So I am sitting here on my recliner writing a message to someone... I hear a loud noise downstairs but I ignore it. A few minutes later I hear it again. I figure it must be the guy that lives downstairs from me in the 2nd floor apartment. He tends to get drunk and do some stupid things and not remember it - nothing harmful just sloppy. I know this because I met him after I moved in and was sort of dating him for a bit but ended it when I realized how sloppy drunk he got before we got too serious. A few minutes later I heard someone banging on his door.... a minute after someone was banging on my door. I was not expecting anyone and I live alone so I was skeptical about opening my door at 1130pm. The gentleman at the door yelled thru the door "are you running water the downstairs is flooding?". I opened the door quickly and ran downstairs... I was yelling to my neighbor to open the door. Finally he came to the door. The gentlemen that was originally at my door was working late in the office on the first floor and the water came leaking down on his computer. So I get inside of my neighbors apartment-look around and as I step into the bathroom I realize my socks are soaked!!! I look over and his sink is on the ground and he has no idea what happened. It was completly off the wall!!! He was very very drunk and I just laughed to myself and thought - boy am I happy I quit drinking- this could have been me! This was the first time i actually saw something like this and seen someone act like this while i was in a sober state of mind! As much as it sucks for him (seeing as I had to call our landlord for him and not only is he our landlord but he's also his boss at work!) Maybe this will be a wake up call for him - I know it was for me! Since noone was hurt I can't help but to be relieved and happier than ever to be sober for my 43 days :)
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"Advice is what you ask for when you already know the answer but wish you didn't"
Congratulations on 43 days sober. You really are doing so well.
It is good to have reminders of just how unmanageable our lives were becoming when we were still drinking. That's why I love going to my meetings. For this alcoholic, it would be so easy to pretend that things weren't really that bad for me and to start drinking again.
Take care,
Carol
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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. ~Dr. Seuss