[RKDinOKC]

Had a friend the was a really good guy until that first drink of the day. Then he turned into a belligerent arse that took everything said as a personal insult. Was at that point he was having a fifth every evening for dinner. He owed rent and had a nice IROC Z he didn't drive because his car battery died and his tag had expired.

Dropped by once and he had a half finished fifth of whisky, a pistol and one round of ammo on the coffee table in front of him. Stayed until he passed out. Found out that the next day he checked into rehab and says because I hung around he put off committing suicide. Asked me to go to one of his first AA meetings. Had to introduce myself as a friend of an alcoholic. Took him a while, but he dried out, got married and has a great kid he is now a great Dad to.