GasBandit
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Which one fits most with "I have vodka in my hand right this very moment because it causes me physical pain to not drink?"
The Random Crap Thread 2: It Hits the Fan.
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That'll be the first one.
You're not an alcoholic if you binge drink, you're an alcoholic if you don't take breaks between binges.
Also:
...I may have an idea for the next series based on actual events and starring forumites.
......I call the part of Wilson...or possibly Tritter, I'm not sure.
--Patrick
I'm not sure where to put this since we don't have a boogeyman thread.
After being so upset Friday re: work I decided that I needed to do something for me tonight. It was (well still is) a gorgeous, clear night so I set out an hour away to a site with red rock islands and some crazy tides to get star pictures. I get all the way there and there is a car there. Other than the night I went with the photo club, there has never been another car there when we have gone for night pictures. This is my first time going alone. I have a mild freak but decide to go do my thing anyways. I go around the lighthouse to see if I can get a nice shot with the Milky Way, but its not working so I take the stairs down to the seas floor. It's pitch black and I have a head lamp. So I get down there and set up. Still no sign of the other car's person. I take a bunch of pictures of the Milky Way and then set up for star trails. Once I had that going I heard some weird noises. I looked around but didn't see anyone. I thought I saw some shadows too but I figured I was just jumpy because I was alone. The moon comes up and starts making it too bright for what I am looking to photograph, so I close my book and pack up. When I head back up the stairs, there is a binder on the ledge that had not been there before.
So...I think someone really had been watching me! I moved as fast as I could and booted it to my car!! Screw the pictures I had wanted to take from the parking lot!
Thank god McDonald's was still open when I got back to civilization...I needed a stress poutine.
After being so upset Friday re: work I decided that I needed to do something for me tonight. It was (well still is) a gorgeous, clear night so I set out an hour away to a site with red rock islands and some crazy tides to get star pictures. I get all the way there and there is a car there. Other than the night I went with the photo club, there has never been another car there when we have gone for night pictures. This is my first time going alone. I have a mild freak but decide to go do my thing anyways. I go around the lighthouse to see if I can get a nice shot with the Milky Way, but its not working so I take the stairs down to the seas floor. It's pitch black and I have a head lamp. So I get down there and set up. Still no sign of the other car's person. I take a bunch of pictures of the Milky Way and then set up for star trails. Once I had that going I heard some weird noises. I looked around but didn't see anyone. I thought I saw some shadows too but I figured I was just jumpy because I was alone. The moon comes up and starts making it too bright for what I am looking to photograph, so I close my book and pack up. When I head back up the stairs, there is a binder on the ledge that had not been there before.
So...I think someone really had been watching me! I moved as fast as I could and booted it to my car!! Screw the pictures I had wanted to take from the parking lot!
Thank god McDonald's was still open when I got back to civilization...I needed a stress poutine.
You probably interrupted some teenage boy and his girlfriend who finally found the right secluded spot where they could do it. 
God, I hope that's all it was.
Not sure if that explains the binder though....I was too freaked out to look in it.
Not sure if that explains the binder though....I was too freaked out to look in it.
That is not exactly true. You can be an alcoholic and be a binge drinker. However, most binge drinkers do not meet the criteria that would categorize them as alcoholics.
@GasBandit if you think your drinking has become a problem, the best thing you can do is get help. You have been dealing with a lot, starting with your wife's illness. The amount of stress from that alone can be overwhelming. Add all of the other things that have happened since she became ill and you have an astronomical amount of stress and emotional overload that you are dealing with. Sometimes people need to get help understanding how to possibly deal with all of these life changing events in a way that is not causing them harm and to be able to become more resilient to the effects of stress.
Yeah Gas if you think it's a problem, talk to someone about it. If AA's not your bag, there's other alternatives. I thought being alone was hard enough, but being alone and keeping myself from crawling back into a long series of bottles has been harder. Still, though, it's better than stumbling over myself and forgetting how I spent the previous night, terrified I might have let myself drive to get more.
GasBandit
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That was when I started drinking, yeah. I didn't think much of it because I wasn't getting blackout drunk, more like a steady trickle. I didn't realize I have a problem until, recently, as a casual and easy gesture of support for a friend who was sobering up, I also stopped. I was really surprised by how much it hurt. I could feel it in my arms, if that makes sense. And then I fell off the wagon.
This.
No one is perfect, and it won't be easy. There's no reason you can't pick back up where you left off. Learn from it, what triggered it and what you could do to avoid it again.
Dude, it's been over two years for me. I held an open bottle a week ago. I put it back, but it was damned close.
I'm technically a binge drinker. I can not drink, or I can drink a few. I want a drink almost every day. Sometimes I know it's stress. Sometimes I know it's not. As cliche as it is, most days I play the game "It's not that I'm never drinking again. I'm just not drinking today."
I'm technically a binge drinker. I can not drink, or I can drink a few. I want a drink almost every day. Sometimes I know it's stress. Sometimes I know it's not. As cliche as it is, most days I play the game "It's not that I'm never drinking again. I'm just not drinking today."
Dave
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Well, our softball season is over. We got 4th place out of 13 teams, pretty good for a bunch of old fat guys. After coming back from my injury I played 3 games and went on a hitting tear. I finished the year batting somewhere around .625 (10 for 16) with the last three games being .875 (7 for 8). Yet I was constantly batting at the bottom of the order and was DH most of the time because the coach didn't put me in the field. It was very frustrating, but I didn't complain - even as others were absolute shit in the field.
Anyway, here's a picture of me for Friday night. I hit a chop and actually outran the throw to first.
And yes, I've played in jeans since hurting my leg. Next season I'll have softball pants.
Anyway, here's a picture of me for Friday night. I hit a chop and actually outran the throw to first.
And yes, I've played in jeans since hurting my leg. Next season I'll have softball pants.
Both of these statements are spot on. You can fall off of the wagon. It's ok. What's important is to try again. Right now your body is going to fight you. Just like if I quit drinking caffeinated drinks. I would be in physical pain by tomorrow or Wednesday. My body expects at least two cups of coffee a day. When I'm upset, I drink Coke. I mean I actually crave it. Technically I am an addict even though the substance is something people tend to think of as innocuous. When I have stopped "using" I get sick.
Dave
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It's not my fault they are called that. If they called them "super masculine balling trousers" I'd have used that term.
I didn't even know there was such a thing. I shouldn't be surprised. Every sports hobby has it's uniform.
That's... actually worse.
This sounds like it would be a completely different game, with a different sort of pitcher, catcher, and batter.
--Patrick
And being a little league coach in it would carry a lengthy prison term.
GasBandit
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Spring ratings came out today. My station sucked. It was to be expected, given that we changed formats in the spring from Rock to Sports, so we basically alienated all our old listeners and haven't had time to build up new listeners yet, but it still sucks to see the thing you're in charge of near the bottom of that list. At least we're tied with the other sports station in all but the 35-64 demo. In any circumstance, I wouldn't expect a station that flipped formats to have a good ratings period until a year has passed, but with as rinky-dink shoestring as mine is, I don't ever anticipate it being a big mover and shaker.
GasBandit
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We'll be carrying all the Dallas Cowboys games this fall, and most of the college football games. The games being excluded are those of our local university, because they already have an exclusive agreement with a competitor.
It'll make for a tough ratings battle.
That should give you a boost, especially if the Aggies wind up sucking this year. [emoji41]
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Dave
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Do you have a live stream? I'd listen to that!
GasBandit
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GasBandit
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Yep. But what I meant by it being shitty is that it is fed via antenna into the stream, so there's still static and whatnot sometimes.
Does he realize? I'm sure he does. Do the suits that run the place? Doubtful.[DOUBLEPOST=1438727024,1438726968][/DOUBLEPOST]
Good god, I'm listening to it now, and I get better reception on the transistor radio I built at camp as a kid.
GasBandit
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Yeah, that's what happens when you capture FM from over the air with a coathanger antenna and squish it into incredibly lossy low-fi mp3.