oldr_n_wsr's alcoholic adventure

[Gob]

Lucky you woke up then.

[oldr_n_wsr]

Yes it was.

My AA group had it's annual pic-nic/bar-b-q yesterday. Played 8 games of volley ball (won all of them) and 4 rounds of horse shoes (lost all of them). Ribs, burgers, hot dogs, hero, corn on the cob blah blah blah.
Good time.

[MajGenl.Meade]

[oldr_n_wsr]

Paying for the volley ball games with aches and pains today. I found now that I am oldr, the pains don't show themselves until the second day after. I guess they take a day to get together and decide where to manifest. Shoulder and knees are what they decided on this time. The hip I landed on is ok (same hip I hurt in the mc accident). Yes I still dive to get the ball, even at 57yo. Maybe that will be tomorrows ache.

[Gob]

Try "chicondrin and glucosamine", and fish oil supplements mate

[oldr_n_wsr]

I'm into the "suffering" thing.

[Big RR]

then take the fish oil with a spoon and not in a capsule. I not so fondly recall taking cod liver oil every Saturday as a kid; it tasted like rotten fish tails and smelled worse. Enjoy the suffering.

[MajGenl.Meade]

Too right, Big RR!

[oldr_n_wsr]

Went tot eh neurologist yesterday to have my feet loked at. Have some numbness in the toes and balls of my feet. Not diabetic. He did some pinch, prod, poke, prick, bang, walking, balancing... tests and said I had some nerve damage. Going for some testing where they insert needles and inject some electricity to try and find the cause. He said it could be all the alcohol I drank (I didn't have this, or didn't notice it while drinking ), or the antebuse pills I took or smoking or just because. We'll find out more after hte tests, mostly if it's temporary or permanent. I'm hoping temporary.
Sucks getting old. My advice, don't.

[MajGenl.Meade]

Wish you well there, oldr. It does, doesn't it?

[BoSoxGal]

Sucks getting old. My advice, don't.

The alternative sucks worse, I should think.

[Gob]

Sucks getting old. My advice, don't.

I took that advice years ago....

Best of luck old son....

[oldr_n_wsr]

I realized something this morning. I was rummaging around my car and came across a Duck Dynasty (you can laugh and/or criticize, I care not) daily reflections book. I hadn't read a day since mid June. I would read the days passage every morning before going in to work, and for some reason I have not done that this summer.
It's so easy to become complacent.
I am trying to catch up now and read all the days passages since I stopped.
Didn't even notice I had stopped. What else have I stopped doing that might cause harm to me or others?
Time to do another personal inventory.

[oldr_n_wsr]

I'm up to date on the Daily Reflections.
On Sunday there was the AA "Share-A-Thon" at the local college. I was the speaker for my AA group on the topic of "fear". I thought it went well. Not the first time I have spoken but was the first time at a Share-A-Thon.

I was a little out of sorts over the weekend as somewhere between thursday night nad friday I lost my coins. One coin was for my year sober, another coin was for completing my outpatient and the third was a coin another member of my group gave me. I keep them in my pocket as reminders and as talismen for when I feel down or whatever. Then I couldn't find my swiss aarmy knife (bunch of accessories knife that comes in handy many a time). I suggested to my daughter that her house is haunted accusing it of "taking" my stuff as that was the last place I remember having them (She bought a house and I have been over there every day helping her fix it up). Then the pocket knife turned up in the pocket of the pants I changed into when I went to the Share-A-Thon. The coins I found under the front seat of my car. Don't know how they got there but I only found them when I dropped my phone (no I was not cell phoning and driving) and it went under the seat.

Such are my "problems" these days.

And I am very proud of my daughter. She had enough saved to put 20% down and still had money left over (aka she still has a pretty good emergency fund in case something unforseen happens). I have been over there all my free time ripping up carpets and linoleum and putting in new toilets and sinks and faucets and.......
And I love doing it. If I were drinking I would talk about doing it then do about 1/10th of what I said and then take a nap.

I was up on the roof sweeping off the moss growing on it. She'll need a new roof soon but it will make it through the winter. Assholes put three roofs on it. When we looked at the house I only thought there were two roofs. Oh well, it's a single story house and a shallow pitch. I told her to get prices and if it's too much I'll do it with the help of my brother and friends. Maybe the son will want to take a trip home. I figure two or three of us could do it in 4 days. More people it would go quicker.
I'm not looking forward to doing it but I would do it for her so she can save money.
All for now.


ETA
The helath insurance denied the neuro test. Bastards. The doc and I are appealing the decision. I talked to "Michele" about it and told her woudl they rather me have the test and find out what is causing it and possibly fix it, or wait until I can't feel my feet at all and pay for having them cut off and the wheelchair I will need then?
We'll see. The neuro people said the denials happen all the time (seems like that's the insurance people default setting) and they are granted after appeals.
Wonder where Obamacare stands on this?

[Gob]

Keep the good news coming!

[Long Run]

The coins I found under the front seat of my car. Don't know how they got there but I only found them when I dropped my phone (no I was not cell phoning and driving) and it went under the seat.

Dockers, charity pants?

And I am very proud of my daughter. She had enough saved to put 20% down and still had money left over

That is something to be proud of -- congrats to her, and to you and your wife for doing such a good job raising her!

Wonder where Obamacare stands on this?

I know you are joking but there is actually a more patient-friendly review process in the ACA than existed before, so this is one in the plus column for the ACA.

Thanks for the update!

[oldr_n_wsr]

Dockers, charity pants?

Sweat pants. But I have those things that go between the seat and the consol that is supposed to catch shit that falls down that gap. Guess they missed.

That is something to be proud of -- congrats to her, and to you and your wife for doing such a good job raising her!

Thanks
Somehow the son has yet to learn. He's a godd hard worker, but his priorities are skewed a bit. (maybe more than a bit).
Oh well, 50% is better than 0%

[oldr_n_wsr]

I meant to write about this last week but forgot. A week ago saturday I went to my usual saturday night meeting. It's a Big Book/Meditation meeting and I picked up a friend of mine who needed a ride (DUI years ago and still can't get his license although he just got his permit). My friend has been living with a lady (she's in AA and sober about 10 years) who is in the process of divorce. Her soon to be ex-husband is also in AA. The soon to be ex is a little on the psycho side and they have been separated for a few years now and has been giving by friend and the lady a hard time. He is always calling my friends probation officer and stuff ike that. He is always petitioning the court for his soon to be ex wife to pay him more (he is on disability and has one of the two sons living with him, the other son lives with the mother and my friend).

So we go to the meeting and the "soon to be ex" shows up. The soon to be ex start sharing and calling my friend an adulterer (my friend is divorced and is friends with his ex) and using his name and going on about stuff. I interrupt and ask the group chair to remind us all of the 12th tradition: Anonymity is the spiritual foundation of all our traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before personalities.
Then, another guy takes offence about the use of "adulterer" and is ready to pound the soon to be ex. Eventually calm is restored and the soon to be ex leaves.
The soon to be ex has done the same thing in other meetings before this so this is not the first time for the behaviour.

The soon to be ex didn't show up to the meeting this week. Nor did he show up to other meetings he usually frequents. I try not to be judgemental, but he does have some problems. I have known them both (the soon to be ex and his wife ) for about 5 years and they have been separated for most of that time. I guess finallity of the soon to be over marriage is wearing on him.

[Long Run]

AA can greatly help someone with their addiction, but can't remove the ass out of an asshole. Glad to hear you are there for your friend.

[oldr_n_wsr]

AA can greatly help someone with their addiction,

That is it's "primary" purpose. I do get tired of some who use it as a therapy session. I understand when the new-comer does it, but when people with time and the steps under their belt use it to bitch about their day to day lives, I do get irritated (but not obsessively so). Use your support group (or this thread) for day to day life problems.
But I try not to judge and just let it go.