[Closed] Do you drink too much?

No I don't drink too much - but I drink more than most of you lot. I did, however, when I was a student and first started work - there was a massive boozing culture.

On occasion I do get hammered - maybe 5/6 times a year - getting together with old friends. Although I am beginning to wonder why we do it, we are completely comfortable in each other's company and uninhibited when we don't drink.

I'm going to a friend's 40th on Saturday night - would normally drink, but riding the White Rose Classic on Sunday so will not be on the booze at all. I have a feeling that being sober in a room full of drunk people isn't always fun

What's that? Someone being sanctimonious? On here? Who'd have thunk it?

I only drink beer now when I'm out, ... post-ride maybe a couple. Lads night out, too many always, trying to curtail that, and its rare to go out like that now anyway, because it takes me all the next day to recover.

I drink Whisky at home, couple of doubles a night, probably about 4 or 5 nights out of seven. Medicinal 😀

The way I look at it is, if you feel the need to drink every night, you have a problem.

I won't be touching a drop tonight and it will not bother me in the slightest.

I don't get hammered and I don't do rounds. Sheep-like men or young teens who don't know what to do do rounds.

If you feel stressed about drinking too much then you SHOULD NOT drink.

If you drink regularly and it helps you relax/kick back then it stops the biggest killer of them all...

Stress.

Drink very little, never more 7-8 pints a month, yet my doctors tell me I have the liver and kidneys of a hardened alcoholic.

I have a hard time convincing them that the first 3 words of the previous sentence are true :(.

Sheep-like men

buying beer in rounds is seen as a compliment in many cultures, a mark of respect for the person you are buying a drink for.

Sheep-like men... do rounds.

buying beer in rounds is seen as a compliment in many cultures, a mark of respect for the person you are buying a drink for.

Buying a beer is different to rounds. Rounds are bad and pressure.

I don't get hammered and I don't do rounds. Sheep-like men or young teens who don't know what to do do rounds.

Don't suppose you're from yorkshire/lancashire?

Serious question. When I lived in both areas I was surprised at the number of guys would "just get their own", then all stand at the bar simultaneously.

Rounds are bad and pressure.

I can assure you that when we do rounds we're not feeling under any pressure to drink more. Quite the opposite in fact 🙂

being or feeling pressured is a weakness in you rather than the idea of buying in rounds.

but you have to keep up with the quickest drinker in the group. You also have to ensure that you buy your share and if you say 'thats it for me' you can feel the pressure that you aren't man enough for the group.

I've always rocked up with a spirits shot or glass of red. The lesser strength individuals tend to parp about it but who is the strongest character me or that person? 🙂

but you have to keep up with the quickest drinker in the group.

It really is that easy.

I'm teetotal so I don't think I do.....

I invoked an alcohol on Friday and Saturdays rule a little while ago.

Theres occasional exceptions if im out for a meal or something and the good lady would say I have just shifted weekly intake to the weekend but I feel better for it, couldnt do foggy days at work anymore and have shifted some lard.

A bottle of red is about my max even on a weekend after that I start trolling helmets and hi viz evangalists.

hora - Member
but you have to keep up with the quickest drinker in the group.

When it comes to your round and if you're not finished with YOUR drink, then buy everyone else one. You absolutely DO NOT have to keep pace. I usually drink 1 in 2 or even 1 in 3 when I'm oot with the Geordies...

....oh and around 5 units a week...10 if I'm working from home in the evenings.

Or you say 'no thanks, I'm okay with this at the moment'.
It really is that easy.

Hmmmmmm.

You also have to ensure that you buy your share and if you say 'thats it for me' you can feel the pressure that you aren't man enough for the group.

Avoiding buying a drink is a no no, but not buying your share is just how the round works out, no one actually cares. If they'd did, they'd probably be buying their own anyway.

Pressure? Seriously?

It normally goes like this:

"you guys want another drink?"
"aye, please"
"yes please"
"i'm alright"
"yes please"
"no i'm good"
"aye, thanks"

(that's Glasgow btw, before you suggest that's just how things work in Surrey 😉 )

Not much in the way of peer pressure and no one is sitting with a calculator working out whether they've spent more than they drank. if there was, I doubt I'd be having a pint with them anyway.

You're an adult, other adults will respect you more if you are able to make your own decisions. They're more likely to raise an eyebrow if you're sat there steaming after chugging down 4 pints too quickly or are sat with a table full of half finished pints.

chris_db - Member

Yes, way too much.

Me too 😕

Do you drink too much?

No. Actually last Thursday was the first pint after nearly 6 months and it was good. But I do drink Supermalt non-alcoholic stuff twice or three times a week. 90p per bottle from Tesco

However, I do smoke 20 roll up tobacco a day like a chimney if that helps ... 😀

FMe these "how much do you drink" threads really do bring out the prigs and the impossibly virtuous of this parish. Drinking less than the government recommended max does not make you a good person.

Couldn't imagine a life without ale.

That's a bit sad.

why is it a bit sad.....because it is something you don't do?

Bit of a difference between saying "I like a drink", and "I couldn't live without a drink", to the extent the latter is probably verging on substance abuse, which I think is a bit sad. Not "OMG UR sooo SAD" in a teenage down with the kids way, but slightly depressing.

I don't think there's anything in my life that I'd say "I couldn't live without", least of all one that has such immense destructive capabilities.

Anywho, it's a bloody long way down off this horse, so I'll bow out and try to get down.

I drink more than any of you by the sounds of it, and definitely too much. Sunday I think there were five or six of us who got through three bottles of vodka. Frequently drink 6-8 pints, many days in a row.

umop3pisdn - Member

If you haven't tried anything with a complex flavour profile, perhaps.

Seeing as I'm in a good mood I'll helpfully point out that your post makes you sound like a monumental bellend. I'm sure that's not the case, hence this post.
HTH.

I'm kinda with Hora on this one, there's only a select few people I will go rounds with, from my experience going rounds with a bunch of people you don't know too well* ends with problems and even if they don't I reckon they contribute to drinking more (even if only slightly) than you would without.

*Admittedly these usually tend to be big work/stag/other dos rather than a few wee snifters after a night ride.

Bit of a difference between saying "I like a drink", and "I couldn't live without a drink",

Have you never heard of hyperbole?

Of course he can live without a drink ffs. 🙄

Not really, had 2 pints last night and a stubby on sat, there the only alc drinks ive had in the last 6 weeks.

might even give it up altogether

Seeing as I'm in a good mood I'll helpfully point out that your post makes you sound like a monumental bellend.

I've kinda lost the ability to drink, in that for every year past 40 y/o I've 'lost' a pint.

Consequently now a couple is enough, and very happy with it compared to how I use to drink - was on expenses working away for many, many years and also plenty of cash so never worried about the money.

Although went out last Friday to a do and for about the first time in years didn't drive, consequently I'd had 3 pints before we left the house at 6pm and last drink was at 2am - I felt well 5h1t the next day.

A normal week though would be 4/5 beers at home and 1-2 in the pub after mid-week evening/night ride - which is tonight 🙂

I had around 45 units on Saturday, maybe 15 - 20 Sunday, 4 Monday and 4 yesterday but that's extremely excessive for me (these days) and I won't drink again now for a couple of weeks..

I guess I'm usually around 20 units per week, often less rarely more

I think Winston Churchills quip says it all

I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me

Use it to alleviate the pressures of life. Let it be a benefit to living and letting off steam.

When it takes more from you and you are a passenger. Quit.

[i]Seeing as I'm in a good mood I'll helpfully point out that your post makes you sound like a monumental bellend. I'm sure that's not the case, hence this post.
HTH.[/i]

Nice that alcoholics retain a sense of humour 😉

I think Winston Churchills quip says it all

Winston always struck me as the type of man who would get a round in though, hora.

Carlsberg Special Brew was made especially for Winston Churchill.

I think over the past few years I've averaged about 1 unit a month!

Cheers, Rich

Have you never heard of hyperbole?

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Went through Jan/Feb dry. March/April was a bottle of wine at the weekend. Currently on a bottle or two of beer whilst watching the footie but not every night (for either).

you sound like a monumental bellend

Good, I'm wasn't sure if it was coming through strongly enough.

I don't drink a lot mid-week, maybe a social pint or two in the evening. But if I'm going out for a big night out, it tends to be 8-9 pints (or the equivalent in shots mixed in). I am the ugly face of binge drinking Britain 😀

Fun as it is, it does royally shag any chance of a good weekend's riding though - so I try to make a big night out a rarity, and it feels like more of an "occasion" rather than a weekly scheduled thing.

Unfortunately, a friend told me about the "bicentennial" - 100 beers* and 100 miles run in a week. This is clearly an awesome idea, I'm aiming to get it done later this year... 😈
http://doublecenturyandabeltbuckle.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/in-summary-running-and-drinking.html

* US beers, so [i]only[/i] ~65 pints

Winston always struck me as the type of man who would put himself on the ground, seek adventure and feel down and beaten up over news that a difficult decision resulted in alot of French sailors deaths, hora.

FTFY 🙂

Stop fighting guys, I'll get the Jagermeisters in 😀

I don't, if I've had 10 pints since New Years day I'd be very surprised. I use to drink a fair bit up to the age of 21, proper binge drinking, but it's got less and less ever since.

hora - Member
I don't do rounds.

hora - Member
I'll get the Jagermeisters

Do you drink too much?

Whats it to ****ing you? **** you, I dont think I drink too much and look at me again and I'll chin you.

Thread dropped of the main page, probably because everyone was drunk/sleeping it off!

Do I drink too much?

Sometimes (according to the recommended weekly units), I probably do.

But it doesn't seem like enough sometimes.............

DezB - Member

Nice that alcoholics retain a sense of humour

I almost made it to four days with no alcohol a couple of weeks ago.
Only had one pint since Sunday, but it's the start of le weekend tomorrow so I'll probably struggle to avoid it.
It doesn't help that I live right in a town centre; the first thing I see out of my window in the morning is a pub.

Possibly. Normal week for me is nothing Monday to Thursday, a shared bottle of wine with the wife on Friday, 4 or 5 pints with friends Saturday and 1 or 2 bottles of beer Sunday.

I've never felt that is too much, it's certainly a whole lot less than I used to drink.

I think people on here should drink a bit more, they might loosen up a bit then 😉

He said a life without ale, not a life without alcohol. There's a difference.

I couldn't imagine a life without good wine, beer or whisky. In the same way I couldn't imagine a life without aged ribeye, shellfish and hummus

I'm sure i'd survive without any of the above. But that's all it would be. Surviving.

I like this post a lot, why not enjoy a nice pint, a nice bottle of wine, some nice food etc... why be here if you cannot enjoy yourself? That is why we ride our bikes is it not?

Absolutely.

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Possibly. Normal week for me is nothing Monday to Thursday, a shared bottle of wine with the wife on Friday, 4 or 5 pints with friends Saturday and 1 or 2 bottles of beer Sunday.
I've never felt that is too much, it's certainly a whole lot less than I used to drink.

You and me are like the same, man.

What I don't get is that it's fundamentally accepted that some nights you can go out l, drink 15 pints, have a kebab, throw up and want to start a fight because you're drunk.
People who have the occasional sip (read big bloody glass) of whiskey at home become alcoholic while their wives do sudoku.
Mental health patients use alcohol to self medicate - this is really not a good idea.
Alcohol in moderation is fine but who controls the consumption. You. Are you always the best qualified? Sometimes not.
My friends father died of alcoholism.
A dear friend who is a solicitor lost her job when they found vodka at work. They took her kids away and has 12 months to prove she's sober or the kids are gone.
Another I know is a ward sister with a major alcohol problem. Its an illness just like heroine addition. Worse because you can go to spar or any pub to get your fix.

Almost certainly, but I'm spoiled by having an excellent local, with excellent beer that's insanely cheap for North East London.

Sampling pints of craft beer is just a taste thing right 😀

Off out with the lads riding tonight so will probably have 4 pints after that in the pub. I'll have a few on Friday or Saturday night. 1 or 2 homebrews a night the rest of the week but for one night when I give the liver a break.
So yes I probably drink too much. It's been such a stressful and sad year for us I think I've needed it.

Unlikely, 8-10 pints a year best guess 🙂

According to the Government, yes.

According to me, no.

Its an illness just like heroine addition.

I too have a heroine addiction iolo. Florence Nightingale's my favourite.

No

Currently sat next to a lovely warm chiminea drinking a large margarita - you tell me! 🙂

It's all about self discipline. Sensible. HEALTH is your next concern. Finance is also good to keep in mind.

Currently sat next to a lovely warm chiminea drinking a large margarita - you tell me!

You must be smashed, as you appear to be drinking a pizza.

If they make pizzas out of tequila and triple sec I'm in!

0-5 units in summer per week.

0-2 in winter depending if we eat out.

Oddball.

Less than 15 units this year.
3 children under 5 means I get little sleep anyhow.. I sleep like Shit if I drink so just don't bother.
Life is too short as it is.. no point in wasting precious days moping around on the sofa hungover.

I wish I suffered from hangovers.

I'm a bit of a 'moods' drinker and get a bit carried away sometimes. Some weeks I'll do a bottle of wine, Monday, Tuesday, weds, 5 pints on a Thursday night and then it's the weekend. Lots more beer and wine then!

Other weeks it's the odd beer and maybe only a couple of bottles of wine. This week following a heavy sat night I've had nothing!

I had a nice glass of this wine tonight:

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Hic..
Wat wosh the qustrun gain?

I don't drink a lot, just frequently.

4'11" woman who weighs 20 stone

How does she roll?

Yeo.. far too much if I'm honest.

Bottle of red every other night, occasional weekend on the ale.

probably not doing my body any favours but then i did smoke for years too.

It was all going so nicely, then just before I got home I was called into the pub for a pint or four. Not too heavy, but then after walking a young lady home I'm yards away from my front door when I was called up by my local chef to smash some vodka and apple juice, and before I know it it's six in the morning!
I do try.

Thought I'd have a beer with the footie last night.

Ended up having four tins of Carlsberg and a couple of small glasses of red.

Ooops.

25-30 units a week, most weeks, so yes a bit too much. I wonder how active sports, like cycling and swimming, say 3 times a week, lessen the negative health effect, if at all ? Or does it just make us more self righteous ? 🙂

It will help you with managing weight gain but it won't help repair liver damage unfortunately.

5-10 units a week I guess - probably averaging around 6.

More if the Tring nightride posse come over for the weekend. 😐

Bought a lovely bottle of brandy last night, couldn't leave it unopened now could I. 😀

As soon as you 'need' a drink you need to identify with the fact that something isn't right.

One glass of wine every 2 days becomes one every night and so on until a bottle of night is the norm - seen it happen with family.

I occasionally have a beer with dinner but that's about it at home and have no problem with people that like to try different drink etc but if you are one of the people that go to the bottle as an answer to a stressful day you could end up in trouble.

A lot of you guys on here sound like you like your drink and like trying new ales, whisky, brandy etc etc... so almost a hobby really and probably totally harmless (unless your hobby is to neck the bottle a soon as you buy it 😉 )

In my honest opinion, booze could be seen as one of the worst things ever self inflicted upon society, for those that control and enjoy it great but there are so many that cannot and for those it ruins lives.

Too many people get stressed and hit the bottle nowdays, that with obesity is going to smash the NHS a new one in 20 yrs.