Re: rooms are thinning out

[Guest guest]

I don't know about less people in meetings, but I would like tosay this:

when that phrase " the ROOMS " is used in reference to XAmeeting places (no matter

where they are held), it gives megoosebumps & indigestion. It's not only an

insider " special secretmeaning " codeword, it's usually said with the reverence

one wouldnormally use for a house of worship. Does anyone else find thatphrase

a turnoff? ~Rita >Having been around

the rooms since the 1991, I've >noticed thatthere seems to be less and less

people >attending meetings. Must havesomething to do w/ the >economy. >

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[Guest guest]

Hi Rita:

It sort of imparts the feeling of the old Night Gallery series for

me.

In tonight's episode we will explore one man's decent into hell. In

an episode we like to refer to as

" The Rooms "

Re: rooms are thinning out

I don't know about less people in meetings, but I would like

tosay this: when that phrase " the ROOMS " is used in reference to

XAmeeting places (no matter where they are held), it gives

megoosebumps & indigestion. It's not only an insider " special

secretmeaning " codeword, it's usually said with the reverence one

wouldnormally use for a house of worship. Does anyone else find

thatphrase a turnoff? ~Rita On Sat, 08 Apr 2000 05:12:01 Jim

wrote: >Having been around the rooms since the 1991, I've >noticed

thatthere seems to be less and less people >attending meetings. Must

havesomething to do w/ the >economy. >

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[Guest guest]

> Having been around the rooms since the 1991, I've noticed that

there

> seems to be less and less people attending meetings. Must have

> something to do w/ the economy.

Without a steady flow of newcomers, meeting attendance will likely

decline because vetrans probably attend fewer meetings. (90 meetings

in 90 days, etc.)

A stagnant or declining US membership might even be hidden by the

increasing tendency to cite world membership.

From 1978-1988, as the treatment industry expanded, AA membership

grew from 750,000 to 1.6 million. (Wm White Slaying the

Dragon p. 278) I don't know whether that was a US or global

figure. The latest claim I have seen is (I think) 2 million

worldwide and 1.3 million in the US.

Of course, I don't totally trust the AA figures. There is probably a

lot of room for fudging.

[Guest guest]

Lotsa goosebumps on " burning desire. " I really hated that one.

Makes me have a burning desire to go back and choke a couple

of the " Clancy " types I knew.

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>Subject: Re: Re: rooms are thinning out

>Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 09:13:47 -0500

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>Railroad Rita wrote:

> >

>...I would like tosay this: when that phrase " the ROOMS " is used in

>reference to XAmeeting places (no matter where they are held), it gives

>megoosebumps...

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>Three phrases, that if I never hear again will allow me to die a happy

>man, are;

> " The Rooms " ,

> " Does anyone have a burning desire? " ,

>and " We have a nice way of closing " . Brrrr, shudder shudder.Railroad

>Rita wrote:

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[Guest guest]

When I think of " the rooms " and things like " who you see here,

what you hear here, let it stay here " , it all seems so damn

obvious that this is crazy cult. I can't believe that that

is even doubted. I hope that I never hear " burning desire "

again as well.

Sometimes people who have never been to AA will use the good

old " one day at a time. " I shudder when I hear that too.

It usually evokes a " burning desire " in me to throw up.

Sue

>Railroad Rita wrote:

> >

>...I would like tosay this: when that phrase " the ROOMS " is used in

>reference to XAmeeting places (no matter where they are held), it gives

>megoosebumps...

>============================

>Three phrases, that if I never hear again will allow me to die a happy

>man, are;

> " The Rooms " ,

> " Does anyone have a burning desire? " ,

>and " We have a nice way of closing " . Brrrr, shudder shudder.Railroad

>Rita wrote:

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[Guest guest]

Rita (just a test) because your next post says replies are jumbled up. Now

is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. Now is

the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country.

OK, let's see what happens. And yes, your posts are coming garbled looking.

At first I thought you were drunk (just kidding)

jan

Re: rooms are thinning out

> I don't know about less people in meetings, but I would like tosay

this: when that phrase " the ROOMS " is used in reference to XAmeeting places

(no matter where they are held), it gives megoosebumps & indigestion. It's

not only an insider " special secretmeaning " codeword, it's usually said with

the reverence one wouldnormally use for a house of worship. Does anyone

else find thatphrase a turnoff? ~Rita On Sat, 08 Apr 2000 05:12:01 Jim

wrote: >Having been around the rooms since the 1991, I've >noticed thatthere

seems to be less and less people >attending meetings. Must havesomething to

do w/ the >economy. > >----------------------------------

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