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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Aug 26, 2010 - 02:21pm PT
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Keep coming back. Easy does it. Don't think too much. Get a sponsor immediately. Work the steps. Be of service. And most of all, take contrary action - that's the key, for it's only possible once you have a plug in with a higher power.
JL
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Aug 26, 2010 - 04:10pm PT
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Cool that this thread came back to the top.
Guess what? TODAY is my 14th year anniversary!
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Gene
Social climber
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Aug 26, 2010 - 04:12pm PT
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Much respect, Happie!
Getting closer........ I have real bad coping abilities.
g
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Daphne
Trad climber
Mill Valley, CA
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Aug 26, 2010 - 05:12pm PT
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Happy Birthday, Happie!
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Aug 27, 2010 - 12:39am PT
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4 years yesterday, 8-25-06
No meetings, did it on my own but I do like to talk with other recovered boozers... I still crave sugar but feel super strong on the no drinking thing. Ice cream is my big splurge...
Hope the Hankster is doing ok.
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tradmanclimbs
Ice climber
Pomfert VT
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Aug 27, 2010 - 12:50am PT
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My best friend is my former GF who is the only persson i know who dosent drink but was never an alchoholic.. she is just a health nut/picky eater. reads the lables on all her food etc. She has maybe a dozen glasses of wine a year and has never been on a bender in the 12+ years that i know her so she is not BSing me about her reasons for not drinking. I know I sure as heck wouldn't be able to have just a single half glass of wine..
Anyways she gives me crap for drinking Ginger Ale when I go out to bars to play music because soda is bad for me. can't you just drink plain water! like me. Ya da ya.etc. I finaly got pissed last week and said, your not a fecking alchoholic like me. I like somting fizzy and sweet to sip on when I am in a bar. It helps keep me out of troubble...
Sometimes I get drunk in my dreams and then I get all freaked out thinking that I have totally blown it.. I wake up super fast and freaked out and am relieved to find that it was just a dream....
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Norwegian
Trad climber
Placerville, California
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Oct 16, 2010 - 11:10pm PT
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illness is a vibrant pigment of a decorated life,
without which one's hue tends toward gray.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Oct 16, 2010 - 11:27pm PT
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But a touch of Gray, suits you, weeg.
Way to go, trad 'n happy!
Yeah, what about that Hankster?
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Chief
climber
The NW edge of The Hudson Bay
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Oct 17, 2010 - 12:36am PT
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Thanks to Hank for this thread and to everybody willing to share their experiences. It really helps. Hope Hank's hanging in there. As they say in those rooms, the door opens both ways and you can come back any time.
Gratefully,
PB
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Oct 17, 2010 - 01:29pm PT
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I always liked this AA one liner.
"If it doesn't work for you, your misery will be refunded to you in full."
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survival
Big Wall climber
A Token of My Extreme
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Oct 19, 2010 - 07:36pm PT
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Hankster rears his head, SWEET!
Good to hear you're doing well man, keep it up!
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mooser
Trad climber
seattle
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Oct 19, 2010 - 08:05pm PT
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Hankster, we've never met, but I have to tell you how stoked I am to see you resurface, and I'm really happy to hear of your personal "day at a time" journey.
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Oct 19, 2010 - 09:14pm PT
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Good to hear and congrats, Hankster!
What does an arborist in Boulder do in the winter (besides climb ice and go to Indian creek)?
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murcy
climber
sanfrancisco
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Dec 23, 2010 - 10:21pm PT
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propers
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Dec 23, 2010 - 11:11pm PT
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That's great, Hank!!!!
Happy Holidays!!!!
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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Dec 23, 2010 - 11:14pm PT
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Just heard a speaker talk about "forgivness."
I have some work to do, but I'll do it sober if you please.
JL
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S.Leeper
Sport climber
Austin, Texas
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Dec 23, 2010 - 11:17pm PT
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Awesome job, Hank!
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bvb
Social climber
flagstaff arizona
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Dec 23, 2010 - 11:19pm PT
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way to go, man. i'm back to working on a month. it feels good. i've lost a few battles, but i know in my heart i'm gonna win the war!
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chez
Social climber
chicago ill
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Dec 23, 2010 - 11:21pm PT
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Largo,
What does that mean? Did you fall off, forgive yourself and get back on?
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Anxious Melancholy
Mountain climber
Between the Depths of Despair & Heights of Folly
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Dec 23, 2010 - 11:30pm PT
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Way to go Hankster! I'm about a month behind ya and all I can say is "WOW, what a journey!" Glad ya posted up and let me know that you're being successful. Like others here, I care. Your success helps fuel mine. Just as this thread has resurrected, so too has my faith and hope. Keep it real Bro.
TD
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