Alcohol Curtailment

[lukethedrifter]

Carrie Nationing aside, I agree that AW’s ETOH intake is concerning, if that’s what youre saying.

I'm not Carrie Nationing anyone, luke, my work is getting people to drink booze.

I don't mean this critically, rather supportively: if you're in a state where you're drinking nonstop for 3 straight days on a regular basis, that is abnormal and unhealthy and you should seek help.

I wasn’t referring to you. Or haltz. I was jokingly referring to the guy who suggested we should take up tai chi instead of having a couple of beers.

[33anda3rd]

Carrie Nationing aside, I agree that AW’s ETOH intake is concerning, if that’s what youre saying.

I'm not Carrie Nationing anyone, luke, my work is getting people to drink booze.

I don't mean this critically, rather supportively: if you're in a state where you're drinking nonstop for 3 straight days on a regular basis, that is abnormal and unhealthy and you should seek help.

I wasn’t referring to you. Or haltz. I was jokingly referring to the guy who suggested we should take up tai chi instead of having a couple of beers.

I was confused b/c you quoted me on that response. Sorry for my confusion.

[haltz]

I felt like we were getting Carrie Nation’d up in here.

If it makes you feel better, my temperance movement involved selling about a thousand dollars of wine last night on a Monday.

Cha-ching

Between the barolo and the truffles it worked out ok.

You really struck a nerve with the restaurant guys.

[lukethedrifter]

Carrie Nationing aside, I agree that AW’s ETOH intake is concerning, if that’s what youre saying.

I'm not Carrie Nationing anyone, luke, my work is getting people to drink booze.

I don't mean this critically, rather supportively: if you're in a state where you're drinking nonstop for 3 straight days on a regular basis, that is abnormal and unhealthy and you should seek help.

I wasn’t referring to you. Or haltz. I was jokingly referring to the guy who suggested we should take up tai chi instead of having a couple of beers.

I was confused b/c you quoted me on that response. Sorry for my confusion.

Second sentence was for you.

[lukethedrifter]

I felt like we were getting Carrie Nation’d up in here.

If it makes you feel better, my temperance movement involved selling about a thousand dollars of wine last night on a Monday.

Cha-ching

Between the barolo and the truffles it worked out ok.

You really struck a nerve with the restaurant guys.

In my bones, I’m still one of you.

[Michael]

Since I've found other enhanced mental state delivery systems and I went on my low carb diet, I've pretty much given up on drinking. I'll admit years ago I was a problem drinker and alcoholism runs in my family, so I have no regrets significantly decreasing my booze consumption. Looking back it was a huge source of problems in my life like overeating and motivation issues. Now I actively avoid situations where I feel pressured to drink. It just isn't worth the hassle.

[Fat_Bulldog]

This thread is interesting.

[cardsfantx]

This thread is interesting.

the most interesting thread in the world

i don't always reply to threads; but when i do, it's about my unhealthy alcohol consumption

[wart57]

I don't drink any more.











I don't drink any less either.

[AWvsCBsteeeerike3]

I know I don't drink much, and this isn't meant as judgy, I'm honestly surprised: 30 drinks a week? Is that normal for most people? I literally might have had 30 drinks in the last 3-4 years. I figured those who did drink regularly might be closer to 5-10/week. I had no idea folks approached that much.

It's by most any standard too much. I'll touch on 'normal' in a second. But, 30 drinks can be accomplished surprisingly easy. Let's say 3 beers on Thursday night after work. 2 beers Friday afternoon before going out to dinner. 2 beers at dinner. 2 beers when you get home and a double shot of bourbon before bed. We're up to 11 with all of saturday and sunday to go. Say 13 beers on a saturday starting at noonish and drinking until about 1 am. That's like a beer an hour and gets you up to 24. Then, a couple mimosas Sunday at brunch and four beers over the course of the afternoon at a pool or something. Wala, you've drank 30 drinks without ever getting out of control and without ever affecting the ability to show up to work Monday-Friday.

It's a pretty constant stream of booze from Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon, though.

One thing I've wandered a lot about over the last little bit is what is 'normal'? Is it normal to not drink at all? Nothing wrong with that, but it's certainly not 'normal'. Most Americans drink, to some extent, monthly. So, it's normal to drink.

I'm a professional drinker and that's double what I consume in a week. To your question I don't think a constant stream of booze Fri-Sun is normal.

I certainly didn't mean to imply it's normal, per se.

But, to the point of how difficult it is to establish a 'normal', what's wrong with 27 drinks in a roughly 60 hour timespan over the weekend? What would America accept as normal? 6 drinks? 9 drinks? What's better, 27 drinks over 27 hours @ a drink per hour or 9 drinks over 4 hours on Saturday night? Or are they both bad, and if so, is 9 drinks not normal? Does that need to be clarified too. I mean, how small of a green are we trying to hit here?

It's like America has a contradictory stance on the substance. Definitely drink. But make sure you drink responsibly *wink, wink, nod, grin*