saoutchik

Thanks all. It was torrential for a while but fortunately it did ease up and stop.

Congratulations CaptainHaddock and South Africa on your 19-16 win. It was much a better game than the last one.

Caramel

^ Must have been a great game!

Tetra

I see Sao is still here and Dee74. Some people might not remember me.
is it ok if I come back?

CaptainHaddock

Morning Tetra, I remember you. Welcome back! You’re up early. How are you keeping?

CaptainHaddock

Sao, yes it was a much better game to watch than the previous one. Both teams played very well. To be honest, when the scores were 16 all I was hoping for a draw which I thought would be fitting.

Mags1

Hi Tetra. Welcome back. I remember you too. Good to see you.

Dee74

Hi Tetra - how are things?

saoutchik

Morning Weekenders.

Welcome back Tetra, good to see you! I hope you are well.

Reid82

My respective meetings went ok...ish yesterday. It is still up in the air about how much tax I will have to pay- it is literally anything between 0 to 100k as things
stand currently as we need to sort out the final details on assets, term agreements, etc. It is still highly worrying if it going to at the higher end about getting that
sort of money needed. I really don't like uncertainty (like any addict) I will know more later this week.

lunar

Hello, Tetra

Cityboy

Reid, I hope it works out for the best. Not worth drinking over in any event.

Lunar, I hope the frog is well.

lunar

Thanks, Reid

He's healthy as an ox.

SoberLeigh

I remember you, Tetra; welcome back.

Lunar, good to see you; your frog looks very robust, indeed.

venuscat

s ❤️

venuscat

And hello lunar xx ❤️

CaptainHaddock

Good to see you lunar. Looking at the frog somehow reminds me of a Sumo wrestler. He looks very content and proud at the same time.

Mags1

Hi lunar, good to see you frog looks like he’s grown.

Free2bme888

Who am I now?

the soul who remembers working out hard is the best stress reliever.

MesaMan

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My description when I sobered-up was one of completely re-Tooling myself. From the Boots up. How I handled Socializing in a whole new way. Navigated Stress-inducers in a more Zen manner. Developed and enforced new and comfortable Boundaries. 'No is a complete sentence', as one favorite saying goes. Viewed the choices of others as completely separate from mine. A good Tactic to help skip conformity pressure. On and on.

One of my preferred Tactics for maintaining Serenity is what I'm doing right now: getting out in the RV Trailer with MesaPup. As seen below, he's coping. As now happens often, I found something good when I wasn't looking for it. This ideal Campsite at 8,500' [~2,600 Meters] opened up right as I drove by. I'm up against endless Gumment Mountain Land with a roaring Creek across the Road that I'm set way back from in a private Cul-de-Sac. This isolated Site is especially sweet in the obvious midst of what one TV Pundit called 'Revenge Travel'. Folks are getting out and about at all costs, and the RV Universe is insanely busy. Especially around this vaunted Recreation Region.

When Pete Townshend was still battling his habit of a Liter of Brandy/Day, he penned the Song below. One of my Bass Heroes - John Entwistle - didn't make it past age 57. On his Mic Stand, you can see 2 White Containers: one for Vodka. One for Red Wine. Just to maintain a buzz throughout another Show.

Thanks for yet another good one, Mags...

'Who Are You' ~ The Who ~ Live

Lyrics

Reid82

My head has been all over the place this weekend now up until this evening. I had to talk to a few close recovery friends to get my head to calm down from
all the mental thoughts/ideas (not necessary drinking ones either)

I left aftercare a month tomorrow and everything has gone to hell since; my mother dying, this issue with the inheritance now. I'm going to be 27 months
sober in two days and never have had to go through anything like this before in my 38 years of life.