Been lurking around here for quite awhile and time to say thank you to all of you. Great site I found while looking for some information on meds for moderating. I do things a little differently than most of the folks on this site in that sometimes I drink and sometimes I don't. For example I was AF 122 days last year, about an average year for me.
My goal is 200 days this year and I'm on day 9 as of 1-18-2012, so far so good. About me, I'm 56 years old live in Southern Cal, (sunny so. ca) and have been drinking pretty hard for 40 years. I'm the only alcoholic in my family and there is no family history of alcoholism anywhere.
I'm lucky, healthy for now, I get my annual physical and blood work always good thank God. I've also been pretty lucky with money and I'm semi retired. My parents are both 88 years old, still alive so I have good genes. My biggest problem in life is that I love to drink, don't do drugs anymore, but I love beer and Maker's Mark whiskey. When I get drunk it ain't pretty.
I won't go through the multiple problems I've caused over the years, let's just say they are numerous. No problems with the law (yes miracles do happen) mostly making a fool out of myself...I don't need to elaborate with this group.
What's different this year is my best friend and business partner (a world class boozer in his own right) blew out his pancreas late last year and the doc says he's done for good. Watching him suffer changed my life. He's one tough MF and was reduced to a helpless homeless looking old man in the scope of a week. My doc say's if I don't want to join him I have to back way off the juice. So, here I am, I'll continue to watch and learn from the folks here and look forward to contributing if I think I can help anyone.
Love the Tool Box
Be well, B-45
My goal is 200 days this year and I'm on day 9 as of 1-18-2012, so far so good. About me, I'm 56 years old live in Southern Cal, (sunny so. ca) and have been drinking pretty hard for 40 years. I'm the only alcoholic in my family and there is no family history of alcoholism anywhere.
I'm lucky, healthy for now, I get my annual physical and blood work always good thank God. I've also been pretty lucky with money and I'm semi retired. My parents are both 88 years old, still alive so I have good genes. My biggest problem in life is that I love to drink, don't do drugs anymore, but I love beer and Maker's Mark whiskey. When I get drunk it ain't pretty.
I won't go through the multiple problems I've caused over the years, let's just say they are numerous. No problems with the law (yes miracles do happen) mostly making a fool out of myself...I don't need to elaborate with this group.
What's different this year is my best friend and business partner (a world class boozer in his own right) blew out his pancreas late last year and the doc says he's done for good. Watching him suffer changed my life. He's one tough MF and was reduced to a helpless homeless looking old man in the scope of a week. My doc say's if I don't want to join him I have to back way off the juice. So, here I am, I'll continue to watch and learn from the folks here and look forward to contributing if I think I can help anyone.
Love the Tool Box
Be well, B-45
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