Venecia

I logged on again.

We'll keep you company.

Shabby hit the nail on the head. It is SO not worth it.

Venecia

Same here, Shabby.

FrankLapidas

Geez fu*k. I don't know what happened, why I so desperately NEEDED booze. But the Liqour Store closes in 23 minutes. I just need to make it until then.

Tooshabby

I'm thinking of that scripture.....something about a chord that has two strings woven together is not as strong as one that has three. Might try to find it quickly.

FrankLapidas

Thank you.

Venecia

You can make it.

Don't give it any power, Frank. Booze doesn't deserve power.

The next few minutes will go quickly. We'll stay here.

BTW, you cannot receive any PMs until you trim down the ones in your mailbox. Just tried to send you one.

Tooshabby

Alright, here we go. This is hard-core Ecclesiastes....


"And one standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer; three is even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken."

Venecia

That's a good passage, Shabby.

Strength in numbers.

Venecia

Frank, check your regular email.

Tooshabby

I taste victory!!! Nyah ha ha ha!!!!

Tooshabby

Frank - are you there?

Venecia

C'mon, Frank. Check in. Eleven minutes. You got this.

Tooshabby

Damn straight he has.

Frank?

FrankLapidas

I'll be okay. The clock has run out (including travel time)

Thank you all for being here, I wouldn't have made it without you. Fu*ck I hate this, don't know why it is happening. I hope that tomorrow we can return this thread to being upbeat and optimistic. I love you all, I hope you know, and you saved me today, just by being here.

Venecia

You did it. You made it.

Well done, Frank.

Tooshabby

Thank God.

I get it, Frank. You know I do.

You done good.

(Can I use 'done' and 'good' in the same sentence?)

Venecia

No.

But we'll let it go this time, Shabby. Hugs.

FrankLapidas

No, all of you did it, for being there for me.

Oddly (or not) now that the clock ran out, I feel at peace.

Venecia

I remember that feeling.

Sometime, I'll tell you about my inner Sipowicz.

Tooshabby

God, it's so crazy, isn't it?!! I've actually had a couple of odd, fleeting thoughts about drinking today, and I'm only just picking myself up from my last fiasco. It's madness. I HATE it. Bring back abolition, I say.