Peacay,
I assure you that my experience is not just anecdotal and that I have seen this first hand. The AA chapter here is riddled with losers who use the service as a way of "power-tripping", as mentioned above. People in recovery do not make good councillors for others looking for help, what I have witnessed first hand is little short of barbarism. I am hoping to take legal steps over this in the future to bring the offenders to account. The AA chapter here is connected to the Salvation Army and Christian values are subtly foisted onto the unsuspecting alcoholics in a way which I find absolutely "non-christian".
By the way, I notice your name and recognise the PK as a colloquialism from my past in Southern Africa. Are you from there?
I have a friend who is an alcoholic, I also know a few others, all of the people that I know have been let down and abused by our local A.A. Local knowledge has it that the AA groups are used by predatory men to find vulnerable women and that has been our experience. My friend went there for help and was in even a worse state of mind when she left. I searched the internet and found that many people feel the same way:
http://www.moonmac.com/Cult_Called_AA.html
http://oldweb.uwp.edu/academic/criminal.justice/aacult01.htm
Go here:
http://www.iamnotageek.com/a/440-p1.php
Read instructions and then get HijackThis and copy and paste result where they tell you to. Act accordingly. Be careful it is a powerful program.
Read the rest of the site there are many good tips on it.
Yeah me too. Odd that they chose a name with no drug connotations.
posted by the quidnunc kid at 05:49PM UTC on April 18, 2005
Not quite sure what you meant here: but I remember that in the old days when Coke first was on the market, it had cocaine in it. Rumours were you could get a greater effect by drinking it through a straw, but I am not sure why that was said. At some stage the cocaine content was removed.
The Doors - STONED IMMACULATE
From the album "American Prayer"
I'll tell you this...
No eternal reward will forgive us now
For wasting the dawn.
Back in those days everything was simpler and more confused
One summer night, going to the pier
I ran into two young girls
The blonde one was called Freedom
The dark one, Enterprise
We talked and they told me this story
Now listen to this...
I'll tell you about Texas radio and the big beat
Soft driven, slow and mad
Reaching your head with the cold, sudden fury of a divine messenger
Let me tell you about heartache and the loss of god
Wandering, wandering in hopless night
Out here in the perimeter there are no stars
Out here we is stoned
Immaculate.
The Doors - HYACINTH HOUSE
Why did you throw the Jack of Hearts away?
It was the only card in the deck that I had left to play
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Any little kid who fucks with me will be dealt to with extreme prejudice.
posted by zqwerty 16 years ago
In "Friedman Is Dead @ 94"
"He's just an economist with a theory that free markets work best when government involvement is zero" Yes, back to the law of the jungle.
posted by zqwerty 17 years ago
In "White New Zealanders,"
When I was coming to NZ in 1973 people said to me watch out for the cults, and they were right, the place is full of religious nutters and cults.
posted by zqwerty 17 years ago
Yup, that's the typical Kiwi attitude.
posted by zqwerty 17 years ago
Yes, and we hate intellectual fuckers like you. Mr. Knickerbocker. Just keep your head down or the tall poppy syndrome will deal with you.
posted by zqwerty 17 years ago
In "Friedman Is Dead @ 94"
I crap on this man and all his works, may he rot in hell.
posted by zqwerty 17 years ago
In "Braaaaaaaaaains"
Peanut butter and golden syrup on bread. Delicious, try it now.
posted by zqwerty 18 years ago
In "Best band name ever!"
"Ejaculate Scum" once called "Immaculate Sun" until they went punk.
posted by zqwerty 18 years ago
In "Do you lose time from work due to drinking?"
Peacay, I assure you that my experience is not just anecdotal and that I have seen this first hand. The AA chapter here is riddled with losers who use the service as a way of "power-tripping", as mentioned above. People in recovery do not make good councillors for others looking for help, what I have witnessed first hand is little short of barbarism. I am hoping to take legal steps over this in the future to bring the offenders to account. The AA chapter here is connected to the Salvation Army and Christian values are subtly foisted onto the unsuspecting alcoholics in a way which I find absolutely "non-christian". By the way, I notice your name and recognise the PK as a colloquialism from my past in Southern Africa. Are you from there?
posted by zqwerty 18 years ago
In "Blasts in the London Underground"
Good news feed here: http://www.newsnow.co.uk/newsfeed/?name=London+Explosions
posted by zqwerty 18 years ago
In "Do you lose time from work due to drinking?"
I have a friend who is an alcoholic, I also know a few others, all of the people that I know have been let down and abused by our local A.A. Local knowledge has it that the AA groups are used by predatory men to find vulnerable women and that has been our experience. My friend went there for help and was in even a worse state of mind when she left. I searched the internet and found that many people feel the same way: http://www.moonmac.com/Cult_Called_AA.html http://oldweb.uwp.edu/academic/criminal.justice/aacult01.htm
posted by zqwerty 18 years ago
In ""Curious, George: Browser popups in dsl""
If you still have problems come to: http://pressf1.pcworld.co.nz/forumdisplay.php?f=4 You can get live online help there.
posted by zqwerty 18 years ago
Go here: http://www.iamnotageek.com/a/440-p1.php Read instructions and then get HijackThis and copy and paste result where they tell you to. Act accordingly. Be careful it is a powerful program. Read the rest of the site there are many good tips on it.
posted by zqwerty 18 years ago
In "Everyday Tips"
Yeah me too. Odd that they chose a name with no drug connotations. posted by the quidnunc kid at 05:49PM UTC on April 18, 2005 Not quite sure what you meant here: but I remember that in the old days when Coke first was on the market, it had cocaine in it. Rumours were you could get a greater effect by drinking it through a straw, but I am not sure why that was said. At some stage the cocaine content was removed.
posted by zqwerty 19 years ago
In "Snarlious George..."
"Same as it ever was" Talking Heads
posted by zqwerty 19 years ago
In "curious George"
Didn't know what I wanted to be when I was a kid and I still don't now I am 55. The whole working thing looks like shit to me.
posted by zqwerty 19 years ago
In "Curious George: Is the U.S. Government Unique?"
Looks like a circus from where I'm sitting.
posted by zqwerty 19 years ago
In "Curious, George: What's it all about?"
The Doors - STONED IMMACULATE From the album "American Prayer" I'll tell you this... No eternal reward will forgive us now For wasting the dawn. Back in those days everything was simpler and more confused One summer night, going to the pier I ran into two young girls The blonde one was called Freedom The dark one, Enterprise We talked and they told me this story Now listen to this... I'll tell you about Texas radio and the big beat Soft driven, slow and mad Reaching your head with the cold, sudden fury of a divine messenger Let me tell you about heartache and the loss of god Wandering, wandering in hopless night Out here in the perimeter there are no stars Out here we is stoned Immaculate. The Doors - HYACINTH HOUSE Why did you throw the Jack of Hearts away? It was the only card in the deck that I had left to play
posted by zqwerty 19 years ago
In "What to get for a bedridden coworker"
A Playstation and Tomb Raider 1 for a start then Spyro 1, 2, 3, then maybe a PS2 and Gran Turismo 3, heaven.
posted by zqwerty 19 years ago
In "Curious George - Gmail problem"
See here, this is what happens if I try to use Opera: We're sorry, but we don't seem to be compatible. Our software suggests that you're using a browser incompatible with Gmail. Gmail currently supports the following: Microsoft IE 5.5 and newer Netscape 7.1 and newer Mozilla 1.4 and newer Mozilla Firefox 0.8 and newer Safari 1.2.1 and newer You need to have Javascript and cookies enabled, regardless of the browser you use.
posted by zqwerty 19 years ago
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