Originally Posted by
ToxicTonic 
dSober - I've heard that expression many many times, but when I am asked to read something. Then have the reading taken away because I don't have enough "time". I feel far from the most important person in the room.
IMHO the folks in that meeting who are doing that shouldn't. There are lots of different personalities in meetings but my experience is that most are pretty welcoming and tolerant. I also found that when I showed up drunk, it was somewhat less. I'm not implying that you did but I did more than once.