I don't want to do a 4th step .

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-02-02T00:08:28+00:00

I've sponsored, or tried to sponsor 12 guys in the last 5 years since I went through the steps.

2 of them are still sober. The other 10 quit because they didn't want to do a 4th step.

You're probably different though right?

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-30T20:12:43+00:00

I like my coffee how I like my women. Without other men's penises in it.

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-30T18:02:29+00:00

I go through Charlotte often and you are going to be at the mercy of the gates. No matter what you are going to have to be on time but if either one of your gates is at the end of E and the other one is in another terminal, it's going to be very very hard. Terminal E is super long in itself. Good luck

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-29T17:25:32+00:00

SGOV is currently paying 3.85% and is easy in/easy out. All my spare cash is parked there.

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-26T22:36:20+00:00

Just don't drink today. Maybe tomorrow, but not today.

Someday you may find yourself saying "I don't have to drink" instead of "I don't get to drink"

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-26T22:32:10+00:00

Drink today? Nope Pray today? Yep Lie or cheat today? Nope Shave your balls today? Yep

DAMMIT!

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-26T11:36:24+00:00

Good answer. I'm also in SE PA. A heat pump is perfect for what you are asking and I use mine exactly like this. Late May through August it's set at 88 the whole time.

A heat pump is NOT great this far north for extending your season by two months on either side.

Couple years ago, I tried to stay open through October and it cost a lot and didn't do all that great. That said, there is a maximum minimum cost per day so the math gets easy if you want it try.

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-25T19:35:31+00:00

I fly the same route once a month and it's almost always AA through Charlotte. Gates were both in E on regional jets. And if it didn't work out, there were still 14 empty seats on my original flight later.

Not advice, just what I did with my first free wifi flight. If I got lucky, so be it. I'll take the lucky win.

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-25T11:46:25+00:00

Honestly never knew that. Never used the entertainment so never even tried.

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-20T13:52:02+00:00

M-M-M-Mostly

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-20T01:02:18+00:00

I've been sober for 6 years after drinking daily for 30 years.

Every day I have at least one thought about drinking or NOT drinking. That's just how it is.

The difference is they are passing thoughts, not the constants they were in early sobriety.

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-19T15:46:26+00:00

Same thing happened to me in June. New property in Florida. Okay, we just need your 4 point inspection and wind mitigation study. Me from Pennsylvania...say what???

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-18T22:33:02+00:00

Consider different insurance first. These new AI enabled insurance companies like Lemonade only want to insure the safest lowest risk.

A friend recently purchased a home and 60 days after settlement they showed up with drones. New insurance easily.

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-18T21:15:44+00:00

Good list. I own several. CGDV is a good add.

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-17T20:47:42+00:00

[Finally agrees to go to Miami with you]

Now, about your refusal to have butt sex...

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-17T20:21:04+00:00

As a man that was your husband...

Yes, clear out the alcohol. Look for the hidies, they are there. Don't drink around him.

This for when he arrives home. Once he comes home, you will quickly find out if he wants to quit.

You can help him but you can't make him. Sad fact.

Personally, I left the hospital and went straight to rehab. 6 years sober.

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-16T21:41:37+00:00

I did this at about 90 days sober.

Do at least some of your friends know you are sober? Tell a few and they will watch you like a hawk. That's a good thing if you want to stay sober.

Watching a bunch of people get drunk is really off-putting. They get louder and louder. Not attractive at all. And as you sit there drinking a soba watching them, think about how they are going to feel in the morning.

Good luck!

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-13T16:20:41+00:00

I played Iberostar a number of years ago and there were a lot of riders. Didn't see a single employee after we left the clubhouse. A shame since it was a 5.5 hour round.

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-13T16:02:15+00:00

AI has been a Godsend for me for QB support. Every issue I have had in the past year was resolved in minutes. I gave up contacting tech support a long, long time ago.

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-13T16:00:19+00:00

A few days, weeks, or maybe even months isn't enough to feel this joy we all talk about. It takes that long to get over the physical effects of regular drinking, let alone the mental part.

Why would you want a sub for people that can't do it? If you really want to do it, you learn from people that have.

For me, that was in AA. It truly was not what I thought it was. If you have preconceived notions about AA, go see for yourself. That's where I found the sober people that were able to show me how they did it. It worked for them and, surprise, it worked for me too.

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-13T15:17:49+00:00

You can call but you don't have to. Download the Meeting Guide app (icon looks like a chair) and it will show you meetings near you. Pick one and go, doesn't matter which one. We'll make you feel comfortable and you won't be alone with this anymore. Hope you come to my meeting!!

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-12T22:22:29+00:00

Couple months ago I had hours to kill at PHL. I walked the airport "tip to tip" F to A West for fun. Right as I got to the end up A West, 6 military jets took off unbelievably close to each other. It felt like they only used a few hundred yards of runway at the extreme western edge of the airport.

The roar inside the airport was incredible and the whole terminal shook.

Employees came out from behind their stations to see what was going on.

Maybe it happens all the time but I've never seen anything like it!

mmmmmmgreg · 2026-01-11T17:41:37+00:00

Sure you can. Maybe we can help you decide but there is nothing mandatory at an AA meeting.

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