Paddy Galore! Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 good luck fella, i haven't had a good sesh since last year, i over did it a bit to say the least and ended up driving the porcelain bus to the land of nod. it wasn't fun waking up with my arm in the loo and my head resting on the rim, all i could smell was stale puke and ale, the smell of it still turns my stomach now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footu Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Old saying First the man takes a drink Then the drink takes a drink Then the drink takes the man Well done for stepping away. Takes a big man to do it if his friends at t supportive, but wait till they have to pay a pub price for lemonade. Cold revenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Cut right down in 2007 bet I dont have 20 pints a year now, I have a guinness on paddies day, couple at the PW Charity shoot night before maybe one or two throughout the year, Could give it up totally with no problem... not really struck on the taste now Good luck with it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sako751sg Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Stick with it fella,and at least you can admit to being a **** with a beer in.I like a good scoop noo and again and can say it makes me a wee bit louder but hopefully thats all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE AD Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I did it a good few years ago,can't drink any now it tastes horrible. GOOD LUCK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novice cushie shooter Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Ha ha paddy, i fell asleep cuddling the toilet once with my back against the radiator...the heating came on and i had a burnt radiator lines for weeks. Gimlet totally agree with all you say. Any advice tips and help would help me.thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy Galore! Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 well you're halfway there already if you admit it's causing you problems. the rest is a conscious effort to refrain, can you find a substitute for beer? a can of pop instead maybe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet1747 Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I ain't had a drink since my daughter was born 22 years back don't miss it at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Ha ha paddy, i fell asleep cuddling the toilet once with my back against the radiator...the heating came on and i had a burnt radiator lines for weeks. Gimlet totally agree with all you say. Any advice tips and help would help me.thanks If you were a beer drinker, especially if you had one or two most evenings, your stomach is used to large volumes of cold liquid. To cut that out suddenly is a physical shock to the system. You'll feel like your throat's been cut. You might need to replace that bulk liquid with something at first, perhaps something fizzy if that's what you were used to. Find a harmelss soft drink you like - not pints of coke. I buy 2 litre bottles of supermarket fizzy water for about 19p each and either mix my own healthier (and cheaper) fizzy pop with cordial or in summer I get a great handful of fresh mint from the garden and pour chilled fizzy water over that. In fact there's some great combinations to be made from soda water and garden herbs. Basil and a splash of lime juice works a treat. Lemon Verbena tastes like sherbert lemons. Mint and borage tastes like a fruit salad. Most of us don't drink nearly enough water anyway so this is an opportunity to get into good habits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spinach Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Good luck. Gave the drink up 18 months ago , with a few hiccoughs, teetotal this year, once you get the point it's easy, cant say it was simple. Well done you know when you have to. Oh and the money never realised how rich I was . John. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trevorevans Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Ha ha paddy, i fell asleep cuddling the toilet once with my back against the radiator...the heating came on and i had a burnt radiator lines for weeks. Gimlet totally agree with all you say. Any advice tips and help would help me.thanks Now that's a funny story, spat my Peroni all over my phone lol. I've thought about it myself from time to time (usually when hungover!) but don't think I could stick to it. As Dean Martin said 'I feel sorry for people who don't drink. They wake up in the morning and that's the best they're going to feel all day'. That said I suffer terribly the next morning and now I've started taking my clays a bit serious I'm not as bad as I was, would rather spend the money at the shooting ground and be sober enough to drive there in the first place. Also I'm on a standby rota with work so every 4th week is a sober week for me anyway but then that also ******* up my shooting, can't win lol. All the best to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unapalomablanca Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 I've never struggled with excessive drinking and control has always been very easy for me, thats why it's never been on my give up list and never will be. I do miss the pub, but the reason i hardly go is the silly prices, so its always supermarkets and mainly newcastle brown. I never do wine or spirits but i do love lager. I think if you make this decision it's because you know you have a problem. Good luck with your abstinence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novice cushie shooter Posted April 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Thanks guys all very helpfull. I just hate seeing what it does to families and the hassle that goes with it. When your up sick all night and cant remember what happened all night and cant move to help your wife look after your children you know somthing needs to be done. Theres also the health implications Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimey121uk Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 (edited) Sadly we live in a society where every single event in life needs to be "celebrated" by drinking, weekend's, good weather, births, deaths, marriage, sport..........................................(i could go on for ever). I have never been a big drinker and on average have probably managed 10-15 pints a year however it does bug me how not drinking is seen as boring yet in my opinion people who arn't big drinkers tend to experience more from life, I'm not trying to brag but since i was 16 (11 years ago) I have had so many hobbies, seen sights most people couldn't dream of and met so many people along the way. When im old and grey i will be able to explain to people that I have had motorbikes, jetski's, trips around the world, high end camera's,shotguns, rifles, collected bullion and even managed to explore places like ex nuclear bunkers and hidden tunnels under Manchester city centre, where as 90% of the people I have grown up with will say "every weekend I sat in the same pub with the same people, drinking the same beer and then spend most of the day after in bed hungover and skint. Oh and when we went on holiday we went and sat in a pub and drank" who's the boring one now. Sorry if its a bit of a rant but I do get annoyed when people ask me "how do you afford all these toys" and assume i'm boring!!! If you want to spend all your money on booze, fine BUT don't try and make yourself feel good about it by belittling people who chose to experience life instead Anyway good luck with it and I am sure you will get more out of life off the booze Edited April 21, 2013 by grimey121uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucksshooter Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 good luck mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unapalomablanca Posted April 21, 2013 Report Share Posted April 21, 2013 Sadly we live in a society where every single event in life needs to be "celebrated" by drinking, weekend's, good weather, births, deaths, marriage, sport..........................................(i could go on for ever). I have never been a big drinker and on average have probably managed 10-15 pints a year however it does bug me how not drinking is seen as boring yet in my opinion people who arn't big drinkers tend to experience more from life, I'm not trying to brag but since i was 16 (11 years ago) I have had so many hobbies, seen sights most people couldn't dream of and met so many people along the way. When im old and grey i will be able to explain to people that I have had motorbikes, jetski's, trips around the world, high end camera's,shotguns, rifles, collected bullion and even managed to explore places like ex nuclear bunkers and hidden tunnels under Manchester city centre, where as 90% of the people I have grown up with will say "every weekend I sat in the same pub with the same people, drinking the same beer and then spend most of the day after in bed hungover and skint. Oh and when we went on holiday we went and sat in a pub and drank" who's the boring one now. Sorry if its a bit of a rant but I do get annoyed when people ask me "how do you afford all these toys" and assume i'm boring!!! If you want to spend all your money on booze because you cant enjoy life without it, fine BUT don't try and make yourself feel good about it by belittling people who chose to experience life instead Anyway good luck with it and I am sure you will get more out of life off the booze My father is an incessant drinker. He constantly talks about pubs, talks about getting ******, reminisces about old **** ups and pubs he has been to. He does this every day of his life and couples it with gambling and reading from cover to cover the sun and mirror everday. His wife should have done what my mum did years ago. He has a tiny little house, crappy clothes, crappy furniture and has never even passed a driving test. He spends all his wifes dough on booze aswell, she resigned herself to 'doormat status' 35 years ago. Good luck to you if you dont want to drink. It's good to have your own mind Sadly we live in a society where every single event in life needs to be "celebrated" by drinking, weekend's, good weather, births, deaths, marriage, sport..........................................(i could go on for ever). I have never been a big drinker and on average have probably managed 10-15 pints a year however it does bug me how not drinking is seen as boring yet in my opinion people who arn't big drinkers tend to experience more from life, I'm not trying to brag but since i was 16 (11 years ago) I have had so many hobbies, seen sights most people couldn't dream of and met so many people along the way. When im old and grey i will be able to explain to people that I have had motorbikes, jetski's, trips around the world, high end camera's,shotguns, rifles, collected bullion and even managed to explore places like ex nuclear bunkers and hidden tunnels under Manchester city centre, where as 90% of the people I have grown up with will say "every weekend I sat in the same pub with the same people, drinking the same beer and then spend most of the day after in bed hungover and skint. Oh and when we went on holiday we went and sat in a pub and drank" who's the boring one now. Sorry if its a bit of a rant but I do get annoyed when people ask me "how do you afford all these toys" and assume i'm boring!!! If you want to spend all your money on booze because you cant enjoy life without it, fine BUT don't try and make yourself feel good about it by belittling people who chose to experience life instead Anyway good luck with it and I am sure you will get more out of life off the booze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 My job takes me to a lot of peoples houses. Every house has a recycling bin these days. People feel no shame at filling the recycling bins with empty bottles. What is amazing is how many houses quite openly leave the recycling bins absolutely piled high with empties every week. There's a lots of drinking going on behind those curtains every week in secret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimlet Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 My job takes me to a lot of peoples houses. Every house has a recycling bin these days. People feel no shame at filling the recycling bins with empty bottles. What is amazing is how many houses quite openly leave the recycling bins absolutely piled high with empties every week. There's a lots of drinking going on behind those curtains every week in secret. Funny you should say that. I don't leave out a recycling bin because half of it they won't take and the rest gets blown over the road, so I take it myself when I go to town. I'm sure I've had some funny looks because my bin doesn't contain any booze bottles. People who are shovelling in wine bottles look at my bin full of plastic, look at me then look at the bin again, as if the sight of a bloke in a white van who appears to live on water and shower gel just doesn't compute. I'm never sure whether that look is envy or pity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 i`ve started brewing, a great hobby in itself, but i can see that it leads to its own end. just some sensible brewing and sensible intake, i can see that it can be a vicious circle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novice cushie shooter Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 My job takes me to a lot of peoples houses. Every house has a recycling bin these days. People feel no shame at filling the recycling bins with empty bottles. What is amazing is how many houses quite openly leave the recycling bins absolutely piled high with empties every week. There's a lots of drinking going on behind those curtains every week in secret. When we moved to our new house that was somthing i noticed right away. Makes me feel sick almost how much booze people can shift in two weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old rooster Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Surely it is like anything else in life, done with moderation it is fine, there are some schools of thought that suggest drinks such as red wine have beneficial effects. On the other hand if it becomes an addiction it does need a different approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glb8686 Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Good luck to you fella. I like a drink, but since moving a stones throw from a pub i feel i've got worse with it and need to lay off it a bit. Couldn't go t total though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Good luck with staying off the booze. For me I enjoy a drink and dont get plasterd just a few every so offen. But really enjoy a good cheese board and port or a red wine with a meal or beer on a hot day after a session in the garden grass cutting, weeding, digging over, cleaning up the shed, pruning the trees/plants and washing the cars ! the last 12 months ive drubk the least i ever have though having said that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novice cushie shooter Posted April 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 Good luck with staying off the booze. For me I enjoy a drink and dont get plasterd just a few every so offen. But really enjoy a good cheese board and port or a red wine with a meal or beer on a hot day after a session in the garden grass cutting, weeding, digging over, cleaning up the shed, pruning the trees/plants and washing the cars ! the last 12 months ive drubk the least i ever have though having said that. Thats going to be the hard bit all the above,having the odd one. That said looking forward to the challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100milesaway Posted April 22, 2013 Report Share Posted April 22, 2013 (edited) My fridge is absolutly stuffed full of cold drinks. Sasasparilla, Tizer, Vimto, Dandilion and Burdock, fizzy water, Lucozade plus loads of other goodies. not a drop of booze anywhere in the building. I stopped drinking as soon as it was legal and haven't touched the stuff since. I have serious concerns of a nation where everyones shopping trolly seems to be topped up with twelve packs and bottles of wine. The best deterent you can have is to sit in a car in any town centre on a Fri/ Sat evening and watch all the idiots, fighting and throwing up , most the next day will tell you what a good time they had. (95%) of them in honesty won't even know what they did , what they ate or where they went. Nuff sed Good luck to you...from Auntie. Edited April 22, 2013 by 100milesaway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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