In for the night. Just liberated the Polish shop for my sustenance 😊

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Think it’s harder this year as there’s nothing to take my mind off it just been days drinking which doesn’t help 

18 minutes ago, radcliffewhite1 said:

Just visited my mum & dads plot at the church now it’s time to have a fair few 

 

11 minutes ago, Spider said:

First Xmas without mum. Can’t say I’m looking forward to visiting the cemetery.

 

 

6 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

Same with my dad as well. Merry Xmas old fella 🍺

I’ll have one for them all. 

Nearly lost my Dad at the start of the year but he battled through.

Cheers to all of you.

Chriistmas starts now. 🍺

27 minutes ago, radcliffewhite1 said:

Just visited my mum & dads plot at the church now it’s time to have a fair few 

 

20 minutes ago, Spider said:

First Xmas without mum. Can’t say I’m looking forward to visiting the cemetery.

 

 

14 minutes ago, Escobarp said:

Same with my dad as well. Merry Xmas old fella 🍺

 

8 minutes ago, Rudy said:

 

 

I’ll have one for them all. 

 

Cheers everyone. Been some excellent recommendations shared on here. 

 

Anyway, opened a Four Walls from Rivington. It's 7.2% but doesn't taste it. Almost like a session beer. Decent. 

2 minutes ago, Kane57 said:

Cheers everyone. Been some excellent recommendations shared on here. 

 

Anyway, opened a Four Walls from Rivington. It's 7.2% but doesn't taste it. Almost like a session beer. Decent. 

Aye, not bad.

But not Fog.

Yeah it's not. Think I'll have one of those next. 

Had a Black IPA last night; not my bag

Am I at risk of being labelled a deviant for putting red wine in the fridge yesterday so it would be reet for tonight or tomorrow?

 

1 minute ago, ErnestTurnip said:

Am I at risk of being labelled a deviant for putting red wine in the fridge yesterday so it would be reet for tonight or tomorrow?

 

Depends on the type

6 deep queue at Tommy Wrights earlier.

Another load of money gone

4 minutes ago, Spider said:

6 deep queue at Tommy Wrights earlier.

Another load of money gone

Easy come, easy go.

12 minutes ago, Spider said:

6 deep queue at Tommy Wrights earlier.

Another load of money gone

You get plenty of Budweiser, fosters and carlsberg luv?

7 hours ago, ErnestTurnip said:

I ended up doing 50, had my first drink on Monday. You feeling better for it?

 

 

Well I dont want to kill myself anymore so thats a bonus

 

@spider no mate saving it till xmas day. Full days graft tomorrow and Ive got to drive first thing xmas day morning.

I will unleash hell from dinnertime.

Ive got 6 bottles of home made IPA, 4 at 6% and 2 at over 9%

Plus some gold top 6.2% San Miguel.

Gonna cause a riot.

52 minutes ago, Rudy said:

You get plenty of Budweiser, fosters and carlsberg luv?

Now look here

I absolutely refuse to accept the slings and arrows of outrage from a bunch of people who consider lobby an acceptable thing to consume.

I know Bud is a guttural, derisory beer in many ways, but as I have explained - it’s ability to lack any depth of flavour means it cleanses the pallet and stops me shotgunning £5 tins of proper ale a light speed.

Not that I need to explain myself to a ragtag, scruffy gathering of vile druggy thugs like you.

I also have for later a bottle of Frogs Leap Zinfandel. Which you peasants wouldn’t understand. Except Diver.

6 minutes ago, Spider said:

Now look here

I absolutely refuse to accept the slings and arrows of outrage from a bunch of people who consider lobby an acceptable thing to consume.

I know Bud is a guttural, derisory beer in many ways, but as I have explained - it’s ability to lack any depth of flavour means it cleanses the pallet and stops me shotgunning £5 tins of proper ale a light speed.

Not that I need to explain myself to a ragtag, scruffy gathering of vile druggy thugs like you.

I also have for later a bottle of Frogs Leap Zinfandel. Which you peasants wouldn’t understand. Except Diver.

Scruffy? I am a sharply dressed, finely chiselled Adonis of a man with impeccable dress sense who likes the occasional drug 

I assume Zinfandel is what woofters drink?

5 minutes ago, Rudy said:

Scruffy? I am a sharply dressed, finely chiselled Adonis of a man with impeccable dress sense who likes the occasional drug 

I assume Zinfandel is what woofters drink?

Zinfandel from the Napa Valley would glide over your palate in the same way a glassy eyed simpleton would gaze unwittingly at the Mona Lisa, assuming it to be a selfie.

 It’s why I can’t eat lobby.

2 minutes ago, Spider said:

Zinfandel from the Napa Valley would glide over your palate in the same way a glassy eyed simpleton would gaze unwittingly at the Mona Lisa, assuming it to be a selfie.

 It’s why I can’t eat lobby.

Simpletons aka Americans drink Budweiser just saying 

Just now, Rudy said:

Simpletons aka Americans drink Budweiser just saying 

I like to hang with the rednecks now and again

Working tomorrow but I've booked a bottle of Jam Shed and 3 Katy down in MyFitnessPal and still coming in under 2000 calories, winning at this fitness lark today.

1 minute ago, Spider said:

I like to hang with the rednecks now and again

Not sure if I should admit to this but a few years ago I walked into a Georgia bar and hearing my Brit accent, a red neck came over and asked me "whadya think of n++++++s boy?"

I had to think quick and answered "Every home should have one"

He brought me  drink rather than putting a 38 slug into me.

Xmas really isn’t Xmas without the pub. Today I would usually have gone for a few pints with the lads from my old work. Tomorrow afternoon a few pints with my mates until about 5 and then home. it’s all tradition for me now.   it’s set in stone  

Xmas day prepare the dinner and get it all to a certain point and away to the pub at 12 for an hour and a half and then home. 
 

when the pubs shut I wasn’t arsed. I hadn’t been drinking for 5 months so hadn’t missed it and thought meh. 
 

I will never take the pubs for granted again. And look forward to next Xmas being a normal one. 

Agreed

Thirded.

Christmas day without a pint in the local is depressing.

They normally have a charity duck race on the the stream that surrounds the pub, £1 a duck winner takes all. Always an ace atmosphere.

Gonna be weird without it. 

My and Embankments dad passed away this morning in the Royal Bolton

Pub has always been my security blanket through life ,and i will miss it over Christmas

we have sat with him for a week , Embankment doing nights , me on the easy shift

I will raise a glass to him tonight but as Embankment always reminds me the answer is not at the bottom of a bottle

5 minutes ago, crawshawbooth said:

My and Embankments dad passed away this morning in the Royal Bolton

Pub has always been my security blanket through life ,and i will miss it over Christmas

we have sat with him for a week , Embankment doing nights , me on the easy shift

I will raise a glass to him tonight but as Embankment always reminds me the answer is not at the bottom of a bottle

Sorry to hear that. Condolences to you both, I shall raise a glass 😔