I'm five weeks out from surgery and have had to start tapering the Tramadol. Damned stuff is difficult to just stop taking after a few weeks. I'm cutting the tablet (I went and asked the pharmacist if I could) and will hopefully be off of this in a few days.

All of that time I haven't been able to go near the Legion Hovel. No alcohol with narcotics. I notice the door wasn't posted so I guess the local officials feel that place is an essential business (where else will alcoholics get their fix?)