PhoenixJ

Good to hear your e-voice, VC. A little overwhelmed perhaps? If it was me- I would be doing basics- HALTS. Then share- here, a local meeting, a church- whatever. Stay safe. PJ

venuscat

I'm sorry that I made you guys worry....well, I didn't do anything wrong. I'm not even a little bit OK, but drinking is not on the table....it was never even a thought. I am just not OK...that trip was terrible. I got stuck in the worst seat in the history of the world, virtually penned in for 14 hours. There was much more....they had nothing to feed me and made me feel it was my own fault.

There was no internet....and then there was if I paid for it. I did that. It allowed me to post abut one line every 10 minutes. I worried Goat...it was all very confusing.

I spent a lot of time staring out of the window with tears rolling down my face and praying to God to please help me.
I couldn't get to my carry on...too long a story to bother with, once again not my fault, and my hands dried out so badly I had bleeding in spots. Whiny sure, but man that hurt. The security guy at LAX took 5 tires to print that thumb...said he's never seen anything like that.

And then the insane security soup that is LAX....so many people and all of their odours squashed into those lines....in the end, all of the promised security checks were simple, because I obeyed all of the rules.

But no sleep for over 33 hours....maybe more...and I was literally starving.
I am a fair bit better now that I ate, even if the food was awful....it was.
I am not going to be able to eat anything in this country unless I make it myself.

Coldfusion

I hope you find something to comfort yourself soon, Suze!

Rain lashing on the windows here too--8:22 PM in the San Juan Islands.

venuscat

♥ This is a list of everyone who posted their commitment to stay sober in the last 24 hours:
12am EDT ~ 11.59 pm EDT.

It is awesome to have every single one of you here with us! ♥

1newcreation
Arbor
ardy
aussieblue
Babs1234
bandicoot2
BarbieKen
Barbs
Bobbieka
Bubovski
BuddinK
Carlotta
Cascabel
ChickChick
ChloeRose
Coldfusion
Dee74
Delilah1
Delizadee
ElleDee
erfra7
FormerBeerLover
gatorman
Gilmer
Goat
goose333
Hevyn
Jack16
Jade1224
JarredMud
Jeni26
joyfullysober
jsm273
Kaneda8888
Kris47
Lostmyoffswitch
lyddie
Madbird
martina12
mystified
NoGoingBack
Odelle
PhoenixJ
Pipster
Quincy
RedBerryJuniper
Saskia
SoberLeigh
SomeSortOfHuman
Surrender2win
suzie89
tgirl
theVman31
ThisTimePlease
tokidoki
U75
vanaprastha
venuscat
Vinificent
waywardson8260
yukonm
Zanna
zeppodog
Onward together! ♥

♥ And thank you Goat..... ♥

PhoenixJ

VC- sounds moderately hellish. Food wise- I would head straight for ribs, 90 pound steak, - well something I could relate to an experience to restart with good food. So the H in alts is a good one Sleep- well jetlag hits hard. Keep close. PJ

venuscat

PJ ~ this is very serious for me, all of it.....not moderately hellish.
I cannot eat the food here...
It is not jetlag...and I do not even believe in that.....it is what I said it is....and I am not OK.

Dee74

I'm so glad you're off the plane and I hope you'll feel better in a day or two Suze

D

mystified

Sending love, prayers and what little comfort a friend across the miles can offer Suze darling.

24 more for me please.

PhoenixJ

VC- never meant to imply it was not serious. I apologise if my remarks were flippant, thought it may lighten your mood. I empathise greatly with stress. Take care of your self- thoughts and prayers to you. PJ

tgirl

another 24 please

((((Venus))))) hang in there we love you xxxxx

Jeni26

Suze....give it a few days and re-assess. Don't let a horrific flight damage the rest of your trip. Thinking of you.

24 more please ❤️

BarbieKen

OH WOWIE!! Congratulations to each one of you on your milestone in recovery today. It's so wonderful to see this happening...we deserve it!!

martina12

Suze I'm thinking of you in your plight. I am super impressed that you stayed so strong in not drinking. I'm not sure I could of done that in what you went through! You continue to inspire me and you have the backs of all of us right there with you every step of the way. Hoping you will feel better once you have had decent sleep and food

24 for me

SomeSortOfHuman

Checking in for another 24 hours. Just after 9am here in the UK. Keep on truckin' everyone!

Gilmer

Checking in at 4:17 am from lovely Fort Valley, VA--the place where George Washington would have fled to had things not gone his way in the Revolutionary War!

ulfr

sign me up for another 24 hours please 9.32 am uk time

gatorman

4:41am - I'm in for 24 more hours

ThisTimePlease

9:55am...24 more please...Congrats to all today...venus love and best wishes

Jack16

09:55 London, 24 more for me please

goose333

24 please
5:35 am EDT