Stacy 0 #26 June 1, 2003 QuoteYou've made my point for me, thank you. and this is coming from someone who just lit his kitchen on fire because he *forgot* to take the label off his new pan??? You can call me Professor Stacy, thank you, until you re-earn some of your smart points. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #27 June 1, 2003 Quoteand this is coming from someone who just lit his kitchen on fire because he *forgot* to take the label off his new pan??? Well, I've been drinking all damn day. What did you expect? It's not like there's anyone here to keep me out of this sort of trouble. - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #28 June 1, 2003 Maybe that should be another question on the test 20. Have you ever burnt your house down or caught something on fire in the kitchen because of alcohol? and how about this one... 21. Have you ever posted under the influence(PUI) on Dropzone.com? All this talk about alcohol has made me thirsty and reminded me that I have no beer in the house so to the store I must go If I buy a pizza too I think I'll hit all the major food groups to keep me a live for another day"It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
misskriss 0 #29 June 1, 2003 QuoteWhen I controlled my drinking, I didn't enjoy it. When I enjoyed my drinking, I didn't control it... My Dad is a long time AA member and a good quote I heard from him was..."everytime I'd been drinking I didn't get into trouble, but everytime I got into trouble I'd been drinking... " Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #30 June 1, 2003 Quote21. Have you ever posted under the influence(PUI) on Dropzone.com? I can answer 'no' to that question if you change it to read like this: Quote Have you ever not posted under the influence (PUI) on Dropzone.com? - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beavdog 0 #31 June 2, 2003 guess im fucked....i answered yes to about half of them....but those dont apply cuz im a college kid Here's to the Breezes that blows through the Trezzez..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CornishChris 5 #32 June 2, 2003 Sorry to be negative from the outset as I do understand alcoholism and believe it is a terrible affliction. We lost a family fried several years ago to it. However: Quote . Do you drink because you are shy with other people? Do you drink to build up your self confidence? Is drinking affecting your reputation? Have you ever had a memory loss from drinking? Have you ever been to a hospital or institution (like jail) on account of something you did drunk? This could all be in one evening and a one off yet still answer Yes to 5 questions. You go to a new town and feel a bit shy so you have a few drinks to boost your self confidence. You get pissed and make a twat of yourself so everyone else thinks you a dick. You can't remember a thing but you fall over and wake up in hospital with a stomach pump attached. Not done it myself but seems possible. However it is more likely to be in young foolish types that this happens. Not trying to create argument here - just a comment - but these things to me are not as cut and dried as QuoteIf you answered "Yes" to any three of these questions, YOU ARE DEFINITELY AN ALCOHOLIC... CJP CJP Gods don't kill people. People with Gods kill people Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzbum 0 #33 June 2, 2003 Drinking is all good- Only sure thing I know about it is that swooping after a few beers or 3 hurts- and I have the brusies and video to prove it. Congrads on your sobriety, I respect you highly for it. I do have one question? It askes if you have trouble sleeping after drinking-- well, I sleep better after a few, does this turn a negative into a positive? Swoop sober and long.... Cyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ChRiS AKA GoNzOIt's good to be the pilot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #34 June 2, 2003 I too am a recovering Alchy, I'll be 13 years clean and sober this year. The 20 questions list is also used here in Oz, my wife is a nurse and she showed me the list about 2 years before I got clean, I answerd yes to about 3 questions. 2 years later I did the same test and answered yes to about 90% of them, the only thing that had changed between the 1st time and 2nd time was my wife left me in beweent and I got Honest with ME. but as my sig line states, things have changed a little since them I'm still an alchoholic BUT You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #35 June 2, 2003 I consumed my lifetime quota of alcohol before age 40. New Year's Day 1996 I woke up with a hangover and no logical explanation as to why I did it to myself. Have been clean and sober ever since then. And, yes, I answered yes to most of those questions. What first made me consider sobriety was missing free sunrise skydives at California City because I was too hungover to crawl out of my sleeping bag. So for me the decision was over drinking or free skydives. The free skydives won! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ozthebum 0 #36 June 2, 2003 QuoteI think, according to that list, that virtually anyone who skydives is probably an alcoholic. But I'm not - I'm a drunk. Alcoholics go to meetings! Glad someone else said it first But serouisly...thanks for the concern.....BTW I anwsered yes to 50% of the questions, but I always come off as an alcoholic, guess getting drunk every nitgh will do that ot you Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Laurel 0 #37 June 2, 2003 Baaaa - ha - ha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was good jumping with you this weekend. I didn't do much in freefall because I was looking at how great your head down and sit fly looked. Amazing!..................................................................... PMS#28, Pelogrande Rodriguez#1074 My Pink M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmcd308 0 #38 June 2, 2003 >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Do you turn to lower companions and an inferior environment when drinking? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I can safely answer "no" to this one! << I guess the people you drink with are as high as you are ... ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
