@fmf saidOne of the downsides of retirement from office work, is that Friday after-work lime [local parlance for drinkup and socialize]. For me it was the gulps from the first 3 beers. Fridays are not the same anymore.
There's nothing quite like the first gulp of beer when one finally sits down for that weekly sequence of several bottles. No other mouthful thereafter is quite as slaking as that first one.
@rajk999 saidevery nights a friday night now I have retired.
One of the downsides of retirement from office work, is that Friday after-work lime [local parlance for drinkup and socialize]. For me it was the gulps from the first 3 beers. Fridays are not the same anymore.
@relentless-red saidThat must be quite moving in person. I don't think we have a parallel in American sports. Interesting to look up the history of the song, too.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eWERM6QSys
@very-rusty saidWHAT ??!! Ok, but why would someone want to do such a stupid thing?
You can enjoy a Friday night without drinking?
-VR
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@rajk999 saidMy internet buddy I could ask you the same question in a different way.
WHAT ??!! Ok, but why would someone want to do such a stupid thing?
Why would anyone want to drink just because it is Friday and the end of the work week. If they need that every Friday they could have drinking issues! Unless of course they stop after a couple. 😉 In that case it would be called a few sociable drinks.
-VR
@very-rusty saidbut even more so whilst pi$$ed and here in the uk its almost Gin oclock
You can enjoy a Friday night without drinking?
-VR
@very-rusty saidMy Hobby is Binge Drinking but there is no classy way of saying it.
My internet buddy I could ask you the same question in a different way.
Why would anyone want to drink just because it is Friday and the end of the work week. If they need that every Friday they could have drinking issues! Unless of course they stop after a couple. 😉 In that case it would be called a few sociable drinks.
-VR
@badradger saidbadge, has the idea you may have drinking issues crossed your mind?
but even more so whilst pi$$ed and here in the uk its almost Gin oclock
-VR
@badradger saidAnother way of putting it is your have drinking issues my internet buddy.
My Hobby is Binge Drinking but there is no classy way of saying it.
-VR
@very-rusty saidMost people I know can stop after a few drinks. Most people can drink more than a few and you would not even know that they are drinking. It is like 5% of people who cannot hold their liquor and they make fools of themselves. Now these are the ones with a drinking problem.
My internet buddy I could ask you the same question in a different way.
Why would anyone want to drink just because it is Friday and the end of the work week. If they need that every Friday they could have drinking issues! Unless of course they stop after a couple. 😉 In that case it would be called a few sociable drinks.
-VR
@very-rusty saidthe only problem i have with drinking is my leggs cant walk past pubs.
Another way of putting it is your have drinking issues my internet buddy.
-VR
@rajk999 saidI drink a bit more than I should but it has not caused any social or work problems, I have to drive early each day so bought my own breathalyser .
Most people I know can stop after a few drinks. Most people can drink more than a few and you would not even know that they are drinking. It is like 5% of people who cannot hold their liquor and they make fools of themselves. Now these are the ones with a drinking problem.
@badradger saidMost people are happy drunks [for want of a better word], some are quiet drunks, some are noisy drunks, but only a handful are abusive drunks. As long as you are not in the last category you are fine. Im more the quiet type and mind my own business.
I drink a bit more than I should but it has not caused any social or work problems, I have to drive early each day so bought my own breathalyser .
@rajk999 saidYou've obviously never been to an AA meeting. You'd be quite shocked and surprised at the professionals that you would see there! Surgeons have the highest standards of tobacco use, and female surgeons have the highest rates of alcohol abuse than other healthcare workers. Attorneys also have some of the highest rates of addiction than other professional industries.
Most people I know can stop after a few drinks. Most people can drink more than a few and you would not even know that they are drinking. It is like 5% of people who cannot hold their liquor and they make fools of themselves. Now these are the ones with a drinking problem.
-VR