Posted by Mr Cushing on December 5, 2002, at 11:53:36
In reply to Re: Is there ever a normal after BP - fluffy, posted by pork chop on December 5, 2002, at 10:36:57
Actually, I got some really good news last night. After panicking for like 2 days, I looked at the article that a friend of mine sent me from the "Vancouver Sun" and found out who the main editor was for that column. I then explained to him my situation, that I don't have any local news coverage of what's going on in Vancouver, and that the article had me scared to death.So he emailed me back and said that there was a lot of hoopla in that article because once you pen it, there's people at the paper that like to change things around somewhat. He said that he knew the Captain personally and that this guy had spent about 30 years on the water. That if anybody was able to captain a boat of novices to Costa Rica from BC, that he was the guy to do it. That he saw the boat, had inspected the boat, and it was terrific. It was in 100% shape and the only thing that was missing was the telecommunications equipment. He said that the captain had wanted it this way because he wanted the novices to know what it feels like being out at sea by yourself. He requested that no "couples" be together on the boat because he wanted it to be a team-building strategy and that he was mainly looking for a group of total strangers for a learning experience. He said that the Captain had actually sailed that boat over from Africa, where he built it himself, to BC in order to conduct this voyage. So basically, the captain was able to sail the boat around the world by himself, with no crew, so he shouldn't have had a problem even if the crew consisted of people that knew next to nothing. He also said that the Captain almost never went by the schedule. That was his experience with him. He'll set up a schedule so that people wouldn't worry before the trip started, but that he was very educated on the waters and if he saw trouble somewhere ahead, he knew a billion shortcuts to get around it. If it was really nice out, he also had a habit of taking the crew for a nice sightseeing tour. It just depended what the waters were like at that particular time. For the waters and the weather, it's been nearly perfect sailing conditions the entire time since the trip started. He said that he also notified the Coast Guards about this boat and just to let them know if they saw it. Whenever something does come up about the boats whereabouts, or if a rescue mission has to be set up, then he would email me and let me know. He said that basically the ship's final destination was Costa Rica, and that the Captain usually changes the course of getting there just about every time.
So that made me feel better for the time being anyways...
Since I started on mood stabilizers, I've quit out drinking completely. I'm the type of guy that nobody questions when I want to do something. For example, if I'm out with a group of friends and they're all drinking, I'll say that I want water. Nobody would say, "Why don't you have a beer like us?" because they know I don't go for stuff like that. Also, after like the first month without taking a sip of alcohol, I really don't miss it that much. And I was drinking before up to 4 times a week, and getting hammered each time. I still smoke weed though, just very small amounts of it. Like "maybe" I'll smoke 2 grams a week, but that's like the most I'll do and I've rarely got there since I started the medication. It's all about willpower, you just have to watch yourself and have confidence in yourself and after that, it's not that bad.
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