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04-28-2011, 07:41 AM

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Kjell

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Got_my_license_"back"_today

14 months ago, just weeks after getting arrested for a 2nd dui (10 months after the first - both resulted in totalled cars), my license was suspened for one year.

I just got a 6 month temporary license today (6 months w/ a breathlizer in my car, then I'll be fully reinstated).

Kjell~

04-28-2011, 07:53 AM

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Ranger

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Happy for you, K. I'm sure this has been a long, long road for you.

04-28-2011, 07:55 AM

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hoping2quit

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Good job Kjell! keep up the good work!

04-28-2011, 07:57 AM

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Latte

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That is wonderful.

04-28-2011, 07:59 AM

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Anna

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This shows you how far you've come, Kjell.

04-28-2011, 08:01 AM

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stugotz

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Woo hoo!

04-28-2011, 08:14 AM

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Fandy

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great news! I appreciate your posts and find most of them very helpful and thought-provoking.

I hope the next 6 months are uneventful and pass quickly....congrats!

04-28-2011, 08:19 AM

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OklaBH

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Aw congrats!! I bet you never lose it again!

04-28-2011, 08:29 AM

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Kjell

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Originally Posted by OklaBH

Aw congrats!! I bet you never lose it again!

There's a good chance I never black out or get another dui if I stay sober

Kjell~

04-28-2011, 08:32 AM

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GettingStronger2

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Originally Posted by Kjell

There's a good chance I never black out or get another dui if I stay sober

Kjell~

Very true, good sir! Congrats on getting it back. And i for one have appreciated your attitude with the whole situation -- no whining, no complaining -- just accepting responsibility and dealing with it. Nice to see!

04-28-2011, 08:38 AM

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JoeCree

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Congratulations - now... think of the great responsibility you have been given back. And more than anything count your blessings that this did not happen to you.
Sun News : Drunk driver orphaned 5 kids

04-28-2011, 08:40 AM

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iliveforyou

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Congratulations!!!

That has to be a wonderful feeling...I'm still waiting on getting mine back, but the time will come

-Jess

04-28-2011, 08:44 AM

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OklaBH

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There's a good chance I never black out or get another dui if I stay sober

Kjell~

Its a great feeling huh?? Congrats

04-28-2011, 08:48 AM

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Kjell

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Very true Joe and it's something I'm very conscience of and grateful for.

I certainly had a choice in the matter for most of my drinking days, except in the end, I had no choice. Alcohol made the choice for me and I was utterly powerless, pathetic, and dangerous.

...but for the Grace of God go i

Kjell~

04-28-2011, 08:52 AM

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DayTrader

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Kjell~

you deserve to get it back and I'm really happy for ya (a little jealous, perhaps..... lol).

Keep in action bro.....and the blessings keep on comin'!!

04-28-2011, 08:57 AM

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mirage

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Congrats Kjell! I remember the beginning of your journey...very happy for you.

04-28-2011, 10:19 AM

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JoeCree

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Kjell

too true. I made some incredibly stupid decisions in my past, some to this day still make me cringe. I'm glad that you are now aware of the devastation driving drunk can cause. Too often, we kick ourselves for DUI's, etc.... however this is but a small sample of what can really happen, and I think it is important we (collectively) cherish that no longer you will ever have to worry about putting yourself in this situation again.

Congrats again

04-28-2011, 10:35 AM

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Zebra1275

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Congratulations on the progress you have made in recovery. I bet that having a set of wheels again gives you a great deal of freedom, something that many of us probably take for granted.