Raiders WR Henry Ruggs

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(11-09-2021, 01:44 PM)Mickeypoo Wrote: Before I quit drinking I had worked my way up to 6-12 beers a night 5 days a week and was good for 12-15 Sat & Sun.  My wife and I went out 4-6 times a week to bars.  Thankfully I hate being really drunk and was always chasing the buzz, so I would slow down to maintain the buzz, but kept from getting completely sloppy.  I drove all the time like that and I am certainly not proud of it.  I am very blessed and thankful nothing ever happened.  I drove hundreds of times over a number of years like that.

One day I woke up late, tired and grouchy (as usual) on the weekend and my kid wanted to play and I was grouchy towards him.  It hit me right then and there that I needed to make a change and there was no way I was going to be that kind of father to my 2 beautiful children.  I stopped drinking that day and never looked back.  

My daughter was not old enough to remember, but my son (almost 14), unfortunately still remembers how I was.  Nothing super bad.  Just always tired, kinda grouchy and unmotivated to do anything.  Hopefully that will fade over the years.

March 22' will be 6 years since I last had a drink and don't miss it one bit.  I also quit ciggys 15 years ago at age 32.  What an insanely dumb habit that was.

Sorry, I guess that was not really on topic.

It took me years to figure it out. I drove drunk A LOT and got caught several times after 1990 something right after my mother died..I lost my license for years, but still kept driving. I quit drunk driving after about 1995 or so and quit drinking entirely about 7 years ago. I had quit drinking around 2001 or so then started up again for about a year then quit entirely. I dunno..I have the math wrong there, but I did quit. I'm pretty sure the only reason I didn't kill anyone driving drunk was I always slowed way down when I was drunk.
Dayton cops finally figured me out before I did.. I suppose I am glad for that even if I hate Dayton cops in general.. 

Anyway.. Yeah..I don't have any sympathy for Ruggs.. He brought it on himself just like I brought all my problems on myself..  Nobody else is to blame for what I did or do to this day. 
There was a time I blamed the system for allowing bars to even have parking lots.. I still think that is a bad idea..