Drinking

PTR said:
Try buying something nicer than pop or squash as an alternative. You might find just having a "nice drink option" is enough to veer away from "the drink".

I like a couple of brewdogs non alcoholic beers (the Raspberry sour one especially). Koppabergs NA ciders are canny too. There's some nice looking codials these days anarl.
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I had some of those raspberry sours the other day & thought they were vile!

Erdinger do a nice alcohol free beer, they're ideal cold on a nice sunny day.
 


Charmless Man said:
You suggesting he’s going to get bucked arl owa or something?
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He might. Get the impression he isn't the bonniest tho tbf.

It's more the getting too close to your neighbours and then finding out they are actually irritating as fuck/boring/radgey/weird and being stuck with trying to get out of further meetings/trying to avoid them in your every day life. I'm sure he's got it in hand tho so not to worry.
 
Mackem00 said:
Our lass is off out tonight so looks like i'll be enjoying Love Island with a bottle of chilled white. What a life. :cool:


Mind socialising with the neighbours is a risky old business mate. Can backfire if not done correctly. Be careful and good luck.
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I say neighbour, we're not on the same street or owt it's just one of the regulars.

Mackem00 said:
He might. Get the impression he isn't the bonniest tho tbf.

It's more the getting too close to your neighbours and then finding out they are actually irritating as fuck/boring/radgey/weird and being stuck with trying to get out of further meetings/trying to avoid them in your every day life. I'm sure he's got it in hand tho so not to worry.
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Aye. I mean, having spent a canny few evenings in his company when he asked for my number I thought nowt of it. He does text me quite a lot though.
 
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walesie said:
I had some of those raspberry sours the other day & thought they were vile!
Erdinger do a nice alcohol free beer, they're ideal cold on a nice sunny day.
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Fair enough, I think they're great. Wheat beers really bore me now, get fed up with them after a couple of sips.
 
The mrs is home tonight and wants a night in together but the lads in the group chat are going up the club for a few brewski’s and to play darts.

I’d usually be able to negotiate with her but stupidly told her over the weekend I was gonna attempt to stay in during the week more and save myself for weekends.. idiot.
 
LondonMackem said:
The mrs is home tonight and wants a night in together but the lads in the group chat are going up the club for a few brewski’s and to play darts.

I’d usually be able to negotiate with her but stupidly told her over the weekend I was gonna attempt to stay in during the week more and save myself for weekends.. idiot.
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So you made a half-hearted rule for yourself that you're going to try and stay in, and now you're staying in because of it?

Canny sly blaming your lass when she's basically had nowt to do with any of it.
 
MackneyHackem said:
So you made a half-hearted rule for yourself that you're going to try and stay in, and now you're staying in because of it?

Canny sly blaming your lass when she's basically had nowt to do with any of it.
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I’m not blaming her, I’m absolutely seething with myself :lol: should never make promises/pledges I don’t plan to keep. Underpromise/overachieve.
 
Charmless Man said:
I quite often take my lasses folks’ Westie pup to the pub with me.

He’s good as gold as long as you can tuck him under a bench with a chew of some description and pop him on your knee for the occasional look around.
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Going to a dog friendly boozer is one of my favourite activities,most offer free treats at the bar.
 
It's a easy habit to form. I dont drink midweek at all now unless it's a special occasion and I'm out. I only drink at weekends now and trying to cut down on wine.
 
LondonMackem said:
I’m not blaming her, I’m absolutely seething with myself :lol: should never make promises/pledges I don’t plan to keep. Underpromise/overachieve.
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Break the promise. It's hardly the end of the world is it?

"Oh by the way I know I said I wasn't going to drink in the week but the lads are on about going down the pub for a few rounds of darts so I'm off out". Easy.
 
MackneyHackem said:
Break the promise. It's hardly the end of the world is it?

"Oh by the way I know I said I wasn't going to drink in the week but the lads are on about going down the pub for a few rounds of darts so I'm off out". Easy.
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Said it on more than one occasion though. Mrs is sick of me always out with the boys.

I should really man up however.
 
LondonMackem said:
The mrs is home tonight and wants a night in together but the lads in the group chat are going up the club for a few brewski’s and to play darts.

I’d usually be able to negotiate with her but stupidly told her over the weekend I was gonna attempt to stay in during the week more and save myself for weekends.. idiot.
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Tell her one of the lads is having a rough time of it with his missus, he's in bits about it. She'll understand and away you go.
 
James said:
Not good to be drinking every night like. I've knocked all house drinking on the head and feel much better for it.
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I've cut my morning drinking out on a midweek

Used to get a litre bottle of white cider every morning sometimes before graft too

But now I'm in an office & under closer scrutiny I've been sober on a morn for 7 mornings

Still have 4 cans on a Monday & Tuesday night then that's it

It was my morning boozing that was the problem

The worst bit I'm fearing is when I'm back on the van next week & im dreading I'll be back to my bad old ways

But hopefully I've learned to control my habit till least after midday
 

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