We CAN and we WILL - Join the 100 day and 2017 Challenges!

*** DAILY ROLLCALL for the 100 DAY CHALLENGE! ***

28 magnificent hardy souls choosing life over misery, day by day. Join us if you seriously want to quit gambling forever... one day at a time. Join any time... just drop us a post!

• For members of our group still Gambling Free, and with at least 35 days GF - *** DAY 35 COMPLETE! *** Start date: 14th Dec 2016, End Date: 24th March 2017. Over one third of the way there!
• For our members who've had a blip, and have had the courage and fortitude to tell us, you're doing great! We are all with you all the way! Your honesty and re-determination is noted and respected. P.S. If you've wobbled and haven't let us know, we realise it isn't easy to do. No worries; you can; we don't bite; we encourage.
• For our members with less than 35 days GF under their belts, see how you're getting on! You are doing great and the rest of us will wait for you at the finish line, cheering you on!

Here's the upshot...

1 babapapa 43 / 35 … 14/12/2016 --> 24/03/2017
2 Change 18 / 18 … 02/01/2017 --> 12/04/2017
3 Dean0 138 / 35 … 14/12/2016 --> 24/03/2017
4 dsh 36 / 35 … 14/12/2016 --> 24/03/2017
5 fiddlesticks 47 / 35 … 14/12/2016 --> 24/03/2017
6 Gm88 28 / 35 … 14/12/2016 --> 24/03/2017
7 JayD 68 / 35 … 14/12/2016 --> 24/03/2017
8 Jim24 36 / 35 … 14/12/2016 --> 24/03/2017
9 JI 14 / 14 … 07/01/2017 --> 17/04/2017
10 Katiecoo 51 / 35 … 14/12/2016 --> 24/03/2017
11 KP 5 / 5 … 15/12/2017 --> 25/04/2017
12 LHN 20 / 20 … 29/12/2016 --> 09/04/2017
13 M (SC) 42 / 35 … 14/12/2016 --> 24/03/2017
14 MarkMan 10 / 10 … 10/01/2017 --> 20/04/2017
15 Mixer 51 / 35 … 14/12/2016 --> 24/03/2017
16 Moorey 20 / 20 … 30/12/2016 --> 10/04/2017
17 newB 8 / 8 … 13/01/2017 --> 23/04/2017
18 panders 8 / 8 … 13/01/2017 --> 23/04/2017
19 Paulgam 56 / 35 … 14/12/2016 --> 24/03/2017
20 Rhoda 46 / 35 … 14/12/2016 --> 24/03/2017
21 Sam 235 / 35 … 14/12/2016 --> 24/03/2017
22 Silver 125 / 35 … 14/12/2016 --> 24/03/2017
23 Skyblue 108 / 35 … 14/12/2016 --> 24/03/2017
24 Sodawater 28 / 28 … 21/12/2016 --> 24/03/2017
25 Spud 47 / 35 … 14/12/2016 --> 24/03/2017
26 Start 20 / 20 … 29/12/2017 --> 10/04/2017
27 Triangle 1045 / 35 … 14/12/2016 --> 24/03/2017
28 Wardal 54 / 35 … 14/12/2016 --> 24/03/2017

Good evening and it's ... Friday! Thank you for checking in everyone and for your kind and supportive messages both to me and the rest of our group - we're a team and what a team! And I hope, whether you're working or not this weekend, that you are continuing your resolve to, one day at a time, resist dipping into the rancid pool of misery, and continue to swim in the clear waters of life - gambling free. It's not easy. Those clear waters are cool, but they're refreshing. The rancid pool is murky, and you could easily sink. Let's have a clear weekend.

There are a few changes to our group. Barney, we haven't heard from you for a while and are therefore 'resting' you from the group. You are always welcome back; just let us know how you're getting on; we will always support you.

To keep the karma, we have a new arrival to our group, the appropriately named newB. Welcome newB, you're on day Day 8 and showing committment. Let's see what you've got. Welcome aboard!

KP82 has had a blip; we applaud your honesty. I hope you get straight back into the saddle again and note you've made a fresh start and are on 5 days. I want you to succeed KP. All I ask is that, should you blip again and hit a slot, picture your family's faces whilst you're gambling. What would their expressions look like? I think I know you well enough to say this KP, and I say this not in a judgemental way - we are all fallable - but to really hope you can really make it count this time.

Payday is coming up for some of us, the January salary. Try this. Take your net salary and deduct all bills, food, debt repayments, everything. What's left is yours. Divide it by 20. That, give or take a day, is what you have left, for you, for every day you worked in the last month. Consider what your gambling splurges cost. How many day's worth at a time have you been spending? Remember, each of those days is a full days hard work! It'll make you think... and it certainly made me think.

Have a great GF weekend everyone.

*** JOKE OF THE DAY *** - Tommy Cooper classics!

"A man walked into the doctor's. He said, 'I've hurt my arm in several places.' The doctor said, 'Well don't go there any more!'"

"Police arrested two kids yesterday. One was drinking battery acid, the other was eating fireworks. They charged one and let the other one off."

Two packs of crisps are by the side of the motorway. A car pulls over and asks: "Fancy a lift?". One of the packs replies: "No thanks, we're Walkers!"

WCAWW

P.S. It's Sbb's big 5 - 0 tomorrow and I believe he's having a sherbet or five tonight! Enjoy the last of your forties Sbb, and enjoyed your post earlier.