There is a group near me that takes the Rubbermaid totes, cuts a whole in the side for a door, and adds towels, bedding, etc side for warmth. The lid makes it easy to clean out, add towels, etc.

I had to explain the whole sub plot b/c I recently made a Seinfeld reference to a 20 something and they had no idea what I was talking about. It was soul crushing. I couldn't take that risk. 😀

Fair

There’s that Seinfeld episode where Elaine shorts the vacationing neighbor’s electricity so the alarm clock stops ringing.

PA resident. I tried - can't talk to anyone or leave a message. Lovely.

I don't like her. I abhor him. But I am begging people to stop using his addiction against him. There are plenty of other things about him to criticize and even mock. Addiction is a disease. I'm sober and while not a heroin user, the stigma is there and this doesn't help.

Addiction does not make someone a bad person. It's not a personality trait.

I have to object to leading with “heroin addict” and having listed at all. I’m sober. Have many sober friends, including heroin addicts. It shouldn’t be on a list of weird or objectionable qualities. It’s an illness. There are SO many legit things about him to attack. This isn’t one.

I’m in Pittsburgh. This is the only one I’ve seen so far. Which is unusual but I’ll take it!

PA resident here - there are so many commercials airing on this that I've already heard a few people complaining about seeing them so often.

I live in a big city and we absolutely do it here. It might not be the definitive meeting the person wants. Like I’d say I’m going to X place so you can meet me there. Not sure they’d go to a random one since newbies can be no shows.

I hope it’s a good experience for you. If not, I suggest not giving up on it and trying a different meeting, finding another “buddy,” etc. I know that’s a tall order but the program can be a tremendous help. It’s not for everybody but you don’t know until you give it an honest shot.

Yeah I’d try today. They could have weekend hours, or have someone checking messages. And I can tell you that if it’s like mine, the person who contacts and meets you will be happy to do so and volunteered to be on a list the office has for these situations.

I don’t know if this would increase or decrease your anxiety, but an option is to call your city’s central office and tell them you want to attend your first meeting but need help doing so. Someone will pick you up (or meet you there if that’s preferred) so that you don’t have to do it alone.