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Drinking (74 posts / 7,054 views)
SPINBOWLER SPINBOWLER
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Post #1 10 Apr 2020 20:26
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Anyone else feel like every day is a Saturday? All you could hear was the bottles going in when the recycling lorry came round this week.

The shelves were empty again tonight.
scozza
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Post #2 10 Apr 2020 20:50
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I like a drink or three. Cut down to Wednesdays, Friday and Saturday, not good for the health

My neighbour is brilliant, keeps a small hammer on top of his brown bin, smashes the bottles so he can get more in. Buys old Rosie by the case from Amazon, brilliant when they are filling the garage up, a sight too see lol. Also the Rose wine that his Mrs sups, probably a couple of bottles of wine a night and at least 6 or 7 ciders. I can hear him smashing the bottles into the bin and often sit there counting them, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 9 regular

There is a difference though like you say, at the moment he is smashing them in at around 11am in the morning after they have fallen asleep in the garden the night before

I was in the garden the other morning, came out with a couple of bottles of old Rosie, do you want one pal, no, bit early for me John lol
SPINBOWLER SPINBOWLER
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Post #3 10 Apr 2020 21:06
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In reply to Post #2
Bottle of Red a night for me and the Mrs, doesn't seem to do the French any harm .

That Rosie cleans all your pipes out.
scozza
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Post #4 10 Apr 2020 22:11
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One glass a day for the French they say, mind you though, knowing the French that will be a thimble

Easy done pal, I used to do that and a case of Carlsberg a week, £10.99 at the time, bargain lol

Maybe ease off it a few nights a week, Doc once told me you need two clear days without alcohol. I know this because I had a friend who owned an Italian restraunt, used to buy my wine off him, to cut a long story short I got a load of fizzy stuff off him one Christmas, few cases and drunk the lot, went for a routine blood test in the January, Sulphates through the roof! ???, couldn't think why until I read the bottles, caution, high in sulphates

I Like a drink, find it relaxing but longer term, not good for the health unfortunately pal
Chuffy Chuffy
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Post #5 11 Apr 2020 09:20
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I quit drinking 6 years ago, if the current situation doesn't tip me off the wagon nothing will, so far so good, thank God for alcohol free beers
Tinhead Tinhead
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Post #6 11 Apr 2020 09:34
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Strange old thing alcohol, it affects some peoples health and mental in different ways.
I'm currently enjoying alcohol every evening but not so much It makes me feel groggy in the morning, Whether that's sustainable I don't know but if it shortens my life a little I'm ok with that, rather go a bit early and happy rather than old, decrepit and need to be looked after.

Wayne Wayne
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Post #7 11 Apr 2020 09:37
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Bottle of Malbec every night for me......
Tom81
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Post #8 11 Apr 2020 09:50
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I'd typically have a beer or two probably 4-5 nights of the week but I've only had one beer since this whole lock down started! bit backward really!
scozza
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Post #9 11 Apr 2020 13:08
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In reply to Post #6
It's been a vice of mine most of my life even in periods of extreme fitness i still drank a bit but predominately on a social scale when I was younger. Still like a drink but I have eased off massively, probably average a bottle of wine a week and say 4 bottles of decent ale on average, try to keep to the 14 units. I have been T total along the way for long periods and got down to a couple of bottles a week but hey, what the hell, you have to live. Must say I find having a beer very relaxing

Not good for the health though long term, higher volumes, aim for the 14 units is my advise, plus you need that gap between it, that's the key

scozza
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Post #10 11 Apr 2020 13:11
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I never understand that, alcohol free beers

Unless you are driving and fancy the taste of a beer?

I would just have a beer 🍺

Or is it a calorie thing?

In the past we used to go out in cars with my mates, used to hate driving when it was my turn, everybody pissed having a good time and a riot and me stood there sober, just felt out of place!
Chuffy Chuffy
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Post #11 11 Apr 2020 13:22
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It's just does me on those occasions where I fancy a beer as a quencher of when socializing it's better than coke or orange juice
scozza
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Post #12 11 Apr 2020 14:20
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Fair play. Coke and juice is a rip off anyway at pub prices for me

So you are T total then Chuffy? If so, good on you

Can't see me ever drinking alcohol free beer, saying that the last one I had was Caliber, years ago, horrible stuff

I used to drink green tea when I was not drinking lol
Chuffy Chuffy
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Post #13 11 Apr 2020 14:57
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Yeah T-Total now, I used to love drinking mind since my teenager days, got to the point where I felt like I'd completed it

Caliber is horrific, there's some proper ones now like Adnams etc
scozza
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Post #14 11 Apr 2020 17:45
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Might try an alcohol free one

Some mornings after I have been out on the lash I get up and think, not again lol. Think I'm gonna cut back again, one day
Chuffy Chuffy
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Post #15 11 Apr 2020 19:42
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In reply to Post #14
If you want to try alcohol free and like an IPA type beer this is a very good one

scozza
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Post #16 11 Apr 2020 20:53
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Nice one pal, IPA is the one for me. I will look out for that. I like a bit of variation

Some nice and new stuff around at the moment
Nick Nick
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Post #17 13 Apr 2020 21:47
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i drink everyday...

Stella is my staple diet

scozza
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Post #18 14 Apr 2020 07:10
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Could be worse, could be cider

Must admit, if I'm out and drinking draught the old Belgium wife beater is one of my first choices, nice drink

Got to laugh, son in law is a trainee builder, they pack up early most afternoons and some of the lads go to the pub, bow time!

Talk about work hard play hard, put a shift in then pissed everyday lol, crackers

Miketg Miketg
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Post #19 17 Apr 2020 16:00
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I don't drink as I don't like it.
I've tried most .
I did 4 buy bottles of Crabbies Ginger beer before Christmas , I gave two to friends & since Lockdown I have had the other two.

But, & here's the but, I had some Bailey's in since Christmas & that's been drunk.

I've now come across Aldi's finest rip off version of Bailey's at under £4 a bottle.

It's bloody lovley ,Simply Lovely .

'er in doors reckons it's not as good but I think it's as good & at a 3rd of the price a bargain.


Mind you , After Lockdown ends I'll probably be at AA , " My name is Mike & I'm an addict to Bailey's "


Keep safe Peeps and the Monkey snot virus will eventually go.

UTFT
Mike
scozza
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Post #20 17 Apr 2020 16:54
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Nice one Mike, made me laugh that

£4 is an absolute bargain, your sure it's not from the fire lighter section?
clicky clicky
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Post #21 17 Apr 2020 17:15
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Irish meadow is another one that is nice £5 Morrisons..
KenTownley KenTownley
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Post #22 18 Apr 2020 12:28
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Those nice men from Tesco bring us lots of beer and wine a week...(among other bits and bobs). They are included in our Thursday evening clapping as they perform a hugely vital role in our continued sanity!





scozza
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Post #23 18 Apr 2020 13:25
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Beats messing about in the supermarket. I have some Proper job in the fridge at the moment

Took advantage myself Ken, 30 cans of neck oil, 16 bottles of Aspall cider direct delivery this week and six bottles of New Zealand Sauvignon with a Tesco delivery that was on a 2 week waiting list!

Should last us a few months that lot lol. Lockdown



Edit - And the sneaky ones on the floor at the side

I will have to see if they do that Porthleven round our way?
SPINBOWLER SPINBOWLER
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Post #24 18 Apr 2020 16:16
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Lidle do a good one too, i think it's called Dungarven, easy to do a couple of bottles with ice in a night, the alcohol content isn't as high as some but i bet the fat content is.

In the winter on my water i reckon it's an easy 20 odd bottles over a weekend, it's in coffee, bag mixes, drunk neat its like Christmas every weekend
mal mal
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Post #25 18 Apr 2020 17:35
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Well that's the weekend sorted...

New delivery on Monday?


And ref an earlier post... Old Rosie... lovely!

scozza
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Post #26 18 Apr 2020 18:07
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I bet there a few winter fat layers going on there

I think that's how he bloated that Tommy Walsh DIY bloke, used to do a couple of bottles of Baileys a night
scozza
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Post #27 18 Apr 2020 18:14
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In reply to Post #25
Old Rosie... lovely!

What is it, 8.2%

You would get on with my neighbour, he's a functioning alcoholic my Mrs says lol, he can knock that petrol back. Was talking to me the other day, cider can't be over 8.4% or it would have to be classed as a wine, bet he's devastated

Mind you though, after 30 minutes of drunken slur with a conversation that started with Cider and went onto Lancaster bombers, sweet corn, China, Tonka toys and an whole lot more bollox I felt like chucking myself in the pond
mal mal
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Post #28 18 Apr 2020 18:38
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I get it in the big bottle from Morrisons. Keep one in the boot of the car in case I ever run out of petrol too....
scozza
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Post #29 18 Apr 2020 19:02
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In reply to Post #28
Try Aspalls Mal, extremely nice drink, just finishing my first now

Is that a usual night then, large bottle of old Rosie and playing the guitar to the local cats and dogs, not a hole in the roof is it?

mal mal
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Post #30 18 Apr 2020 19:06
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do you mean 'hole in my shoe'?

the cat has to listen or she won't get fed! (actually that's a lie - she'll just wander a few doors up to the lady who gives her extra food)

Aspalls eh? I'll seek it out... cheers!
scozza
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Post #31 18 Apr 2020 19:09
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Yeah, shoe, that's the one

And that's after one

KenTownley KenTownley
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Post #32 21 Apr 2020 15:44
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Inch's cider... We drank so much of it in our yoof they they even offered us a sponsorship deal!




Inch's pre-1988 was exquisite. Post-1988 it made apple-flavoured chav juice.

Cider isn't cider unless there are bits floating in it! You should never be able to see through it...NEVER! Isn't that right, Adam?

The French do some excellent ciders, especially those from Brittany and Normandy.
scozza
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Post #33 21 Apr 2020 18:18
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I've had a few of those cloudy ciders with the bits in when I have been on holiday down your neck of the woods, Cornwall. Like the odd pint of scrumpy Ken, rocket fuel, drunk as a barrow wheel. On a hot summers day though, it don't half quench the thirst

Once brought a couple of demijohns home, cripple cock it was called, pissed up chicken on the bottle, I know why they called it crippled cock later though

SPINBOWLER SPINBOWLER
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Post #34 22 Apr 2020 19:51
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In reply to Post #33
I remember Cripple Cock, that was a lovely drop, you could get proper monged on that stuff.
scozza
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Post #35 22 Apr 2020 20:30
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I was *****d as well pal, shared them at a BBQ with friends, it went down well with all the other samples

They did one with a gold wrapper at the time too, dynamite

I have sat in the Fort pub in Newquay a few times years ago with a pint of cloudy stuff, happy days
Tinhead Tinhead
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Post #36 26 Apr 2020 23:33
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Jack Daniels Tennessee Fire.
My missus bought a bottle reduced in Tesco. ****ing lovely but best I stop soon and go to bed as I have a full days lockdown to deal with tomorrow
carpstar40 carpstar40
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Post #37 27 Apr 2020 08:06
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Years ago when holidaying in Cornwall I bought a pint of cripple cock the name more than anything made me laugh it was alright from memory.
Aspalls Imperial Vintage should be banned it's a creeper, I had about 6 or 7 at a BBQ a few years back completely lost my memory of the night it got very messy.

Herefordshires best Cider in my opinion Stowford Press and is just about my limits these days with the occasional Westons Vintage absolute nectar only drunk in moderation 2 bottles and then onto the weaker stuff, you can keep Old Rosie too much of that will turn you blind.

When I started regularly drinking in Hereford back in the late 80's we had one pub called the Sun, it basically sold all rough scrump straight out of the barrel on the bar top, it was a proper spit and sawdust pub I don't think they could proof the cider it was that strong like cloudy dishwater with allsorts floating in it, they had one guest ale once called Black Stag even the hardened blind cider wino's were only allowed a pint.
yonny yonny
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Post #38 27 Apr 2020 08:47
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I remember cripple cock from a visit down to Cornwall lol. It was decent.
scozza
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Post #39 27 Apr 2020 11:49
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The Aspall premier cru (blue label) is the on to try, best pint of cider I have ever had, immense. Couple of pubs near me sell it, the red label, another cracking pint, saying that i get it delivered direct now

That proper cloudy bitty stuff is like rocket fuel, proper hardcore. I'm guessing that's what makes those country bumpkins down that end of the country, I can see them all now dancing to the Worzels

I have their album by the way, proper good
SPINBOWLER SPINBOWLER
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Post #40 27 Apr 2020 20:06
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In reply to Post #39
Google Wurzels Ruby Ruby Ruby

scozza
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Post #41 27 Apr 2020 20:43
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Better than the original that mate.

SPINBOWLER SPINBOWLER
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Post #42 30 Apr 2020 22:39
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Anyone tried the new Jack Daniels Apple, any good?
Tinhead Tinhead
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Post #43 30 Apr 2020 23:01
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No apples don't sound right to me. I finished a bottle of JD Fire eater earlier this week and that was ok but my favourite is the honey
mal mal
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Post #44 30 Apr 2020 23:12
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can't be spoiling JD with apples...

I used to drink it a lot back in the late 80's / early 90's. Initially because Slash off Guns n Roses did but I definitely got a taste for it...

bit of ice - sorted

bit of ice and coke for the girlfriend

happy times!
scozza
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Post #45 2 May 2020 19:33
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Straw hat and dungarees too?

Suns blazing, nice and peaceful, birds are tweeting, fist Aspall down, enjoying a neck oil, life's good, **** lockdown
braders1978 braders1978
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Post #46 2 May 2020 20:07
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Don't think Aspall will be happy with you fisting him
mal mal
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Post #47 2 May 2020 20:55
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scozza
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Post #48 2 May 2020 20:56
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That's a typo btw

Tinhead Tinhead
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Post #49 7 May 2020 21:16
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I'm not a bike mechanic by any stretch of the imagination but I did manage to strip down two mountain bikes that had been left to rust for many years and get them going for friends.
My reward is 1L bottle JD which I've just started
scozza
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Post #50 8 May 2020 07:45
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Did you manage to polish that off last night Tinhead?

Hows the head
Tinhead Tinhead
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Post #51 8 May 2020 10:03
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I'm able to make a considerable dent in a normal 70cl bottle but no way could I drink 1L in a night!
Still plenty left for tonight
scozza
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Post #52 8 May 2020 11:23
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Top stuff. I will be watching your wording later

Tinhead Tinhead
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Post #55 8 May 2020 21:56
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After reading on here about the 7.5% Guinness Export I just finished a 600ml bottle, not bad at all
Now back on the JD but instead of neat like last night with a drop of diet coke.
It's a shame some people have a problem with drink as I don't and it's got me through lockdown
scozza
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Post #56 8 May 2020 21:58
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Similar to me pal

1 x proper job
1 x can of neck oil
Just having a glass of New Zealand's finest

Moderation is the way I guess?

Life's good, or as good as it can be for me, weathers nice, doors open, dogs snoring lol happy days
AideyKaye
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Post #57 10 May 2020 10:22
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Alcohol isn't the issue, it's the wife's "boredom baking" that is causing concerns. I've had more cake in units than beer! Apart from two Punk IPAs on VE day, I've not touched a drop. Trying to use the time wisely by decorating the living room, dining room, boys bedroom, renovate the garden and build a koi pond.
strimmer strimmer
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Post #58 10 May 2020 20:23
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Light weight
scozza
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Post #59 10 May 2020 21:19
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Cakes not good for you tell her, stick to the beers
SPINBOWLER SPINBOWLER
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Post #60 10 May 2020 22:56
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Depends whats in the cake
mal mal
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Post #61 12 May 2020 13:38
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I know there are a few Whisky lovers out there so...

Amazon daily deal on a bottle of 'Proper No. Twelve' - should be £35, today it's £28 (for the next 10 hours anyway)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Proper-No-Twelve-1-Litre/dp/B07PFBCKPB/ref=gbps_img_s-4_0ae6_3d66ba77?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_p=332a3804-7d7f-4c59-934d-6b61b6e70ae6&pf_rd_s=slot-4&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=gb_main&pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=J1TH04MGKRAKEZH862KZ

Always drink responsibly - put a coaster down you heathen
SPINBOWLER SPINBOWLER
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Post #62 25 May 2020 23:47
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The experiment is still ongoing, 8 weeks on the 7.6% cider/tramp juice, can **** through a letterbox from at least 10 yards, not eating, lost two stone, everyone seems happy to social distance from me including the wife and kids.

Its a bit like vaping, next week i will be moving on to the 5.4% stuff if i can get to the farm without my license.
scozza
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Post #63 26 May 2020 16:41
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DP

Still, not as bad as that Mal bloke who did around 33 posts at one time
scozza
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Post #64 26 May 2020 16:41
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That's interesting about the tramp juice, old Rosie is my neighbours favourite tipple, he is massive
mal mal
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Post #65 26 May 2020 16:46
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and all 33 of them were funnier than yours.....



cheers to the Old Rosie drinkers everywhere
scozza
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Post #66 26 May 2020 18:48
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cheers to the Old Rosie drinkers everywhere

I wouldn't even wash the pots in that piss
scozza
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Post #67 29 May 2020 19:30
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Got to laugh, just got changed and had a look out of the window, Neighbour asleep in garden. Wife is sat on a swing thing reading a book with a glass of wine. Two massive bottles of frosty jack, few scattered bottles including wine on the patio table, all empty, and what looks like a magnum of champagne

Happy days



Weather is amazing, one Aspall for me and a neck oil so far, suns out, dogs had an op and is sat at the back door with a lampshade on lol, curry on its way, magnificent
Tinhead Tinhead
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Post #68 29 May 2020 19:34
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scozza
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Post #69 29 May 2020 19:51
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Nice pint that Bob
braders1978 braders1978
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Post #70 29 May 2020 20:19
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I bet you had a few of them when in the church choir
Tinhead Tinhead
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Post #71 29 May 2020 20:42
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scozza
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Post #72 29 May 2020 20:53
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Only you could come out with that Braders
braders1978 braders1978
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Post #73 29 May 2020 22:14
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Sorry
qwerty qwerty
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Post #74 3 Sep 2024 08:36
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I am generally a connoisseur of alcoholic drinks, especially bourbon. Often in the evening I could afford to drink a few shots and it seemed to me that this was quite normal.
A year later I found myself in alcohol rehab london with a diagnosis of alcoholism and a period of long rehabilitation.
Now I rest and relax by resorting to slightly different methods, for example, over a cup of tea or playing golf.
tazi tazi
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Post #75 3 Sep 2024 17:06
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Men of the cloth?.
tazi tazi
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Post #76 3 Sep 2024 17:07
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DP.
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