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December 2012: Hot house

An old-timer challenges the way his local meeting place is run

I think the only thing I’ve been consistent with over the years that I’ve been sober, depending on the day, is how I try my best to follow the Steps, Traditions and Concepts of this Fellowship. I have not had a drink for over 33 years, so the program does work.

Recently I retired and moved to Florida, where I thought I would settle down in my new town. Some of the things I was told by the AA group members when I got there were that I didn’t understand how things “worked in Florida,” that I wouldn’t have to make the coffee, and that I didn’t belong to a group, but to a... Login to read more
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