Old 01-11-2012, 05:57 AM
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langkah
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Just curious on a small point.

Would the effectiveness of RR become degraded if someone who joins in a wedding toast to the bride and groom or if a guest were to complain about the wine one was serving with their meal, to take a small sip to evaluate the taste?

Not a swallow of course as that might well have an effect, but just a tiny bit passing the lips, no more than might be contained in a dessert or filled candy?

In other words, how rigid in application must RR be? There are no sobriety dates, so there's nothing to even consider adjusting after a tiny sipsie, but would that happening at all indicate anything is amiss? Should it be ignored as unimportant to the individual? Should they not tell their RR mates about it and keep it a secret to themselves or is it thought best to be forthright with others?

If that should happen, does it have any meaning at all, and if so ideally what are the best lessons that could be learned from it happening occasionally?
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