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02-29-2008, 11:12 AM
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| Is my work solid so far?  Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Albemarle,N.C.
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| Excuses,Excuses,Excuses
we alcoholics can make up excuses for anything.We definately are world class excuse makers..this week a oldtimer posed a question to me..I went unnn...finally I came up with a answer so,with that in mind,I have one question for you... whats your excuse?.... for being sober today? those oldtimers get on my nerves sometimes when they make me think... I have many,but one of my favorites is,I`m gonna stay sober so I can irritate some folks..... :-)
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02-29-2008, 11:22 AM
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02-29-2008, 11:25 AM
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Never heard this one before. Gooood One To prove people wrong. he he
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02-29-2008, 12:59 PM
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Here awhile back I got a load of what a case of beer cost now days.  Today I realize that I can't afford to drink, because I can't "afford" to drink! Sheesh!
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02-29-2008, 08:17 PM
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I`m gonna stay sober till I die even if it kills me,my intentions anyway... speaking of money,the first 6 pack I ever bought cost about $1.50..it costs a lot more to get sick and crazy today..think I`ll stay sober and save my money..and my sanity
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02-29-2008, 09:24 PM
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02-29-2008, 10:07 PM
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because I have a big day tomorrow and don't need a hangover. no party to go to. routine. tired of drunk people. don't want to waste the money to go the bar. I'd rather sit at home and read/download music. sick of bar people. to be different. because I am doing god's will not mine. I value my health now. I don't need to be the person at the group who "went back." I don't think it will be any better than last time. I might drink my life away. I might crash my car. don't wanna wake up in jail from a blackout. If I take I drink I'll probably intentionally start a fight and get killed. because I will let down my sponsor and all the friends I've worked to get at meetings. because I don't want to let down my family. because it stopped working a long time ago. because I tried it for years and it never worked. because I am too smart to go back to that way of life. because noone who is drunk wants to talk. because I don't fit in with a bunch of drunk, shallow, dumb people. because that life doesn't satisfy me. because it won't take away my anger or pain. because it won't make me happy. because it won't get me friends or make people like me. because I have no reason to. ^^pick 1. Last edited by bob_sapp; 02-29-2008 at 10:34 PM. |
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03-01-2008, 11:14 AM
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becasue I dont want to drop the 2 to 4 hunderd week on nothing except pissible due, becaseu I am sick of meeting other drunk people, done with doing other stupid things that will prevent me from getting closer to my hp and fulfilling my mission, becasue I HATE the need for the next hit, joint, line, pill, drink and whatever... Mostly becasuse zero is the easisest number of drinks,, And i really like driving w/o being in fear. |
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03-01-2008, 07:14 PM
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Because it's always 5 o'clock somewhere? Or because everything I want to do today depends on me being sober.
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03-01-2008, 09:51 PM
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because that's who I've become...  D
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03-02-2008, 02:13 PM
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Drunk? Today? I have neither the time nor the inclination. Maybe later this week, but it doesn't look good. Resentment, fear, dishonesty, and selfishness? Will find a way to cram some of those in, I'm afraid. On the plus side, opportunities for practicing the 10th and the 11th
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03-03-2008, 08:41 AM
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You know my wife asked me a similar question a few months back...... she asked "Martin if a doctor said you you only had 90 days to live would you drink again?" Without hesitation I answered "Nope, I like being sober to much!"
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03-03-2008, 08:58 AM
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Sanity, and without it, I have no connection to a power greater than myself.
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