I'm also a fan of getting other opinions from various Vets. I have been given wrong info as well as diagnosis. That holds true for our Doctors. We need to be proactive for our furry kids.

I did take the breathalyzer and I failed by a small margin. .116, .08 is the limit.

The lying, the cheating, all the rest. She always has manipulative answers for all of it. I was always in doubt, wanting to believe her lies. The final version of the letter wasn't as harsh and abrasive as the first couple of drafts. She still found it upsetting. When she called me, she had only read parts of it. She told me she wanted to burn it. She read the rest of it on the phone with me. It still was an indictment of her actions from my perspective.

No matter what I'll always love that troubled woman. I'll probably be haunted by her memories until the day that I die. It's how I deal with it that will be the difference. I won't be riding by her house anytime soon. My license is suspended for a minimum of 3mo, and she lives 70miles away. I have a feeling she will make it up here sooner than later though. I'll just have to control myself.

Ftfy

Doper

If it's true that misery loves company...You two love birds are a match made in heaven...:lol:

Sometimes Whoosshhhy can be a little harash.

Ride temps for today's epic weekly Wednesday ride are expected to be approx 38-44 degrees F. A veritable heatwave!

Have you been smoking too much harash?? I know how you musicians are!

The only reason I never got a DUI is I quit drinking before I got one. I was pulled over three times in the last 5 years of my drinking and was let off every time. I don't think that would happen today (this was like 20 years ago). And I was never really that big of a drinker in comparison to most of the drunks I know. But it really never worked for me, I never had 'a couple of beers' in my life. I was always happier with a case and an eight ball. That never ends well.

As for you being haunted by this girl forever, I don't think so. You'll be haunted by her until you meet the girl you're going to marry, which may happen a bit faster if you stop getting DUIs.

I should report you to the mods for harashment.

:picard:

SA, .116 is not a small margin. It is 50% over the limit. Many of us have crawled into a bottle after a bad breakup, so you are not alone. Take your lumps (which you are doing) and be careful. The phase passes quickly. You effed up, it isn't about not eating, it isn't about being less than others blow, its about screwing up, putting yourself and others in harms way, and don't, do it again.

Good luck. Best wises.

Really? If someone asks to friend me that I don't know or don't want to know I just click the little do not accept button. Once you do that the person can't request to be friends again. It doesn't take months, it takes about 3 seconds.

If you are over her or want to get over her you shouldn't give a crap if she knows you are doing well or not. That is part of the whole "it's over" thing. I don't care to see how my ex's are doing. I hope they are great but other than that it's none of my business. It's none of my ex's business how I am doing either.

Aside from the illegal narcotics and getting pulled over, word for word my story. My drinking career began in the Air Force and lasted about 25 years. Glad it is over.

Now that I am off the bike for a month I may as well come back in here more often. SA, DUI? I didn't read the back story (well, I know the way back story).

Back in Toronto. Vacation over.

The Stealth didn't asplode on the drive here and actually did better than before, so it appears that all the work I did on it paid off.

Niner and I went to see "This is 40" before I left as our last night of holiday date night. Hell of a movie. In many ways, it was like looking in the mirror. Some screamingly funny parts in it too.

But the most surprising part of the movie is that the male protagonist (and one of his buddies) is a cyclist. There's a couple of scenes where he is having breakfast in his kit (Livestrong, Primal) and a couple of scenes where he is out with the local group ride - and no mention of this is ever made by any character in the movie. Nobody ever comments on the cycling. No jokes about Lycra. No wisecracks about a grown man on a bicycle. It's presented as being entirely normal.

Cycling truly is the new golf.

DG

you don't get it.

No worries about that. I never liked drinking much. I only started drinking casually with her when we got back together. Then when things fell apart, yeah I went to the bottle to blur my thoughts and forget about her. Clearly it wasn't one of my better ideas. Live and learn. I probably won't drink for a good long time now, and certainly never drive drunk again.

I would love to stay and play but heading out to ride...then swim....

Unfortunately I do, I'm just too stupid to realize it.

45% above the limit is not really a small margin. That would be like saying a 22 pound bike is only slightly heavier than a 15 pound bike.

I know enough people who have served jail time in excess of 6 months for multiple DUI. I know three who have died directly from drinking. Used to work in a bar, and looking back, I don't know how I ever worked in an environment that basically poisons its customers. Some drive with an Interlock device, and it looks expensive and embarrassing. There is no good ending to any story that involves 'I only blew <a certain amount>'.

I'll get off my soapbox now, but only after concluding with the fact that quitting drinking basically saved my life. It doesn't sound like drinking provides any redeeming value in your life. I ain't judgin', just calling it real. You seem like a nice person and good rider, SA. Focus on that, not on this negative influence in your life (both the girl and the drinking).

stop being so serious. he doesn't need any help. it's her.

You have no idea how serious it can be. Maybe you do and sarcasm is just your way. I've been there and nearly fell off the edge.

Spoken like a true stat geek. And now back to our regularly-scheduled 5,000 column spreadsheet.

I assure you. Gsteinb is being sarcastic