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Charmed, I'm Sure: I know that I am not much, but I am all I think about.
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Chat Live RIGHT NOW: If you happen to log on to AA LiveChat (http://www.aalivechat.com/) between meeting times, you can still find AA members to chat with right now at the links below.

Unlike the formal meetings on the AA Live Chat schedule, these chats generally tend to be free-for-all, social gatherings, where people may not be talking directly about the AA program. Don't fret the small talk. If you pop into one of these chat rooms and type in something like "I think I may be an alcoholic, and I need someone to talk with," or "I have some questions about alcoholism, can I chat with someone one-on-one via Instant Messaging," you should have no problem getting someone to help you out.

More often than not, someone will contact you on-the-spot via Instant Message, and you can have a private chat with just that person while the others in the room continue to socialize.

Here are the links:

*e-AA 24/7 Chatroom (http://www.e-aa.org/)) When you get to this site, click "Let's Talk," and then click "Let's Chat." e-AA is one of my favorite AA sites. There's great sobriety here, and a tremendous amount of support available. Generally, there's usually at least one person in the e-AA Chatroom at all times. One technical advisory: make sure to turn off your pop-up blocking / ad-blocking software before trying to log into the chatroom.

*Yahoo!'s Friends of Bill W. (http://chat.yahoo.com/)Click "Health and Wellness," Click "Friends of Bill W.": Yahoo! actually has two chatrooms devoted to Friends of Bill W. (Bill W. was one of AA's co-founders). Given Yahoo!'s popularity, you can pretty much expect one or more people to be in the rooms here at all times.

*AOL's Friends of BillW (http://www.aol.com/community/chat/allchats.html):
If you're not an AOL member, clickthis link and then click "Try AOL Instant Messenger ForFree" to get access to AOL's AA chatrooms. Once you're logged on, use key-phrase "Friends of BillW" to betransported to the chatroom. If you're already an AOL member and logged on, click "People Connection," and use key-phrase "Friends of BillW." Like Yahoo!, AOL is a powerhouse when it comes to online chat. There are usually at least two Friends of BillW rooms up-and-running on the service at all times.

*Your Oft-Humble Servant (http://www.aalivechat.com/): I'm usually on AOL a couple of times a day under the handle "joed164." Feel free to IM me. I'm always up for a chat. (One note: sometimes I'm away from my PC, so if I don't answer your IM, it just means I'm momentarily pre-occupied, and most likely up to no good.)

*Swift Help Via Email: If you'd rather interact via email,and you don't mind waiting an hour or so, there are some fast-feedback services available, staffed by AAers who have promised to get back to you as soon as possible. e-AA promises super-fast feedback to email queries sent to this email address: helpnow@e-aa.org.

The Online Intergroup of Alcoholics Anonymous also has a rapid-response email feedback service (http://www.aa-intergroup.org/html/emailsteppers.html)

Fancy Footwork: No matter how far down the path we have traveled, it is the same distance to the ditch.
-Gene B.
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