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By *oward1978 OP   Man
over a year ago

Rotherham

...or NOT as the case may be.

Just curious to know why people drink (or don't). What do you get out of it? What's the reason (if any)? If you've quit or cut down then why?

I pretty much don't drink anymore. The odd pint every blue moon. I can't say I ever particularly enjoyed it. The hangovers just killed me and they seemed to get worse as I got older. I really don't think I have the constitution for alcohol. My body just doesn't take to it. Knocking it on the head was one of the best things I ever did.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't.

Same as all potentially destructive drugs...Seen to many folk fuck up off the shit

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By *VineMan
over a year ago

The right place

I drink to forget. I can't remember what. It's clearly working.

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By *unky monkeyMan
over a year ago

in the night garden

I drink to quieten the the voices of all the tortured souls I've created.

lol.

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By *rcticFoxxxWoman
over a year ago

Hereabouts

I function fairly well with a hangover, but I don't drink anymore. Nothing about it appeals to me. I don't really enjoy the taste, I don't like the way being d*unk makes me feel, and I hate the way my stomach feels the next day.

Saying that, I may have one glass of wine with a meal if the occasion calls for it

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By *helbeeCouple
over a year ago

Nuneaton

I can't drink alcohol as i have gall stones

It would make my gall stones worse an don't want to be in pain

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By *cduck and Blue eyesCouple
over a year ago

nr chester

I don't drink generally, as in I will have the odd one at Christmas and a virtual one on here but I have no real reasons for why I don't drink, it's just something I don't think about doing, we went to a club for the first time a couple of weeks ago and I thought I would need one then for my nerves but when I was in there it was just not something I thought about doing, so stayed stone cold sober, I must admit though when we are on a night out me cmy feels odd that he has a drink and I don't, having said that he likes the fact that I am not hungover the next day when he has hangover horn

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By *cduck and Blue eyesCouple
over a year ago

nr chester


"I don't drink generally, as in I will have the odd one at Christmas and a virtual one on here but I have no real reasons for why I don't drink, it's just something I don't think about doing, we went to a club for the first time a couple of weeks ago and I thought I would need one then for my nerves but when I was in there it was just not something I thought about doing, so stayed stone cold sober, I must admit though when we are on a night out me cmy feels odd that he has a drink and I don't, having said that he likes the fact that I am not hungover the next day when he has hangover horn "
. Mr cmy, not me cmy

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I have the occasional drink but can take it or leave it.

Don't drink to excess as it makes me very sick - cannot be bothered wasting a day throwing up and hungover

Quite happy to be the nominated driver

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Also for the same reasons as you though op.

Makes me feel d*unk..never good. I've never met anyone who was improved by alcohol. It makes me want to go to sleep after a couple of drinks. It makes me need to piss every ten mins. It impairs my judgement. I stink of booze and the smell is horrid. It makes me feel shit the next day and all that costs me money to achieve...it's definitely a stupid drug but legal so therefore "ok" in alot of people's eyes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like to drink. It keeps me sane (ish). I love to settle down with a nice bottle of red to share with hubby of an evening or to compliment a meal. I love an ice cold beer on a hot summers day.....or sipping a g&t on the decking on a summer evening....yep. I drink because i like it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Like Christo I don't... I prefer keeping my idea clear

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By *oward1978 OP   Man
over a year ago

Rotherham


"Also for the same reasons as you though op.

Makes me feel d*unk..never good. I've never met anyone who was improved by alcohol. It makes me want to go to sleep after a couple of drinks. It makes me need to piss every ten mins. It impairs my judgement. I stink of booze and the smell is horrid. It makes me feel shit the next day and all that costs me money to achieve...it's definitely a stupid drug but legal so therefore "ok" in alot of people's eyes. "

All very good points. I think I just reached a point where I realised there wasn't really any positives from me drinking anymore. There was no good coming from it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I drink cider because I really like the taste. Getting a bit of a buzz sometimes is nice, too.

I don't really get d*unk too often, though. I can count the times on one hand.

-Courtney

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Im thinking of giving up i suffer from hangovers and cant think straight i only drink at weekends sat or sun watching footy but lately im thinking i can spend my money on mutch better things

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself."

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I only drink when I go out out... Not just out... That way I still get the enjoyment out of it, and always have a really good time with it. I'm a silly happy d*unk... So it generally makes the hang over worth it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

in my youth I was what you might call a 'beer monster'! I enjoyed a drink and I worked with others that enjoyed a drink too..my problem was that hangovers didn't affect me so I just carried on regardless...

nowadays I rarely drink....in fact I've not had a proper drink since new years eve and for the first time ever, I can happily say I don't miss it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I like to drink. It keeps me sane (ish). I love to settle down with a nice bottle of red to share with hubby of an evening or to compliment a meal. I love an ice cold beer on a hot summers day.....or sipping a g&t on the decking on a summer evening....yep. I drink because i like it."

I'm shocked Scarlet

You share wine with your hubby?

Thank god, it's just me and my son who doesn't like wine because I share my wine with no-one

I like the taste of alcohol, I enjoy it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Im thinking of giving up i suffer from hangovers and cant think straight i only drink at weekends sat or sun watching footy but lately im thinking i can spend my money on mutch better things"

Having said that i am a good d*unk ,my sister says im more approchable and chatty and funny with a cheeky smile on my face,her words not mine

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Because I like it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like a big bold red wine. Warms the soul!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I drink most nites but compared to how much i was drinkin this time last year when I was unhappy I'm almost tee total! I drink now because I want to not cos I need to escape.

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By *oward1978 OP   Man
over a year ago

Rotherham


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself."

A surprising number of people are non-drinkers it would seem. Looks like you're going to be busy

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By *ENDAROOSCouple
over a year ago

South West London / Surrey

Neither of us are big drinkers anymore.

We'll both go weeks/ months without having a drink.

Then, seeing the effects alcohol can have on a person and the family, tends to put you off.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Newcastle supporter

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By *he Queen of TartsWoman
Forum Mod
over a year ago

My Own Little World

Why do I drink alcohol?

My kids

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Newcastle supporter"

I would have thought that would have driven you to drink more and more

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I like to drink. It keeps me sane (ish). I love to settle down with a nice bottle of red to share with hubby of an evening or to compliment a meal. I love an ice cold beer on a hot summers day.....or sipping a g&t on the decking on a summer evening....yep. I drink because i like it."

This

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Newcastle supporter

I would have thought that would have driven you to drink more and more "
exactly Absynth all the way

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By *oxy_minxWoman
over a year ago

Scotland - Aberdeen


"I like to drink. It keeps me sane (ish). I love to settle down with a nice bottle of red to share with hubby of an evening or to compliment a meal. I love an ice cold beer on a hot summers day.....or sipping a g&t on the decking on a summer evening....yep. I drink because i like it."

Absobloodylutely, I'm the same bar the hubby part and I don't like to share

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By *oward1978 OP   Man
over a year ago

Rotherham


"Neither of us are big drinkers anymore.

We'll both go weeks/ months without having a drink.

Then, seeing the effects alcohol can have on a person and the family, tends to put you off. "

This happened to me. Without going into detail, seeing someone you love suffer from the effects of alcohol is not a pretty sight. Certainly turned me off a lot.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To relax. It's infrequent though - I have gone without for months and once for several years - can take it or leave it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm not a big drinker, which us surprising seeing as how I collect whisky, but the days of ten pints and a curry are behind me, ie my fat ass, lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I drink because of peer pressure. Peer cider pressure.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I drink with the sole purpose of getting d*unk, I don't particularly like the taste so only drink when I am going out with mates for a night out, I haven't had a drink since Christmas eve, but I am out for a 40th in a week or so and that will involve drinking so I will be getting d*unk, and then might not drink again for another 3 months

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I drink to socialise mostly and to have a good time in general!

I've never really had a problem with it myself but I've known plenty of people who do...

People who take anything to the excesses should really avoid doing anything that's got a chance to be habitual.

On that note I never drink to unwind from life

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By *ty31Man
over a year ago

NW London

Drink alcohol on weekend because I like the taste of beer but in moderation because I dislike being d*unk.

I don't drink alcohol during the week for health reasons (I'm trying to get in shape for summer).

Aside from booze I have a soft spot for Pepsi and Monster Energy but again, weekend mainly.

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By *oward1978 OP   Man
over a year ago

Rotherham


"I drink to socialise mostly and to have a good time in general!

I've never really had a problem with it myself but I've known plenty of people who do...

People who take anything to the excesses should really avoid doing anything that's got a chance to be habitual.

On that note I never drink to unwind from life"

That's a good point. I don't think you should ever use alcohol as an escape from real life.

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex

I enjoy some alcoholic drinks, an ice cold glass of German white wine, a glass of champagne, a dry martini with lemonade, a bottle of lager all go down very well. I also like a glass of Bailey's or Tia Maria. I rarely drink red wine it makes me feel depressed and the wine often served in pubs makes me feel ill.

Is it likely that alcohol will become unacceptable in the future in the same way that smoking is now do you think?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Iv never been a big drinker.

I'm mainly a social drinker.

Sometimes I will have a drink if I'm very stressed. Other wise it's a drink of a weekend, but not every weekend.

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By *ustcutieWoman
over a year ago

edinburgh


"I like to drink. It keeps me sane (ish). I love to settle down with a nice bottle of red to share with hubby of an evening or to compliment a meal. I love an ice cold beer on a hot summers day.....or sipping a g&t on the decking on a summer evening....yep. I drink because i like it.

Absobloodylutely, I'm the same bar the hubby part and I don't like to share "

Ditto

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I drink to socialise mostly and to have a good time in general!

I've never really had a problem with it myself but I've known plenty of people who do...

People who take anything to the excesses should really avoid doing anything that's got a chance to be habitual.

On that note I never drink to unwind from life

That's a good point. I don't think you should ever use alcohol as an escape from real life."
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Yeah I just tend to go in the shed and hit stuff with a hammer instead

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This is usually the question I ask myself the following morning. Why oh why oh why?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both "
Save some for me I drink regularly its a socialable thing meeting a few pals in the pub LARGE GIN AND TONIC PLEASE

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By *ortland51Man
over a year ago

Glasgow


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both "

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A pint of Peroni please... why? Because I enjoy it!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I drink because it makes me more interesting and my dates more attractive

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I enjoy some alcoholic drinks, an ice cold glass of German white wine, a glass of champagne, a dry martini with lemonade, a bottle of lager all go down very well. I also like a glass of Bailey's or Tia Maria. I rarely drink red wine it makes me feel depressed and the wine often served in pubs makes me feel ill.

Is it likely that alcohol will become unacceptable in the future in the same way that smoking is now do you think?"

Drinking doesn't have a negative effect on those sat around you or in the same room so probably not I would hazard to say. It only directly affects the user during its consumption.

having said that..the person who has consumed the alcohol can then go on to have negative effects on others around them.

Fights/violent behaviour that it can bring on in some (go down the hospital or police station on a weekend in town and you'll see the examples)

Drink driving etc...

Even the d*unks being loud after chucking out time can simply piss off the neighbourhood from time to time so I don't know to be honest if it will become socially Un acceptable...There are arguments both for and against.

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By *odareyouMan
over a year ago

not far from iceland,,,,,, tescos is nearer though :-) (near leeds)

I do it for my job.. ;-)

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By *ruegent101Man
over a year ago

down by the river side

To get d*unk ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

"

It's not necessarily sanctimonious.

Of you've seen family members and friends die/become very ill or loose everything directly because of something...you tend not to like it very much.

I'll bet there are drugs out there you look down on too...that's life

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"I enjoy some alcoholic drinks, an ice cold glass of German white wine, a glass of champagne, a dry martini with lemonade, a bottle of lager all go down very well. I also like a glass of Bailey's or Tia Maria. I rarely drink red wine it makes me feel depressed and the wine often served in pubs makes me feel ill.

Is it likely that alcohol will become unacceptable in the future in the same way that smoking is now do you think?

Drinking doesn't have a negative effect on those sat around you or in the same room so probably not I would hazard to say. It only directly affects the user during its consumption.

having said that..the person who has consumed the alcohol can then go on to have negative effects on others around them.

Fights/violent behaviour that it can bring on in some (go down the hospital or police station on a weekend in town and you'll see the examples)

Drink driving etc...

Even the d*unks being loud after chucking out time can simply piss off the neighbourhood from time to time so I don't know to be honest if it will become socially Un acceptable...There are arguments both for and against."

As with almost everything moderation is key I suppose. I talk a lot and want to be taken to night clubs when I've had a small sweet sherry and it really gets on Mr Ns nerves

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ALCOHOL SHOULD BE ILLEGAL!!

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex


"ALCOHOL SHOULD BE ILLEGAL!! "

Why do you say that?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I was brought up in a public house and have witnessed people lives get ruined often..whether due to pissed brawls or long term abuse. Just doesnt make sense apart from the tax it creates

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Veey rare i have a drink. Usiaply just socially i drink at home at christmas and thats about it xx

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By *icecouple561Couple
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over a year ago

East Sussex


"I was brought up in a public house and have witnessed people lives get ruined often..whether due to pissed brawls or long term abuse. Just doesnt make sense apart from the tax it creates"

I have direct experience of how an alcoholic can affect a family but I don't object to people having a glass of wine with their dinner or a beer on a summer evening. I don't think the majority should have to stop doing something because some people take it too far. Just as I don't advocate banning pies even though we're told there's an obesity epidemic.

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By *irtyGirlWoman
over a year ago

Edinburgh

I have a couple of glasses of wine on a Friday after work. It's my favourite two hours of the week but more for the company than the wine.

I squirt some Baileys in my coffee now and again but other than that I don't drink at home.

I binge drink on work nights mostly then take three days to recover so I don't make a habit of that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's very rare I drink because I choose not to. Not for any particular reason just because I don't feel like it x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't drink alcohol

I drink beer, wine and spirits, all of which I enjoy the taste of

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I was brought up in a public house and have witnessed people lives get ruined often..whether due to pissed brawls or long term abuse. Just doesnt make sense apart from the tax it creates

I have direct experience of how an alcoholic can affect a family but I don't object to people having a glass of wine with their dinner or a beer on a summer evening. I don't think the majority should have to stop doing something because some people take it too far. Just as I don't advocate banning pies even though we're told there's an obesity epidemic."

Good point good point... in the long term sense though.

Never seen people have a pie n get violent and abuse health workers when they try to help

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By *ortland51Man
over a year ago

Glasgow


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

It's not necessarily sanctimonious.

Of you've seen family members and friends die/become very ill or loose everything directly because of something...you tend not to like it very much.

I'll bet there are drugs out there you look down on too...that's life "

I have seen that, I still choose not to sanctimonious about it though.

I don't blame alcohol or drugs for it, and I certainly wouldn't want to see something banned outright because of the illnesses and deaths the substance may contribute to or cause. That's just stupid.

With that logic, we might as well ban flying or getting old.

I've seen a family member die due to their recreational choices. It didn't make me like alcohol any less.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I drink most weekends. I always say i wont have a lot but doesnt last long good atmosphere and music im enjoying myself why not

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A day without alcohol is a day wasted.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm not a big drinker

I may have a few when I go out but that all

Problem is because rarely drink when I do I get pissed really easy, two sniffs of a wine gum and I'm anybody's

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just to be social of course

isnt that why everyone drinks alcohol?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm not a big drinker

I may have a few when I go out but that all

Problem is because rarely drink when I do I get pissed really easy, two sniffs of a wine gum and I'm anybody's "

Hahaha same here lol x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'm not a big drinker as my dad was an alcoholic

I saw what it did to my family when I was a kid and it put me off

I also wouldnt have a relationship with somebody who drank regular or in the house

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

It's not necessarily sanctimonious.

Of you've seen family members and friends die/become very ill or loose everything directly because of something...you tend not to like it very much.

I'll bet there are drugs out there you look down on too...that's life

I have seen that, I still choose not to sanctimonious about it though.

I don't blame alcohol or drugs for it, and I certainly wouldn't want to see something banned outright because of the illnesses and deaths the substance may contribute to or cause. That's just stupid.

With that logic, we might as well ban flying or getting old.

I've seen a family member die due to their recreational choices. It didn't make me like alcohol any less.

"

I didn't say ban it...All drugs need regulating not outlawing..that will just put it on the black market.

It should be legal and controlled because as with any drug it has the ability to destroy or take life. Many are able to drink sensibly..lots can't.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Used to drink a lot, probably every evening. Was a way of socialising in countries where alcohol was frowned upon, but a blind eye was turned as $ spoke louder.

The last 3 years I have the odd drink maybe once a month. Can't deal with hangovers and fur mouth anymore as it takes ages to go away. And am ok with making sure everyone gets home safe, which is my high which I don't need from alcohol.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

One drink and I'm under the table... says it all

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Recently stopped, it was starting to turn me into a crazy person and I was on a destructive path. I can have fun without it, onwards and upwards

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Death: "THERE ARE BETTER THINGS IN THE WORLD THAN ALCOHOL, ALBERT."

Albert: "Oh, yes, sir. But alcohol sort of compensates for not getting them

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"One drink and I'm under the table... says it all "

Sounds like a good table to sit at

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

It's not necessarily sanctimonious.

Of you've seen family members and friends die/become very ill or loose everything directly because of something...you tend not to like it very much.

I'll bet there are drugs out there you look down on too...that's life

I have seen that, I still choose not to sanctimonious about it though.

I don't blame alcohol or drugs for it, and I certainly wouldn't want to see something banned outright because of the illnesses and deaths the substance may contribute to or cause. That's just stupid.

With that logic, we might as well ban flying or getting old.

I've seen a family member die due to their recreational choices. It didn't make me like alcohol any less.

I didn't say ban it...All drugs need regulating not outlawing..that will just put it on the black market.

It should be legal and controlled because as with any drug it has the ability to destroy or take life. Many are able to drink sensibly..lots can't.

"

I agree

There are more violent atacks carried out by people under the influence of alcohol than any drug, yet it's perfectly legal to drink yourself into a super to the point you can't even remember what you did last night, when I worked in A&E every weekend we would have beat up piss heads clogging the waiting room up, some still cuffed to police officers, so wasting the time of the police and hospitals

I've never head of anybody smoking a joint and going home to beat their so called lived ones up

I'm not defending drugs, I don't agree with them either, I just don't get how alcohol is legal and unmonitored

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By *ENDAROOSCouple
over a year ago

South West London / Surrey


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

It's not necessarily sanctimonious.

Of you've seen family members and friends die/become very ill or loose everything directly because of something...you tend not to like it very much.

I'll bet there are drugs out there you look down on too...that's life

I have seen that, I still choose not to sanctimonious about it though.

I don't blame alcohol or drugs for it, and I certainly wouldn't want to see something banned outright because of the illnesses and deaths the substance may contribute to or cause. That's just stupid.

With that logic, we might as well ban flying or getting old.

I've seen a family member die due to their recreational choices. It didn't make me like alcohol any less.

"

I don't want it banned, I don't tell other people not to drink.

But seeing the effects alcohol can have, its put ME off.

Having a different view, isn't being sanctimonious.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I rarely drink now - have no issue with anyone else drinking.

I can't hack the hangover and often have to be ready to drive in the night.

Sarah

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By *rcticFoxxxWoman
over a year ago

Hereabouts

I don't drink and I don't have an issue with alcohol, but I do have an issue with some attitudes towards alcohol.

It's a drug yet not many people seem to see it as that, because it's legal.

I was out at 2am on a Saturday night a little while ago and I had to dodge puddles of puke and listen to people vomiting. D*unk people are generally rude, not necessarily on purpose but because they're under the influence of a drug that affects their behaviour.

You probably wouldn't take any other drug in the same quantities (or whatever the rough equivalent of intoxication is for said drug) as alcohol.

Alcohol isn't an issue, binge drinking is.

And whilst on the topic of alcohol... National drink wine day or whatever it was last week when Facebook was full of drinkers who like having another excuse to drink... Is there a national inject heroin day?

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By *obandruthCouple
over a year ago

wolverhampton

It helps get my knickers off ,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love going out every friday and socialising with mates.Been drinking on a Friday night in the same area for nearly twenty years and not once seen any trouble.Its not the drink that is always the problem its the people that drink.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I drink to get d*unk, be social and it's the way I deal with stress.

If I've had a shit day, you can guarantee I'll be texting around trying to get someone to come out for a few.

I lose my phone about once a month on pissed up nights out. I don't drink everyday and I don't like to drink in the house - but when I go out I tend to drink to excess.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

For different reasons. Sometimes I join my my daughter in a glass or two of wine or a cerveza. Sometimes I go out with friends and have a drink and a dance-not so much now I'm not so healthy. Very rarely I feel I need a little lift with alcohol and have a couple of drinks to give me a boost. Occasionally,when I meet someone from here we have a drink in the room. I suppose I'm a rare social drinker.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

It's not necessarily sanctimonious.

Of you've seen family members and friends die/become very ill or loose everything directly because of something...you tend not to like it very much.

I'll bet there are drugs out there you look down on too...that's life

I have seen that, I still choose not to sanctimonious about it though.

I don't blame alcohol or drugs for it, and I certainly wouldn't want to see something banned outright because of the illnesses and deaths the substance may contribute to or cause. That's just stupid.

With that logic, we might as well ban flying or getting old.

I've seen a family member die due to their recreational choices. It didn't make me like alcohol any less.

I didn't say ban it...All drugs need regulating not outlawing..that will just put it on the black market.

It should be legal and controlled because as with any drug it has the ability to destroy or take life. Many are able to drink sensibly..lots can't.

I agree

There are more violent atacks carried out by people under the influence of alcohol than any drug, yet it's perfectly legal to drink yourself into a super to the point you can't even remember what you did last night, when I worked in A&E every weekend we would have beat up piss heads clogging the waiting room up, some still cuffed to police officers, so wasting the time of the police and hospitals

I've never head of anybody smoking a joint and going home to beat their so called lived ones up

I'm not defending drugs, I don't agree with them either, I just don't get how alcohol is legal and unmonitored "

This is it...why is such a damaging drug just out there freely available in any quantities that people want? I could go to the shop now and be absolutely plastered on litres of spirits by tonight laying in a puddle of my own piss and needing a trip to hospital (many will be doing just that tonight)...nice and legal too.

Off the top of my head i can't think of another drug you can legally buy and get that fucked up off of.

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By *rcticFoxxxWoman
over a year ago

Hereabouts


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

"

Meet my mother and then tell me alcohol isn't evil. Want a torn ligament in your shoulder? Want a slap in the face? Want to be pushed down the stairs? Want to call the police and paramedics because a family member is ripping their hair out and having a mental breakdown from all the years of heavy drinking?

Think about it other ways before you call people sanctimonious twats

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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago

Bristol

I like an occasional drink. Even an occasional few from time to time. It's a seasonal thing for me; I like a cold beer, G&T or cocktail in the warmer months for example. I don't enjoy being d*unk though (well I think I do at the time and then wake up the next morning feeling physically awful and mortified at what I may have said); mildly tipsy is good enough for me.

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By *ortland51Man
over a year ago

Glasgow


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

It's not necessarily sanctimonious.

Of you've seen family members and friends die/become very ill or loose everything directly because of something...you tend not to like it very much.

I'll bet there are drugs out there you look down on too...that's life

I have seen that, I still choose not to sanctimonious about it though.

I don't blame alcohol or drugs for it, and I certainly wouldn't want to see something banned outright because of the illnesses and deaths the substance may contribute to or cause. That's just stupid.

With that logic, we might as well ban flying or getting old.

I've seen a family member die due to their recreational choices. It didn't make me like alcohol any less.

I didn't say ban it...All drugs need regulating not outlawing..that will just put it on the black market.

It should be legal and controlled because as with any drug it has the ability to destroy or take life. Many are able to drink sensibly..lots can't.

"

It is controlled as much as it can be.

The onus of responsibility is with the consumer. Just like gambling, driving, smoking, anything. You choose how you want to be. You determine your own behaviour and attitudes.

The alcohol regulations in this country are sufficient. It would be a crying shame to get to the point where your choices were limited due to over-regulation.

Limiting people's freedoms and rights has a vastly greater negative impact on society than the problems alcohol causes.

I'd be very interested to hear your proposals on how much more regulation and control you'd like to see put on the alcohol industry?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

Meet my mother and then tell me alcohol isn't evil. Want a torn ligament in your shoulder? Want a slap in the face? Want to be pushed down the stairs? Want to call the police and paramedics because a family member is ripping their hair out and having a mental breakdown from all the years of heavy drinking?

Think about it other ways before you call people sanctimonious twats "

Thats terrible but like a lot of these things its the people taking them that are the problem.Some people get addicted and cant control it.Simialr to gambling lots do it responsibly but some just cant keep control.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I love getting sh*tfaced of a weekend and throwing absolutely horrendous shapes! Find myself to be a lot more outgoing and chatty after a few.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To add to my comments,alcohol makes me either mellow,feel good or gives me a lift. Too much alcohol in one sitting makes me feel ill and the hangover is headache,anxiety and shaking badly. If I didn't feel so bad I would drink more often,because I like the taste of alcohol in my mixers.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

Meet my mother and then tell me alcohol isn't evil. Want a torn ligament in your shoulder? Want a slap in the face? Want to be pushed down the stairs? Want to call the police and paramedics because a family member is ripping their hair out and having a mental breakdown from all the years of heavy drinking?

Think about it other ways before you call people sanctimonious twats "

I've live with an alcoholic so I know what it's like... but end of day it's their choice to drink... yes it's a Illness but a illness that is easy prevented by not letting your self get that bad in the 1st place. Before I met my partner I was really bad use to drink 3/6 bottles of wine a night. But realised it was getting to much when I was waking up with shakes that didn't go until I had my next drink. I had been though a hell of a lot. But I decided enough was enough and made my self stop. Now I can take it or leave it x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I don't drink and I don't have an issue with alcohol, but I do have an issue with some attitudes towards alcohol.

It's a drug yet not many people seem to see it as that, because it's legal.

I was out at 2am on a Saturday night a little while ago and I had to dodge puddles of puke and listen to people vomiting. D*unk people are generally rude, not necessarily on purpose but because they're under the influence of a drug that affects their behaviour.

You probably wouldn't take any other drug in the same quantities (or whatever the rough equivalent of intoxication is for said drug) as alcohol.

Alcohol isn't an issue, binge drinking is.

And whilst on the topic of alcohol... National drink wine day or whatever it was last week when Facebook was full of drinkers who like having another excuse to drink... Is there a national inject heroin day? "

Agreed...trying to cue at the bank machine that knob dropped his bottle and it smashed...did he care or pick it up? No...

The vacant looking idiots milling round the bank machine making it a pain in the arse to get money out..

None of whom were that d*unk but just enough just to make them seem like dicks...probably lovely people when they're sober.

If scenes like that were caused by any other drug their would be uproar but the law says it's ok so it's ok apparently

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By *hingford manMan
over a year ago

highams park East London


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both "
heyyyyyy cummon you can't keep it all to yourselves and it's good to share 3sum??

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By *rcticFoxxxWoman
over a year ago

Hereabouts


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

Meet my mother and then tell me alcohol isn't evil. Want a torn ligament in your shoulder? Want a slap in the face? Want to be pushed down the stairs? Want to call the police and paramedics because a family member is ripping their hair out and having a mental breakdown from all the years of heavy drinking?

Think about it other ways before you call people sanctimonious twats

Thats terrible but like a lot of these things its the people taking them that are the problem.Some people get addicted and cant control it.Simialr to gambling lots do it responsibly but some just cant keep control."

Yeah it is the person taking it.. But the alcohol is fuelling the fucked-up-ness. When she's sober, which is very rarely, she's actually an alright person..

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By *ortland51Man
over a year ago

Glasgow


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

Meet my mother and then tell me alcohol isn't evil. Want a torn ligament in your shoulder? Want a slap in the face? Want to be pushed down the stairs? Want to call the police and paramedics because a family member is ripping their hair out and having a mental breakdown from all the years of heavy drinking?

Think about it other ways before you call people sanctimonious twats "

I did think about it all ways before I made my original comment, and I stand by it.

I'm sorry you have bad experiences with alcohol, but your bad experiences do not outweigh the good experiences people have with it.

Maybe you're the one not thinking about it other ways.

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By *hingford manMan
over a year ago

highams park East London


"It helps get my knickers off , "

Is it my round ??

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By *rcticFoxxxWoman
over a year ago

Hereabouts


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

Meet my mother and then tell me alcohol isn't evil. Want a torn ligament in your shoulder? Want a slap in the face? Want to be pushed down the stairs? Want to call the police and paramedics because a family member is ripping their hair out and having a mental breakdown from all the years of heavy drinking?

Think about it other ways before you call people sanctimonious twats

I've live with an alcoholic so I know what it's like... but end of day it's their choice to drink... yes it's a Illness but a illness that is easy prevented by not letting your self get that bad in the 1st place. Before I met my partner I was really bad use to drink 3/6 bottles of wine a night. But realised it was getting to much when I was waking up with shakes that didn't go until I had my next drink. I had been though a hell of a lot. But I decided enough was enough and made my self stop. Now I can take it or leave it x"

Of course it's their choice to begin with.. But what happens when they're addicted and don't have the mental capacity or the will power that you had to stop?

I'm by no means saying that anything can be done about the amount of alcohol consumed by people, I'm just saying I don't like it.

You can't even buy more than one pack of paracetamol at tesco.. But you can buy enough alcohol to kill an elephant if you want to?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

Meet my mother and then tell me alcohol isn't evil. Want a torn ligament in your shoulder? Want a slap in the face? Want to be pushed down the stairs? Want to call the police and paramedics because a family member is ripping their hair out and having a mental breakdown from all the years of heavy drinking?

Think about it other ways before you call people sanctimonious twats "

My dad was an alcoholic, he was very violent toward us and me and my sister was taken into care, we spend about a year being ping ponged around care homes and foster families before my Gran finally got custody of us

People who have never seen a real alcoholic don't understand what it's like

I still have scares on my face from where he beat me, I have a scare on my side from where he stuck me with a screw driver, I spend days locked in my room with no food, drink or access to the toilet, I could go on but I won't

We had nothing, not even a bed to sleep in because he sold everything for booze, many weeks all we had was our free school meals, we'd have one Friday and have nothing all weekend till we went back to school Monday, family members stopped buying us birthday and Xmas gifts because they knew he sold them

He was OK before he started drinking, I don't remember him ever hitting us, he lost his job and spent the whole of his redundancy money down the pub, he wasn't to bad till his money ran out and he couldn't afford the beer he was now addicted to, then he changed and our life's were hell if he couldn't get a drink, he'd even send us into the stops to steal it for him

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Newcastle supporter"

Haha this!

Charlotte

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By *rcticFoxxxWoman
over a year ago

Hereabouts


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

Meet my mother and then tell me alcohol isn't evil. Want a torn ligament in your shoulder? Want a slap in the face? Want to be pushed down the stairs? Want to call the police and paramedics because a family member is ripping their hair out and having a mental breakdown from all the years of heavy drinking?

Think about it other ways before you call people sanctimonious twats

I did think about it all ways before I made my original comment, and I stand by it.

I'm sorry you have bad experiences with alcohol, but your bad experiences do not outweigh the good experiences people have with it.

Maybe you're the one not thinking about it other ways.

"

I used to drink.. And I've said in a previous post that I don't have an issue with alcohol. So yeah I'm thinking about it in other ways. Everyone's entitled to an opinion, and mine being different to yours doesn't make me a 'sanctimonious twat'.. Just as your opinion doesn't make you one either. I just think you're being insensitive to negative feelings about alcohol. Not once have I said that your positive feelings about alcohol are wrong, so how come it's alright for you to be a dick to people who have a different opinion to you?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've barely d*unk for over 6 months, I got d*unk last weekend for the first time since July.

I stopped fir a couple of weeks and it went on longer than planned. I've always had an interesting relationship with alcohol, I do enjoy a drink but I recognise that I was for a long time a functioning alcoholic and now if I find myeelf drinking for what I feel are the wrong reasons I take a step back and abstain.

Physically and more importantly abstaining has made me feel noticeably better

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

It's not necessarily sanctimonious.

Of you've seen family members and friends die/become very ill or loose everything directly because of something...you tend not to like it very much.

I'll bet there are drugs out there you look down on too...that's life

I have seen that, I still choose not to sanctimonious about it though.

I don't blame alcohol or drugs for it, and I certainly wouldn't want to see something banned outright because of the illnesses and deaths the substance may contribute to or cause. That's just stupid.

With that logic, we might as well ban flying or getting old.

I've seen a family member die due to their recreational choices. It didn't make me like alcohol any less.

I didn't say ban it...All drugs need regulating not outlawing..that will just put it on the black market.

It should be legal and controlled because as with any drug it has the ability to destroy or take life. Many are able to drink sensibly..lots can't.

It is controlled as much as it can be.

The onus of responsibility is with the consumer. Just like gambling, driving, smoking, anything. You choose how you want to be. You determine your own behaviour and attitudes.

The alcohol regulations in this country are sufficient. It would be a crying shame to get to the point where your choices were limited due to over-regulation.

Limiting people's freedoms and rights has a vastly greater negative impact on society than the problems alcohol causes.

I'd be very interested to hear your proposals on how much more regulation and control you'd like to see put on the alcohol industry?

"

I fail to see how it's regulated.

I can go out and be back here with fifty bottles of vodka in no time. Enough to kill several people...it's freely available in any quantity to anyone of legal age.

I believe (I may be wrong...I need to look it up) that in certain European countries or country that they have alcohol 'dispenseries' and each person has a limit..its not prescribed and you can just buy it but there is a cap on what your allowed.

As for my ideas..I'd have to think and talk to people and look at actual facts etc before magically having a solution..

but my opinion remains that it is dangerous and needs regulating somehow

it's interesting to see what people's takes are on it and what others think..It's a very dividing topic it seems

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I enjoy a drink. I tend to drink though, only on Fridays. Not necessarily to excess, but, on occasion.

I like the taste, I like the gentle buzz and I like the ritual.

I also find, that getting plastered once in a blue moon seems good for the spirit.

I'm not though an unpleasant d*unk. I tend to play my favourite albums a few times and let my mind wander.

I rarely get d*unk in company, except on special occasions, friends 40th etc and when I do, never to the point of losing control.

Am occasional hangover is OK. A morning enjoying my bed and doing nothing, as long as that's what I planned anyway.

I don't much like the empty calories though. I only drink a couple of pints if out in the pub.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

Meet my mother and then tell me alcohol isn't evil. Want a torn ligament in your shoulder? Want a slap in the face? Want to be pushed down the stairs? Want to call the police and paramedics because a family member is ripping their hair out and having a mental breakdown from all the years of heavy drinking?

Think about it other ways before you call people sanctimonious twats

I did think about it all ways before I made my original comment, and I stand by it.

I'm sorry you have bad experiences with alcohol, but your bad experiences do not outweigh the good experiences people have with it.

Maybe you're the one not thinking about it other ways.

I used to drink.. And I've said in a previous post that I don't have an issue with alcohol. So yeah I'm thinking about it in other ways. Everyone's entitled to an opinion, and mine being different to yours doesn't make me a 'sanctimonious twat'.. Just as your opinion doesn't make you one either. I just think you're being insensitive to negative feelings about alcohol. Not once have I said that your positive feelings about alcohol are wrong, so how come it's alright for you to be a dick to people who have a different opinion to you? "

I don't have a problem with drinkers I just think there should be tighter laws, like bar staff shouldn't be allowed to carry on serving people who are obviously already pissed

No good will ever come of that

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

Meet my mother and then tell me alcohol isn't evil. Want a torn ligament in your shoulder? Want a slap in the face? Want to be pushed down the stairs? Want to call the police and paramedics because a family member is ripping their hair out and having a mental breakdown from all the years of heavy drinking?

Think about it other ways before you call people sanctimonious twats

My dad was an alcoholic, he was very violent toward us and me and my sister was taken into care, we spend about a year being ping ponged around care homes and foster families before my Gran finally got custody of us

People who have never seen a real alcoholic don't understand what it's like

I still have scares on my face from where he beat me, I have a scare on my side from where he stuck me with a screw driver, I spend days locked in my room with no food, drink or access to the toilet, I could go on but I won't

We had nothing, not even a bed to sleep in because he sold everything for booze, many weeks all we had was our free school meals, we'd have one Friday and have nothing all weekend till we went back to school Monday, family members stopped buying us birthday and Xmas gifts because they knew he sold them

He was OK before he started drinking, I don't remember him ever hitting us, he lost his job and spent the whole of his redundancy money down the pub, he wasn't to bad till his money ran out and he couldn't afford the beer he was now addicted to, then he changed and our life's were hell if he couldn't get a drink, he'd even send us into the stops to steal it for him "

Sounds like my biological dad.

I never met him but I've heard plenty from my mum and siblings.

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By *rcticFoxxxWoman
over a year ago

Hereabouts


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

Meet my mother and then tell me alcohol isn't evil. Want a torn ligament in your shoulder? Want a slap in the face? Want to be pushed down the stairs? Want to call the police and paramedics because a family member is ripping their hair out and having a mental breakdown from all the years of heavy drinking?

Think about it other ways before you call people sanctimonious twats

My dad was an alcoholic, he was very violent toward us and me and my sister was taken into care, we spend about a year being ping ponged around care homes and foster families before my Gran finally got custody of us

People who have never seen a real alcoholic don't understand what it's like

I still have scares on my face from where he beat me, I have a scare on my side from where he stuck me with a screw driver, I spend days locked in my room with no food, drink or access to the toilet, I could go on but I won't

We had nothing, not even a bed to sleep in because he sold everything for booze, many weeks all we had was our free school meals, we'd have one Friday and have nothing all weekend till we went back to school Monday, family members stopped buying us birthday and Xmas gifts because they knew he sold them

He was OK before he started drinking, I don't remember him ever hitting us, he lost his job and spent the whole of his redundancy money down the pub, he wasn't to bad till his money ran out and he couldn't afford the beer he was now addicted to, then he changed and our life's were hell if he couldn't get a drink, he'd even send us into the stops to steal it for him "

Fuck :-/

I was lucky enough to move in with my dad when I was 12. My sister stayed with my mum and now she drinks far too much as well. All her wages go on nights out. It's probably partly to do with her age, she's only 19 so it's new and exciting but I hope she snaps out of it before it's too late.

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By *rcticFoxxxWoman
over a year ago

Hereabouts


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

Meet my mother and then tell me alcohol isn't evil. Want a torn ligament in your shoulder? Want a slap in the face? Want to be pushed down the stairs? Want to call the police and paramedics because a family member is ripping their hair out and having a mental breakdown from all the years of heavy drinking?

Think about it other ways before you call people sanctimonious twats

I did think about it all ways before I made my original comment, and I stand by it.

I'm sorry you have bad experiences with alcohol, but your bad experiences do not outweigh the good experiences people have with it.

Maybe you're the one not thinking about it other ways.

I used to drink.. And I've said in a previous post that I don't have an issue with alcohol. So yeah I'm thinking about it in other ways. Everyone's entitled to an opinion, and mine being different to yours doesn't make me a 'sanctimonious twat'.. Just as your opinion doesn't make you one either. I just think you're being insensitive to negative feelings about alcohol. Not once have I said that your positive feelings about alcohol are wrong, so how come it's alright for you to be a dick to people who have a different opinion to you?

I don't have a problem with drinkers I just think there should be tighter laws, like bar staff shouldn't be allowed to carry on serving people who are obviously already pissed

No good will ever come of that "

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By *ortland51Man
over a year ago

Glasgow


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

Meet my mother and then tell me alcohol isn't evil. Want a torn ligament in your shoulder? Want a slap in the face? Want to be pushed down the stairs? Want to call the police and paramedics because a family member is ripping their hair out and having a mental breakdown from all the years of heavy drinking?

Think about it other ways before you call people sanctimonious twats

I did think about it all ways before I made my original comment, and I stand by it.

I'm sorry you have bad experiences with alcohol, but your bad experiences do not outweigh the good experiences people have with it.

Maybe you're the one not thinking about it other ways.

I used to drink.. And I've said in a previous post that I don't have an issue with alcohol. So yeah I'm thinking about it in other ways. Everyone's entitled to an opinion, and mine being different to yours doesn't make me a 'sanctimonious twat'.. Just as your opinion doesn't make you one either. I just think you're being insensitive to negative feelings about alcohol. Not once have I said that your positive feelings about alcohol are wrong, so how come it's alright for you to be a dick to people who have a different opinion to you? "

I can't help that you think my feelings on this subject are insensitive. I happen to think it's insensitive to wish people's freedoms away, as some on this thread have.

If you think I'm being a dick about it, that's not my problem either.

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By *rcticFoxxxWoman
over a year ago

Hereabouts


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

Meet my mother and then tell me alcohol isn't evil. Want a torn ligament in your shoulder? Want a slap in the face? Want to be pushed down the stairs? Want to call the police and paramedics because a family member is ripping their hair out and having a mental breakdown from all the years of heavy drinking?

Think about it other ways before you call people sanctimonious twats

I did think about it all ways before I made my original comment, and I stand by it.

I'm sorry you have bad experiences with alcohol, but your bad experiences do not outweigh the good experiences people have with it.

Maybe you're the one not thinking about it other ways.

I used to drink.. And I've said in a previous post that I don't have an issue with alcohol. So yeah I'm thinking about it in other ways. Everyone's entitled to an opinion, and mine being different to yours doesn't make me a 'sanctimonious twat'.. Just as your opinion doesn't make you one either. I just think you're being insensitive to negative feelings about alcohol. Not once have I said that your positive feelings about alcohol are wrong, so how come it's alright for you to be a dick to people who have a different opinion to you?

I can't help that you think my feelings on this subject are insensitive. I happen to think it's insensitive to wish people's freedoms away, as some on this thread have.

If you think I'm being a dick about it, that's not my problem either.

"

Because I'm a sanctimonious twat

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By *alandNitaCouple
over a year ago

Scunthorpe

I enjoy a drink every so often.

I plan to have a nice cold cider later whilst watching the rugby.

I don't drink to excess as I don't like d*unkenness.

Cal has the occasional beer.

I do agree that bars should have the gumption to refuse to serve people who are obviously d*unk. I believe that is may even be illegal to knowingly serve alcohol to someone who is d*unk.

I have to say that I don't see alcohol as a positive thing, having witnessed first hand the impact on both the person with a drink problem and those around them.

Domestic abuse often goes up at Xmas, New Year and when the local footy side loses

NIta

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

Meet my mother and then tell me alcohol isn't evil. Want a torn ligament in your shoulder? Want a slap in the face? Want to be pushed down the stairs? Want to call the police and paramedics because a family member is ripping their hair out and having a mental breakdown from all the years of heavy drinking?

Think about it other ways before you call people sanctimonious twats

I did think about it all ways before I made my original comment, and I stand by it.

I'm sorry you have bad experiences with alcohol, but your bad experiences do not outweigh the good experiences people have with it.

Maybe you're the one not thinking about it other ways.

I used to drink.. And I've said in a previous post that I don't have an issue with alcohol. So yeah I'm thinking about it in other ways. Everyone's entitled to an opinion, and mine being different to yours doesn't make me a 'sanctimonious twat'.. Just as your opinion doesn't make you one either. I just think you're being insensitive to negative feelings about alcohol. Not once have I said that your positive feelings about alcohol are wrong, so how come it's alright for you to be a dick to people who have a different opinion to you?

I can't help that you think my feelings on this subject are insensitive. I happen to think it's insensitive to wish people's freedoms away, as some on this thread have.

If you think I'm being a dick about it, that's not my problem either.

"

If you look up this post..

It was you who came in here...A thread about opinions on alcohol and right off the bat started calling people sanctimonious twats because of their opinion on alcohol (did you expect people to be like 'yay! Go booze!?)

So that's no doubt why people have you pegged as insensitive and your opinion means jack all to them.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

When I was younger I was a heavy drinker then as I got older without thinking about it I just naturally calmed down.

Then it was just at parties I'd get steaming then even that stopped to!a couple, now occasionally if I fancy one I will have one and usually is just the one.

Last time I got really d*unk was my 50th and stopped and went into soft drinks.

But rarely now, did have rather a lot of snowballs at Christmas.

First guy I lived with was a violent alcoholic and was dead at 50 I've seen it destroy to many lives

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By *R and BlondieCouple
over a year ago

Bebington, wirral

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well this post certainly escalated quickly. I think we all should just have a drink and chill out

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

Meet my mother and then tell me alcohol isn't evil. Want a torn ligament in your shoulder? Want a slap in the face? Want to be pushed down the stairs? Want to call the police and paramedics because a family member is ripping their hair out and having a mental breakdown from all the years of heavy drinking?

Think about it other ways before you call people sanctimonious twats

I did think about it all ways before I made my original comment, and I stand by it.

I'm sorry you have bad experiences with alcohol, but your bad experiences do not outweigh the good experiences people have with it.

Maybe you're the one not thinking about it other ways.

I used to drink.. And I've said in a previous post that I don't have an issue with alcohol. So yeah I'm thinking about it in other ways. Everyone's entitled to an opinion, and mine being different to yours doesn't make me a 'sanctimonious twat'.. Just as your opinion doesn't make you one either. I just think you're being insensitive to negative feelings about alcohol. Not once have I said that your positive feelings about alcohol are wrong, so how come it's alright for you to be a dick to people who have a different opinion to you?

I can't help that you think my feelings on this subject are insensitive. I happen to think it's insensitive to wish people's freedoms away, as some on this thread have.

If you think I'm being a dick about it, that's not my problem either.

"

But what about the freedom of the people who have to suffer d*unks

The police that spend hours being called out to d*unken fights, the hospital staff that suffer abuse from d*unks who end up in A&E

Nobody has said ban it, just moderate it better

People who only drink to be social wouldnt mind as it wouldnt affect them

It would only affect excessive drinks, some people need saving from themselves

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

I drink as I enjoy it, I don't drink to get kissed. I have a pint here and there but mainly on my days off.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

To build up courage

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't drink on a regular basis, only have a couple now and then.

Though I do have a friend that when in his company,as I feel totally safe l let my hair down and have a hell of a good drink Luckily I don't happen to suffer any hangovers.

My soon to be Ex was a alcoholic. After 13 failed detox programs.... Vodka is still and always will be his mistress. I made the decision to walk away after he said he'd never stop drinking. It wasn't a decision I wanted to make,it was one I had to make for the sake of my own sanity.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Well this post certainly escalated quickly. I think we all should just have a drink and chill out "

Tea please if your offering

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Well this post certainly escalated quickly. I think we all should just have a drink and chill out

Tea please if your offering "

Blimey your treating yourself tonight aren't you

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I drink before meeting on here then during a meet and after

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like the taste. And actually, I just like getting pissed occasionally.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I don't drink on a regular basis, only have a couple now and then.

Though I do have a friend that when in his company,as I feel totally safe l let my hair down and have a hell of a good drink Luckily I don't happen to suffer any hangovers.

My soon to be Ex was a alcoholic. After 13 failed detox programs.... Vodka is still and always will be his mistress. I made the decision to walk away after he said he'd never stop drinking. It wasn't a decision I wanted to make,it was one I had to make for the sake of my own sanity."

He sounds great

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't drink that much ... I think years of binge drinking and growing up has helped me cut down

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"...or NOT as the case may be.

Just curious to know why people drink (or don't). What do you get out of it? What's the reason (if any)? If you've quit or cut down then why?

I pretty much don't drink anymore. The odd pint every blue moon. I can't say I ever particularly enjoyed it. The hangovers just killed me and they seemed to get worse as I got older. I really don't think I have the constitution for alcohol. My body just doesn't take to it. Knocking it on the head was one of the best things I ever did."

I am not 100% teetotal and I don't drink alcohol because it makes me violent and I attack people I love and kiss and hug people I can't stand pmsl

I use it medicinally if it's a winter cold but it's not for me

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By *eliciousladyWoman
over a year ago

Sometimes U.K

It a pleasure to relax with a glass of decent wine in the evenings.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I don't drink on a regular basis, only have a couple now and then.

Though I do have a friend that when in his company,as I feel totally safe l let my hair down and have a hell of a good drink Luckily I don't happen to suffer any hangovers.

My soon to be Ex was a alcoholic. After 13 failed detox programs.... Vodka is still and always will be his mistress. I made the decision to walk away after he said he'd never stop drinking. It wasn't a decision I wanted to make,it was one I had to make for the sake of my own sanity."

Because alcohol is a legal drug we underestimate its potential for destruction. I have seen it cause so much damage but I'm not on an anti alcohol rant. I just think if we could start again and make a new country with good citizens I don't think we would encourage alcohol use.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Well this post certainly escalated quickly. I think we all should just have a drink and chill out

Tea please if your offering

Blimey your treating yourself tonight aren't you"

Friday night innit

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Moderation because I can't stand having a hangover.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I don't drink on a regular basis, only have a couple now and then.

Though I do have a friend that when in his company,as I feel totally safe l let my hair down and have a hell of a good drink Luckily I don't happen to suffer any hangovers.

My soon to be Ex was a alcoholic. After 13 failed detox programs.... Vodka is still and always will be his mistress. I made the decision to walk away after he said he'd never stop drinking. It wasn't a decision I wanted to make,it was one I had to make for the sake of my own sanity.

Because alcohol is a legal drug we underestimate its potential for destruction. I have seen it cause so much damage but I'm not on an anti alcohol rant. I just think if we could start again and make a new country with good citizens I don't think we would encourage alcohol use. "

I've always wondered...If alcohol had just been discovered..would it be classified as a drug and given a classification like the other drugs? And if so...what would that classification be? Surely class b controlled substance or above?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"

I don't have a problem with drinkers I just think there should be tighter laws, like bar staff shouldn't be allowed to carry on serving people who are obviously already pissed

No good will ever come of that "

Not sure if its been covered but it actually is illegal to serve anyone who is intoxicated. It is illegal to be d*unk on licensed premises

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Just to put things into perspective, if the properties of alcohol are compared on the drug categorization system that's currently in place in the UK, crack cocaine is category A and alcohol would be A plus if such a category existed.

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By *anky_PankyWoman
over a year ago

Filthy Fuckeryville

I don't drink much, but what I do, I drink for a few reasons......

1.I simply adore the taste of red wine

2.This may sound crazy, but when I'm cold nothing warms me up faster.

3.It makes reading some of the crap in my inbox far more tolerable!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"...or NOT as the case may be.

Just curious to know why people drink (or don't). What do you get out of it? What's the reason (if any)? If you've quit or cut down then why?

I pretty much don't drink anymore. The odd pint every blue moon. I can't say I ever particularly enjoyed it. The hangovers just killed me and they seemed to get worse as I got older. I really don't think I have the constitution for alcohol. My body just doesn't take to it. Knocking it on the head was one of the best things I ever did."

Thoroughly enjoy a drink - always have done - I never get angry or daft on it either which is a huge bonus. In simple terms - one of the greatest pleasures in my life personally - and I also enjoy 'the craic' that comes with it in the pub.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well I'm in the bath with a glass of rum and right now. Hopefully I'll make it to the end without glassing anyone. Cheers!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Just to put things into perspective, if the properties of alcohol are compared on the drug categorization system that's currently in place in the UK, crack cocaine is category A and alcohol would be A plus if such a category existed."
fully agree crack and alcohol are very similar in my opinion just one is socially acceptable

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Well I'm in the bath with a glass of rum and right now. Hopefully I'll make it to the end without glassing anyone. Cheers!

"

Of course the majority use alcohol wisely and enjoy it that's why I wouldn't want a total ban

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By *rcticFoxxxWoman
over a year ago

Hereabouts


"Just to put things into perspective, if the properties of alcohol are compared on the drug categorization system that's currently in place in the UK, crack cocaine is category A and alcohol would be A plus if such a category existed."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


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I don't have a problem with drinkers I just think there should be tighter laws, like bar staff shouldn't be allowed to carry on serving people who are obviously already pissed

No good will ever come of that

Not sure if its been covered but it actually is illegal to serve anyone who is intoxicated. It is illegal to be d*unk on licensed premises "

Thats rarely inforced though..

You see massive amounts of pissed people milling between pubs on a weekend...they must be getting served some place and i vant see many bar keeps asking people to take sobriety tests.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

P.O. Box DE1 0NQ

I like a drink of an evening and used to brew ma own (not got room for it now), but usually only at the weekends. Can go weeks without though and it doesn't worry me. When I do drink, I don't do it to get pissed although it does happen on occasion

I only touch spirits at Xmas, usually just a bottle of JD, and have cider the rest of the time

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By *inky-MinxWoman
over a year ago

Grantham

I don't

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I don't drink much, but what I do, I drink for a few reasons......

1.I simply adore the taste of red wine

2.This may sound crazy, but when I'm cold nothing warms me up faster.

3.It makes reading some of the crap in my inbox far more tolerable! "

Your point number 2 is explainable because alcohol messes with the hypothalamus - the part of the brain that controls body temperature. Many alcohol users have died from hypothermia for this very reason.

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By *ortland51Man
over a year ago

Glasgow


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

Meet my mother and then tell me alcohol isn't evil. Want a torn ligament in your shoulder? Want a slap in the face? Want to be pushed down the stairs? Want to call the police and paramedics because a family member is ripping their hair out and having a mental breakdown from all the years of heavy drinking?

Think about it other ways before you call people sanctimonious twats

I did think about it all ways before I made my original comment, and I stand by it.

I'm sorry you have bad experiences with alcohol, but your bad experiences do not outweigh the good experiences people have with it.

Maybe you're the one not thinking about it other ways.

I used to drink.. And I've said in a previous post that I don't have an issue with alcohol. So yeah I'm thinking about it in other ways. Everyone's entitled to an opinion, and mine being different to yours doesn't make me a 'sanctimonious twat'.. Just as your opinion doesn't make you one either. I just think you're being insensitive to negative feelings about alcohol. Not once have I said that your positive feelings about alcohol are wrong, so how come it's alright for you to be a dick to people who have a different opinion to you?

I can't help that you think my feelings on this subject are insensitive. I happen to think it's insensitive to wish people's freedoms away, as some on this thread have.

If you think I'm being a dick about it, that's not my problem either.

If you look up this post..

It was you who came in here...A thread about opinions on alcohol and right off the bat started calling people sanctimonious twats because of their opinion on alcohol (did you expect people to be like 'yay! Go booze!?)

So that's no doubt why people have you pegged as insensitive and your opinion means jack all to them.

"

And I absolutely don't mind that, I stand by my view.

You're getting a bit bent out of shape over someone's opinion that means jack all to you, are you not.

Chill out mate.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Because gin is alcohol.

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By *anky_PankyWoman
over a year ago

Filthy Fuckeryville


"I don't drink much, but what I do, I drink for a few reasons......

1.I simply adore the taste of red wine

2.This may sound crazy, but when I'm cold nothing warms me up faster.

3.It makes reading some of the crap in my inbox far more tolerable!

Your point number 2 is explainable because alcohol messes with the hypothalamus - the part of the brain that controls body temperature. Many alcohol users have died from hypothermia for this very reason."

Thank you for explaining that!! I never knew - I certainly go the other way though and end up boiling (not very attractive!) lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"...or NOT as the case may be.

Just curious to know why people drink (or don't). What do you get out of it? What's the reason (if any)? If you've quit or cut down then why?

I pretty much don't drink anymore. The odd pint every blue moon. I can't say I ever particularly enjoyed it. The Ihangovers just killed me and they seemed to get worse as I got older. I really don't think I have the constitution for alcohol. My body just doesn't take to it. Knocking it on the head was one of the best things I ever did."
I occasionally drink in company I have no need to though really ,if I go for a meal in company I quite often have a soft drink ,I love my sport alcohol takes my edge off

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs

I can't do the kind of dancing I do with more than one drink, and I rarely drink at home, but I enjoy sharing a bottle or two of red or fizz with my meet, and never seem to get a hangover anymore! I like getting a bit giggly

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

I rarely drink because I rarely have the urge to do so.

I enjoy cider in the summer sometimes, and the occasional glass of wine but I often go months at a time without drinking alcohol.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

During my 7 years as a carer, I never touched alcohol. Now, I simply don't want to.

Having said that - I've had a trapped nerve, for over a month, which painkillers won't touch, so I've been going to bed with a shot of Drambuie, as a muscle-relaxant.

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over a year ago


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

Meet my mother and then tell me alcohol isn't evil. Want a torn ligament in your shoulder? Want a slap in the face? Want to be pushed down the stairs? Want to call the police and paramedics because a family member is ripping their hair out and having a mental breakdown from all the years of heavy drinking?

Think about it other ways before you call people sanctimonious twats

I did think about it all ways before I made my original comment, and I stand by it.

I'm sorry you have bad experiences with alcohol, but your bad experiences do not outweigh the good experiences people have with it.

Maybe you're the one not thinking about it other ways.

I used to drink.. And I've said in a previous post that I don't have an issue with alcohol. So yeah I'm thinking about it in other ways. Everyone's entitled to an opinion, and mine being different to yours doesn't make me a 'sanctimonious twat'.. Just as your opinion doesn't make you one either. I just think you're being insensitive to negative feelings about alcohol. Not once have I said that your positive feelings about alcohol are wrong, so how come it's alright for you to be a dick to people who have a different opinion to you?

I can't help that you think my feelings on this subject are insensitive. I happen to think it's insensitive to wish people's freedoms away, as some on this thread have.

If you think I'm being a dick about it, that's not my problem either.

If you look up this post..

It was you who came in here...A thread about opinions on alcohol and right off the bat started calling people sanctimonious twats because of their opinion on alcohol (did you expect people to be like 'yay! Go booze!?)

So that's no doubt why people have you pegged as insensitive and your opinion means jack all to them.

And I absolutely don't mind that, I stand by my view.

You're getting a bit bent out of shape over someone's opinion that means jack all to you, are you not.

Chill out mate. "

One. im not your mate

And two, i'm very chilled.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Somebody pass me the wine

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

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"Somebody pass me the wine "

Cotes de Roussillon??

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over a year ago


"Somebody pass me the wine

Cotes de Roussillon?? "

That'll do to start

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By *risky_MareWoman
over a year ago

...Up on the Downs


"Somebody pass me the wine

Cotes de Roussillon??

That'll do to start "

Got a couple of glasses left and real vintage spag bol on the go!

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk


"I'm on a crusade to save people from the evils of alcohol by drinking it all myself.

Can i help? Judging by this lot there'll be plenty for us both

Yeah, count me in to this club too, because I personally cannot stand the sanctimonious twats that curse the 'evils' of drinking.

"

It's realism to recognise that there are a lot of evils associated with drinking.

When it's done in moderation, fine but it's very often abused, with serious consequences.

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over a year ago


"Somebody pass me the wine

Cotes de Roussillon??

That'll do to start

Got a couple of glasses left and real vintage spag bol on the go! "

Sounds delicious....I'm on my way

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Somebody pass me the wine "

I have grapes...you'll need to do the rest yourself

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Somebody pass me the wine

I have grapes...you'll need to do the rest yourself "

That's why god invented thrush...

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over a year ago


"Somebody pass me the wine

I have grapes...you'll need to do the rest yourself

That's why god invented thrush..."

Genital fermentation...

It's beautiful.

I'm sure there is a high-end market for that.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I only drink because driving on motorways is boring.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I only drink because doing brain surgery sober is terrifying!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I only drink because I'm a pilot with vertigo.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I drink to get d*unk

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over a year ago


"Somebody pass me the wine

I have grapes...you'll need to do the rest yourself

That's why god invented thrush...

Genital fermentation...

It's beautiful.

I'm sure there is a high-end market for that."

I could do the cheese to go with it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Somebody pass me the wine

I have grapes...you'll need to do the rest yourself

That's why god invented thrush...

Genital fermentation...

It's beautiful.

I'm sure there is a high-end market for that.

I could do the cheese to go with it "

To far Christos, to far...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Because I'm married to Clem

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Somebody pass me the wine

I have grapes...you'll need to do the rest yourself

That's why god invented thrush...

Genital fermentation...

It's beautiful.

I'm sure there is a high-end market for that.

I could do the cheese to go with it

To far Christos, to far... "

This? From you?.......

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By *igeiaWoman
over a year ago

Bristol


"Because I'm married to Clem "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By *rcticFoxxxWoman
over a year ago

Hereabouts


"Somebody pass me the wine

I have grapes...you'll need to do the rest yourself

That's why god invented thrush...

Genital fermentation...

It's beautiful.

I'm sure there is a high-end market for that.

I could do the cheese to go with it "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I enjoy drinking that's why!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

lol I have enjoyed reading the comments

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Somebody pass me the wine

I have grapes...you'll need to do the rest yourself

That's why god invented thrush...

Genital fermentation...

It's beautiful.

I'm sure there is a high-end market for that.

I could do the cheese to go with it

To far Christos, to far...

This? From you?....... "

Exactly! You've completely misjudged the mood of the nation!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Nothing wrong with a cheeky vodka while you're in Tesco. That's why it's on the shelves! The only booze they don't want you drinkin' while you shop is the classy stuff with the big plastic top on it that they have to take off. That's the stuff they want you to save for the drive home i fuckin love you..

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