I thought I heard Tim Dill (1:116/3000.13) say: 
 ->> I dunno why either, but -=legend=- has it when one of the 
 ->> first meetings were opened in Long Beach CA. The 'podium pounder'
 ->> (speaker from my former neck of the woods) read the first
 ->> part of the 5th Chapter to let the still smelling of alcohol
 ->> "How it works", since then the format of most CA meetings
 ->> use this format....
;-)
 ->> Yes, either the city has changed or I did since I last saw it when I was
 ->> 17. It's gotten cleaner, less garbage in the streets, or I am in a 
 ->>different  neighborhood.
or both.  "you can't go home again" is a great title because of its truth, 
you know?
 No matter... I have gotten to the point of actually 
 ->>listening  to the meetings again and that is a good thing.
what a concept!  ;-)
 ->> The directions of have not changed (Steps) it's just that it's done 
 ->> differently here. Cold church basements Vs. warm and dry meeting
 ->> rooms... that in itself is a culture shock... and folks seem more
 ->> guarded here (at least that's what it appears to me)
and that's part of the northeasternness of 'em.  but my experience has been 
that, altho in the northeast there IS an initial reserve (and that's what you 
are experienceing, not necessarily guardedness, but a reserve that's not 
there in CA), if you get past that, closer/deeper friendships and family 
bonding can happen.  that's been my experience.
 ->> Still looking, I have even gone so far as to ask the powers for guidance
 ->> in that area... I'll see what happens as I continue that practice.
what a concept.    (I best stop laughing at you 'bout this...given that one 
of my sponsees had to remind ME to ask for help w/ the stuff going on 
here...._
 MC> get out of the house and go to work...  somewhere...  for a while..
 ->> I wish I could... can type by hunt and peck w my right hand while my 
eft
 ->> uses touch...
not that kind of work, silly...  
 
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