Will you be consuming alcohol today?

Irish_rat

I saw a similar poll on the journal. So are you drinking today?

If so how many?

I'm working but wouldn't be anyway :pac:

Squall Leonhart

Couldn't think of anything I'd rather do less. And I do enjoy a pint now and then.

Ice Maiden

Not a drop. Went for pints last night. Today is for relaxing and tidying and going out for a walk - standard boring (yet kinda enjoyable) stuff.

Starscream25

Yes: 1 pint

Not a hope in hell, just back from a ten mile walk with the dog, feet and paws up for the rest of the day and plenty of tea

Mesrine65

Yes: 5-8 pints

I'll have a few sociable libations when I'm finished my shift at 20.00

mfceiling

Yes...

Already I've had 2 coffees and now I'm enjoying a glass of water.

Can't wait to get home as I've a nice bottle of milk chilling in the fridge.

CarrickMcJoe

Dunno, probably have a couple when watching Liverpool finish the job against United later.

RobertKK

Yes: 1 pint

Nope, only non alcoholic beverages will I be drinking.

Irish_rat

Yes: 1 pint

I added a poll folks, hope that helps.

Personally I gave up alcohol consumption about 5 months ago. It was extremely tough in the beginning and every now and again when big events come up.

Saying that it's only my decision and I have no problem with anyone getting hammered with me on a night out. Everyone for themselves :pac:

Ally Dick

Yes: 1 pint

I refuse to go to the pub today. Will be full of Cheltenham idiots this afternoon, and this evening the Mancs scum will descend to cheer on their team against Liverpool

riffmongous

Yes: 5-8 pints

I'll be having a a few guinness after boxing training, I'm looking forward to it, haven't been to an Irish pub in months

Cupcake_Crisis

Not finished work till 9.30. If my friends are still in he pub by then I might pop in for 1 or 2.

Shenshen

Yes: 2-4 pints

We've got some beers in the fridge, I might have one with dinner.
Other than that, no.

syklops

Ally Dick wrote: »

I refuse to go to the pub today. Will be full of Cheltenham idiots this afternoon, and this evening the Mancs scum will descend to cheer on their team against Liverpool

Charming.

Samaris

Yes: 1 pint

So far my St Patrick's day holiday has been unusually late getting up (having said that, I'm generally up at 6.45 for work anyway so I wake up at that time now ), cuppa coffee, laundry, cuppa coffee, discovering my laptop's battery is thoroughly dead and has sneakily updated itself to Win 10 and now the volume button isn't working, sigh. Washing up, thorough houseclean including beating the rugs outside...cuppa coffee.

Yeah, more interested in coffee than alcohol! Although there's a Kopperberg in the fridge that's been there for a few weeks. It'll get drank at some stage, I guess.

sullivlo

Nope. Am off booze for lent anyway but battling a chest infection so I'm on two doses of antibiotics and they're upsetting my tummy so no way I want to introduce booze into that equation.

Samaris

Yes: 1 pint

sullivlo wrote: »

Nope. Am off booze for lent anyway but battling a chest infection so I'm on two doses of antibiotics and they're upsetting my tummy so no way I want to introduce booze into that equation.

Erk, hope you're well soon then! Chest infections are manky to live with.

That_Guy

Yes: 5-8 pints

I'll head out for a few at around 5 or 6 but I'll be off home once the Man United/Liverpool game starts. Fear it'll be a bit messy.

Samaris

Yes: 1 pint

So, on an Irish website on St Patrick's Day, over seventy per cent say they're not drinking. We're letting our stereotypes down! Or possibly the people that will be going out drinking are already out and thus not posting on Boards, I guess!

Sleepy

Yes: 5-8 pints

I chose to provide support cover so the junior guys could have the day off as I've always found Paddy's Day a tedious holiday full of drunken eejits making a show of themselves.

I have the whole office to myself and it's wonderful. Spotify playlist on and getting tons done. Will have a few beers at home with Mrs Sleepy tonight but more because it's a Thursday and we always have a few on a Thursday night.

Elemonator

I'll be off my bol****s when I get out of work at 7 after working in the sun all day!

Student life has its beauty

recylingbin

I'm on antibiotics, so only a fee whiskeys for me.

caille

Had a lovely glass of red wine at home a while ago, a big one, and that's it.

Lady is a tramp

Yes: 1 pint

I'm a recovering alcoholic, so no! Was in town for a while earlier, lots of drunk 13 year olds stumbling around the place. Can't say I felt any temptation to join them!

fancy pigeon

Yes: half bottle wine

A smidgeon of craft beers as I cycle between pubs on my fixie bike

Yes: 2-4 pints

I had one delicious pint of Guinness and was tempted to stay out for more but refrained.

KERSPLAT!

Yes: 1 pint

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I had one delicious pint of Guinness and was tempted to stay out for more but refrained.

Is your avatar small... or really far away?

5rtytry56

Yes: 1 pint

F****

Did'nt see Atari Jaguar option. I voted the first option

theteal

Yes: 1 pint

I was gonna go for one or two after work as one of the old guys had arranged his leaving do this evening. I was then kindly reminded by MrsTeal that I had to drive to the airport to collect her sister. That's way more fun!

Olishi4

Yes: 1 pint

No I won't be drinking today and even if I was, I don't think I'd bother going to a pub. Passing by today on the way home from the parade and the pubs were packed out the door.

Yes: 1 pint

Was invited out, didn't fancy Dublin city centre, and my Wicklow friends aren't around. So although it does feel a bit anti climatic I'm still happy to sit in and watch TV.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Thought I would but didn't bother and I'm delighted, had a lovely day with my family enjoying a day together

osarusan

Spent the day in Kilkee with my family, at the beach and along the cliffs.

We are all pretty tired but I do have one bottle of beer in the fridge which I'll probably have later.

Definitely won't be going out though.

monkeysnapper

Yes: 2-4 pints

Would have been one of the zero drink but we were in a nice group watching parade and we all had one pint of the black.

Then went for long walk with kids as ques for bouncy castles and the cold drafty place they had them in was cutting .

But in general there was nice atmosphere and pubs were quiet enough

MistyCheese

Nope. Pregnant.

Himself is having a few though and he wouldn't be a big drinker. He hasn't had a drink since Christmas.

newbee22

Yes: 1 pint

None for me today! Hate town on days like today- way too busy!

endacl

Having a glass of wine. May have another. May not. Nothing to do with the day though.

Deep Six

Drank from 11:30-6, sober again now and regretting not going to off licence for more stock. At least it's not **** Friday for another week.

deseil

Had a great day in kilkenny with the kids, had a glass of wine when I came home, and am still drinking wine now, in my pjs on the couch I know illl be sorry in the morning but I dont care im enjoying myself

Pablodreamsofnew

Yes: 1 pint

Don't drink. I couldn't imagine anything worse than being in a packed pub right now, with a load of drunk idiots. I used to love going out and drinking in my early 20s and after a few years the hangovers got worse and worse and I just thought, what's the point? It helps my husband doesn't drink either.

I'm an old fart now (31)

Samaris

Yes: 1 pint

Well, turned out I did have a drink, if you count a Bailey's coffee as drinking

Was very nice too!

maudgonner

Sitting at home, slightly regretting not going out? Watch this to bring all the atmosphere of Temple Bar into your living room.


Yeah, you're glad you're at home now, aren't you?

ArtSmart

63% not drinking?


hmmm.




Beginning to wonder if Boards polls are of any actual use re snapshot of the general population...

KERSPLAT!

Yes: 1 pint

None for me. Had enough last night!

the_syco

Yes: 5-8 pints

Working today, working tomorrow, so only had two bottles of cider whilst playing ARMA3 with the lads.

Do I miss this; http://www.earthcam.com/world/ireland/dublin/?cam=templebar

Nope.

elperello

Small bottle of beer before dinner and a jigger of brandy after.
Very agreeable.

the_syco

Yes: 5-8 pints

ArtSmart wrote: »

63% not drinking?

The poll is biased; 63% of people not in a pub are not drinking.

ArtSmart

the_syco wrote: »

The poll is biased; 63% of people not in a pub are not drinking.

Well I'd assume that Boardies know how to translate pub measure (i.e, the pint) into non-pub measures (i.e, the pint glass or pint)

But...ye never know.

63% Of a group of Irish people not drinking on Paddy's day?

Not a typical group methinks.

dublinman1990

Yes: 1 pint

I don't drink at all as I don't like drinking alcohol myself. But I don't mind people drinking it while in moderation. My mum suggested though that herself and I should have went to the pub earlier today even she doesn't drink the stuff. No big loss as we didn't go after all. Probably all for the best on a day like Paddy's day.

Yes: full bottle wine +

Saving ourselves for the weekend here. Never really did like midweek drinking. Big house party planned. Wine beer Cocktails and insane quantities of meat and food. BBQ and garden pizza. Music. Jacuzzi. Big screen projector ready for the rugby. Probably be a 36 hour party session all told before people start collapsing into sleeping positions or heading home. Wohoo.

Do not drink much myself - especially as being the host I can not get too out of it - but I will likely allow myself above average for the weekend