How often do you drink?

KERSPLAT! · 04-10-2017 09:40PM

Probably twice a month if even. Sometimes more but very rarely.

OldMrBrennan83 · 04-10-2017 09:41PM

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elperello · 04-10-2017 10:36PM

cloudatlas wrote: »

As a nation 'we'.

Thanks for your concern but the title of the thread is "How often do you drink"

monkeysnapper · 04-10-2017 10:38PM

MilesMorales1 wrote: »

Never ever.

Have I ever felt so low, when you gona take me out of this black hole.

Unearthly · 04-10-2017 10:52PM

About every 2 months now. Used to enjoy it as a teenager but now as you get older other stuff takes priority.

BillyBobBS · 04-10-2017 10:56PM

Unearthly wrote: »

About every 2 months now. Used to enjoy it as a teenager but now as you get older other stuff takes priority.

Cocaine?

justfillmein · 04-10-2017 11:08PM

once or twice a year. the week before christmas last year was the last time i had a drink. have no interest in it these days, and actually cant stand being out around people drinking

harry Bailey esq · 05-10-2017 12:13AM

the purple tin wrote: »

sometimes you don't realise how much you are putting away until you get rid of the empties.:eek:

Especially if it's the purple tin! Rocketfuel, although the more discerning hobo will always opt for lcl super when available. Carlsberg special brew is a mere pretender when compared with the two above, the price puts it out of range of the proper drunkards.

Mountainsandh · 05-10-2017 12:18AM

I rarely have a drink these days. Some weeks if I had a stressful one, I'll be glad to have 2/3 beers at home at the week-end.
Other than that I'm not bothered.
Rarely ever step inside a pub, mostly on week-ends away or for special occasions.

A Battered Mars Bar · 05-10-2017 12:24AM

I have one bottle of wine during the week. Spread over two nights, usually Wednesday and Thursday I'd have two glasses. At the weekend I'd have a glass or two of champagne. About it really. I don't go out.

05-10-2017 12:54AM

Not as much as most people in this country. This evening I had 2 glasses of red wine as I was out for dinner. Last time I had a drink before today was about 3 weeks ago I think. Generally every second weekend sort of thing. And I never really drink that much when I do drink. Never really got into it.

MadYaker · 05-10-2017 01:12AM

When I was in college I had all the time in the world for drinking but no money. Now I have plenty of money for drinking but feck all time for it. Maybe I shoud start looking for a new job because once I'm married with kids it's game over. I need to enjoy my twenties while they last.

yourdeadwright · 05-10-2017 10:43AM

I'd love to know the ages of people posting,
Are most people here who drink twice a week in the 20's ,30's 40s or beyond ,

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater · 05-10-2017 11:04AM

Up until the age of about 22, I drank almost every day, and would have been getting drunk probably 5 times a week.

Once I started working full time, that dropped a bit, although living in Galway I was probably still out 3-4 nights a week.

Once I hit my late 20s, that had dropped to Fridays and Saturdays only, with the odd few pints midweek if there was a match on.

In my 30s now and midweek pints would be a rarity. It isn't worth the hangover at work. Big nights out are reserved for the weekends, and only happen now and again, although I'd still have a few beers most weekends. A hangover lasts about 3 days.

05-10-2017 11:13AM

yourdeadwright wrote: »

I'd love to know the ages of people posting,
Are most people here who drink twice a week in the 20's ,30's 40s or beyond ,

In my early 30's and drink twice a week on average, vast majority is going out to the pub and at least one of the nights would be a big session.

05-10-2017 11:23AM

Working in an off license had me drinking a lot over the last few years. But since last year I've been going to the gym regularly and I found the desire to drink has pretty much disappeared.

Teyla Emmagan · 05-10-2017 11:57AM

The proper AH alcos must be still sleeping it off.

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

KERSPLAT! · 05-10-2017 11:58AM

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!

Not able for the hangovers to be honest

05-10-2017 12:03PM

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!

The poll options aren't great either, no option for people who drink 2 or 3 times a week with a mix of weekends and midweek. I reckon a lot of people would fit that bracket.

osarusan · 05-10-2017 12:07PM

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!

Having a wife and kids means I try not to be out of action on weekends, and as I get older the hangovers really get worse.

diceyreilly · 05-10-2017 12:07PM

Bout 1-2 times a month..

cactusgal · 05-10-2017 02:40PM

LLewellen Farquarson wrote: »

Similar problem with me - not so much the takeaways, but putting on weight by drinking beer (Weissbeir)/wine/G&T (there are 5.5 spoons of sugar in a can of schwepps tonic, :eek: ) , so stopped drinking for the month of September. Dropped 8lbs so far, with no other change to my lifestyle. Still cycle to work and eat well.

Same here! I got into the habit of drinking one or two glasses of wine pretty much every night, with snacks (cheese, hummous, bread) and whacked on the weight. Now, I've cut out drinking during the week completely and only drink Fri and Sat nights, a maximum of three drinks per night. I've lost a stone from cutting out the mid week drinking and snacking

And now alcohol is a real treat, instead of a daily habit.

harry Bailey esq · 05-10-2017 07:01PM

Alayah Clean Riot wrote: »

Never. Have had 3 drinks since 2006. I just couldn't be bothered.

Same as my good self. Whiskey, cider and for the most part beer.

_Dara_ · 05-10-2017 08:11PM

Rarely or never.

Used to be once a week in my early to mid 20s and of course more regular than that when I was in college. I used to be a regular drink-to-get-tipsy-or-drunk merchant.

My drinking just petered out for a few different reasons:

1) I have always got horrendous hangovers. Even when I was 17. And I'll be hungover after only two or three drinks. I seem very sensitive to alcohol. Eventually, I just tired of being regularly hungover and wasting weekends to that.

2) Behaviour. I'm not the best drunk. I tend to be a bit of a sickener or a bit moody when drunk. It's embarrassing and I don't like that aspect of myself.

3) Money. I just could not longer justify how much I was spending on something that was an ephemeral pleasure.

4) Weight. It is so much more difficult to stay healthy when two-day hangovers are a thing in your life.

5) Cultural factors. I might have grown up in Ireland in an Irish family, but within my family there are many teetotallers and of the adults who drink, for most it'll be literally one glass of wine or hot whisky or Baileys. So our family gatherings were always booze-free affairs. I grew up in an environment where booze wasn't really consumed and that seems to have affected how much of a necessity I think it is.

To be honest, point one is the most important deciding factor. The others are just contributory. If I didn't mind hangovers or didn't get them, I'd probably still drinking regularly. As it is, I might get tipsy or drunk once or twice a year.

MrJones1973 · 05-10-2017 08:15PM

Bottom line stay under 20 units of booze a week or it will eventually catch up with you. I know its recommended 14 units or whatever but we are what we are. Avoid wine or Spirits -it goes down too easy.

SEPT 23 1989 · 05-10-2017 08:18PM

Mrwhite1970 wrote: »

Bottom line stay under 20 units of booze a week or it will eventually catch up with you. I know its recommended 14 units or whatever but we are what we are. Avoid wine or Spirits -it goes down too easy.

20 pints a week is doable

Cody montana · 05-10-2017 08:40PM

Infrequently.
Summer is busy and Christmas is bad. Halloween to December and New Years to Paddys day nothing.

Dr Brown · 05-10-2017 09:03PM

Why is there no hourly option in the poll ?

YFlyer · 05-10-2017 09:20PM

Bottle of red daily. When at home minding the dog and the house it could be two or three bottles a day over the weekend.

Mollyb60 · 05-10-2017 09:33PM

I'd have a drink every now and then. Maybe share a bottle of wine with the husband on a Saturday or have a few glasses of whiskey while playing a boardgame (sounds so tame ffs!). I'd only ever drink heavily once every few months when I go on a work night out or out at home with my sisters.

My most recent liver function blood test came back way too high so my doctor (very condescendingly) suggested that I abstain for 3 weeks to get it retested. She clearly thought I was lying about my alcohol intake. Usually it wouldn't bother me if I didn't have a drink but the fact that I was banned from drinking just made the thirst unbearable. Had the test today so I'm really gonna go on the lash tomorrow now. Going for a quiet dinner and a bottle of wine. :rolleyes:

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