Ding Ding

[CarolD]

Alcoholics Anonymous - Fourth Edition

A DRUNK, LIKE YOU - The more he listened at meetings, the more he came to know about his own drinking history.

Now somehow; between the time I lost my job and my flight to the convention, I decided maybe I was not an alcoholic and I needed to test that theory. After all, I was a researcher, and things had to be tested. I decided that on the plane (it seemed like a safe place) I would put the question to the test. If I could have one drink and no more, I was not an alcoholic--alcoholics can't do that. So when the stewardess came by to ask me if I wanted a drink, I said, "Yes." She put two little bottles' worth in a glass ("No ice, thank you very much") and went up the aisle. On her way back she asked if I wanted another, and I said, "Yes." I drank for the whole flight--before dinner, during dinner, and after dinner. As we approached our destination, I searched my pocket for a pen to fill out the in-flight magazine response card. I found this large coin. I took it out to see what it was. It was my ninety-day pocket piece, and I was reminded of what I was doing. And the thought came to me: Wow, those guys at the meeting were right--I am powerless over alcohol. I put that coin back in my pocket and from that day to this, some 15 1/2 years later, I have had no urge to drink.

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[CarolD]

I am at my bank...getting Travelers Checks for my vacation.

Tillie Teller....
"And you want 20 ones too"

??????

Ding Ding.....ooooo
That had always been my 'plane cash' ...

I shook my head no and burst out laughing..

[lanie67]

Wow, that was pretty powerful, Carol, thanks for posting. I remember...this is awful but I remember it being such a relief when I quit drinking and not having to watch headlights in my rearview mirror, I could tell how cop car headlights were shaped and I always knew when a cop was behind me if I had been drinking and was driving. Thank God I never killed anyone drinking and driving.

[fraankie]

well,
it seems he is an AA member of the "mile high" group



best
good post
fraankie