."abs thread should be living booze free not about getting booze free.."

The theme behind it is people who have quit and are living without al, I think it serves a 2 fold purpose, it should be about people on the road to recovery who are not drinking, and can discuss ways and methods of ongoing support between themselves,can also provide mentoring an support for people in other places who are just starting out.
I also think that by jumping straight into a thread like htis some newbies for want of a better word are missing a trick.They miss out on the nest ,where there is brilliant support in the early days especially and also miss out on the tips that are in the toolbox.
I would in my opinion say, it should be..start in the NN then move into here, supporting and mentoring others, with a chit chat between ourselves and then move on in time if you so wanted to the long termers..these are just ideas...anyone else got any?happy to talk about it on open forum , or if you dont want to please pm me..and it will stay anon, but I do think it is quite an important issue for us, so everyone please chip in even to say no its a crap idea

Right off we go...some more jokes and one liners ...take care have a great day

A farmhand is driving around the farm, checking the fences. After a few minutes he radios his boss and says, ?Boss, I?ve got a problem. I hit a pig on the road and he?s stuck in the bull-bars of my truck. He?s still wriggling. What should I do??
?In the back of your truck there?s a shotgun. Shoot the pig in the head and when it stops wriggling you can pull it out and throw it in a bush.? The farm worker says okay and signs off. About 10 minutes later he radios back. ?Boss I did what you said, I shot the pig and dragged it out and threw it in a bush.?
?So what?s the problem now?? his Boss snapped.
?The blue light on his motorcycle is still flashing!?

During a recent password audit, it was found that a blonde was using the following password:
MickeyMinniePlutoHueyLouieDeweyDonaldGoofy
When asked why such a big password, she said that it had to be at least 8 characters long.

One day, at a local buffet, a man suddenly called out, ?My son?s choking! He swallowed a quarter! Help! Please, anyone! Help!?
A man from a nearby table stood up and announced that he was quite experienced at this sort of thing. He stepped over with almost no look of concern at all, wrapped his hands around the boy?s gonads and squeezed. Out popped the quarter. The man then went back to his table as though nothing had happened.
?Thank you! Thank you!? the father cried. ?Are you a paramedic?? ?No,? replied the man, ?I work for the IRS.?

Sometime after Sidney died, his widow, Tillie, was finally able to speak about what a thoughtful and wonderful man her late husband had been.
?Sidney thought of everything,? she told them. ?Just before he died, Sidney called me to his bedside. He handed me three envelopes. ?Tillie,? he told me, ?I have put all my last wishes in these three envelopes. After I am dead, please open them and do exactly as I have instructed. Then, I can rest in peace?.?
?What was in the envelopes?? her friends asked.
?The first envelope contained $5,000 with a note, ?Please use this money to buy a nice casket.? So I bought a beautiful mahogany casket with such a comfortable lining that I know Sidney is resting very comfortably.?
?The second envelope contained $10,000 with a note, ?Please use this for a nice funeral ?I arranged Sidney a very dignified funeral and bought all his favorite foods for everyone attending.?
?And the third envelope?? asked her friends. ?The third envelope contained $25,000 with a note, ?Please use this to buy a nice stone.??
Holding her hand in the air, Tillie said? ?So, do you like my stone?? showing off her 10 carat diamond ring

Lawyer: I have some good news and some bad news.>Client: Well, give me the bad news first.
Lawyer: The bad news is that the DNA tests showed that it was your blood they found all over the crime scene
Client: Oh no! I?m ruined! What?s the good news?
Lawyer: The good news is your cholesterol is down to 130!

There was this man in a mental hospital. All day he would put his ear to the wall and listen. The doctor would watch this guy do this day after day. So the doctor finally decided to see what the guy was listening to, so he put his ear up to the wall and listened. He heard nothing.
So he turned to the mental patient and said, ?I don?t hear anything.?
The mental patient said, ?Yeah, I know. It?s been like that for months!?

This guy goes to a whorehouse and says to the Madam, ?I want to get screwed.? The Madam tells him to go up to room #12 and knock on the door. The guy walks up to the door, knocks on it, and says, ?I really want to get screwed, bad!? A very sexy voice replies ?Just slide $20 under the door.? So the man slides the $20 under the door and waits? Nothing Happens! He knocks on the door again, and yells out ?I want to get screwed!? The sexy voice behind the door answers, ?Again??

A man and a woman are sitting beside each other in the first class section of the plane. The woman sneezes, takes a tissue, gently wipes her nose, and shudders quite violently in her seat. The man isn?t sure why she is shuddering and goes back to reading. A few minutes pass. The woman sneezes again. She takes a tissue, gently wipes her nose and shudders quite violently in her seat. The man is becoming more and more curious about the shuddering. A few more minutes pass. The woman sneezes yet again. She takes a tissue, gently wipes her nose and shudders violently again. The man has finally had all he can handle. He turns to the woman and says, ?Three times you?ve sneezed and three times you?ve taken a tissue and wiped your nose then shuddered violently! Are you sending me signals, or are you going crazy?? The woman replies, ?I?m sorry if I disturbed you. I have a rare condition and when I sneeze, I have an orgasm.? The man, now feeling a little embarrassed but even more curious says, ?I?ve never heard of that before. What are you taking for it?? The woman looks at him and says, ?Pepper.?

A mature lady gets pulled over for speeding?
Older Woman: Is there a problem, Officer?
Traffic Cop: Yes ma?am, I?m afraid you were speeding.
Older Woman: Oh, I see.
Traffic Cop: Can I see your license please?
Older Woman: Well, I would give it to you but I don?t have one.
Traffic Cop: Don?t have one?
Older Woman: No. I lost it 4 years ago for drunk driving.
Traffic Cop: I see?Can I see your vehicle registration papers please..
Older Woman: I can?t do that.
Traffic Cop: Why not?
Older Woman: I stole this car.
Traffic Cop: Stole it?
Older Woman: Yes, and I killed and hacked up the owner.
Traffic Cop: You what!?
Older Woman: His body parts are in plastic bags in the trunk if you want to see
The traffic cop looks at the woman and slowly backs away to his car while calling for back up. Within minutes 5 police cars circle the car. A senior officer slowly approaches the car, clasping his half drawn gun.
Officer 2: Ma?am, could you step out of your vehicle please!
The woman steps out of her vehicle.
Older woman: Is there a problem sir?
Officer 2: My colleague here tells me that you have stolen this car and murdered the owner.
Older Woman: Murdered the owner? Are you serious?!
Officer 2: Yes, could you please open the trunk of your car, please.
The woman opens the trunk, revealing nothing but an empty trunk.
Officer 2: Is this your car, ma?am?
Older Woman: Yes, here are the registration papers.
The traffic cop is quite stunned.
Officer 2: My colleague claims that you do not have a driving license.
The woman digs into her handbag and pulls out a clutch purse and hands it to the officer.
The officer examines the license quizzically.
Officer 2: Thank you ma?am, but I am puzzled, as I was told by my officer here that you didn?t have a license, that you stole this car, and that you murdered and hacked up the owner!
Older Woman: Bet the lying bastard told you I was speeding, too.

At a golf tournament, chant ?swing-batabatabata-suhWING-batter!?
Ask the waitress for an extra seat for your ?imaginary friend.?
Go to a poetry recital and ask why each poem doesn?t rhyme.
Ask your co-workers mysterious questions, and then scribble their answers in a notebook. Mutter something about ?psychological profiles.?
Stare at static on the TV and claim you can see a ?magic picture.?
Select the same song on the jukebox fifty times.
Never make eye contact.
Never break eye contact.
Construct elaborate ?crop circles? in your front lawn.
Construct your own pretend ?tricorder,? and ?scan? people with it, announcing the results
Make appointments for the 31st of September.
Invite lots of people to other people?s parties

**kuya** · January 17, 2013, 05:42 AM

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Hi Mick ......great jokes as usual

Cat ...... Good to see you, keep shaking the booty ...... I am doing the same as much as possible. Time to get back into shape.

Mick I post all over and I enjoy helping people try to get sober......but I also like a place which is a check in, a living sober place where I don't HAVE to cheerlead. I feel bad if I ignore someone's attempt to get sober but there are days when I just don't want to feel compelled to either.
Maybe there should be a thread in long term ABS for, well, people who are longer term abstainers. ATM that area is just used for 'My Story' type posts.

The way it is laid out would suggest that was the intention, starting out, monthly moderation( where this is) and long term moderation.

**Mick** · January 17, 2013, 07:05 AM

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took these pictures yesterday...

http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/362...0115150618.jpg

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/4...0115151736.jpg

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/9...115150633b.jpg

**Lavande** · January 17, 2013, 08:20 AM

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Good morning Abbers!

PEPPER Mick :H :H Good one!!!
Very nice pics but chilly looking. I could post a few pictures of all the mud around here after a week of rain, but I won't

I think your idea of a thread for Long Term abstainers is a good idea. I agree with Kuya that supporting the newbies is an honor & important in itself but sometimes I get tired of 'hearing' myself say the same things over & over & over

Greetings to TT, PQ, SF & all who drop in today!
I have a full day of work lined up & no kids scheduled, yay! A day without diaper duty has to be a good day, right??

Lav

**paulywogg** · January 17, 2013, 09:00 AM

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So...if you dont want newbies intruding on your thread perhaps a warning of some sort"long term abbers only,not for newbies" i didnt realize some threads are off limits on mwo,i think most people who come here just read whatever pops up new,not intentionaly looking up the abs section or whatever.oh well,have a great day

**YoungAtHeart** · January 17, 2013, 09:58 AM

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Hi All!

Although some people post on the Long Term Abs section, historically, it is generally underused, and many abbers who stay around often hang in monthly abs. Somehow, the Long Term Abs forum doesn't end up on that many people's radar screen. So many people who are AF, even for quite a bit of time, often end up here on Monthly Abs. It's a pretty active forum and quite appropriate, no matter how long you've been AF. I've always spent much of my time here; it was the primary help I got staying sober the first time around back in 2007.

Okay, history lesson over!

SF, I'm glad that you are laughing with your hubby. It eases a lot of tension about jobs, kids (if you have them), money, and the ups and downs of daily life. I'd love to see more corporations owned by people, not shareholders.....

Hello to you, PPQP, when you get here, of course!

Mick, I believe that CFO (a la Cat) means Chief Financial Officer. Cat, I would imagine you are very busy at this time of the year. Any people I know who are in finances are generally hard to locate at this time of year. They are squirreled away in some corner, crunching numbers.

Thanks for the jokes, Mick. I'm glad to hear that you are on the mend.

Congrats on your time, Kaslo.

Waves to Lav, SL, Kuya, CanToo, RC, and all.

I have lost no weight, even though I've started exercising regularly. I think I will have to examine my food intake more closely.

Feeling a little cranky about that.

I've been sleeping like shite these days. I know it is worrying about $$$$ and the rental house. Ugh! This, too, shall pass; I just hope I settle down and get some decent sleep soon. It makes for an even more more cranky YahYah. Thankfully, no thoughts of drinking, however.

Anyway, gotta get moving and get started on my day.

Have a good one all.

Hugs,
:l
YahYah

**Mick** · January 17, 2013, 11:15 AM

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Pauly,I actually put this up for a discussion.......no one is saying that any thread anywhere is off limits, or talking about putting signs up saying no entry etc..and by the way the word "your" in conjunction with this thread is wholly inappropriate..this thread was here before you or I ever thought of it !!! There are quite a few people on this forum who are very active in supporting others on various threads, and I feel that it is right and proper that there is somewhere that they can have some down time.It is not meant as an exclusive club for current members on here ,but a haven for those on other threads that do a lot of good supportive work

**Lavande** · January 17, 2013, 12:32 PM

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Thanks Mick - I second that

Pauly, we all need to be mature here, OK?

YahYah, I sure hope you get your rental property off your back & out of your consciousness soon, What a pain that must be, sorry you have to deal with that :l
I find I can put up with almost anything provided I get some decent sleep. You would laugh at the handful of herbal stuff & Benadryl I swallow every night before bedtime but it works

Hi Molly!

**treetops** · January 17, 2013, 01:01 PM

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The wayward Treetops has posted her thoughts on the value of the monthly abstinence thread - but its posted in the future - ie on the thread for the 19 january if you want a peek preview!

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