thanks for that visualization, thumper.
i think it is very useful to see it in such a way. sometimes, we can't see the big picture with our beloved alcoholic. we are too much in the little things, grasping onto crumbs, like oh, they only drank 3 today, that's good.
if we can step back and take in the overall view, as you have helped us do with this post, we can see the overall wreckage over the long term.