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I'm Quitting Alcohol
Comedian David Boyle recounts a chaotic sober lunch that turns into a towing nightmare and unexpected fines, framed as a makeshift "Fucked Up Friday" story. The episode highlights how life can still be messy and stressful after years of sobriety, told with dark humour and unfiltered honesty.
9:32•6 Nov 2026
Tow Trucks, Fines and a Sober Fucked Up Friday
Episode Overview
- Even long-term sobriety doesn’t prevent everyday chaos and stress.
- Reading parking signs carefully can save money and frustration.
- Staying polite with difficult staff can keep tense situations from escalating.
- Cash-only systems can add unexpected hurdles, so being prepared helps.
- Humour and honesty can be useful tools for processing stressful experiences in recovery.
“"Enjoy that cunts, that's your fucked up friday – no one is sending in stories so that's what you get."”
Get ready to be moved by real-life accounts of sobriety that are anything but neat and tidy. In this episode of *I'm Quitting Alcohol*, Australian comedian David Boyle marks "7 years 175 days sober" with a story that has nothing to do with drinking and everything to do with how chaotic life can still be. You’ll hear Boyle recount a supposedly simple lunch with his wife that spirals into a full-blown "Fucked Up Friday" saga.
From a decent gym session and average soup dumplings to the moment he spots his car chained to the top of a tow truck, the day quickly turns into a comedy of errors – heavy on the swearing and light on the serenity. He walks through the farce of tow yard bureaucracy: mirrored windows, unseen staff, demands for documents he doesn’t have, and a cash-only policy that forces an Uber ride to a distant ATM.
All this, just to reclaim a car that then greets him with a parking fine slapped on the windscreen. As Boyle sums it up, it was "just a nice little fucking lunch with the misso" that ended up costing around $250 and a heap of stress. Underneath the rant and sharp one-liners, you’ll catch the show’s real flavour: a daily, raw take on sober life that doesn’t pretend everything becomes peaceful once the drinking stops.
Boyle’s style is blunt, funny, and very human, making space for people who like their recovery stories unfiltered and imperfect. If you’re into quick-hit sobriety content with dark humour, Aussie slang, and honesty about how messy life stays after alcohol, this one’s worth your five minutes – have you ever had a "Fucked Up Friday" without a single drink involved?
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