Alcohol
Im enjoying all the alcoholic posts on here as I'm a bit of a one myself. I moved to a small town and am fifteen minutes walk from work (and the pub/off licence) pretty much so as i can be an alcoholic without anyone really noticing.

I drink on my own.
I drink with friends.
I drink with strangers.
I dont care.
I just like drinking.

I drink decent wine to try to distract from it and not seem like such a scumbag. I seldom get drunk in public these days and head home when I am so as I can have a final drink in peace without publically getting wrecked.

My work colleagues know when I've been out late as I usually have a huge grin on my face and declare I'm still drunk.

I dont fear the hangover as I have a myriad tricks for avoiding it from water to paracetamol to good old fashioned stodge.

My parents are in awe of the amounts of alcohol I can consume at xmas or when Im visiting them and I never show up empty-handed.

My brothers the same although he's much more social and can go on almighty benders without sleep which I cant.

I love the booze.

rafter
baz
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 13:46, 9 replies)

You and 5 million other Irish men.
When I visited Dublin years ago I was in awe of the fact that every Friday at 5pm, the whole of Dublin seemed to be in the pub : )
( girlinthehole, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 13:49, closed)

it's true!
More so in Dublin though as down here in the west, more folk drive to work given the absence of decent public transport.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 13:51, closed)

I now get my wine from a wine club
So even though my recycling box is always full to the brim, I'm not an alcoholic, just middle class.
( stopmeandslapme Cometh the hour, cometh your mum, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 14:04, closed)

agree
christ the expense, though!

If I could even halve my intake, I could save a mint.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 14:06, closed)

We don't need to save
We'll be dead before retirement age :D
( stopmeandslapme Cometh the hour, cometh your mum, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 14:21, closed)

oh thank fuck!
Well spotted!
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 14:49, closed)

im
with you
my mates stay out late. but me i prefer to bin it at 10 and get a bottle of wine in on my own or with a few of the stragglers. i find this stops me buying kebabs or getting arrested..
(jordanchaos isn’t just any PeaRoast, this is a M&S PeaRoast, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 15:19, closed)

I often hit my local for two pints or Arthur's black nectar after work
then it's home for a nice bottle of wine and a good feed.

Could be age, could be wisdom.
(bazmorningstar efil4nat3b, Fri 19 Dec 2008, 15:31, closed)

It's in the genes
that reminds me, happy hour has started and I'm still at work, (gets coat), oohhh, and tomorrow is the Emperors birthday, public holiday, more booze,

HAIL THE EMPEROR!
(knackerz is skinning up, Mon 22 Dec 2008, 8:08, closed)