Todd, yes I imagine that OSA monitoring Mike might feel that maybe that promotion was pretty stupid. Someone’s head will roll

George – there are no words. That you experienced this – total evil. Alcohol abuse does indeed divest the humanity from some of us; it does make monsters out of some people. And yet, you survived this, you rose above it – somehow.
And stayed…decent. Human and normal and decent. I’m now feeling total pity and horror and at the same time total admiration for you.

Thanks, You hit the key points.
My father was alcoholic as well. He beat me up, punched me and attacked
me dropping me to the ground. It took four of his buddies to get him off of me. They even saw it. My punches were weak because I was not fully grown. Once he used me for target practice on the golf course. Drew blood on my leg. He did not care. The man had serious issues thinking I destroyed his game.

Bruce I think it is possible that someone for educational or other reasons is predisposed to it.
DM is the living example of what a nihilist is. He has an impulse to destroy or mistreat others so they and their things are of no value to him and he is absolutely never loyal.
But in the end sociopathic is more appropriate to him.

Removing free choice doesn’t seem very American. Or what used to pass for American democracy, the Bill of Rights, et al.

George, I understand. Your good intentions communicate strongly to me.

Allow me to evaluate , and if I’m wrong in my hunch feel free to correct me.

But here’s what I think:

You went thru hell ON booze, and BACK thru hell getting off booze.

Quite simply, you don’t want ANYONE to go thru what you did with alcohol.

The idea that others are suffering what you once suffered makes you very unhappy.

You’d like to wipe every ounce of the stuff off the face of the earth to ensure that it never harms anyone, never destroys any more lives.

Am I right?

Whether or not I am, hugs to you 🙂 and MUCH respect, for your strength and willpower in triumphing over an intense and life destroying addiction.

yes

My Grandfather got into booze during prohibition. They used carrier pigeons to notify customers.

I have been very emotional about alcohol in the past few years. I think that per capita consumption keeps rising and one wonder; one wonders.