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Wives... were you glad pubs weren't open today

mockingjay

I have to say I was, hubbie often scuttles off to the pub after work on Fridays & is sick on Saturday, but he was off today, came for a walk & a coffee with me, spent time with the kids, joined us for a movie, it was so nice. He misses so much family time at the weekends as he goes out on a Saturday night too, I don't go out because the early morning football runs kill me, I need my sleep, he comes too, but often hungover, I can't do that... and to think he'll be up tomorrow morning to help out will be fantastic.... I loved it... I don't allow him to come into our bed at the weekend because of the snoring & smell of alcohol but it will be so nice to wake up warm tomorrow with no smell of beer!!! I might even get a cuddle:))

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ceadaoin.

Fighting Tao wrote: »

Depending on he pub. You could easily spend less than half that (â‚¬68) over 2 nights in a pub like O'Reillys, Tara Street and have 10 pints a night. It really depends on the pub.

OP said a night out in the local would be 60-80â‚¬

Fighting Tao

ceadaoin. wrote: »

OP said a night out in the local would be 60-80â‚¬

Missed that. Thanks. Big difference between pubs. My own local which is in the city centre is less than €5 a pint. Must be a fair difference in prices around the place.

Chuchote

ceadaoin. wrote: »

OP said a night out in the local would be 60-80â‚¬

So, taking eur70 a night as an average, that's eur7,280 a year.

(Boards.ie, when are you going to fix your scripting problem?)

Murrisk

Any pub with pints for less than E5 in Dublin city centre (E68 / 20 pints) are generally to be avoided. Even down the country, you'd be talking E4-E4.50 at least for a pint.

E60 to E80 a night is adds up and if it's two nights sometimes a weekend, you're talking E3500 to E7000 a year. That's a lot of dough to literally piss away with childers at home.

Fighting Tao

Murrisk wrote: »

Any pub with pints for less than E5 in Dublin city centre (E68 / 20 pints) are generally to be avoided. Even down the country, you'd be talking E4-E4.50 at least for a pint.

I didn't mention just any pub.

Mr.Wemmick

Chuchote wrote: »

So, taking eur70 a night as an average, that's eur7,280 a year.

Wow! That would clear a debt or two.. or a nice family holiday for everyone to enjoy.

There is no question at how selfish it is for a family man or woman to drink so much money while the family have debts, are cutting corners or going without.

Murrisk

@ Fighting Tao, can't quote yet, you mentioned O'Reillys of Tara Street. You, in a post, gave the approximate price of pints in O'Reilly's of Tara Street, a Dublin CC pub.

Edit: Oh right, misread your post. I've been to O'Reilly's, it's a tad rough around the edges. Nothing to recommend, really, and in a pretty dodge area.

Dr Crayfish

Every time I see this thread I think of that country song

Mommas... Don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys

Fighting Tao

Murrisk wrote: »

@ Fighting Tao, can't quote yet, you mentioned O'Reillys of Tara Street. You, in a post, gave the approximate price of pints in O'Reilly's of Tara Street, a Dublin CC pub.

Edit: Oh right, misread your post. I've been to O'Reilly's, it's a tad rough around the edges. Nothing to recommend, really, and in a pretty dodge area.

I haven't noticed it rough. I wouldn't be there often. Usually to meet a relative after work but I'd be gone by 9pm. I'm just saying that there are options. A night out doesn't have to have the Temple Bar price tag. The last evening that I was out with my wife if cost €45 and she was on wine and in a pub that certainly wouldn't be classified as rough smack bang in the city centre.

One method of curbing someone's drinking is to go out with them. So the husband is in the pub regardless on Friday after work. If both partners were in the pub then he would most likely slow down his drinking and leave when the wife wanted to leave. I know myself if I'm out with mates I'd usually be drinking faster and more than if I'm out with my wife. It's as if we fall into a rythm and in rounds. So one person is finished their pint there is an unspoken pressure for the next in line to buy a round to get it. Then the others finishe up their dribk quicker because they have 2 drinks in front of them.

Fighting Tao

Little Kingdom wrote: »

Rounds like that are retarded.

Rounds are one of the realities of life in Ireland. It's much more likely that people will opt out these days though.

I found as got older the rounds have slowed down and there would be no pressure felt because we no longer give a crap.

ForestFire

Chuchote wrote: »

So, taking eur70 a night as an average, that's eur7,280 a year.

(Boards.ie, when are you going to fix your scripting problem?)

So now we know he drinks 10pints a night??? and they are €10 each??

I really think this tread has lost the run of itself......

Maybe he drinks 5 pints a night at €4.5 each....€2340, and that's enough to get him drunk.

Sorry forgot to take Good Friday off as that's the only weekend night in the entire year he dose not go out.

€2340-€22.5 = €2,317

Or do you know what...Maybe none of us know, so we should stop making stuff up to suit our argument.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoj53RX_jFo

Chuchote

ForestFire wrote: »

So now we know he drinks 10pints a night??? and they are â‚¬10 each??

OP said her husband spent from 60 to 80 euros a night two nights a week, as I understand it.

ForestFire

Chuchote wrote: »

OP said her husband spent from 60 to 80 euros a night two nights a week, as I understand it.

She did not say this directly, she was talking about herself going out at the time and maybe talking for 2 going out?? ...the point is none of us know the facts so we should not come up with figure of over €7000 a year as Gospel

I am not defending the husband and there probably needs to be some compromise, but I don't see how this helps the OP

[Deleted User]

Fighting Tao wrote: »

One method of curbing someone's drinking is to go out with them. So the husband is in the pub regardless on Friday after work. If both partners were in the pub then he would most likely slow down his drinking and leave when the wife wanted to leave. I know myself if I'm out with mates I'd usually be drinking faster and more than if I'm out with my wife. It's as if we fall into a rythm and in rounds. So one person is finished their pint there is an unspoken pressure for the next in line to buy a round to get it. Then the others finishe up their dribk quicker because they have 2 drinks in front of them.

Women usually drink a spirit and mixer vs a pint for a man so I find myself drinking faster often if in a round with women as they polish off their drinks very fast. Also I find drinking with a slower person could actually mean you end up drinking more rather than less as you might get a pint in between rounds if you are very far ahead or throw back a whiskey etc.

Chuchote wrote: »

OP said her husband spent from 60 to 80 euros a night two nights a week, as I understand it.

She was talking about her self there and including taxis in and out etc.

My local at home is a county pub - 4 euro a pint, I know of other city pubs (not Dublin that are 4 euro a pint). Another two local pubs I know do 2 pints for a 10er (one on sat night the other on Sunday afternoons/evening). Also if they are operating in the way of keeping their incomes seperate then it is up to each other how they spend it. I wouldn't dream of telling my oh how to spend her money nor would she to me.

Mr.Wemmick

ForestFire wrote: »

She did not say this directly, she was talking about herself going out at the time and maybe talking for 2 going out?? ...the point is none of us know the facts so we should not come up with figure of over â‚¬7000 a year as Gospel

I am not defending the husband and there probably needs to be some compromise, but I don't see how this helps the OP

However, as it has been accurately stated by a few posters that if he is hungover to the extent he is, that it is fair to say there are quite a number of pints consumed on his nights out. Add that to the fact he is out every weekend Fri & Sat, it is a safe bet he is a well-practiced drinker.

I worked in a pub for all my student years, and more besides, and know what a good drinker (and not necessarily a problem drinker) puts away on an average night. It doesn't work out on the cheaper side of these estimations.

ForestFire

Mr.Wemmick wrote: »

However, as it has been accurately stated by a few posters that if he is hungover to the extent he is, that it is fair to say there are quite a number of pints consumed on his nights out. Add that to the fact he is out every weekend Fri & Sat, it is a safe bet he is a well-practiced drinker.

I worked in a pub for all my student years, and more besides, and know what a good drinker (and not necessarily a problem drinker) puts away on an average night. It doesn't work out on the cheaper side of these estimations.

Thank you for highlighting my exact point perfectly.

Please tell how you can combine all these words together....

....accurately stated by a few posters...(so not the OP)
...fair to say...
...it is a safe bet...
...I worked...and know what a good drinker..(so again not the OP's Husband)

You do not have one Fact relate to the OP situation in this post, but sure, posters said, safe bet's, fair to say and I know...

Armchair Andy

Would you consider just buying a crate of beer for the fridge this Friday OP?
When he sees it just suggest you felt like having a beer yourself but he's welcome to join you if you want. Tell him you're getting a takeaway later not sure what yet. It might go down like a lead balloon but it should plant a seed.

Do either of ye play sport or have any independent or common hobbies? Just from reading the whole thread it seems like a long rut that needs to be broken.

Just to add the crate of beer suggestion is just an olive branch to instigate new patterns and start open conversations again. I'm not suggesting ye both down a crate of beer every Friday night:-)

Mr.Wemmick

ForestFire wrote: »

Thank you for highlighting my exact point perfectly.

Please tell how you can combine all these words together....

....accurately stated by a few posters...(so not the OP)
...fair to say...
...it is a safe bet...
...I worked...and know what a good drinker..(so again not the OP's Husband)

You do not have one Fact relate to the OP situation in this post, but sure, posters said, safe bet's, fair to say and I know...

there is no word fact in my post.. pedantics clearly get you excited.

ForestFire

Mr.Wemmick wrote: »

there is no word fact in my post.. pedantics clearly get you excited.

You responded to my post about facts....and started yours with "accurately state" before listing off more conjecture...

And then follow on to assume I'm clearly excited?

If you want to forget the subject of the previous post and deflect it onto me fine, I have made my point.

Mr.Wemmick

ForestFire wrote: »

You responded to my post about facts....and started yours with "accurately state" before listing off more conjecture...

And then follow on to assume I'm clearly excited?

If you want to forget the subject of the previous post and deflect it onto me fine, I have made my point.

I did not highlight the word fact in your post, you did..

Accurately stated refers to his lengthy hangovers resulting from lots of drink - read it again.

You can not say it is not a fact at 7000 Euros either, as much as anyone say for a fact it is.. however, I do believe it is based on what the OP has said and my own experience of practiced drinkers. People can say it's fair to say, or fair to assume and still be correct as much as incorrect.

Your point is arguing about pedantics.

[Deleted User]

Mr.Wemmick wrote: »

I did not highlight the word fact in your post, you did..

Accurately stated refers to his lengthy hangovers resulting from lots of drink - read it again.
.

The term hangover is fairly broad though and not really an exact science. You might feel a bit groggy after 7 or 8 pints and some might call this a mild hangover but it would in no way stop you getting up and going about your day while on the other end of the scale a severe hangover could mean good for absolutely nothing until late afternoon and getting sick etc.

Chuchote

Armchair Andy wrote: »

Would you consider just buying a crate of beer for the fridge this Friday OP?
When he sees it just suggest you felt like having a beer yourself

Please don't do this, mockingjay. It's the royal road to alcoholism, drinking along with a heavy drinker to moderate their behaviour.

pickarooney

I feel like crap for two days after 7 pints. I'm 40 now and just can't be up to it. But sure I'm just some weirdo anomaly who can't drink like a man.

pilly

pickarooney wrote: »

I feel like crap for two days after 7 pints. I'm 40 now and just can't be up to it. But sure I'm just some weirdo anomaly who can't drink like a man.

7 pints is a lot of alcohol. :eek:

Mr.Wemmick

Alma Weak Stabilizer wrote: »

The term hangover is fairly broad though and not really an exact science. You might feel a bit groggy after 7 or 8 pints and some might call this a mild hangover but it would in no way stop you getting up and going about your day while on the other end of the scale a severe hangover could mean good for absolutely nothing until late afternoon and getting sick.

Yes, I do agree.. you can also develop celiac disease too and suffer horrendous hangovers with only a couple pints drank the night before.

So anything is game.. but having seen many a practiced drinkers put away an expensive amount of lager/guinness week after week and based on that, it would take a fair few pints to give them a hangover which would last all morning.

Armchair Andy

Chuchote wrote:

Please don't do this, mockingjay. It's the royal road to alcoholism, drinking along with a heavy drinker to moderate their behaviour.

No it's not. Quote the full context of my post if you're going to take issue.

pilly

Armchair Andy wrote: »

No it's not. Quote the full context of my post if you're going to take issue.

Suggesting a "crate" of beer was quite excessive in my opinion.

[Deleted User]

pickarooney wrote: »

I feel like crap for two days after 7 pints. I'm 40 now and just can't be up to it. But sure I'm just some weirdo anomaly who can't drink like a man.

Hence its not only variable meaning of terms like hungover but also how people are effected.

I'm early 30's so not a young lad by any means and 7 or 8 pints would be fairly quiet few mid week pints or a "few" pints after work on a Friday to me. Wouldn't really consider it a night out. Might feel a bit groggy after it if I had to be up early but i'd have it shook of in no time. 7 or 8 pints would only be getting warmed up in a proper session.

[Deleted User]

Alma Weak Stabilizer wrote: »

Hence its not only variable meaning of terms like hungover but also how people are effected.

I'm early 30's so not a young lad by any means and 7 or 8 pints would be fairly quiet few mid week pints or a "few" pints after work on a Friday to me. Wouldn't really consider it a night out. Might feel a bit groggy after it if I had to be up early but i'd have it shook of in no time. 7 or 8 pints would only be getting warmed up in a proper session.

Eight pints wouldn't be a night out? How many would you drink on a night out?

Armchair Andy

pilly wrote:

Suggesting a "crate" of beer was quite excessive in my opinion.

I meant a crate as in a casual " oh look there's beer in the fridge" as opposed to "woohoo let's get pished".
Communication lines need to be opened, opening them on his playground might be the answer.

I don't think her husband is a full blown alcoholic (yet)either , but I may be wrong.