Dry January

[Nunavut Patrick]

How can you not?   Completely understandable.

[Rico1304]

We've just been for an Italian, the waiter brought a pint of Peroni to the table behind us. I nearly mugged him.

[Champ]

I'm enjoying a well earned glass of Era Costana Rioja. I love a drink. No interest in dry months

[Ginny]

I'm starting my month off the ale this week. This is my first weekend. Can never do dry January cos it's my birthday early Jan. So starting now. Never done this before and already noticing a severe lack of something without having a beer. Has anyone had any positive affects yet or good stuff to report? Need some motivations

[Section_31]

Schofferhofer £1.25 in Aldi, so 17 days of sobriety is going out of the window.

What's that? Did you just make that up? Sounds like David Hasselhoff's driver.

[Red_or_Dead]

It's a German Wheat beer, nice it is too for that price!

[Bjornebye]

Drank two bottles of red wine last night. Felt awful all day. Proper awful.

[Rico1304]

I'm starting my month off the ale this week. This is my first weekend. Can never do dry January cos it's my birthday early Jan. So starting now. Never done this before and already noticing a severe lack of something without having a beer. Has anyone had any positive affects yet or good stuff to report? Need some motivations

After a week you'll sleep a lot better and be a few thousand calories down.

[RedKnight]

Drinking some Boon Doggle 'ere. it's lovely.

[Fugitive]

Anybody who is taking part in this no drinking bollocks is a massive queef,

[Ginny]

Anybody who is taking part in this no drinking bollocks is a massive queef,

Anyone who says queef is a queg

[Fugitive]

Anyone who says queef is a queg

 

Anyone who says queg bums their Dad.

[Ginny]

Anyone who says queg bums their Dad.

Anyone who says they bum their dad bums their Ched

[Fugitive]

Anyone who says they bum their dad bums their Ched

 

I've no come back for that.

[bouncebrigade]

I've cut back but I've been pissed twice so far. Planning another session this Friday. I couldn't imagine any month, January or otherwise, without drink.

[Adebisi]

Have you noticed pretty much everyone doing this barely drinks anyway? I like a drink, but I think if I was cracking more than 2 cans a day dry January would be certainly something to consider, but it seems like everyone participating only drinks on a Friday or Saturday night anyway. 

Last week was a pretty stressful one for me, had quite a lot of work on so on my breaks I rang up my mate and we went for a few pints on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday and last night I had 2 litres of cider and bar Christmas, that's as heavy as its been for me since the summer. Gone are the days of looking for any excuse to drink and drinking alone is very rare.

Of course as soon as the weather warms up and beach drinking is possible again, I'll be sinking a lot more. 
 

[Rico1304]

When I started this years ago I was in the pub 4/5 nights a week, it was fucking tough then. Granted it's easier now I mainly booze in the house with the odd night out with my mates probably once a month. Oh, then maybe 2 works nights out a month too.

[Red Phoenix]

Ok, I'm a bit late, but I'll join you for this dry january thing now. Think I can make it to the end of the month from here (technically I started wednesday night too, so bonus points there as well.)

 

Let's do this!

[Spy Bee]

My last two weeks haven't been very dry, but I only have plans to drink once in the next fortnight, so I do think my relationship with alcohol has changed. I'd never have a beer because I was bored any more.

[stringvest]

I dont buy this 'relationship with alcohol' bollocks. I eat green beans a few times a week, but I dont have a 'relationship' with them. The only vegetable i relate to on occasion is Tony Manero.

[Spy Bee]

I dont buy this 'relationship with alcohol' bollocks. I eat green beans a few times a week, but I dont have a 'relationship' with them. The only vegetable i relate to on occasion is Tony Manero.

It's not bollocks for me old timer. I have at times been quite a heavy drinker and as I have got older I have gradually drunk less anyway, but I would still sometimes just be bored and so have a drink. I can't see me doing that anymore. I just can't be arsed feeling slightly jaded the day after, I don't sleep as well when I have a drink and I generally don't feel like I am missing out when I don't have a drink anymore.

[Mook]

My Dad goes on about drinking all the time, moaning about how bad it is for you & lecturing people about it constantly (he was fucking drunk half the time when I was growing up).

 

Boring as fuck, either drink or don't drink & stop going on about it (not aimed at anyone on here).

[Dr Nowt]

I don't drink or get fucked up half as much as I used to because it takes me so much longer to recover from now, and because I don't treat it as my number one hobby, as I did for 20 years.

 

When I want to though, I'll do it to excess and not feel any guilt.  It is after all what it's meant for; enjoying yourself and having a good time.  When that enjoyment becomes less than whatever negatives or loss of potential other positives it brings with, it's time to drop it some.

 

Law-of-diminishing returns is a bastard.

[stringvest]

It's not bollocks for me old timer. I have at times been quite a heavy drinker and as I have got older I have gradually drunk less anyway, but I would still sometimes just be bored and so have a drink. I can't see me doing that anymore. I just can't be arsed feeling slightly jaded the day after, I don't sleep as well when I have a drink and I generally don't feel like I am missing out when I don't have a drink anymore.

 

So, young fella, what's your relationship with green beans like?  

 

I have to say I have never been one to drink on my own, except when it's hot and I'm slaving away in the garden - I'd never do it because I'm bored, or because I feel I'm missing out, for example.  That sounds to me like it's a healthy habit to kick.

[Remmie]

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