Chef Jim Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 Are you serious? I had you at drunk or retarded. And now you have your answer.
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 It's quite interesting that being a non-drinker is considered both a negative and a positive. "Good for you! Now get out of my house so i don't feel ashamed about how much I drink." To reflect back on this again, unbillieable nailed it w/the above take. Quite interesting. Already seen once in this thread: "you must be a real hit at the parties." I caught this a while back. I think I may have posted it here sometime ago. Interesting, about how women are getting caught up in the negative effects of competing in a "man's world"... Mad Women? "Sex convergence"... Did women generally "always know better"... The way culture defined gender roles. From temperance to days of wine and roses... "Mad women?" http://m.newser.com/story/233050/women-are-boozing-it-up-as-much-as-men.html https://www.google.com/amp/www.womenshealthmag.com/life/drinking-too-much%3Famp?client=ms-android-verizon "Last year, Tracy started Mommy Drinks, a neighborhood social club of about 30 mothers who meet up at a local bar, sans children, on the first Friday of every month. "I used to push my son's stroller past this bar and see everyone inside having a good time," she recalls. "I thought, 'Why can't I be in there, too?'" "Drinking to excess is one area where it's very dangerous for women to compete with men," Wilkens says. Binge drinking raises your risk of high blood pressure, stroke, and brain damage and increases the chances that you'll contract an STD or have an unintended pregnancy."
DC Tom Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 Are you serious? I had you at drunk or retarded. I'm surprised. I had him at drunk AND retarded.
Wooderson Posted February 20, 2017 Posted February 20, 2017 (edited) Usually nothing Sundays-Wednesdays. Maybe occasionally if we go to one of our parents houses for dinner. Thursday 1-3 drinks. Friday 4-6 drinks, Saturday 4-6 drinks. I'm a fan of craft IPA's and Crown Royal Manhattans. Edited February 20, 2017 by Wooderson
Saxum Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 The answer is very simple - I drink as much as people buy drinks for me. I have not been drinking as much recently but that does not mean I am cutting down.
Captain_Quint Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 The answer is very simple - I drink as much as people buy drinks for me. I have not been drinking as much recently but that does not mean I am cutting down. This speaks volumes about your personality. imo
Chilly Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 I've cut way back on drinking myself. I basically hardly ever do it on weekdays anymore, only sometimes on the weekends, and never at my house (only when I'm out with friends / at a hockey game /etc). I feel SO MUCH BETTER overall now that I've cut way back. I still enjoy it when I do, I don't consume as much when I do drink (it hits me a lot harder), I feel better in general and I've lost weight. I think there's a happy medium for each person to find and it's really, really hard to find it if you naturally like to drink. It definitely took me years to do so.
Gordio Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 (edited) I drink every Saturday & it usually revolves around watching college sports(football/basketball) but rarely if ever drink Monday thru Friday. Football season I will drink on Sunday also but not nearly as much as Saturday. I never understood people that have 1 or 2 beer every night after work. Once I start drinking it is hard for me to stop which is why I rarely drink during the week. My wife says there is a clinical name for my drinking habits. Oh yea, binge alchoholic. Edited February 21, 2017 by Gordio
eball Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 I'm surprised by the number of teetotalers on a football message board, as well as the number of folks with alcoholic relatives! My dad's side of the family is European and that means cocktails every evening and wine with dinner. My wife and I have altered that somewhat...we just drink wine, but it's a rare day when I don't have 1-3 glasses. I rarely get "drunk" and never drive if I've been drinking at more than a 1 drink/hour pace. As far as I can tell, I've not experienced any negative repercussions (besides $$ spent) from my drinking habits. I think a lot of people simply don't understand what casual or social drinking means -- they believe anyone who drinks gets drunk all the time.
Chilly Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 I drink every Saturday & it usually revolves around watching college sports(football/basketball) but rarely if ever drink Monday thru Friday. Football season I will drink on Sunday also but not nearly as much as Saturday. I never understood people that have 1 or 2 beer every night after work. Once I start drinking it is hard for me to stop which is why I rarely drink during the week. My wife says there is a clinical name for my drinking habits. Oh yea, binge alchoholic. Hah, same here. That's also why I rarely drink during the weekdays. After about 2 drinks I don't want to stop.
Chef Jim Posted February 21, 2017 Posted February 21, 2017 Hah, same here. That's also why I rarely drink during the weekdays. After about 2 drinks I don't want to stop. This is why I don't drink at all.
Bill from NYC Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 I've cut way back on drinking myself. I basically hardly ever do it on weekdays anymore, only sometimes on the weekends, and never at my house (only when I'm out with friends / at a hockey game /etc). I feel SO MUCH BETTER overall now that I've cut way back. I still enjoy it when I do, I don't consume as much when I do drink (it hits me a lot harder), I feel better in general and I've lost weight. I think there's a happy medium for each person to find and it's really, really hard to find it if you naturally like to drink. It definitely took me years to do so. The above is pretty much where I am at. I totally understand what you said about happy mediums. I used to drink too much beer, mostly cheap beer at that. I stopped for a year and was fine, meaning not a great struggle. My doctors all say that 2 drinks a day are ok. I do this with my girlfriend now once every 1 or 2 weeks, and for whatever reason I can no longer stomach commercial beer. So, I do 2 IPAs or craft beers every now and then and it's cool. That said, I have watched almost all of the Bills and Alabama games alcohol free. It doesn't bother me but to be honest its a little confusing. Once I am actually sitting there looking at the games I don't care at all, which is great. I have not smoked a cigarette since 10/15/15 and never will smoke again. That is getting easier but urges still occur. If I can quit cigarettes anybody can, although it is tougher (for me) than alcohol by a wide margin. I'm not sure how this is for other people.
RaoulDuke79 Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 Thursday- Sunday. 5 -12 beers a day depending on the beer and the day.
PromoTheRobot Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 After I play hockey and during any televised sporting event involving a Buffalo team.
Chef Jim Posted March 10, 2017 Posted March 10, 2017 drank on Bringbackfergy this afternoon 518 lunch You guys were doing jello shots off BringBackFergy? When you sent me the text I was disappointed I wasn't there. Now I'm glad I missed it.
KD in CA Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 Pretty much everyday but rarely more than one or two. Maybe 3 or 4 if the wine is flowing or at a party. Enjoying a cold one on the back of the ferry right now. Almost 70 today in SF. 👍🏻
RaoulDuke79 Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 Pretty much everyday but rarely more than one or two. Maybe 3 or 4 if the wine is flowing or at a party. Enjoying a cold one on the back of the ferry right now. Almost 70 today in SF. Cheers, damn you.....40 mph winds and 30 degrees in Pennsylvania right now. No worries, the groundhog said spring is just around the corner.
KD in CA Posted March 11, 2017 Posted March 11, 2017 Cheers, damn you.....40 mph winds and 30 degrees in Pennsylvania right now. No worries, the groundhog said spring is just around the corner. It's rained here everyday for the last 3 months so the ferry deck is SRO today. 😄 Bring back the drought!
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