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[Slo]

I ended up kindling too, Mul, as I struggled to quit over a period of 6-7 years. The kindling that made everything so much worse makes me wish that I could’ve / would’ve kept my first quit in 2012. I had quietly quit when I knew I had a problem, but others didn’t know yet. I had made it 66 days. I made a good plan to bring a bottle of AF wine to an event to sub in for the real thing. Then ex-HB wouldn’t let me bring it, saying they would have it there -that they have everything. So I asked for de-alcoholized red wine. They said they only had it in white. I accepted, but it turns out it was the real thing, and it scuttled my quit.

I’m hurting from trying to do too much (just normal things) yesterday. Today I will have an opportunity to see some grandkids for a bit!

Safe travels, Ginger. Wishing a good day for all!

[Jude58]

Good morning cafe! Feeling a bit better today, but now my sister has it.I feel really bad about that, but we have been in close proximity to each other for several days. Florida is beautiful, but the area that we are staying in is quite "peopley" for my taste. There are a lot of families here on Spring break and it gets pretty noisy around here. The area is still trying to rebuild after hurricane Ian wiped out the town that we are staying in. Lots of construction going on, but some people decided not to rebuild so there are a lot of ocean front lots for sale if any of you want.

24 more please...

[Ginger999]

Jude, ocean front property in a devastated area would be a hard sale for sure! Sorry about the darn illness making its rounds.

Waves to all! Gotta get going. I'll take another

[Jude58]

24 more for all of us please...

[dill]

Good to see you up and posting early, Jude. You must be feeling a lot better. Hope your sister gets better soon too.
Interesting thought about buying ocean front property in the devastated area. If I were much, much younger and had some money to invest, I believe I would look into it.

Hi, Rava! You are so right about the drinking life.

Ginger, are you travelling today? Safe travels to you when you fly back northward.

Mul and Slo, I never heard of 'kindling'. If it's not one thing, it's another! Geez. Addiction is awful.

Bruce is a lot of dog, Cowboy! How old is he? He is so beautiful.

24 more for all of us here, please and thank you.

[abcowboy]

5:24am in Alberta, I'll have another 24 please, and thanks...

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Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!

[abcowboy]

If I remember correctly dill, Bruce turned 5 not too long ago. They got him as a rescue dog so they're not exactly sure how old he is, just going by what the vet estimated him to be. They use the day they got him as his birthday lol.

When I read your post Jude, I thought of the George Strait song "Oceanfront Property" lol. Glad to hear you're feeling better, hope your sister gets over it quickly as well.

We have a winter storm warning in effect starting tonight, all day tomorrow, and lasting into Friday. Supposed to be lots of snow and blowing snow. I'm supposed to go back to the dentist Thursday morning to get the impressions done but may have to reschedule that depending on the storm as the dentist is in another town 1/2 hour drive away. He didn't take the impressions yesterday because he pulled my last wisdom tooth after doing 4 fillings so he decided to wait on the impressions.

[Ginger999]

Second day on the road. Took off at 7a. 500+ miles to go today! I'll take another day!

[Slo]

Good luck with your continued road trip, Ginger! You have a lot of driving ahead today.

Jude, yeah, it’s definitely Spring Break time in Florida. I’d be too afraid to invest in Florida, for a number of reasons (rising cost of home insurance, fear of more weather events, etc.)

Sounds like a lot of your teeth are needing treatment, Cowboy.
I hope we have seen the last of the snow here! It’s a beautiful day today finally.

Kindling causes a progression in the addiction. And it is a progressive condition. But we’re done with that now!

I spent the afternoon with my daughter and 2 y/o grandson yesterday, so filled my cup some. My sister is coming over this afternoon/evening. That will fill my cup too!

[Mulburry]

I was drinking everyday from morning till night Mulburry, and not just a little. Sure glad those days are behind me.

I managed to contain it to only evening drinking (for the most part). But I cant' tell you how much will power it took sometimes to not start in the morning, when withdrawal symptoms started. But wow, that's incredible that you didn't develop a physical dependence. If you don't mind me asking, was this only for a short stretch of for years?

I ended up kindling too, Mul, as I struggled to quit over a period of 6-7 years. The kindling that made everything so much worse makes me wish that I could’ve / would’ve kept my first quit in 2012.

Yup, kindling is such a horrible thing isn't it, it's the perfect trap to pull you back and/or keep you in your addiction. Once it starts the only way really, is to quit completely and stay that way.

[Jude58]

Good morning cafe!

Safe travels Ginger!

I thought that I was getting better, but whatever this is has come back with a vengeance. Looks like it might be time for a visit to the nearest urgent care. Not how I wanted to spend my vacation, but what are you going to do.

Rava, I see what you mean about booze being everywhere in Florida. I'm not used to seeing wine and liquor at the grocery store, and for a moment I had the most insane urge to grab a bottle. Uggh...

24 more for all of us please...

[abcowboy]

4:53am in Alberta, 24 more please, and thanks...

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Today is going to be a darn good day not to drink!

[abcowboy]

I was a heavy drinker for most of my life Mulburry though it didn't start with drinking everyday. But I always drank too excess when I drank. I would say I was a problem drinker for a good 20 years, and all day drinking for a couple of years before I quit. Not a past to be proud of for sure.

Geez, what a way to spoil your holiday Jude, hopefully they can give you something to help you.

Have a safe rest of the trip Ginger, hope it's clear sailing for you.

The teeth that needed repair are all fixed now Slo, once the partial dentures are made it will be to pull the rest of the bad teeth, I'm not looking forward to that lol. Sounds like you're kept pretty busy visiting family, enjoy the time!

It's definitely snowing out but not too bad. I'll head out for Two Hills a bit early and if the roads or visibility is bad I'll just turn around. Hopefully I'll find it okay to drive.

[Rava]

Good morning Cafe. Jude I hope your sister is feeling better today. Where you are at in Florida is coming along but still has a long way to go. The cost of homeowners insurance has tripled and the market is dropping for homes due to this and repeated hurricanes. Of course we bought here at the height of the market so we will never get back what we paid for. It’s just bad luck on our part. We do love the warmer weather tho. So it’s a trade off. Mul, You quoted me as saying I drank from morning till night. I think that was cowboy. I only drank at night. Not that that makes a big difference. Drinking and getting plastered is all the same unhealthy behavior. Ginger, I hope you are home now after 2 long travel days. Hi to everyone here. Wishing everyone a safe and sober 24 hours.

[Slo]

It looks like we have a lot of rain in the forecast here. Must be Spring.

Yes, I am trying to see family in order to assuage loneliness. I haven’t adapted well to living alone. It was comforting to have time with my sister yesterday.

It is still worth it for you, it seems, Rava, to have your time in the warm weather in Florida. I feel ya though, as I got a raw deal on this condo and spent way too much on it; so if I sell, I won’t get the money back out of it either.

I was hoping you’d just have a 24-hour bug, Jude! My daughter D2 is struggling with an illness that she thinks has morphed into a sinus infection.

I live in an area that has alcohol sales everywhere. All the grocery stores, drug stores, big box stores, and gas stations are full of it. Luckily it doesn’t bother me anymore.

Cowboy, you seem a quality person who has many other things to be proud of in your past and present.

24 more hours for me, please!