Blizzard on the East Coast
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It's funny, I posted the same thoughts on my monthly thread. I would booze shop first and grab food second. My FB feed is full of pictures of refrigerators stocked top to bottom with beer and wine and booze. I too feel sad to see this. I work at a grocery store not too far from Philly and my boss said that we will be open tomorrow and I should try to make it to work. I despise driving in the snow, mainly because so many others are so clueless. Talk about triggers to drink. I will be fine, and I hope everyone here stays safe and sober!
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I'm in Virginia Beach and we are right on the edge of this system. Started with snow, real big flakes and then it switched to rain then back to snow and now the radar shows some heavy rain about to come over. That will probably melt any snow left as it looks clear on the roads already. It is above freezing so that should prevent any icy roads.
I am of the sort that did not bother with any excuse to drink. Heck if there was a blizzard I would probably drive out drunk in it to find a store if needed.
I am of the sort that did not bother with any excuse to drink. Heck if there was a blizzard I would probably drive out drunk in it to find a store if needed.
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Originally Posted by Wicket 
Same here - I really hope the power doesn't go out! We used to have a generator, but sadly someone stole it out of our backyard during the summer. Now we'll have to resort to candles, flashlights, and LOTS of blankets.
On the news, they said that local liquor stores were sold out.
Running errands this morning ahead of the storm was no fun. Long lines and heavy traffic everywhere.
But safe at home with everything we need, so nothing to do but read and relax until we dig out on Sunday.
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Stargazer, I work at a grocery store too!
Spent the whole day listening to everyone at the store talk about stocking up on booze. I got kombucha and supplies to make cookies. Plus salad stuff to eat at some point to balance it all out.
Spent the whole day listening to everyone at the store talk about stocking up on booze. I got kombucha and supplies to make cookies. Plus salad stuff to eat at some point to balance it all out.
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Originally Posted by SoberLeigh
Stay safe, GroundhogDay!!!!!
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I relate to experiencing the sensory aspects of storms, never quite knowing what's safe and what's truly threatening... I've experienced this for a few years, not in winters but springs and summers, when I moved to the Midwest from Europe. The spring thunderstorms (most typically all night) I suddenly encountered in the Midwest seemed galactic to me, like nothing I had ever experienced or imagined, but they also held a strange fascination. That was also the time period for me when my drinking escalated steep, along with my general anxiety. Countless nights wide awake (from what I had only later recognized as alcohol withdrawal), holding onto my mattress, computer, hiding in my bathroom... I guess the storms back then reflected in many ways my internal "climate".
These winter storms now, for me, always seem kinda like a breeze compared to that past... I've had to completely re-learn how to deal with threatening situations and danger in a real way.
Still learning I guess
These winter storms now, for me, always seem kinda like a breeze compared to that past... I've had to completely re-learn how to deal with threatening situations and danger in a real way.
Still learning I guess
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Originally Posted by Aellyce
I relate to experiencing the sensory aspects of storms, never quite knowing what's safe and what's truly threatening... I've experienced this for a few years, not in winters but springs and summers, when I moved to the Midwest from Europe. The spring thunderstorms (most typically all night) I suddenly encountered in the Midwest seemed galactic to me, like nothing I had ever experienced or imagined, but they also held a strange fascination. That was also the time period for me when my drinking escalated steep, along with my general anxiety. Countless nights wide awake (from what I had only later recognized as alcohol withdrawal), holding onto my mattress, computer, hiding in my bathroom... I guess the storms back then reflected in many ways my internal "climate".
These winter storms now, for me, always seem kinda like a breeze compared to that past... I've had to completely re-learn how to deal with threatening situations and danger in a real way.
Still learning I guess
These winter storms now, for me, always seem kinda like a breeze compared to that past... I've had to completely re-learn how to deal with threatening situations and danger in a real way.
Still learning I guess
Storms like this make me feel both scared and alive. Kind of the opposite of the soul-killing grind of survival in the city.
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Originally Posted by stargazer016
I despise driving in the snow, mainly because so many others are so clueless.
Originally Posted by Aellyce
These winter storms now, for me, always seem kinda like a breeze compared to that past... I've had to completely re-learn how to deal with threatening situations and danger in a real way.
Still learning I guess
Still learning I guess
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