A Drinking Problem

crash325 · Oct 23, 2014

Now it is understood that
a littler eye opener to start the day is OK.
A mid morning Pick Me upper is fine.
A little something at lunch time is spot on.
An afternoon break with a snort or 2 is well understood.
Naturally at quitting time A few drinks is only natural.
A little something before supper is a good way to help your appetite.
Of course after supper its good to have a nice relaxing drink.
& Nothing beats a Night Cap to help you sleep.

BUT This Damm Sip, Sip all day long Has Got to Stop.

orezok · Oct 23, 2014

I have a glass of wine every night for it's health benefits! The rest of the bottle is for my witty comebacks and flawless knowledge. :cool2::cool2:

jrkaye · Oct 23, 2014

Had the unpleasant experience of my high school sweetheart's daddy who started the day with 2 fingers of Wild Turkey and it never got better from there. I heard he passed away at the age of 59 from a stroke brought on by alcohol abuse (ya think?) . He and his wife both were all day drinkers and masked it with "iced tea" and other assorted "fillers". DARN shame cause when the guy was sober, he was actually a pretty nice fella...... ah well. pick yer poison wisely, I prefer lemonade some days or a Corona on others.

crash325 · Oct 23, 2014

Grandad had a little sign similar to the what I wrote.
He had a lot of friends that would stop by mid morning & often mid afternoon, .
They would tell stories & have 2 or 3 drinks each time.
Never saw him drunk. If he went to town lots of folks would buy him drinks. He started to carry a flask & when had all he wanted, he'd slyly dump the rest of the drinks into the flask.
he started smoking at 14, don't know when he started drinking. But I'm pretty sure that it must have shortened his life.
At 103 years old he broke his hip & died soon after. Without the smoking & drinking who knows how long he would have lived.

sailorman · Oct 23, 2014

I drink every now and again . I drink one now . Then I drink one again .

Tractor Seabee · Oct 23, 2014

As my old Grandpa used to say: "Me drink to excess? Nah, I just drink steady" He died at 76 from liver cancer with an empty pint of Old Crow on his nightstand.

Ron

TomSeller · Oct 23, 2014

crash325 said:
At 103 years old he broke his hip & died soon after. Without the smoking & drinking who knows how long he would have lived.

Probably not past 85. Great story. Like they say, everything in moderation.

motownbrowne · Oct 27, 2014

TomSeller said:
Probably not past 85. Great story. Like they say, everything in moderation.

That's right, everything in moderation. Including moderation itself.

davrow · Oct 28, 2014

Hey, it's always 5 o'clock somewhere!

Everyone has to have something to believe in. I believe I'll have another!

George2615 · Oct 28, 2014

At my age I don't drink any more.

I don't drink any less either.

5030 · Oct 28, 2014

God grant me the sernity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference....

Been a non-drinking alcoholic for 30 years and don't plan on going backwards.

TomSeller · Oct 28, 2014

George2615 said:
At my age I don't drink any more.

I don't drink any less either.

That is a good one.

bcp · Oct 29, 2014

“In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.”

Benjamin Franklin

Happy Gilmore · Oct 29, 2014

5030 said:
God grant me the sernity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.... Been a non-drinking alcoholic for 30 years and don't plan on going backwards.

Amen to that, over 18 months for me. I drank enough in the couple years leading up to the last one to last a long, long time.

Gunny · Oct 29, 2014

There are only two circumstances where I drink, when I'm with someone or I'm alone

teg · Oct 29, 2014

You can not drink all day... if you don't start in the morning.

brain55 · Oct 29, 2014

5030 said:
God grant me the sernity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference....

Been a non-drinking alcoholic for 30 years and don't plan on going backwards.

It's been 25 for me. I try not to forget what it was like, what happened, and what it is like now.

Brian

Dr_Zinj · Oct 29, 2014

If God didn't want us to drink alcohol, he wouldn't have created yeast.

k0ua · Oct 29, 2014

bcp said:
“In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria.”

Benjamin Franklin

That is an interesting quote. We sometimes forget that in past times, many people never drank water due to the fact most water was filthy. Many people drank "grog" so that the alcohol content would kill the bacteria in the water.

TomSeller · Oct 29, 2014

k0ua said:
That is an interesting quote. We sometimes forget that in past times, many people never drank water due to the fact most water was filthy. Many people drank "grog" so that the alcohol content would kill the bacteria in the water.

So how did all the abstainers survive anyway? Or were they closet drinkers?