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Old 07-19-2019, 09:40 PM
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Sorry about Cloud, Dragon, hope your daughter is ok.

Water Ox, Congratulations on 26 weekends!

Forwards, Congratulations on 200 days!

Least I hope you’re feeling better.

Saou, hope you got some ‘chill out’ time yesterday.

It’s a miserable start to Saturday , cold and raining. But hopefully next week is going to be sunny again! Yaaay.
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Old 07-19-2019, 11:02 PM
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RIP Cloud! That is the trouble with hamsters, their life expectancy is only a year or two. Have fun with your Cessna flight Dragon.

Congratulations on 200 days WaterOx!

Than you Mags, I needed the rest and sleep. I will be going in to work in an hour but I should be done with it by mid morning.
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Old 07-20-2019, 12:00 AM
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Rattles of thunder outside. Don't know if it's really going to brew and pass over but we wouldn't say no to some rain here. Ain't too many green blades of grass left in the lawn.

Getting close to the summer holidays for vman and co. We are heading back to wander around Ireland and catch up with friends this year, two weeks starting on the 31st.

One of the plants / flowers that is really liking the sun and growing everywhere at the moment is the passiflora (passion fruit) It really does grow alot flowers alot gives alot of fruit and basically never needs watering.... that's alot of alots.
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Old 07-20-2019, 12:39 AM
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Vman I have a Passiflora but it is trying to take over the world ~ well at least my tiny bit of the world. It is popping up all over the place. Beautiful flowers though.
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Old 07-20-2019, 01:22 AM
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A very poignant song. A reminder for those of us struggling or thinking maybe... We don't want to fall.

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Old 07-20-2019, 04:07 AM
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Happy to be sane and sober this morning. I'm going to a new meeting today. It's a thing I've challenged myself with to get out of my comfort zone. Anyone else doing something new or outside the box today? If you are or you aren't, I hope you enjoy your day!
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Old 07-20-2019, 05:16 AM
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Unfortunately, the Cessna flight was cancelled yesterday and again this morning due to weather. Tomorrow is a possibility. Insuranance requirements are strict on the rental plane.
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Old 07-20-2019, 05:19 AM
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I've been liking this song since I heard it on the radio a few days back. Easy chords too. I much prefer this 'unplugged' version.
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Old 07-20-2019, 05:35 AM
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Dragon is this the "newish" pilot friend? He isn't Instrument Rated, I take it.

RIP Cloud.

Downtown Seattle was packed to the rafters yesterday. I got my errand done and headed out.

Below, waiting for the bus. That's the Seattle Mariners ballfield on the left with the curved roof (it rolls open and shut for rain) and that tower is the old early 1900s train station, now updated.

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Old 07-20-2019, 06:07 AM
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Sorry about Cloud STDragon.
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Old 07-20-2019, 08:12 AM
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Congrats, Waterox and Forwards, on your sober time. Well done!

Good luck with the new meeting, MovingForward. I have only recently ventured into AA (my sister has recently chosen sobriety and AA and I sometimes accompany her) and I have been surprised how meeting dynamics can vary from group to group.

Dragon, I am sorry to hear about Cloud. RIP, little one. The ukulele song didn’t post through for me.

Kaily, thank you for the song; very poignant, indeed.

Have a lovely Saturday, all. Go soberly.
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Old 07-20-2019, 08:19 AM
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Congrats on six years, Mags.



Fantastic!
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Old 07-20-2019, 09:08 AM
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Indeed in your sig we see that today is 6 years.
(thanks Leigh )

Mags :

Have a great evening Europeans and a great rest of your day everyone else.

Later weekenders
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Old 07-20-2019, 09:58 AM
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Well spotted Leigh!

Congratulations on 6 years Mags, that's a fantastic achievement!

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Old 07-20-2019, 10:04 AM
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Ah jeez, thanks so much.

These sober weekends really add up!
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Old 07-20-2019, 10:14 AM
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Bim, great picture you took, I thought the clock reminded me of another tower clock and remembered Big Ben in London is of a similar shape!
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Old 07-20-2019, 10:25 AM
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Bim, great picture you took, I thought the clock reminded me of another tower clock and remembered Big Ben in London is of a similar shape!
We may be the rebel children over here in 'Merica, but we do have a lot of the Mother country's architecture, including the tower.

Congrats on your Six! Let's pretend there are six pretty pink roses in Kwame's hand...
right before he eats them.

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Old 07-20-2019, 10:29 AM
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Thanks Bim, and what a beauty, Kwame is ❤️ I wonder what they think? They look so intelligent.
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They're fun to watch, the gorillas.
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Old 07-20-2019, 10:41 AM
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Oh I can imagine. I haven’t seen a gorilla in real life, just tv.
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