Adrian Chiles - Drinkers Like Me



Its too easy, I added mine up the other week and got to 30 units, more than double the recommended. A bottle of wine one neet, 8 cans another and a few daft ones dotted about. I think its worse in summer like, especially when the world cups been on.
 
I've just watched the documentary and Chiles was in a very similar routine to me when I was necking 100 units and more in a week and leading a perfectly normal life as much of my routine was around having a few pints with mates then trundling home and opening a bottle of wine. I was drinking about 20 cans/pints of 5% plus lager and 5 bottles of red wine most weeks. I've reduced this to about 6 cans/pints and 2/3 bottles of red wine. Still nowhere near 14 units per week and it isn't easy having more than a couple of dry days per week but fuck it I enjoy having a drink or two.
 
Definitely a good number of people who drink just to get pissed rather because they like alcohol. The amount of mixer being hoyed in drinks is ridiculous.

Old Prestonian said:
I've just watched the documentary and Chiles was in a very similar routine to me when I was necking 100 units and more in a week and leading a perfectly normal life as much of my routine was around having a few pints with mates then trundling home and opening a bottle of wine. I was drinking about 20 cans/pints of 5% plus lager and 5 bottles of red wine most weeks. I've reduced this to about 6 cans/pints and 2/3 bottles of red wine. Still nowhere near 14 units per week and it isn't easy having more than a couple of dry days per week but fuck it I enjoy having a drink or two.
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The main issue is almost all socialising in the UK revolves around alcohol.

Mind its definitely easy to go over the recommended limit even if you don't go out. Have a glass of wine with almost every evening meal for a start.
 
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Before I met my lass I genuinely had a problem like, few beers after work every night then if my four days off fell on a weekend say Fri - Mon would be at it every day.

These days what with adult things to do and other things to spend my money on I have 4 cans of a Saturday and 4/5 pints every other Sunday.

Amazing how needing a house deposit and a wedding and the odd holiday cuts into your drinking like :lol:
 
Growing up, it wasn’t unusual for working class blokes to be out 5-6 nights a week, probably a Sunday dinner as well. That’s 42 pints at 6 pints in 6 sessions, 84 units?

dangermows said:
Definitely a good number of people who drink just to get pissed rather because they like alcohol. The amount of mixer being hoyed in drinks is ridiculous.



The main issue is almost all socialising in the UK revolves around alcohol.

Mind its definitely easy to go over the recommended limit even if you don't go out. Have a glass of wine with almost every evening meal for a start.
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It’s cheap as fuck anarl, from the shops anyway. People will always want a drink so instead of going out for 4 or 5 pints like in years gone by they are hoying back loads of strong stuff in the house without thinking about it. And people aren’t going out because they are chuckied up with debt, drink at home instead. Vicious circle mowsy.
 
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HANDSOME_DAN said:
Growing up, it wasn’t unusual for working class blokes to be out 5-6 nights a week, probably a Sunday dinner as well. That’s 42 pints at 6 pints in 6 sessions, 84 units?
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My grandad basically lived in the club. Bit different with my dad and my mates dad's though and they've never changed since I was a young un. Don't touch a drop in the house and only drink on a weekend (go out) and the aim is to get pissed. Whereas our lass' mam and dad never go out to a pub, never get pissed but will have at least one drink in the house every night.
 
gillythedilf said:
Wtf do you do for a living if you think it’s ok to nip away for a couple of pints at bait time .?

You have an issue with drink mate if you think this is ok .Seek help .
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When I worked in London, it was pretty common mind. A couple at lunchtime; and then perhaps 2-3 pints after work whilst the tubes/trains calmed down.
 
Hank Scorpio said:
When I worked in London, it was pretty common mind. A couple at lunchtime; and then perhaps 2-3 pints after work whilst the tubes/trains calmed down.
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Plaster once did it to me ,told him if he does it again I’d f***ing chase the kernt .
 
Im a.classic binge drinker but dont drink much in the house. Had big sessions Saturday and Sunday but not had a drop since Sunday and may have a pint tomorrow or tbursday night and i still reckon i get tk 40-50 units a week
 
Worked on the sir tristam in tyne dock for about 8 months to repair the damage from the falklands. I was about 24. The old fuckers i was working with from boldon ( shack drinkers) had 6 bottles in a hour in the ship in the hole every dinner time for the duration of the contract and they were in the shack on the neet as well. f***ing brown ale as well !!!
 
I’m a session binge drinker who can avoid alcohol for weeks on end. So sounds like completely different to Chiles

nyron4england said:
when you come out of canary wharf tube to go to the dlr its rude not to go for 5 in the slerg and 5 in all bar one like
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I work in the City and the pubs and bars are heaving virtually every week night. Tonight was the quietest I’d seen it for ages. The outdoor bit of the New Moon in Leadenhall Market is normally busy but was dead tonight when I walked past.

I don’t see much lunchtime drinking (old City hacks will tell you it used to be rife) but people definitely drink a fair bit on an evening, almost every evening.
 
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I've done 100 units a week no bother tbh, 4 cans of Stella per night in the house plus 2 nights out with at least 8 pints per night and a few chasers.
Just put myself in hospital recently with a bleeding ulcer, caused by bastard ibuprofen. FWIW 25 years of whizz, e's and booze and my liver and kidney fucntion is still fine. I do plan just to have a few twice a week once I'm allowed to drink, going to look after myself a bit now.
 

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