Dunkield Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 OK so it is in the news again, this time they are saying it is a middle class 'disease' in some areas Just out of interest, where do we fit in? A unit is defined as: Half a pint of beer Small glass on wine A pub measure of spirit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loopy bunny blaster Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 2 units a week over the christmas period. nothing during the rest of the year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted October 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I had to think about it, as I hardly drink at home apart from the occasional bottle of wine with a meal. But on a boys night out I would probaly have 5 or 6 pints. Then one lunchtime a week at work, 2 pints maximum. So averaged out over a week, that makes me 'low risk' or a bit of a lightweight :unsure: A few people on here have made reference to being tea total, so that number may also be surprising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 The amount i sup , i should be dead . A proper night out will consist of double figures of lager , and then a load of spirits . I know i drink too much . I turn up to work and have never had a day off due to excessive drinking . all the best yis yp :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 A quick calculation based only on alcohol comsumed at home resulted in 105 units a week (measurements taken form the side of a tinnie) Which shows this farcial situation for what it really is. Perhaps they could do us all a favour and expand the nanny state attitude further and set some limits for the use of block and skunk thus getting even more headlines to distract us form the poor state of the country that they are governing. Guess that one would appear in the Guardian first :unsure: LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Lb!!!! Im not going to lecture you, its youre body.....but the liver starts to get damaged after 28 units a week!!!!!! I drank approx 10 units on saturday night, but hadnt had a drink for about a month before that. Im the worst kind of drinker really, Ill not drink for weeks then have a weekend when 50 units get drunk!!! 75 pints on a weekend was my record!!! friday night to sunday night, but that was in the days when pints were £1.25!!! :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaniel Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 I have approx 2 to 3 bottles of Stella on a night and maybe the odd glass of Jameson or Famoue Grouse... But I do get concious of what i drink some times, and I will purposely leave it alone for a week or two at a time Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 Lb!!!! Im not going to lecture you, its youre body.....but the liver starts to get damaged after 28 units a week!!!!!! I drank approx 10 units on saturday night, but hadnt had a drink for about a month before that. Im the worst kind of drinker really, Ill not drink for weeks then have a weekend when 50 units get drunk!!! 75 pints on a weekend was my record!!! friday night to sunday night, but that was in the days when pints were £1.25!!! :unsure: £1.25 a pint!!!!!!!!!!!! When was that then because I can't remember it, must be the alcohol The Liver is mustard EE I get regular health checks through BUPA and all tests prove I am still alive I left out the red wine intake as I didn't want to come across all mungler like LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plinker Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 i can,t read the question as i am monged btw you are all my best mates ever and i love you i feel a bit sick , my wife f##cking hates me ,where is the kebab shop i hate you lot anyone want to fight me c,mon what you looking at. what was the question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted October 16, 2007 Report Share Posted October 16, 2007 £1.25 a pint!!!!!!!!!!!! When was that then because I can't remember it, must be the alcohol nugget.gif 20 years ago, in the King Harold in Harold wood!!!! The Liver is mustard EE I get regular health checks through BUPA and all tests prove I am still alive Im glad to hear it. I hope it stays that way!!!! :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA Shaun Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 About 25-28. Usually have a bottle or two of Fursty Ferret or such like a night and 3 pints on Friday and Saturday, if on my shift cycle, i.e working Saturday morning or Sunday morning afterwards. If off for the weekend then a few more!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulkyuk Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 none for me nowadays - but used to drink in excess of 100 units per week (i saw the error of my ways - it was either that or divorce) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEFTY478 Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 In 1990, I moved to Paderborn in West Germany (pre unification). In the NAAFI bar then; a pint cost 50pf (16.6 pence) and fags were 65pf (21.6 pence) a pack. In the early '90's I had a medical for a HGV licence with an Army MO. He asked me if I drunk more than the recommended level. I ask him much that was and he said 21 units, or about 10 - 11 pints. "No Sir, 10 pints is about my limit" I said. "What, per week?" he optimistically enquired. "No Sir!" I replied. "Not per night?" he pessimistically retorted. "No Sir, per session" - I can't print his answer. More recently, the wife and I found we had both gotten in to the habit of coming home from work and pouring ourselves a drink, open a bottle of wine or cracking in to six-pack. It's quite rare now, for us to drink mid-week - but TBH it's more to do with attempted weight loss than straight forward abstinence. Last weekend I saw off 6 tins & 2/3 of a bottle of red, which is probably no more than 21 units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookie Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 If it's decent booze, it can't be bad for you. I know I drink more than I should, but that is why I stopped drinking during the week and try and take it easy on the weekends. Drinking messes you up and is bad for you, if nothing more than meaning you spend the next day feeling rubbish and hungover when you could be out shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Drinking at home during the week is the big issue we got into the habit of a bottle of red a night then when it started getting to 2 bottles I thought it was getting silly so rarely drink much during the week now. Might have 10 pints over the weekend but thats still in theory within the limits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 I usually have 6 or 8 pints on farmers night in the local, sometimes I even buy one as they are all boasting about the price of wheat at the moment so throw money about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr W Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Problem is that it is so easy to go over the limit without even trying on a regular basis, for example Monday - meet up with a mate for 3 magners and fruit machines - 7.8 units Tuesday - nothing Wednesday - nothing Thursday - nothing Friday - 2 pints at lunch and then 5 in the evening at the pub - 18.2 Saturday - half a bottle of wine and maybe a JD & coke if staying in - 5 units Sunday - half a bottle of wine with sunday lunch - 3 units Total for week, taking it easy with no big sessions or b'days = 34 units! Think if you write it out and have a look it's easy to see places to cut down, swapping a couple of ciders with cokes in between rounds and only 1 pint on a Friday lunch could get me down to 26.2 but who am I kidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballymac Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Don't drink mid week now, or very rarely small glass of wine maybe but at weekend like to relax and socialise. Looking at intake I would need to be less socialable and more stressed But as my ol gran used to say it's rude to count, so where's the bottle opener! :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flash Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 over 20 units a week for a normal college week, but when i go out in exmouth it goes up by a fair bit. cheers flash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biffo1262 Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 I would say that up to the age of 45 years I probaly drank less than 4 units a week but then only over the holiday periods ie Christmas, Summer Vacation. I'm now 59 and and VERY rarely touch the stuff. They say as you get older that you consume less alcohol and it does appear to be the case for me. I have a bottle of Lagavulin single malt that my wife bought me for Christmas 2002 and it's still 75% full - what a sin! :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 88 units a week bin good this week avent had a sip since sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vole Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Far too much .50 units plus.Never a night off.I see you guys as my Doctor.If I told my own then probably would impact on my mortgage cover etc.Dry last night for certain reasons and may have a long dry spell.I blame coming from a booze culture area plus being weak and stupid.Buried a friend of family yesterday.booze a big factor in killing him.His kid my kids best friend. Should be ashamed me being in health care and all.There you have it.I too am a fully functioning bloke,would never drink and drive or be violent.Its a bad drug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted October 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 I drank approx 10 units on saturday night, but hadnt had a drink for about a month before that. Im the worst kind of drinker really, Ill not drink for weeks then have a weekend when 50 units get drunk!!! Don't know about 50 units, but the last time I saw the nurse at the Well Man clinic she told me that 'binge drinking' or having a few once in a while, in none tabloid words, is far better for you then drinking a bit every day. No word from Berettaman1 yet? guess he may be waiting for new batteries for his calculator :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 the answer is not enough :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyfox Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 I mostly drink on special occasions and I dont have more than 5 pints. I will also have the odd cider here and there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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