AA meetings

[Abitrary]

Has anyone else ever been before? I'm thinking about going again.
For the uninitiated:

-you wake up with a hangover - and decide it's too much
-you ring up AA and talk to a scottish
-they direct you to a local meeting

...ah, the promise of the 'meeting'. You think it's going to be full of Ally McBeal types, and maybe with a spattering of Alex Kingston, from ER. Who will snuggle up to and whispher 'what were you were worried about? You've made the first step. Let us go to the pub and celebrate and then have gang sex afterwards'.

The reality is a lot of shabbily dressed men with a *shoot load* of stories about sleeping in skips and hedges.

You mouth a non-denominational prayer, avoid the nutters asking if you want to go for a cup of coffee after, and then go home and sink a bottle of wine, to help forget about the whole sorry affair.

 

[brontesorearse]

Never been, im not a quitter !

 

[Abitrary]

Never been, im not a quitter !

oh, thanks. A glib one-liner was just what my intelligent heartfelt post needed.

I hope you're happy now.

 

[brontesorearse]

How can I be happy, I get my kicks from stealing (not very funny) one liners,and post them to a person crying out for help and human contact !
Although the references to gang sex and drinking a bottle of wine afterwards did not make me think you were serious !

 

[Abitrary]

How can I be happy, I get my kicks from stealing (not very funny) one liners,and post them to a person crying out for help and human contact !
Although the references to gang sex and drinking a bottle of wine afterwards did not make me think you were serious !

OMG, are you for real???

You've interrupted my flow, yet once again. What are lyou like????

 

[jonesy]

OMG, are you for real???

You've interrupted my flow, yet once again. What are like????

Come on, you can't let yourself be that easily heckled! Are you going to entertain us this evening? In which case I'll go and get myself another whisky. Otherwise I'll go to bed.

 

[Chuffy]

Ok, serious question: is this for real?

 

[montage]

You could accept the coffee offers?
May help you forget about that bottle of wine waiting for you when you get back.

I'm wanting to make some sort of reference to Fight Club, but feel this thread is too sensitive..

Best of luck with the quitting,

 

[TheDoctor]

Have you got a drink problem then, Abbers?

 

[ACS]

Has anyone else ever been before? I'm thinking about going again.
For the uninitiated:

-you wake up with a hangover - and decide it's too much
-you ring up AA and talk to a scottish
-they direct you to a local meeting

...ah, the promise of the 'meeting'. You think it's going to be full of Ally McBeal types, and maybe with a spattering of Alex Kingston, from ER. Who will snuggle up to and whispher 'what were you were worried about? You've made the first step. Let us go to the pub and celebrate and then have gang sex afterwards'.

The reality is a lot of shabbily dressed men with a *shoot load* of stories about sleeping in skips and hedges.

You mouth a non-denominational prayer, avoid the nutters asking if you want to go for a cup of coffee after, and then go home and sink a bottle of wine, to help forget about the whole sorry affair.

Really? Not how my mate Rod describes it, dry for 6 years and now mentors others, no he is not Scots, he his an ex London publican now living and working in Dundee.

 

[brontesorearse]

SHAMEFULL FIGHT CLUB REF:

The truth is I'm scared to admit that I thought exactly like yourself and that it was going to be as you described, and I'd meet a thoroughly disturbed but sexy woman , have rough sex, start an underground club where we'd all fight each other and make friends with an ex body builder with huge man breasts.!

 

[Abitrary]

Ok, serious question: is this for real?

Yes, absolutely. I drink too much to the extent that it worries me.

Oh, ok. I've only ever been to one AA meeting, and it was in a shitty place, but everything I've said thus far is true.

And being even more honest... a couple of the older alcoholic ladies rushed up to me afterwards (after my 'hello my name is abitrary' bit) and told me about an even better place for meetings... in a church!

We are all weak.

 

[Joe24]

Abbers hasnt got a drinking problem. I think he just likes to go to the meetings, to have a laugh. Hear the stories, while having a drink, and talking about the gang sex after. Before he goes back home to drink some more and laugh at the poor sods who are there because they actually have a problem.
Sounds like it could be a laugh to me

 

[brontesorearse]

Yes, absolutely. I drink too much to the extent that it worries me.

We are all weak.

I Apologise, I really thought you were joking, sorry.

Good luck.

 

[montage]

Abbers hasnt got a drinking problem. I think he just likes to go to the meetings, to have a laugh. Hear the stories, while having a drink, and talking about the gang sex after. Before he goes back home to drink some more and laugh at the poor sods who are there because they actually have a problem.
Sounds like it could be a laugh to me

joe!