Been gone but I'm back

[xxxJohnBoyxxx]

Well I screwed up on the 8th and had my house taken by the swat team since a call was made that I was held up in my house with guns. I had no guns out, all were in the gun safe. I was so drunk I got Baker acted and got to spend a wonderful vacation in the high end mental ward down here.

The place was so nice that when the Baker act was removed at 7:30 the next morning I choosed to stay on a volenteer basis until they kicked me out. I have choosen not to drink since I'm a alcoholic and I filed for divorce this last Monday. Not drinking I feel great and the divorce makes me smile when I think about it. We really have a toxic relationship and needed to divorce December 2009. Getting ready to do the head gasket on my car this week since it has been broken since June.

Sorry for the delayed PM's and delay on shipping Jean's flashed DME.

Just wanted to say I'm back and ready to be part of the 318it family again.

John

[bmwconnect]

wow crazy!! pictures or didn't happen :P welcome back sir

[teetime4one]

Did the Dr's put their fingers in your...?

[teetime4one]

PS. Thanks for the awesome product Barrie...woke up Zippy for sure!

[cooljess76]

[Bobtail_Bimmer]

Welcome back big guy! Its good to hear your sorting everything out. GL and your Ti fams got your back!

[slow_ti]

Welcome back Bada$$.

[xxxJohnBoyxxx]

Originally Posted by bmwconnect

wow crazy!! pictures or didn't happen :P welcome back sir

No pictures sorry. I walked out with no shirt on and my pockets pulled out to show I was not a threat. Cops were real cool and didn't even cuff me on the ride to the mental ward.

I would expect any police to come to a call for man with gun held up in house and drunk to come prepared for a shoot out. I had 4 of them with full gear and SKS or AR rifles, One with a shot gun.

The police around here know me very well and walking out in shorts only with my pockets pulled out let them know I was unarmed and willing to do anything they asked. The cops here are very cool to me and I fully understand their concerns since they know my gun collection. If I was really crazy and lost it I could have squeezed off a head shot a block away from my house with the 30/30 but I'm not that kind of person. I've never be a violent drunk, just happy and stupid when drinking.

I'm getting to old for this drinking crap and I have children to worry about now so it is AA meetings everyday and no drinking one day at a time or I will loose custody of my kids to foster care which will destroy me mentally.

Just glad to have the divorce filed and a good plan moving forward.

Thanks for all the kind words, John S

[Crashaddict]

I wish you good luck on your sobriety. One day at a time

[BlackBMWs]

John, I don't know you, but I wish you well on your road to sobriety. It will certinally be trying, but I suspect your kids are worth it.

Be well. I seems you have many friends in the forum. Regards, Rich

[Mr.Squeelerz]

Glad to have you back, John.

[GrandpaTuner]

Glad your OK.....

"A man's character is not defined by what he has done, but by how he gets back up after a fall."

We all only have One Day...That day is today.....Yesterday is gone, tommorrow is not promised.

[tiFreak]

you seem pretty upbeat after going through all that, hope everything works out for you in the end

[DataTraveler]

Having grown up with "active" alcoholics and recovering alcoholics in my immediate family I can safely say...

Good on ya for doing something about it rather than pickling yourself.

A good buddy of mine was happy to be able to remember his kids growing up rather than perpetually searching for the back of a case of beer.

[ChItalian1027]

Welcome back John! I'm glad that it wasn't worse, just the fact that you cooperated with the cops probably made they're lives/work much easier for them

Congrats on getting sober.