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Originally Posted by LBrain 
Sitting in airport surrounded by many people drinking beer. And this is on a 2 hour flight to Moscow. My first trip sober. I would have been on my second or third oneby now. This morning it was vada deesgass. No coffee so I can sleep on moscow to new york flight. I can play chess againt the computer on the seatback or watch one of several movies . Listen to a variety of music. I kicked the computers butt in backgammon on the trip here - undefeated. I made a mistake in chess cause of a color error. Gave up my queen to a bishop I thought was mine. I have to admit, airports and beer or bloodies were a big thing for me. I have never flown sober in my life before thisntrip. And it's a long one. Airport is completely different rent that last visit. The Olympics were a good thing for the area.
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Originally Posted by saoutchik
Hi sober Fridayers,
Hi Purpleknight, Lunar, Tetra
It has turned cloudy here in and humid too.
We have come into the centre of Le Mans today for lunch. We had to book it on Wednesday because everywhere is so crowded this weekend and as you can see the streets are quite narrow
Hi Purpleknight, Lunar, Tetra
It has turned cloudy here in and humid too.
We have come into the centre of Le Mans today for lunch. We had to book it on Wednesday because everywhere is so crowded this weekend and as you can see the streets are quite narrow
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Brain..there is nothing worse than sitting in a plane feeling hungover and sick. Enjoy every minute of your adventure.
I love the street photo sao...zurich streets look like that too. Makes me want to travel. I will do some dental work instead
first things first.
ok...got a long work day today and then let the weekend begin!
I love the street photo sao...zurich streets look like that too. Makes me want to travel. I will do some dental work instead
first things first. ok...got a long work day today and then let the weekend begin!
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Welcome ChloeRose63
HAF- Haha, it does look a bit like Diagon Alley
from Harry Potter.
I have been looking for some postcards (for Olive amongst others) but the few I have seen have all been rubbish so far. Off to final practise soon
HAF- Haha, it does look a bit like Diagon Alley
from Harry Potter.
I have been looking for some postcards (for Olive amongst others) but the few I have seen have all been rubbish so far. Off to final practise soon
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Hi ChloeRose63 - welcome to the weekender!
Best of luck with viewing MM!
Enjoy the rest of your trip Sao - a big congrats on getting through this trip sober.
Nearly finished work for the day. Busy, busy weekend. Have to go straight to new place to sign agreement and pick up keys. Have to pack rest of stuff tonight - removal van is booked for the AM. Finding packing stressful now as it is all the essential stuff. I have this incessant neurotic worry, much to the amusement of Mrs B, that we are going to "forget" something: "Put that in that box in case we forget it"!! Going to be a busy day tomorrow and Sunday.
I think moving is stressful as we are (potentially) interrupting our safe, stable place. I think this is something we all need: be that place geographical, relational, or in our minds. The apartment was a safe place for me after a few years of chaos, although it also allowed me to hide in intoxication.
Hopefully, with work and patience, I can make our new place safe for Mrs B and junior B.
My best wishes,
B
Best of luck with viewing MM!
Enjoy the rest of your trip Sao - a big congrats on getting through this trip sober.
Nearly finished work for the day. Busy, busy weekend. Have to go straight to new place to sign agreement and pick up keys. Have to pack rest of stuff tonight - removal van is booked for the AM. Finding packing stressful now as it is all the essential stuff. I have this incessant neurotic worry, much to the amusement of Mrs B, that we are going to "forget" something: "Put that in that box in case we forget it"!! Going to be a busy day tomorrow and Sunday.
I think moving is stressful as we are (potentially) interrupting our safe, stable place. I think this is something we all need: be that place geographical, relational, or in our minds. The apartment was a safe place for me after a few years of chaos, although it also allowed me to hide in intoxication.
Hopefully, with work and patience, I can make our new place safe for Mrs B and junior B.
My best wishes,
B
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Back in my partier days I used to move a lot. I've lived in six different states and lots of different cities since I left my mother's house. Now, I've been in one place for 20 years, and it's entirely likely I'll be here the rest of my life.
I often think about moving, especially now - when we are about to get hit with a $23,000 assessment per unit; but if I can't move to a beach community, I'm not going. Every time I take a scuba trip I come back saying, "I'm moving to [that place with great diving]."
I have two cats, and while I love them they do make it pretty difficult to move to another country.
I will keep them and take the $$$$ hit. I have everything I need and then some. I can't see complicating that.
I often think about moving, especially now - when we are about to get hit with a $23,000 assessment per unit; but if I can't move to a beach community, I'm not going. Every time I take a scuba trip I come back saying, "I'm moving to [that place with great diving]."
I have two cats, and while I love them they do make it pretty difficult to move to another country.
I will keep them and take the $$$$ hit. I have everything I need and then some. I can't see complicating that.
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Ouch Bimini. That's a big hit. Maybe some day you can move to the beach.
Like the joke where the elderly couple who had been married forever told the divorce attorney that they waited to file until the kids were "gone".
Like the joke where the elderly couple who had been married forever told the divorce attorney that they waited to file until the kids were "gone".
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I got beautiful new windows a few years back and it's worth every penny. They keep out noise, heat, and cold. My heating bills and cooling bills are less. And they open and close so nicely. But my house is small so that helped.
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