Pretty sure it’s iOS 3 or earlier

No, they are unfixable. Suburban infrastructure costs far more to maintain than the tax and fee revenues it generates.

Wasn’t too bad! Tons of turbulence actually, hah.

“Got to learn how to do this sober” is exactly what I settled on too. And really, it seemed like the flight went quicker not being hyper aware of hunting down the flight attendants for another round.

The hardest part was my solo dinner ponied up to a bar, but NA Guinness has been working well. Thanks for the story!

139 days in and now I have to fly for a work trip. As we all know, flying and work trips are potent triggers. I feel resolute though. My world is just now starting to feel bigger and full of possibilities. If I drink, my world will shrink right back down. Screw that. IWNDWYT!

Posting here is a big deal, and likely your first step to real change. Keep checking in. I have found what works best for me is saying that I’ve retired from drinking. It truly was a second job (sometimes first…) and now I’m retired. Been there, done that.

Your wife is on her own journey coping with this and will likely not recognize your progress as quickly as you’d like. Give her grace. Give yourself grace. We’re all rooting for you!

Crabs in a bucket.

Thanks for posting. I’m now at 108 days. I can confirm that drinking “responsibly” was far more work than not drinking at all. I started journaling my random thoughts about drinking (which still happen) and still refer back to entries I made in the first few weeks. They remind me where I was and why I don’t want to go back to square one. IWNDWYTT!

Haha holy shit, this made me realize I do that all day everyday. It really is a reflex from the 90s and serves zero purpose.

Thanks! I’m looking to do this and appreciate your approach in showing and explaining details that often get glossed over.

Kansas tried something similar and it was such a disaster the Republicans had to repeal it themselves.

Pretty sure I’ve been subscribed to the slashdot rss for over 20 years

It’s not “disruption through innovation” it’s “disruption through having a bottomless war chest of other people’s money to throw on the fire of your economic arson.”

And it’s now coming to a government near you!

Wow. Everything old is new again.

Retired on 12/31, so I’m at 79 days. Over the 25 years I was in active drinking service, I probably averaged 3+ beers about 3 times a week. So, it wasn’t totally debilitating but certainly I did some regretful things and generally wasted a ton of time.

A few years ago I noticed I would get drunker quicker than expected, so I had to start monitoring a little more. This eventually just became the moderation game we hear about - 1 beer wasn’t satisfying but eventually even 2 beers were enough to fuck up my sleep.

I just finally figured I’m done feeling like crap. Well, I still feel like crap but at least I’m not making it 10 times harder on myself by drinking.

Each day I think about it a little less. Really hoping I get to the other sober thing I hear about - feeling genuine joy again! I do find myself thinking and exploring hobbies I dropped in high school when booze took over. It’s fun to get to know myself again. IWNDWYT ❤️

You could pay $6/month to get rid of ads, which I did for a while.

Season 3 so far is subpar compared to the first two seasons. The characters just aren’t very engaging. The Ratliffs are supposed to be southern but Jason Isaacs somehow sounds Australian. Hopefully the new arc with Rick makes the ride worth it.

Well the IRS is about the same at $7 revenue per $1 spent, but yeah.

Aggrievement is the central tenet of these people. They imagine it everywhere and never accept reality.