Moderators Zico Posted January 9, 2023 Moderators Share Posted January 9, 2023 1 hour ago, little whitt said: went out for a quite pint yesterday about 4 on way home bumped in to Big City Girl so had a few with her ended up with her Mate Back at mine are you taller than @no balls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little whitt Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 31 minutes ago, Sweep said: Did you RUIN her? Think she RUINED me walked her home at about 2.30am like a Gentleman she looked like a Snorer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazBob Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 13 minutes ago, little whitt said: she looked like a Snorer 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Tonge moor green jacket Posted January 9, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted January 9, 2023 4 hours ago, Zico said: got the first weekend out the way, that's the hardest one nearly a 3rd of the way through now by Sunday it'll be half way back in the gym properly today all going in the right direction I think I'll try and do the whole month now just to see how much, if any, weight I lsoe by not drinking How much did you spend the other year, several thousand wasn't it? Must be heavier of wallet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter FrancisFogarty Posted January 9, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted January 9, 2023 It all started going wrong for pubs when they introduced all day drinking. Well, licencing hours. 'Spoons and others started opening at 8 or 9 and 'doing breakfasts', then they started serving beer, so the drinking day just moved earlier. Problem was the number of drinkers didn't increase. It just meant that staff had to be found, and paid for a longer time, and bills for lecky and gas soared. Even by standards of the day. At first it was okay, but when money got a bit tighter and supermarkets realised they could, they started knocking alcohol out cheap. Add to that Covid, and people got used to drinking at home. Have as many as you want, smoke as many as you want and there's no need to even get your shoes on. Problemis,I like pubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lobbypond Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 Strange not feeling like shite on a Monday and actually having some energy, don't quite know what to do with myself 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freds dad Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 I started my Dry January today, the match on Saturday and friends round for dinner on Saturday evening was the reason for the delay. I’ll now stay off the booze until at least the 10th February and maybe longer. I’m not a big drinker in the week as I’m up and out of the door at 6.30 but I usually make up for it on Friday night and Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Winchester White Posted January 9, 2023 Site Supporter Share Posted January 9, 2023 After drinking too much for about 2 weeks solid over Christmas and new year I had a quiet weekend with nowt. Fucking hell, I have a bad cold which didn't help but it's not been good. Big wake up call that you can't keep doing that to yourself. Moderation from now on, stop being a dickhead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 5 hours ago, little whitt said: Think she RUINED me walked her home at about 2.30am like a Gentleman she looked like a Snorer Stuart Snorer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 We were due to have a meal out with our media team at the Garrick again on the 18th but as everyone is doing dry(ish) Jan we've cancelled until Feb thankfully as I don't want to miss out on that wine list. Big west end gala night on the 20th though so I reckon I might have a night off then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted January 10, 2023 Moderators Share Posted January 10, 2023 32.25% of the way through though technically it'll be 33 days as my first beer would be Friday 3rd Feb so 30.31% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweep Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 17 hours ago, lobbypond said: Strange not feeling like shite on a Monday and actually having some energy, don't quite know what to do with myself 🤣 I knocked Sunday drinking on the head about 10 or 15 years ago. I never have a single drop on a Sunday now unless there is a specific good reason for it, as I hated waking up on a Monday feeling shit. I generally don't drink on a "school night" either, unless I'm away with work. I keep my drinking to Fridays and Saturdays.....and then I do generally go for it 😶 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Never been a big weekend drinker as work was booze fuelled. Thursday nights were always big as generally bigger agencies knock off at 2/3 ish, go to the pub with clients or the drinks trolley came out 😁. But now I'm at home don't do that so I like a Friday night sup. Saturday nights I've never really had a drink, same for sunday, still don't even though the week drinking has dissipated somewhat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted January 17, 2023 Moderators Share Posted January 17, 2023 two weekends down two to go next beer will be Friday 3rd Feb, so pretty much half way there found that once you get past the first weekend, it's really not so bad, if you can keep the mind occupied got John Richardson at Stockport Plaza this Friday, and Derby away on Saturday following weekend down in Wales with some nice restaurants booked plenty of tv and films lined up for the evenings, plus NFL to watch no chance of crumbling, feeling good about it all don't appear to be losing much weight though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted January 17, 2023 Author Site Supporter Share Posted January 17, 2023 15 minutes ago, Zico said: two weekends down two to go next beer will be Friday 3rd Feb, so pretty much half way there found that once you get past the first weekend, it's really not so bad, if you can keep the mind occupied got John Richardson at Stockport Plaza this Friday, and Derby away on Saturday following weekend down in Wales with some nice restaurants booked plenty of tv and films lined up for the evenings, plus NFL to watch no chance of crumbling, feeling good about it all don't appear to be losing much weight though I’m doing 90 days so 1st April is current target. That urge to drink does wear off. bored shitless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 15 minutes ago, Spider said: I’m doing 90 days so 1st April is current target. That urge to drink does wear off. bored shitless Impressive. I've certainly cut down - although I did have a mental one last week with a work thing that went onto 4am on a school night, so I reckon that counts as a good few sessions in one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ani Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 I just been to Morrisons for a crate of beer for the journey to Derby on Saturday. Can not imagine an away day on train with no beer. Although tbf hardly drink at other times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traf Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 1 hour ago, Spider said: I’m doing 90 days so 1st April is current target. That urge to drink does wear off. bored shitless Dodging Superbowl night again, then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted January 17, 2023 Author Site Supporter Share Posted January 17, 2023 20 minutes ago, Traf said: Dodging Superbowl night again, then? It’s a tradition Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyther_Matt Posted January 17, 2023 Share Posted January 17, 2023 3 hours ago, Zico said: two weekends down two to go next beer will be Friday 3rd Feb, so pretty much half way there found that once you get past the first weekend, it's really not so bad, if you can keep the mind occupied got John Richardson at Stockport Plaza this Friday, and Derby away on Saturday following weekend down in Wales with some nice restaurants booked plenty of tv and films lined up for the evenings, plus NFL to watch no chance of crumbling, feeling good about it all don't appear to be losing much weight though I'd be really struggling not to have a drink at an away game or weekend away so serious admiration for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted January 17, 2023 Moderators Share Posted January 17, 2023 2 hours ago, Leyther_Matt said: I'd be really struggling not to have a drink at an away game or weekend away so serious admiration for that Aways this season are with mate and his lad with one of us driving so easy enough to skip as it's not a heavy session A normal weekend away somewhere new would demand beer but Wales is regular so not fussed All that said, it's still definitely a new outlook February will be about Friday and Saturday only Got some midweek gigs in march so it will probably fall apart then But another kid rocking up in April so the Mrs will expect soberness mostly So yeah, might go off the wagon march for the sake of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
globaldiver Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Those libertarians of Canada say 2/week, or none, preferably https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64311705 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Zico Posted January 18, 2023 Moderators Share Posted January 18, 2023 56 minutes ago, globaldiver said: Those libertarians of Canada say 2/week, or none, preferably https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64311705 the guidance has always been detached from the real world in every country or maybe the real world has always been detached from what is actually meant to be good for you in the history of alcohol, I'd be amazed if anyone ever read the guidelines, contemplated, then followed the guidance if they did, they never took their drinking seriously anyway link at the bottom of that article Record alcohol deaths from pandemic drinking https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-63902852 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Site Supporter Spider Posted January 18, 2023 Author Site Supporter Share Posted January 18, 2023 27 minutes ago, Zico said: the guidance has always been detached from the real world in every country or maybe the real world has always been detached from what is actually meant to be good for you in the history of alcohol, I'd be amazed if anyone ever read the guidelines, contemplated, then followed the guidance if they did, they never took their drinking seriously anyway link at the bottom of that article Record alcohol deaths from pandemic drinking https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-63902852 Mentioned it at the time, but I was eventually on first name terms with the DHL driver who was dropping cases of ale off twice a week during the first lockdown. Drank some ale I did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not in Crawley Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Didn't drink that much over lockdown because of home schooling, was harder than being at work! But ate like a pig and did no exercise..Still trying to get the extra pounds off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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