Allen Carr (not the goofy “comedian”) writes books about how to stop drinking and/or smoking.

My sister read it a few years back and, whilst she want a full on alky, was overdoing the booze.

After reading this book, she hasn’t touched a drop since. Not one.

So, as a challenge, I said I’d read the book and prove that this kind of thing doesn’t really work and that she was just ready to stop anyway.

about 2 weeks ago, I reached just over the halfway point. Since then, I’ve probably had 2 pints and one glass of wine, none of which I particularly enjoyed.

I’m annoyed for several reasons:

* I adore a drink, and I feel the pleasure has been stolen from me

* My sister was right and I was wrong about the book

* I feel somehow invaded by this author who I never invited into my life in the first place.

* I want a beer, but don’t want a beer. It’s fucking WEIRD.

 

I need help in getting back on the horse.

Im not going to preach, but if you really want to kick the booze (he does fags as well), then I’m here to tell you, brothers and sisters, that this fucker works.

 

Thank Fuck i Cant Read 

 

 

 

i Neve drink in the house never have 

i have starter to go out Fridays at about 5 till about 7/8 ...... 7/8  pints 

and Sat Allways go out Sat nights  at about 7  old School 7-11

now i go out at 5ish  till about 8/9  Quite happy with that 

Lostock Arms might be opening again int near future

Don't drink half as much as I did 12 months ago. Amazing what being happy can do to you. Oh and a good RUINING.

I'm drinking pretty much the same as I was this time last year.

Defo more and more queers on here these days. 

Since the shutdowns I've not drank half as much, and I've enjoyed it twice as much.

Pubs are not as plentiful or as busy (at the times I go in) and some of the pint nursers have moved on to drinking at home, what with supermarkets almost giving booze away. After all this festive bollocks has finished pubs will be nice and comfy again.

 I used to go in the bub opposite 'Spoons four or five tea times after work just for an hour. There were usually only about half a dozen blokes drinking beer. I hardly go in now because it's gone all studenty now. Pool nights, darts, kari-fuckin-oke. 

Old bloke whinge.

1 hour ago, tomski said:

Defo more and more queers on here these days. 

No wonder pubs are struggling.

1 hour ago, tomski said:

Defo more and more queers on here these days. 

Couldn't go to the world cup remember!😁

 

3 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Couldn't go to the world cup remember!😁

 

True. Makes sense ha.

I’ve always enjoyed a drink, sometimes perhaps a bit too much.

I don’t consider myself to have a problem and i don’t see how quitting drinking would improve my life.

I’ll just crack on then.

Edited December 21, 20223 yr by Burndens Bogs

I think it will do for me in the end

its just a love /hate relationship that i cannot leave alone

21 hours ago, globaldiver said:

Lostock Arms might be opening again int near future

Really?

I’d love that if it did.

Any links/details? 

1 hour ago, desperado said:

Really?

I’d love that if it did.

Any links/details? 

No links, but I was talking to the owner’s son yesterday and they are looking to open as a pub/restaurant ASAP, which would be great. The only possible fly in the ointment being that it was subject raising the funding 😀

We’ll see, but think that they are serious players in pubs…?

Very rarely just go to the pub for a pint, missus does not drink hardly at all.

But I love getting together with a few mates and sitting there getting pissed. My perfect day is an away trip with a train from Leeds where there are 2 oldies, my step son and my mates son drinking and a Yoof hanging out too. We had guest appearance from the Trafs at Cambridge. Hopefully meeting a few mates down there and then keeping going on way home. 
 

I do a lot of games with hardly a drink due to driving but miles better when you can all have beers and a laugh,

21 hours ago, bolton_blondie said:

Don't drink half as much as I did 12 months ago. Amazing what being happy can do to you. Oh and a good RUINING.

I bet You Can Putt a Shift in 

On 20/12/2022 at 11:44, Spider said:

It was an audiobook if we’re splitting hairs

i need to do this, but am worried the impact it will have on my social life... do you have a link to the audiobook?

1 hour ago, Dr Faustus said:

i need to do this, but am worried the impact it will have on my social life... do you have a link to the audiobook?

You need audible and it costs one credit:

 

 

On 20/12/2022 at 13:56, little whitt said:

Thank Fuck i Cant Read 

 

 

 

i Neve drink in the house never have 

i have starter to go out Fridays at about 5 till about 7/8 ...... 7/8  pints 

and Sat Allways go out Sat nights  at about 7  old School 7-11

now i go out at 5ish  till about 8/9  Quite happy with that 

I hardly drink in the house, I've got bottles of wine from last years Xmas gifts not touched, just don't see the point of it.  Love quite a few pints in the local or match days mind.

2- 3 hrs in the pub twice a week, 4 pints of an evening is enough for me. 

Honestly don't really understand going to Wetherspoons at 9am on match days and having 12 pints+ on a session, I'd either fall asleep by kick off or miss most of it in the bog. But each to their own

Edited December 21, 20223 yr by jmjhb

20 minutes ago, jmjhb said:

2- 3 hrs in the pub twice a week, 4 pints of an evening is enough for me. 

Honestly don't really understand going to Wetherspoons at 9am on match days and having 12 pints+ on a session, I'd either fall asleep by kick off or miss most of it in the bog. But each to their own

For most that would have been preferable for a large portion of the last 10 years 

52 minutes ago, jmjhb said:

2- 3 hrs in the pub twice a week, 4 pints of an evening is enough for me. 

Honestly don't really understand going to Wetherspoons at 9am on match days and having 12 pints+ on a session, I'd either fall asleep by kick off or miss most of it in the bog. But each to their own

...me too

9 hours ago, Ani said:

Very rarely just go to the pub for a pint, missus does not drink hardly at all.

But I love getting together with a few mates and sitting there getting pissed. My perfect day is an away trip with a train from Leeds where there are 2 oldies, my step son and my mates son drinking and a Yoof hanging out too. We had guest appearance from the Trafs at Cambridge. Hopefully meeting a few mates down there and then keeping going on way home. 
 

I do a lot of games with hardly a drink due to driving but miles better when you can all have beers and a laugh,

As always, we enjoyed your company.

I retired in my early 50’s nearly 2 years ago now.

I was initially apprehensive about increasing my alcohol intake both midweek and on extra holidays planned.

Midweek drinking isn’t an issue. I keep it just to weekends as I always did.

Holidays however are, mainly because they now last longer and there are more of them. I spent the month of November away and did at least 10 pints a night for 30 consecutive days. When back in the UK i returned to my normal drinking routine immediately.

Exercise is the key for me. I have averaged 14KM daily since I retired, which is great for your mental well-being and keeps the weight off too. It’s obviously not possible when you’re working full time.

I truly enjoy a beer and as long as it doesn’t appear to be causing any health issues then I will carry on.

12 minutes ago, captainmed said:

I retired in my early 50’s nearly 2 years ago now.

I was initially apprehensive about increasing my alcohol intake both midweek and on extra holidays planned.

Midweek drinking isn’t an issue. I keep it just to weekends as I always did.

Holidays however are, mainly because they now last longer and there are more of them. I spent the month of November away and did at least 10 pints a night for 30 consecutive days. When back in the UK i returned to my normal drinking routine immediately.

Exercise is the key for me. I have averaged 14KM daily since I retired, which is great for your mental well-being and keeps the weight off too. It’s obviously not possible when you’re working full time.

I truly enjoy a beer and as long as it doesn’t appear to be causing any health issues then I will carry on.

Another for the WWays millionaires club.

Come on in.

It's also job related, when I was in the office didn't touch a drop at the weekends but weekdays with work does, liquid lunches, thursday free bar, friday team cocktails etc were heavy - glad I did it when I was younger, no way could I work on those sort of hangovers now.