D122y: No problem! Apology accepted! Understand everything except your saying, "I was certain...bottles of wine left open in the pantry...meant a state of drunkenness for your friend at least." The "guest" was a friend from a foreign country. He was not drinking at all. He repeated a controversial story I had told him earlier about my son's wife. My son was not drinking when he heard this story. . My son always has one or two glasses of wine later in the evening. . I have never seen him drunk. On the other had he saw me drunk for many many years. That is why now, like you, I try to expiate my guilt by supporting other substance abusers if I can do so.
I must confess I may have misstated the facts. All I can say is that I have been under enormous tension these past three weeks. Have had to take sleeping medications, have had bad dreams. Have gone on extended car drives with my dog, which always made me feel much better, just to get away from it all.
W.