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Craig CT · 03-17-2022, 12:01 PM

21 years today. This is NOT about me. I've taken an annual liberty for years to post my sobriety date, to remind and or inform that help is available. If you have or think you have an alcohol problem you can reach out through a local phone call or the internet. If you have an alcoholic in your life, they are sick with a disease. You can find help for yourself with a local phone call or the internet. I wish all a productive and uneventful day, Craig.

Mart · 03-17-2022, 12:24 PM

Glad you are able to make this post once more. I remember seeing them before.
Here's to the next.
Mart.

Royal Ryser · 03-17-2022, 01:20 PM

Good for you! And thanks for putting the help information out.

47Monarch · 03-17-2022, 02:43 PM

Well done

Charlie ny · 03-17-2022, 02:43 PM

Craig,
I remember your previous posts.....life is so much more fun sober !
Charlie ny

19Fordy · 03-17-2022, 02:55 PM

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Well done. Keep it up. JIM

Ol' Ron · 03-17-2022, 03:02 PM

March 18 1986: first day sober in 10 years. Craig, I miss our trips to Walts, I miss him, But at 89 I've had a good life, I try to help others. Thanks (Ron )
Gramps

5851a · 03-17-2022, 04:02 PM

Congratulations

tom1948 · 03-17-2022, 04:12 PM

Congratulations, I just had my 10 year anniversary Christmas eve, here's to another 21. tom As my friend Ray(rip) used to say; sober is better

Bored&Stroked · 03-17-2022, 04:35 PM

Thanks for the post Craig - I look forward to it every year!

Wat-0 · 03-17-2022, 05:18 PM

Congratulation on your sobriety anniversary Craig! I'm working on 30 yrs, one day at a time!

trulyvintage · 03-17-2022, 06:43 PM

Addiction Is The Gift That Keeps On Taking.
In 1998 my ex-wife left the family to pursue
drinking full time.
Three daughters and one son from that marriage
lost their Childhood and had their Adult Lives
determined by their Addictive Mother who
started them drinking as early as 10 so she
would not have to drink alone.
Everything Was Lost To Addiction.

If you are an active addict - the Life
you take is not just your own.

Jim

Marcus · 03-17-2022, 06:50 PM

Dear Craig ~ Thank you for your annual testimonial! You never know when your message hits home and recovery begins. Even though I’m now retired from the Drug Court, our success rate continues (with virtually the same staff) at 80% ~ during my 20 year tenure, we graduated over 500 individuals who met the five year sobriety standard, be it drugs or alcohol. So rewarding to encounter a graduate, a child or parent who has maintained their sobriety ~ and you are a living testimonial: God bless you, Sir!!

1952henry · 03-17-2022, 07:03 PM

Congratulations, Craig, and to all others.

Lawson Cox · 03-17-2022, 08:06 PM

A little off topic but right at 51 years ago I laid down my cigarette addiction and quit a 3.5 to 4 pack a day habit, cold turkey. I still crave a cigarette every once in a while, but by the Grace of God, I have left them alone.

ssffnomad · 03-17-2022, 08:58 PM

Craig CT, onward & upward.
BTW, 9-11-2001 I smoked my last Cigar.
Stretch

Fourspd2quad · 03-17-2022, 09:47 PM

So nice to hear of someone winning the battle against addiction. Unfortunately I have two grown children who struggle with it and it truly is a family disease.

Shu47 · 03-17-2022, 09:57 PM

Fantastic and congratulations.

I admire those that celebrate 1 or 100 years.

leon bee · 03-17-2022, 11:00 PM

Every year I'll say congrats. And also say: "Me, too!"

frnkeore · 03-18-2022, 01:20 AM

It somehow missed me but, I know the horrors. It consumed my dad, uncle and my two best friends.

My best to all that hold strong.

03-17-2022, 12:01 PM	#1
Craig CT Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sherman, CT Posts: 330	Still sober 21 years today. This is NOT about me. I've taken an annual liberty for years to post my sobriety date, to remind and or inform that help is available. If you have or think you have an alcohol problem you can reach out through a local phone call or the internet. If you have an alcoholic in your life, they are sick with a disease. You can find help for yourself with a local phone call or the internet. I wish all a productive and uneventful day, Craig. __________________ " When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much he had learned " Mark Twain.

03-17-2022, 12:24 PM	#2
Mart Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Solihull, England. Posts: 8,755	Re: Still sober Glad you are able to make this post once more. I remember seeing them before. Here's to the next. Mart.

03-17-2022, 01:20 PM	#3
Royal Ryser Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 553	Re: Still sober Good for you! And thanks for putting the help information out.

03-17-2022, 02:43 PM	#4
47Monarch Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Sydney Nova Scotia Posts: 126	Re: Still sober Well done

03-17-2022, 02:43 PM	#5
Charlie ny BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 3,019	Re: Still sober Craig, I remember your previous posts.....life is so much more fun sober ! Charlie ny

03-17-2022, 02:55 PM	#6
19Fordy Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Coral Springs FL Posts: 10,950	Re: Still sober Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Well done. Keep it up. JIM

03-17-2022, 03:02 PM	#7
Ol' Ron Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Chester Vt Posts: 8,860	Re: Still sober March 18 1986: first day sober in 10 years. Craig, I miss our trips to Walts, I miss him, But at 89 I've had a good life, I try to help others. Thanks (Ron ) Gramps

03-17-2022, 04:02 PM	#8
5851a Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: NE Iowa Posts: 1,664	Re: Still sober Congratulations

03-17-2022, 04:12 PM	#9
tom1948 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: west palm beach florida Posts: 180	Re: Still sober Congratulations, I just had my 10 year anniversary Christmas eve, here's to another 21. tom As my friend Ray(rip) used to say; sober is better

03-17-2022, 04:35 PM	#10
Bored&Stroked Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 5,068	Re: Still sober Thanks for the post Craig - I look forward to it every year!

03-17-2022, 05:18 PM	#11
Wat-0 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Keizer, Oregon Posts: 29	Re: Still sober Congratulation on your sobriety anniversary Craig! I'm working on 30 yrs, one day at a time!

03-17-2022, 06:43 PM	#12
trulyvintage Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Direct Enclosed Transport Since 2006 Posts: 4,160	Re: Still sober Addiction Is The Gift That Keeps On Taking. In 1998 my ex-wife left the family to pursue drinking full time. Three daughters and one son from that marriage lost their Childhood and had their Adult Lives determined by their Addictive Mother who started them drinking as early as 10 so she would not have to drink alone. Everything Was Lost To Addiction. If you are an active addict - the Life you take is not just your own. Jim __________________ Click Here To See Where I Am Today What My Actual Customers Say Click Here Click Here To See Vehicles I Have Hauled

03-17-2022, 06:50 PM	#13
Marcus Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Walnut Grove, Mississippi Posts: 607	Re: Still sober Dear Craig ~ Thank you for your annual testimonial! You never know when your message hits home and recovery begins. Even though I’m now retired from the Drug Court, our success rate continues (with virtually the same staff) at 80% ~ during my 20 year tenure, we graduated over 500 individuals who met the five year sobriety standard, be it drugs or alcohol. So rewarding to encounter a graduate, a child or parent who has maintained their sobriety ~ and you are a living testimonial: God bless you, Sir!! __________________ WARM REGARDS, MARCUS

03-17-2022, 07:03 PM	#14
1952henry Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: North Dakota Posts: 1,621	Re: Still sober Congratulations, Craig, and to all others. __________________ I dig coal, which provides motivation for EVs.

03-17-2022, 08:06 PM	#15
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: Still sober A little off topic but right at 51 years ago I laid down my cigarette addiction and quit a 3.5 to 4 pack a day habit, cold turkey. I still crave a cigarette every once in a while, but by the Grace of God, I have left them alone. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

03-17-2022, 08:58 PM	#16
ssffnomad Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2021 Location: Upstate N.Y. Posts: 443	Re: Still sober Craig CT, onward & upward. BTW, 9-11-2001 I smoked my last Cigar. Stretch

03-17-2022, 09:47 PM	#17
Fourspd2quad Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 59	Re: Still sober So nice to hear of someone winning the battle against addiction. Unfortunately I have two grown children who struggle with it and it truly is a family disease.

03-17-2022, 09:57 PM	#18
Shu47 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Maltby, Washington Posts: 187	Re: Still sober Fantastic and congratulations. I admire those that celebrate 1 or 100 years.

03-17-2022, 11:00 PM	#19
leon bee Senior Member Join Date: May 2017 Location: Arkansas Posts: 611	Re: Still sober Every year I'll say congrats. And also say: "Me, too!"

03-18-2022, 01:20 AM	#20
frnkeore Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 782	Re: Still sober It somehow missed me but, I know the horrors. It consumed my dad, uncle and my two best friends. My best to all that hold strong. __________________ Frank '35 Ford Model 51 '48 Ford F3 '54 Ford Tudor Mainline