Old 08-24-2017, 10:34 AM
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LadyBlue0527
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I am in! Thanks for the starter Sao, and congrats on shotgun lunar!

On a hopeful note, in our local news today there's a story on the increase of alcohol use disorder (I still guffaw at the fact that they'll do anything to not bring the word alcoholism into the mix).

However, I do realize that there is such a thing and I'm glad to see it recognized. I don't think we'll see it in our lifetime but can you ever imagine a day where the use of alcohol is looked upon as the use of tobacco is now? When I was younger no one gave smokers a second look. You could smoke in the grocery store, on public transportation, at the stores in the mall, pretty much anywhere. Try walking down a city street with a cigarette in hand now. People will walk by covering their mouths and start cough choking as they walk by. Some will even verbalize their feelings. Even though I've quit I won't ever become one of those people.

But.............can you imagine if the same attitude was adopted towards alcohol???
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