Class of December 2014 Part 19
Giving up is NOT an option.
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Western Wisconsin
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I'll have this one until after I go to jail. Then I'll get something different for another couple of weeks, I think. I have to do a total of 60 days of alcohol monitoring. And yes, I can blow proudly!
Giving up is NOT an option.
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Western Wisconsin
Posts: 7,809
Della, it doesn't need a cellphone to work. It just picks a cellular signal up on its own. And I only need to have it with me at testing times. I have to test 4x per day, and there's an hour window at each time. So I have to test between 7-8, 12-1, 5-6, and 9-10.
Giving up is NOT an option.
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Western Wisconsin
Posts: 7,809
It doesn't replace the interlock. I have both. This one is costing me $195 per month. The interlock is $60 per month. Ouch. I'll have the interlock for at least a year. The portable monitor is part of the diversion program I'm in, which drastically cuts down on the jail time.
Giving up is NOT an option.
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Western Wisconsin
Posts: 7,809
Think of it this way - there's the DMV and is rules, and then the court and its rules. Interlock is automatic beginning with a second DUI (or a first if you're over .15), and is a DMV thing. The portable monitor is a court thing. Of course different states have different laws and options.
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 2,308
Great way to look at it MLD!!!! Wow. I actually had chance to blow into an interlock once on a friends car. It was interesting....can't help but think the whole business is a racket. I'm just glad when I got my DWI no such devices existed...
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Posts: 884
Hi, Frixion. It's really nice to have you here. Just jump right in! We are a very friendly group.
I dig meow mix as well!
Marty, at least it is rather stylish. I can't wait until this is all over for you. You seem to be taking it in stride though.
I dig meow mix as well!
Marty, at least it is rather stylish. I can't wait until this is all over for you. You seem to be taking it in stride though.
Cause no harm
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Missouri
Posts: 596
Needing support today. Seems like the joy ride is over. Feeling hopeless, trapped, and strongly desiring to say what the F and giving up. I haven't done so and probably won't, but the battle inside me today is a bit overwhelming. I think I desperately need someone who cares about my alcoholic situation and will talk to me about it. I do appreciate the support here on SR, but I need flesh and blood to talk to, to understand, and to raise me from the depression today. It may be a PAWS thing, or the stress of my environment right now, but it is hitting hard today. I need a human voice that cares.
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Fingerlakes,NY
Posts: 4,536
Creekryder this is the first time I have tried outpatient and it really helps. I think there is a lot to be said about being around people who understand. I use SR and groups and this is the longest I have been sober in a decade. I also go to AA meetings but use many different approaches to staying sober. I know very well how you are feeling my thoughts are with you.
Do your best
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