OT: Another Corona Drinking Question

[husky99]

Girlfriend new fav drink

 

[HuskyHawk]

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One out of 20.

I like those questions just fine. Yes to 16, at least some of the time. I had to write reviews and rate three unlabeled Armagnac's last night, as I'm helping to pick a cask to be bottled. Does that count as "alone" if my daughter was watching Clone Wars in the room at the same time?

17 samples, 9 Cognacs, 8 Armagnacs. Only 3 more to go. The Cognac we picked is still in cask from 1972. Going to run me $271 if I want a bottle though....oof. We are bottling 30 bottles of one still in cask from 1945. I'm not buying that, $436.

 

[Deepster]

This list is a complete joke. One of the reasons I've always been skeptical about medical professionals and their advice.

In my 20's, I would have answered YES to 10.
Now, I can answer YES to 3 - 7, 11, and 16. And those questions are laughable IMO.

7 - Do you turn to "lower companions or environment" when drinking? What a joke question. This assumes what? We're all at least middle class and drinking in some snobby country club? I answered YES because I still hit up The Federal on game days and I have a wide group of friends that includes people who live and work in all areas, and have all levels of income. That must make me susceptible to alcoholism.

11 - Do you crave a drink at a certain time daily? YES, and it's not anywhere near noon. I look forward to a beer or two at night after I've handled all of my work and responsibilities. That's so crazy.

16 - Do you drink alone? YES, sometimes my wife or friends aren't around when I drink at night while eating dinner and watching the game. WOW! And this assumes what? Everyone is married or has a companion/roommates? Do pets count?

Uhhh, you're an alcoholic.

 

[XLCenterFan]

XLCenterFan

"One of the reasons I've always been skeptical about medical professionals and their advice".

How do you feel about brain surgery?

So if a Dr. tells me that if I drink alone, drink at The Federal, and look forward to a beer at the end of long day, that makes me an alcoholic. And I'm just supposed to blindly agree and say: "thanks Doc, you'e right about that, as well as everything else."

 

[Deepster]

So if a Dr. tells me that if I drink alone, drink at The Federal, and look forward to a beer at the end of long day, that makes me an alcoholic. And I'm just supposed to blindly agree and say: "thanks Doc, you'e right about that, as well as everything else."

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Denial is a glaring symptom of alcoholism. Hope this helps you.

 

[Mr. French]

this is getting funny

 

[HuskyHawk]

this is getting funny

It's been a good thread.

On a serious note, for OP. I know people who drink way less than me and who are alcoholics. It's not whether you go over the "recommended" amount. Do you "need" to? Can you decide, this Tuesday and Wednesday I'll be dry, and then execute that without anxiety or any symptoms of needing a drink? This seems like more realistic information to me.

Alcohol use disorder - Symptoms and causes

www.mayoclinic.org

 

[boba]

I think this is one of those lists that if you answer yes to even one question, you have a drinking problem.

Do you have a drinking problem?
Yeah I got a problem, I can't get enough. And they ration it!
(long long story involving, me, my boss, my det commander (captain), my group commander (colonel), my *raging alcoholic* first shirt, and a wise guy NCO that worked for me. And yes we had ration cards limiting us to 4 liters of hard liquor a month.)

 

[QDOG5]

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Girlfriend new fav drink

Recipe please

 

[Caronimo]

Are 3 bottles of wine and 1or 2 six packs a week too much? I normally drink alone (like Boyd Crowder In Justified)

Honestly there are probably people on here who drink that in a day. If you can't shut it off after a certain point every time then yes you should be concerned. Otherwise carry on and enjoy retirement.

Leaving the house only once per week is more concerning. Get out there man!

 

[McLovin]

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One out of 20.

Anyone who has ever had a beer and logged into the boneyard is guilty of #7...

 

[Improviser]

Hey come on the BY keeps it real.

FWIW, at least the advice is free.

 

[Waquoit]

It's one of the strangest and least-attractive soda names imo;...
Hmmm...I'll bet it mixes well with vodka.

There will be a Gasossa and Deep Eddy's Lemon mixing this weekend. Will that be too much lemon? I'll keep you posted.

 

[8893]

There will be a Gasossa and Deep Eddy's Lemon mixing this weekend. Will that be too much lemon? I'll keep you posted.

Please do. I almost went and got one last night to mix it with vodka. Then I did the next best thing and asked my wife to pick some up next time she’s at the store, because I hate going to the supermarket. One way or another I will have it soon and will report back as well.

Definitely also interested in the recipe for @husky99 ‘s girlfriend’s drink.

 

[NEforceUConn]

Honestly there are probably people on here who drink that in a day. If you can't shut it off after a certain point every time then yes you should be concerned. Otherwise carry on and enjoy retirement.

Leaving the house only once per week is more concerning. Get out there man!

Hey N.C. is corona central with these southern hammerheads who refuse to wear masks. My daughter is very at risk so for me to see her 2 or 3 x a week I must be careful.
Thanks for your comments though.

I do walk the dog daily and actually walk by myself twice a week.

 

[Ewekon]

The circle of life.

Aww???

Recipe please

Take some broad out to dinner. Get her over served, act like a gentleman.

She will like.

Ask her on another dinner date. Get her over served. Bang away like no tomorrow.

There's the recipe for a girlfriend.

 

[8893]

Please do. I almost went and got one last night to mix it with vodka. Then I did the next best thing and asked my wife to pick some up next time she’s at the store, because I hate going to the supermarket. One way or another I will have it soon and will report back as well.

Remembered that the pizza joint around the corner sells Foxon Park so I picked up a large bottle of Gassosa while out picking up my daughter. I can now confirm that it mixes very well with vodka.

Fill highball glass 3/4 full with crushed ice.

Add a shot and a half of Tito’s and fill the rest of the glass with Gassosa. Add a squeeze of fresh lemon and squeeze of fresh lime.

Stir and enjoy.

 

[Chin Diesel]

There will be a Gasossa and Deep Eddy's Lemon mixing this weekend. Will that be too much lemon? I'll keep you posted.

Keep cutting it with vodka until the lemon is not too much.

 

[FatHank]

You’re not from Connecticut, are you?

Yes, it’s just a liquor store. “Packy” for short.

Yeah, exactly. Is there anything else besides the packy?

 

[FatHank]

Most practical application of algebra I had to use in my younger days was Saturday around 6pm. Had to figure out if I had enough drinks to get through Saturday night AND Sunday, or if I had to make a run to the Packy before they closed at 8pm on Saturday night.

We used to figure out how long it would take us the get to the NY border and back before it was "too late". I believe I made a run once. Good times.

 

[Chin Diesel]

We used to figure out how long it would take us the get to the NY border and back before it was "too late". I believe I made a run once. Good times.

NY or Sturbridge, Mass depending on what part of state we were aton Sat night.

 

[superjohn]

At what age did you guys first start drinking and what age were you making beer runs and getting into bars?

 

[NEforceUConn]

At what age did you guys first start drinking and what age were you making beer runs and getting into bars?

Drinking at 14 or 15. Worked on a farm in Wethersfield and the older spanish guys would but us beer. into bars at 16 at prep school with fake id, but only one bar on rt 66 Avon/Simsbury border. ha

Best memory when i was 17 my friend and i double dated (I was 17) went to a package store on Berlin tournpike. I buy like 3 6 packs. Guy asks for my ID and i show him my friend billy counihon's ri drivers license. He says how do you spell Counihon and i go Counihan, ummmm but sometimes i spell it with with an o, and sometimes with two o's. Busted, but he sold us the beer. Well my friend and 'i got drunk but not much from our dates. HA.

 

[CL82]

We used to figure out how long it would take us the get to the NY border and back before it was "too late". I believe I made a run once. Good times.

Or Rhode Island depending on which was closer

 

[Hey Adrien!]

We used to figure out how long it would take us the get to the NY border and back before it was "too late". I believe I made a run once. Good times.

That was me too! In high school, during late nights it was all about finding the Port Chester bodega where no one spoke English.

The first time we went, at like 16, the guy would ask "ID, Papi?" and we'd be like "nope". They'd give us a dirty look, look at the cash register and up the charge by a few bucks, then we'd pay in cash and leave. Once they get to know you, then it was easier and easier each time.