# 19 years ago today...
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [March 4, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310 "2010-03-04T18:27:28Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310/1 "2010-03-04T18:27:28Z")
I got sober. You all are safer and happier for it, trust me. š
6,940 days, in a rowā¦
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### Author:  [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2010, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310/2 "2010-03-04T18:30:36Z")
Congratulations! I appreciate your concern for our safety and happiness, and Iām glad youāre safe and happy, too!
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### Author:  [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2010, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310/3 "2010-03-04T18:33:11Z")
Way to go, Moirai! Thatās awesome.
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### Author:  [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310/4 "2010-03-04T18:45:08Z")
Hey, were you my drinking buddy or what? I had my 19 year anniversary recently, too.
Congratulations!
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### Author:  [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310/5 "2010-03-04T18:47:46Z")
That is awesome. Congrats! 20 years is just around the corner! š
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### Author:  [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310/6 "2010-03-04T18:50:07Z")
Champagne for everyone! No, waitā¦
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### Author:  [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2010, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310/7 "2010-03-04T19:35:37Z")
Good work! Keep on kicking ass.
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### Author:  [@luv2draw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luv2draw)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2010, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310/8 "2010-03-04T20:06:14Z")
Congratulations! Iām sure youāve had many little battles with yourself along the way. Keep it up. Youāre worth it!!! š
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### Author:  [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310/9 "2010-03-04T20:13:05Z")
1 more year and youāre an old-timer!
ODAAT!
QtM (7197 days here)
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### Author:  [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310/10 "2010-03-04T20:50:13Z")
Iāll drink to that! Oops.:smack:
Seriously, though, that is fantastic. Iāll drink a Virgin Screwdriver in your honor.
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### Author:  [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2010, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310/11 "2010-03-04T20:56:07Z")
Thatās fantastic! My hats off to all of you who have posted from the 19+ years of sobriety gang. š
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### Author:  [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310/12 "2010-03-04T22:34:22Z")
Still a newbie? Youāll get the hang of it eventually.
Seriously ā congratulations!
twicks, who sucks at math, so will say 24 years, 2 months, and 12 days.
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### Author:  [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2010, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310/13 "2010-03-05T02:22:30Z")
Congratulations! Anyone with a habit or a serious problem they are trying to kick understands how hard it is, and seeing that it can be done is a taste of hope.
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### Author:  [@movingfinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/movingfinger)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2010, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310/14 "2010-03-05T07:56:17Z")
Congrats, Moirai. You did a Good Thing, not just for yourself, but for the rest of us Californian motorists.
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### Author:  [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2010, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310/15 "2010-03-05T08:19:09Z")
Will ask here first, but if is felt a new thread should be startedā¦
It seems that ākeeping count of the daysā is a big part of staying sober. Is IT?
Even after 20 years can still remember the day so well, and still keep track of how many days so well?
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### Author:  [@Jennyrosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennyrosity)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2010, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310/16 "2010-03-05T08:45:03Z")
Wooh! Well done you!
Taking one day at a time, my mum will celebrate her 16th next month.
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### Author:  [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310/17 "2010-03-05T14:19:23Z")
> [@bengangmo](#):
>
> It seems that ākeeping count of the daysā is a big part of staying sober. Is IT?
>
> Even after 20 years can still remember the day so well, and still keep track of how many days so well?
Yes and no. The emphasis is on ātaking it one day at a timeā. But it is important to celebrate milestones. Early on, staying sober for a week is a big deal, and a month is a real accomplishment. After a while, most folks on the program just keep track of each passing year, and often get a medallion for that year, if they choose.
But sometimes we drag out the online day calculator and figure out just how many ā24 hoursā itās been since our last drink.
And getting to 20 years is sort of a milestone too, as informally, one becomes an āold-timerā in AA at that point.
Just my 2 cents on the topic, anyway.
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### Author:  [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310/18 "2010-03-05T15:35:59Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#):
>
> Yes and no. The emphasis is on ātaking it one day at a timeā. But it is important to celebrate milestones. Early on, staying sober for a week is a big deal, and a month is a real accomplishment. After a while, most folks on the program just keep track of each passing year, and often get a medallion for that year, if they choose.
>
> But sometimes we drag out the online day calculator and figure out just how many ā24 hoursā itās been since our last drink.
>
> And getting to 20 years is sort of a milestone too, as informally, one becomes an āold-timerā in AA at that point.
>
> Just my 2 cents on the topic, anyway.
I guess it must be kinda like
ālook how far Iāve come, Iām not taking a step backā?
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### Author:  [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310/19 "2010-03-05T15:54:20Z")
Congratulations! š
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### Author:  [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)
#### Post date: [March 5, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/19-years-ago-today/531310/20 "2010-03-05T17:16:22Z")
> [@bengangmo](#):
>
> Will ask here first, but if is felt a new thread should be startedā¦
>
> It seems that ākeeping count of the daysā is a big part of staying sober. Is IT?
>
> Even after 20 years can still remember the day so well, and still keep track of how many days so well?
As the Apple store loves to tell you, thereās an app for it. Seriously. I downloaded a 12-step app and it has a sobriety calculator in it with days, months, weeks, minutesā¦ itās awesome!
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