Drinkers with a camping problem...
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Join Date: Dec 2014
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Originally Posted by anattaboy 
no offense FO, but how long have you been sober? Maybe YOUR having been out of the loop is more the eye-opener? This is very real life in western society---esp. Memorial day. Just folks doing once or twice a yr. what we did daily. Waxing philo is a bit of a diversion or I should say HAS ALWAYS BEEN my default ...DENIAL setting. Maybe THEY are not the abnormal ones? Not trying to be in-your face but....you DID accept the invite correct? You're sort of being the fisherman and cook at the same time and that has been in bad taste since Louis the first.
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It is a beautiful day to be sober! Our property borders national forest land so everyone is coming down by our place to "camp"..Oh joy! I too am grateful when I pass folks on the road who are sun burnt and bloated..I am not judging ....It just doesn't look like fun anymore. Glad we are all are making it through the holiday weekend sober. Much love
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Originally Posted by FreeOwl
folks who have a constant drink in their hands.
Stumbling
loud
swollen
puffy
ignoring their children...
None of it looks like 'fun' to me
It looks sad
they are over weight
An illusion of fun that is actually just sad.
I'm not missing out on much.
Mountainmanbob
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Originally Posted by FreeOwl
Been spending time with my parents at a campground this weekend. The campsites around us are packed with folks who have a constant drink in their hands. Stumbling, loud, swollen, puffy, ignoring their children...
Nothing like a holiday campout to give stark reminders of things to be grateful for in sobriety.
None of it looks like 'fun' to me. It looks sad. A number of people my age from my past are here too, as it happens. Universally, they are overweight.
Happy sober weekend..... Remember; sobriety is fun.... That drinking stuff? An illusion of fun that is actually just sad.
Nothing like a holiday campout to give stark reminders of things to be grateful for in sobriety.
None of it looks like 'fun' to me. It looks sad. A number of people my age from my past are here too, as it happens. Universally, they are overweight.
Happy sober weekend..... Remember; sobriety is fun.... That drinking stuff? An illusion of fun that is actually just sad.
Into the Void
Join Date: Jan 2015
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Yeah, what is it about camping and bodies of water that bring out our inner drunken fools? My dad has a lake house next to state parkland with camping sites and most summer weekend nights you can hear fools yelling and screaming into the late hours. Fortunately the property is separated from the campsites by a large stream. Of course, back in the day I would have been one of those fools.
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Originally Posted by Fluffer
Yeah, what is it about camping and bodies of water that bring out our inner drunken fools? My dad has a lake house next to state parkland with camping sites and most summer weekend nights you can hear fools yelling and screaming into the late hours. Fortunately the property is separated from the campsites by a large stream. Of course, back in the day I would have been one of those fools.
It's like New Years Eve parties. We know it only happens for once a year so why not go out with a blast and get trash.
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Last night I was chatting with my partner about this thread. In a former life, he led kayak trips and is trained in wilderness survival and rescue. He has had some close calls: tipped boats, members of his group with broken bones, a person who got hypothermia and became disoriented and belligerent. He said he can't understand why anyone who is truly out in the wilderness would even think of putting alcohol to their lips. You need to be on your toes, not stumbling around in the dark.
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Well, wherever I Camped, I was hammered. The question then, was: did this go down around other Folks, or in more remote spots? I generally like to 'Boondock' off by myself, so this provided a 'Win - Win' Scenario. Folks didn't have to endure me. I didn't have to endure Hammered Folks, although I have done so. It's a beat.
At my first time ever in a 'KOA Campground' ~1 month ago in Moab Utah, the Recycling Bins provided a Leading Indicator of how America 'Camps'. Man, lotsa Bottles being Recycled. As in, an astounding number thereof. Moab was jammin', so KOA it was. I enjoyed it. Met some new Travelers from all around. Denmark. Russia. Germany. Canada.
I got this lil Trailer seen below for a song, and am about to upgrade to a new one for more Wife & Dog room. Sobriety makes just Hiking around, and taking Pictures, enjoyable in and of itself. I muck around with new Electrical ideas on how to run various Gizmos - I'm big on USB-operated Devices right now - and try out new configs on setting up Camp. Flying Recon over new locations on Google Earth makes for Geek Fun Trip Planning, too. The Pic below is at Sheep Creek Utah.
Sober Life exported to new locations...
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At my first time ever in a 'KOA Campground' ~1 month ago in Moab Utah, the Recycling Bins provided a Leading Indicator of how America 'Camps'. Man, lotsa Bottles being Recycled. As in, an astounding number thereof. Moab was jammin', so KOA it was. I enjoyed it. Met some new Travelers from all around. Denmark. Russia. Germany. Canada.
I got this lil Trailer seen below for a song, and am about to upgrade to a new one for more Wife & Dog room. Sobriety makes just Hiking around, and taking Pictures, enjoyable in and of itself. I muck around with new Electrical ideas on how to run various Gizmos - I'm big on USB-operated Devices right now - and try out new configs on setting up Camp. Flying Recon over new locations on Google Earth makes for Geek Fun Trip Planning, too. The Pic below is at Sheep Creek Utah.
Sober Life exported to new locations...
- 'Sleeping Bag' ~ ZZ Top -
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Join Date: Sep 2013
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Originally Posted by MesaMan
Well, wherever I Camped, I was hammered. The question then, was: did this go down around other Folks, or in more remote spots? I generally like to 'Boondock' off by myself, so this provided a 'Win - Win' Scenario. Folks didn't have to endure me. I didn't have to endure Hammered Folks, although I have done so. It's a beat.
At my first time ever in a 'KOA Campground' ~1 month ago in Moab Utah, the Recycling Bins provided a Leading Indicator of how America 'Camps'. Man, lotsa Bottles being Recycled. As in, an astounding number thereof. Moab was jammin', so KOA it was. I enjoyed it. Met some new Travelers from all around. Denmark. Russia. Germany. Canada.
I got this lil Trailer seen below for a song, and am about to upgrade to a new one for more Wife & Dog room. Sobriety makes just Hiking around, and taking Pictures, enjoyable in and of itself. I muck around with new Electrical ideas on how to run various Gizmos - I'm big on USB-operated Devices right now - and try out new configs on setting up Camp. Flying Recon over new locations on Google Earth makes for Geek Fun Trip Planning, too. The Pic below is at Sheep Creek Utah.
Sober Life exported to new locations...
- 'Sleeping Bag' ~ ZZ Top -
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At my first time ever in a 'KOA Campground' ~1 month ago in Moab Utah, the Recycling Bins provided a Leading Indicator of how America 'Camps'. Man, lotsa Bottles being Recycled. As in, an astounding number thereof. Moab was jammin', so KOA it was. I enjoyed it. Met some new Travelers from all around. Denmark. Russia. Germany. Canada.
I got this lil Trailer seen below for a song, and am about to upgrade to a new one for more Wife & Dog room. Sobriety makes just Hiking around, and taking Pictures, enjoyable in and of itself. I muck around with new Electrical ideas on how to run various Gizmos - I'm big on USB-operated Devices right now - and try out new configs on setting up Camp. Flying Recon over new locations on Google Earth makes for Geek Fun Trip Planning, too. The Pic below is at Sheep Creek Utah.
Sober Life exported to new locations...
- 'Sleeping Bag' ~ ZZ Top -
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Into the Void
Join Date: Jan 2015
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Originally Posted by matilda123
Last night I was chatting with my partner about this thread. In a former life, he led kayak trips and is trained in wilderness survival and rescue. He has had some close calls: tipped boats, members of his group with broken bones, a person who got hypothermia and became disoriented and belligerent. He said he can't understand why anyone who is truly out in the wilderness would even think of putting alcohol to their lips. You need to be on your toes, not stumbling around in the dark.
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