KD in CA Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 As you know my PF is in Oakland. It smelled of skunk in there one day. Skunk weed? I thought Oakland smelled like that all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirdborn Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Two 1.5-oz pours of some high-quality spirit (usually Asian whiskey) once/week after the kids are in bed. I am Intrigued ..... Asian whiskey??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockpile Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 (edited) I routinely have a glass of wine or a craft beer almost every night. . If I am with the right company/special occasion and do not have to drive, I can drink all night, but this is something I do not do very often. For those old timers who remember "babyrock", she will be having her second child in about two weeks. This will make NINE grandchildren. Life is good. I need to get some good cigars and some scotch! Edited February 18, 2017 by rockpile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 If you're asking whether you drink too much, I think you already know the answer. Which is why I never ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 If alcohol interferes in any way with your life, then by definition it is too much. I have ceased any alcohol consumption for quite some time now and my life is infinitely better. Alcohol did not enhance or improve my life. It only had negative effects. The problem with alcohol is that it distorts your perception of reality and you only think it doesn't negatively affect your life. My advice would be to never consume alcohol anytime, anywhere, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I take a drink every time Greggy says "Oh that's clearly not a UFO". In other words I don't drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 This is an interesting topic for me because I don't drink. But when my parents and sister come to town, they are constantly drinking and I don't know what's normal. My dad will have at least 6 total drinks (wine and beer) in a day. I thought that was either too much or that my family is so bored around me that they have nothing better to do. So true... Interesting topic! Don't feel alone JR, I don't really drink either. Not saying I never drink. I probably had two or three beers the last year or so. Pretty shocking aye? I know! ;-) I hear what you are saying. I can get into this topic deeply, but don't want to be a bigger killjoy than I normally am... And this is just the topic to do it! ;-) So basically to answer the OP's question: I almost never drink. We went into Greektown, Chicago last night for dinner and I didn't touch a drop. Now wife, she had two glasses of wine (Xinomavro-Negoska I think??). I am by far NOT a teetotaler, I just don't really drink. Now wifeypoo? Ease her pain of dealing with me. But, what is two glasses gonna do on top of a big Greek dinner. ;-) She had the moussaka, myself kontosouvli. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I don't drink. Never have. I'm 52 and I'm an anomaly. Just about everyone else that I've met that doesn't drink is either a religious fanatic or a recovering alcoholic. Good for you! Great and awesome to hear. So true what you said. I think my daughter will be like that... Never touch a drop, she by far from "religious" too. Even know you never drink, were you directly affected by alcoholism in your life? You don't have to answer, sorry for being forward, just curious. Just saying this because alcoholism may have not affected me personally, but alcoholism affected others in my life. It just became not my thing... But doesnt mean I won't drink a few here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbillievable Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 It's quite interesting that being a non-drinker is considered both a negative and a positive. "Good for you! Now get out of my house so i don't feel ashamed about how much I drink." My family tree is chock full of dead alcoholics so my parents banned the stuff growing up. The only times I ever got exposed to it, it was the cheap stuff that made you gag. So that reflex got burned into my psyche. Add the fact that I was too broke to afford the good liquor till my 30's... so I never got the taste for it. I blame my parents. It's like being the only kid that wasn't taught how to ride a bike. Good for you! Great and awesome to hear. So true what you said. I think my daughter will be like that... Never touch a drop, she by far from "religious" too.Even know you never drink, were you directly affected by alcoholism in your life? You don't have to answer, sorry for being forward, just curious. Just saying this because alcoholism may have not affected me personally, but alcoholism affected others in my life. It just became not my thing... But doesnt mean I won't drink a few here and there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 It's quite interesting that being a non-drinker is considered both a negative and a positive. "Good for you! Now get out of my house so i don't feel ashamed about how much I drink." My family tree is chock full of dead alcoholics so my parents banned the stuff growing up. The only times I ever got exposed to it, it was the cheap stuff that made you gag. So that reflex got burned into my psyche. Add the fact that I was too broke to afford the good liquor till my 30's... so I never got the taste for it. I blame my parents. It's like being the only kid that wasn't taught how to ride a bike. Same here. I don't think being non-drinker should be negative. Only positive. My father is an alcoholic and still kicking into his 80s. But he gave it up when my mother came down with ovarian cancer. She passed away @ 58. He hasn't touched a drop since. My mother wasn't a drinker. Only thing I can say is that he probably seen what his drinking was doing to her. Yeah, it can't make her get cancer, especially something very genetic like ovarian cancer... But it sure squared his azz away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackFergy Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 That's my question. If that's the daily amount that's a LOT. My routine was Thurs (sometimes) Fri and Sat (every week) Sun (sometimes). And it would be 6-8 drinks per day usually wine or beer. That became too much so I've been dry for about a year (ok ok so I fell off the wagon that day in Sept and lost the car keys...geez). You didn't "fall" off the wagon...you took a platform dive with three flips in pike position off the wagon. 😆 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Quint Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I am Intrigued ..... Asian whiskey???Then Bandit kicks back to enjoy his favorite movie: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 If alcohol interferes in any way with your life, then by definition it is too much. I have ceased any alcohol consumption for quite some time now and my life is infinitely better. Alcohol did not enhance or improve my life. It only had negative effects. The problem with alcohol is that it distorts your perception of reality and you only think it doesn't negatively affect your life. My advice would be to never consume alcohol anytime, anywhere, ever. I bet you're fun at parties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Barbarian Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 never Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebandit27 Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 I am Intrigued ..... Asian whiskey??? They've taken over whiskey the way they took over electronics in the 1980s. The Japanese have a single barrel called Hibiki-17 that is delightful. The best, IMO, is a Taiwanese 11-year called Kavalan (the blue bottle). Even the "lesser" ones like Taketsuru are great too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thirdborn Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 They've taken over whiskey the way they took over electronics in the 1980s. The Japanese have a single barrel called Hibiki-17 that is delightful. The best, IMO, is a Taiwanese 11-year called Kavalan (the blue bottle). Even the "lesser" ones like Taketsuru are great too. Thanks, I will look into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 They've taken over whiskey the way they took over electronics in the 1980s. The Japanese have a single barrel called Hibiki-17 that is delightful. The best, IMO, is a Taiwanese 11-year called Kavalan (the blue bottle). Even the "lesser" ones like Taketsuru are great too. No schitt?? Thank you for sharing, bandit. I had no idea. When I read your earlier post I assumed you were referring to some kind of rice or plum brew (is that racist?). As a huge fan of brown liquor, I'll have to give this a shot. Where does one find these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOKIE Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 3 hours of the weekly chores are done. Time for a cold breakfast... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 If you like your Doctor, you can keep your Doctor. I think he's confusing his bartender for his doctor. Skunk weed? I thought Oakland smelled like that all the time. Inside the !@#$ing gym?!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChevyVanMiller Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Good for you! Great and awesome to hear. So true what you said. I think my daughter will be like that... Never touch a drop, she by far from "religious" too. Even know you never drink, were you directly affected by alcoholism in your life? You don't have to answer, sorry for being forward, just curious. Just saying this because alcoholism may have not affected me personally, but alcoholism affected others in my life. It just became not my thing... But doesnt mean I won't drink a few here and there. Not sure why I chose not to drink. There was no alcoholism in my immediate family, I just knew that it was something that wasn't for me. Hardest part was being a teenager with the peer pressure to drink, but I was always strong in my own convictions. My ex was an alcoholic and even with my help she couldn't get to the point where she stopped drinking. Like many people with a drinking problem she would look at a list of signs that you might have a problem and pick out the ones that didn't apply to her as justification for her continued use. I have no problems with anyone drinking so long as they know when to say when. Sadly, some never do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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