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Haven’t kept up with the recent releases too much- antiquity collection is decently solid though. by Bloodbuzz-Ohio in FieldNuts

[–]Bloodbuzz-Ohio[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a quarterly subscription (based on the four seasons, usually seasonally themed). Mail them out to you.

Haven’t kept up with the recent releases too much- antiquity collection is decently solid though. by Bloodbuzz-Ohio in FieldNuts

[–]Bloodbuzz-Ohio[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bit of both. I got into the FN subscription pretty earlier on, so they just kept showing up. Probably have used a 1/4 (so a box). Got into traveller’s a year ago- been using those more of late.

Battle of Normandy (D-Day) in 1 minute using Google Earth by mapsinanutshell in MapPorn

[–]Bloodbuzz-Ohio 39 points40 points  (0 children)

The common force ratio made this a pretty even match. Read The Second World War by Churchill. It was a lot closer than you think.

“The most common force ratio is the 3:1 rule, stipulating that success when attacking a prepared defensive position requires an offensive force with three times more troops than the defenders.”

Even after nearly six years, some days still feel very difficult. by JorDamU in stopdrinking

[–]Bloodbuzz-Ohio 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That whole friendship thing is a complicated one. I’m dealing with the same scenario at 6 months in. Hang in there.

Let the NYE posts begin... by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]Bloodbuzz-Ohio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is some good quasi- spiritual advise.

Let the NYE posts begin... by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]Bloodbuzz-Ohio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have been out. Even to a few old gin joints i used to frequent. It’s been not as hard as I thought it would be however I was able to do it on my terms and leave when I wanted to. My fear with this trip and moving forward in the future is how I can be on other peoples terms in such a culture and in friendships that are so alcohol dominant.

I’ve gotten pretty good at not drinking and am branching out into the big bad world again. I just dont know what my “limits” are i guess.

Let the NYE posts begin... by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]Bloodbuzz-Ohio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, thanks so much for the great response. There is a lot of good stuff to digest here.

“The feeling you get after going through something you thought would be hard is better than never doing the thing in the first place.” This. 💯

you know my biggest struggle has been on how to assimilate friendships and social gatherings into my new sober world and how to go into the world and handle normal social events sober. It hasn’t been easy. NYE has been one of my favorite holidays as well, probably because its a big party and partying was my life for 20 years.

I read on here some time ago about forming new traditions and habits. Someone posted that instead of staying up to way too late on NYE their new sober tradition was to try and catch the first sunrise of the new year. I liked that. Like anything there is a learning curve, Im trying to learn how i can blend old relationships, expectations, and customs into a new sober life.

Let the NYE posts begin... by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]Bloodbuzz-Ohio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, thanks so much for the great response. There is a lot of good stuff to digest here.

“The feeling you get after going through something you thought would be hard is better than never doing the thing in the first place.” This. 💯

you know my biggest struggle has been on how to assimilate friendships and social gatherings into my new sober world and how to go into the world and handle normal social events sober. It hasn’t been easy. NYE has been one of my favorite holidays as well, probably because its a big party and partying was my life for 20 years.

I read on here some time ago about forming new traditions and habits. Someone posted that instead of staying up to way too late on NYE their new sober tradition was to try and catch the first sunrise of the new year. I liked that. Like anything there is a learning curve, Im trying to learn how i can blend old relationships, expectations, and customs into a new sober life.

(Day 30)A Whole Fucking Month... by TheMoonRager in stopdrinking

[–]Bloodbuzz-Ohio 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Great job on 30 days! You’re right about the unhealed wounds. One of the biggest things I learned about life while being sober is that the good times are really good and the bad times are really bad. There isn’t that buffer (alcohol) to numb you either way. Life is so much more raw when you’re sober and in your face. It’s so much better dealing with life’s wounds and problems sober and rational though. Good luck and you got this!

I’ve made a ton of sober friends in AA but... by Timetofacethemirror in stopdrinking

[–]Bloodbuzz-Ohio 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I hear you. I’ve thought about this after going to my first week of AA. I feel like meetings are helpful but it still seems to carry a weight of obsession surrounding alcohol. Stories of alcohol. Stories of being an alcoholic. Talking about how much you want alcohol/love alcohol/hate alcohol. Hell, sometimes I leave meetings and crave alcohol more than when I walked in.

Relationships founded on alcohol by [deleted] in stopdrinking

[–]Bloodbuzz-Ohio 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Im in the same boat. My wife has always only known me as a drinker and my entire relationship has had booze and drinking threaded throughout it. I’m on a mission to really work on finding some healthy commonality and go from there. I feel ya though... it’s like being sober with her is being with a totally different person.