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Ive not had a drink since March 10th. My situations a bit different though as Im an alcoholic and this is my first proper attempt to get off it. Went from being a heavy drinker in my late teens through to a problem drinker in my early-mid 20s to a full on jakeball the last couple of years. The hardest bit for me is not being able to go certain places. I know my limitations and I cant sit in pubs all day or get the supporters bus to away games. I dont think I would drink straight away if I did those things but complacency would gradually set in and I just wouldnt enjoy being in those places without a booze. So Ive had to change my whole life basically. Its all about finding other things you can do. Ive rekindled my interest in a lot of things that I stopped doing when the booze took over and Im currently getting tore into a Masters Degree (excuse no to have to work for a year). And before any c**t says it the apostrophe button is indeed broke on there shitey UWS computers.

He tried shree times, ken?? It was at this moment that his deep-rooted hatred of modern society began, when he realised he couldnae work wan eh thum new fang'led picture boax hingsh eh? This set him off on a deep and downward spiral, hating the world around him to the point where even his past hatred of Bobby Barr just wouldn't satisfy his lust for hatred anymore. Players were slagged off in the media weekly, and even the fatherly seal-of-approval of Ryan Hardie's dating prospects couldn't prevent our stop scorer from being criticised, due to a him being a modern footballer and not some sort of relic from the days there were nane o 'thum picture boax hingsh. Things came to a head when we were pumped 5-0 by St Mirren; a result caused by St Mirren fielding a team from the 1970s, which showed up our softy moderns. Hughes unleashed fury in the aftermath: modern society had failed everyone, PASHIN' was lacking and players these days were too scared of taking wan in the dish in case their modelling careers were cancelled. Alas, we were relegated. And all because John Hughes couldn't work a remote control.

John Hughes didn't use it because he couldn't work the remote.

Stopped once for a few years then started again, caused lots of bother, stopped six months, started again, stopped for another six months then got back on it harder than ever. Quit for good now hopefully. Going to AA, trying to be a better person all round. The problem before was that though I'd quit booze I never addressed any of my problems so the stress of not drinking simply added to them. I like doing a couple of sports too and it's so much easier when not shaking off a load of booze.

Yeah. Less hassle, no hangovers, no blackouts, I've lost weight... Only thing about it that is a pain in the arse is the people who get all offended if you aren't drinking.

Good morning!

“Right you’ve ballsed it up enough, I’ll take it from here thanks.” “Nice shorts though, fiver for them? “

I have heard from one source that Archie is being lined up to step in as interim manager - with Barry Smith as his assistant.

I think Darren Jackson is still sleeping in the last one?

We used the wheels of Davie H (of RaithTV)'s car to set up the shot of the guys walking in for the first time, as they were inside talking to directors and being introduced (again) to the office staff. Dramatic licence I think they call it. Can't attest to your second assumption though......

"It was an easy decision, I want to be here and have enjoyed my time at the club. Playing in the Premiership is great but to be doing it for Livingston is special." Pittman

Mitch was Swansea’s scout at the time.

I don't really go to pubs unless it's a special occasion like a friends birthday or something. Even then, I call it a night at soon as I sense the "Twilight Zone" descend and everyone starts talking drunken nonsense. If you remove alcohol from the occasion, pubs are very boring places and are often full of people who have nothing better to do with their time than sit in pubs all day. Most of my friends know and accept that I don't drink - it's mainly acquaintances and (surprisingly) some family members who can't seem to grasp that it's possible for someone to not like drinking alcohol.

Championship forum for this pish, c**t.

We need to start a ‘Manager’s Car Fund’ Canae have our saviour continuing to drive about in a Fiat 500

2 nice pies in that picture.

Can’t see the tree for the wid.

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Except she hasn't moved her office out of Govanhill! Dixon road runs parallel with the dreaded Allison st in the heart of Govanhill. Nicola of course is super popular there winning nearly 2/3rds of the vote. You're a fucking idiot.

My landlord has decided to stop doing my flat as a private let and has handed it over to a letting agency. I was all in favour of this as he was a snakey evil b*****d. But I just got my copy of the contract to sign. Some of the great parts include: Tenants are responsible for upkeep of garden (fair enough) but also for buying all the stuff needed to do the garden. f**k that mate. A "discretionary" £350 plus VAT (minimum) payment to the letting agency for any month the flat sits empty after I leave my contract (not if I leave it early. Just if they can't get anyone in even if my contract is up and I've fucked off) A £75 administration fee for handing any contracts. This includes when I sign to stay living in the place I am currently in and again every six months as they only do six month contracts. I have to leave my room unlocked at all times during the last two months of the tenancy in case they want to show anyone around. If they come round and my room is locked I will be charged £50. If I wish to make any changes to the contract these will cost £125 plus VAT per change. Oh yeah. This is all dated from "1st September" as my moving in date even tho' they only sent me the contract today. Phoned them up with a big fat "naw" and they said I need to vacate by 1st October. This was met with a bigger, fatter "naw". So now they want to discuss terms tomorrow. Whether I stay or find somewhere else I am now aiming to be the most annoying tenant they've ever had. Money grabbing b*****ds.

If we win the league I couldn't care less if we appoint Josef Fritzl as our Supporters Liaison officer.

Roy? Would probably only come if there was a clause that would trigger his release!

It's almost like this was part of the plan all along...

I've been off alcohol since January 2017. Up to that point I'd been a pretty heavy drinker since I'd turned 18 in 2009, casually drinking throughout the week and typically at least one messy night out as well. The longest I'd stayed off alcohol prior to this spell was 2 months. With this dry stretch I'd just tried to match and perhaps go an extra month past my previous sober period, but I found it a lot easier than expected to carry on as time has passed. I'd love to say I can feel a huge difference health-wise in my day to day life, but it's nothing that drastic. It's not writing off least one day a week to a hangover which is really fantastic, and I still don't think I'll fully appreciate how beneficial that has been until I start drinking again. I'll bet it sounds obvious but I've also found over the past year and more that I've constantly had extra money in my pocket at the end of the week/month that was previously wasted on booze. I've also found myself more motivated and focused to do things since I laid off on alcohol. Last year without the distraction from drinking, I got my head down and worked to save money to go travelling around Europe during the summer. It had been an ambition for me for years but previously I'd been easily distracted with going out with friends and frittering away money while doing so for me to really start to plan or for it ever to be realistic financially. Carrying onto this year, I found myself driven to push myself back into further study at university after humming and hurring about it for a couple of years now and I worked throughout the year to be able to afford it. It's not been all great admittedly. I'm not the most socially outgoing sort of person in general, quite introverted to be perfectly honest. I didn't realise how much I relied on alcohol for helping me open up or to put me at ease in social situations, particularly in unfamiliar places and meeting new people. That probably has been where the biggest temptation to start drinking again has arisen, if you're a lot more easy going and comfortable in these kind of scenarios then it's much less of an issue. Going out to the pub with friends while they were drinking was also a pain at first but you adjust eventually. For me it's been an overwhelmingly positive experience. I'd say it'd be worthwhile for you to try if you are considering it, not just for the obvious health benefit, but as you said to set yourself a long term challenge and to prove you can do it.

My wife accused me of being a transvestite! I was so outraged...I packed her things and left.

Jackson to sign tomorrow all going well.

Dundee.

Not sure if the Fiat was John’s or if that bit of film was just done for effect. If it is his though, it proves he’s a real man and hung like a donkey. No man with a tiny tadger would drive a car like that!

Killing Eve is one of the best things I have watched in a long long time.

Difference being Smith strikes me as the type of guy that will just moan about it, while Mcglynn will be out sourcing a JVC Handycam second hand from Lennoxtown and just cracking on with it. Great interview and it just shows you how much we've missed his general enthusiasm about the day to day task of working with the players.

I think I speak for all Dundee fans when I say, no. We've lost all of our 6 league games, scoring 2 and conceding 14 goals in the process. We've played two Championship teams in the League Cup and lost to both of them. The only teams we've beaten this season have been from League One and below. We are not creating chances and even if we did we've got no c**t to stick them away. Our manager has admitted he doesn't know what else to do. We are on the verge of having the worst record in world football. Apart from all that though, it's all good.

Pay your staff more you c**t.

People who abuse folk for doing their job. Especially those on minimum wage. Had a guy today abusing one of my staff, shouting, swearing and being generally a c**t. Fair enough a mistake had been made but it was a simple fix. The guy obviously felt good about making a 16yo girl cry when all she's done is come into work. He wasn't so big and mouthy, when after I had listened to his tirade of abuse for a minute informed him that I was calling the police to pass on the cctv and his registration number. c**t can enjoy the chap at his door from Strathclydes finest

I’ve been overdoing it since my 18 th birthday in September 2004 and not showing any signs of slowing down.

Trump at the UN, edited for truth.

We were in the premier league for 5 seasons with the current stadium. It's not what's stopping us.

How about building a stadium for double our expected crowds then having to rent part of it back from the counvil cos we couldn't afford it. Genius!

Looks like my jaw is getting saved for another season lads.

A magnificent 10/10 for me on Wednesdays geography round at the pub quiz. Joker round too.. Fortunately his eminence will have stopped reading by now and will miss my score of 5/10 for that bloody Australian quiz.

I don't even think that most of the moderators on CTO are that interested in football. When there's a polemic to be written about the board / our younger fans / the ownership of the club etc. they're all over it, but when it comes to matters on the pitch there's barely a peep from them. I guess some of that comes from them not being dyed-in-the-wool ICT fans: something that for them cannot be innate due to their ages and the relative age of the club. RIG is the honourable exception, he fucking loves football and the Caley.

Judith Ralston is an absolute munter.

f**k sake. Barely on here these days and Norman Bates is still harping on about me and Danger, and again making bets with strangers on the internet about resigning from a fucking message board. Must be the fourth alias he’s on now. Absolute minter of a boy.

Is it open or closed?

Is that boy playing with a lobster? How middle class do you have to be to have a pet lobster?

I notice you've not excluded the wee boy. Beast.

Wid,wid,wid,wid,wid,wid,wid,wid,wid,wid,wid,wid,wid,

Kathy Burke doesn't think much of Helena Bonham-Carter..