How often do you drink?

seachto7

Steve F wrote: »

See above Yes the hangovers I remember are enough to put me off
I voted rarely to Never
I found as I got older the hangovers lasted longer and longer
longest HO I had lasted 3 days I wanted to die

Yep. Days wasted.

Steve F

seachto7 wrote: »

Yep. Days wasted.

I can see that now but at the time I couldn't and I do regret the wasted time and money now
I often wonder too if the Gastritis I now take medication for is down to the alcohol
consumed in my youth? My dodgy stomach was always one of the major symptoms of the dreaded hangovers

theteal

As regards hangovers, I must note that I now enjoy drink more now that I only consume a fraction of what I did in my youth. It'll be a couple of nice beers that I like he taste of as opposed to the big brands that every pub has. I don't buy cans by the tray, it's usually 3-4 bottles for £5-6. A nice red wine is a thing of beauty but a bottle between the two of us is the extent of it. Apart from the session with the GAA lads the other week, I genuinely can't recall my last hangover.

SEPT 23 1989

the catastrophic hangovers are caused by mixing drinks

OldMrBrennan83

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PeterParker957

I'm going for a few tonight and a carry out for the train.

No one judge!!

diceyreilly

PeterParker957 wrote: »

I'm going for a few tonight and a carry out for the train.

No one judge!!

Nothing like a few cans on the train...

PeterParker957

diceyreilly wrote: »

Nothing like a few cans on the train...

Got an aul wan once going "I don't hold with drinking on the train. If Irish Rail allowed it, they'd sell alchohol".

So I helpfully pointed out we were in the bar car and alcohol was served behind her!!!

MadYaker

seachto7 wrote: »

Rarely and I don't miss it. A mugs game. It's the hangovers in particular I don't miss.
Worked in and played music in pubs for years and saw enough on a weekly basis to extinguish any charm with going on a session.
I can't even think of any reason why I would like to get drunk now.
I can't understand, but it's just me, how getting trashed is considered a normal part of a night out for so many Irish.
Whatever about going out having a few drinks and you end up with one too many, but going out with the intention of getting f**ked up, I just don't get. I never got it.
I also dislike the way tourists come over here with a romantic vision of getting trashed drunk, as if we are all sitting around laughing with the drink in us.
I have seen some funny stuff happen to drunk people and I've seen people die because of drink.

Funny that working in a bar put you off drinking. All the biggest session heads I know have been working in bars for years.

MrJones1973

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

20 pints a week is doable

Units not pints. A unit is half a pint of beer

BraveDonut

Its all about moderation

Not sure if I drink in moderation a lot or a lot in moderation.

Ipso

Now I only drink a few beers a week, I actually drink beer now because I like the taste. When I was younger it was the typical as much as possible in as little time as possible and most of it was swill.
The amount of time I wasted with hangovers is one thing I have some regrets about.

harry Bailey esq

BraveDonut wrote: »

Its all about moderation

Not sure if I drink in moderation a lot or a lot in moderation.

Well if we lobby hard enough and get a boozers forum eventually, I propose you mod it. Then you could do both. #voteDonut.

theteal

Ipso wrote: »

Now I only drink a few beers a week, I actually drink beer now because I like the taste. When I was younger it was the typical as much as possible in as little time as possible and most of it was swill.
The amount of time I wasted with hangovers is one thing I have some regrets about.

A slight change to your username and I would not believe your post :pac:

PTH2009

depends really , sometimes id go out once a week and but sometimes id go out 2/3 times a week (concerts, matches etc). Not a huge drinker nowadays as i have things to be spending money on and work/gym life comes into account too

Prob stay in the weekend and ill go out Monday night for the soccer and then wont go again til maybe the weekend after. Im tempted to head out tonight for the game but ill watch at home instead with my bottle of pepsi lol

I like the feeling of being Drunk listening too music, letting off some steam etc but its better done in moderation than every week

Students nowadays drink too much and its more damaging to them than they think but they need it with all the protesting, exams, projects etc

seachto7

MadYaker wrote: »

Funny that working in a bar put you off drinking. All the biggest session heads I know have been working in bars for years.

I suppose observing people in the bar night after night and I thought "Is this it? Is this your life? You can't think of anything else to be doing?"
They'd come in on a day off and drink which I thought was a waste of time.
I saw people fall off the wagon, people go on the wagon etc.
I liked working in a bar but wouldn't have much interest socialising in pubs.

PTH2009

seachto7 wrote: »

I suppose observing people in the bar night after night and I thought "Is this it? Is this your life? You can't think of anything else to be doing?"
They'd come in on a day off and drink which I thought was a waste of time.
I saw people fall off the wagon, people go on the wagon etc.
I liked working in a bar but wouldn't have much interest socialising in pubs.

id often see bar staff out for nights out in a very bad way but its all personal choice. It can be hard for bar staff/retail workers etc too work serving people who are under influence 4/5 times a week while there doing there best and the person is being a prick trying to show off in front of there friends etc. I hate talking to drunk/semi drunk people when im sober

harry Bailey esq

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

The proper AH alcos must be still sleeping it off.

Very modest consumption indicated to date. Ye are like a bunch of grown ups!

You should check out the 'what are you eatin' thread. It's like a significant amount of posters are training for a marathon up kilaman****injaro... I stopped following it ages ago as it always made me paranoid about my own mortality.

MarkY91

Only on nights out which are normally 1-3 times per month.

MrJones1973

Ipso wrote: »

Now I only drink a few beers a week, I actually drink beer now because I like the taste. When I was younger it was the typical as much as possible in as little time as possible and most of it was swill.
The amount of time I wasted with hangovers is one thing I have some regrets about.

I think of George best who said he spent half his fortune on booze and Broads and wasted the other half!

Penny Tration

Half or three quarters of a bottle of wine once a week is about it, very occasionally some more if I've to go to a family event.


I used to drink waaaaay more, but I lost a fair bit of weight, and all my bloody tolerance with it

Uosdwis R. Dewoh

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

the catastrophic hangovers are caused by mixing drinks

Yeah that's it - just mixing drinks. Once it's 15 pints of the same beer, lack of hangover guaranteed.

Rikand

pilly wrote: »

Was the session the cause of the pregnancy.

2 kids is enough, my session days are over

BraveDonut

harry Bailey esq wrote: »

Well if we lobby hard enough and get a boozers forum eventually, I propose you mod it. Then you could do both. #voteDonut.

I don't think I could handle that level of responsibility