Lunch Time Drinking

[sasguru]

But are you equating your definition of "sensibly" to your tolerance levels?

3 large glasses of wine (= bottle) is fine for me and isn't that unusual - 3 pints though and I'd likely be on my ear.

No there is an absolute level of safe drinking (which I used to exceed constantly in my 20s/early 30s). My tolerance then was sky-high. Could quite easily do all-dayers and go out at night.

I've cut down drastically now (although still like a wee dram now and then) as a couple of mates had health problems - one is still in the AA.

I would suggest its possible your level of drinking, if continued, could lead to problems sooner than you think - although everyone's different.

[cojak]

Too late..........

Oh Dear...

At least send them to a mate 1st - I normally get a stack of these from mates on a Friday. They keep me chuckling till home time...

[cailin maith]

No there is an absolute level of safe drinking (which I used to exceed constantly in my 20s/early 30s). My tolerance then was sky-high. Could quite easily do all-dayers and go out at night.

I've cut down drastically now (although still like a wee dram now and then) as a couple of mates had health problems - one is still in the AA.

I would suggest its possible your level of drinking, if continued, could lead to problems sooner than you think - although everyone's different.

I am early 30s

I know what you mean though and luckily I've seen enough Alcoholics in my family to know when I've had enough to drink.

Not the same for fellas I know but, for us girlies a lot depends on the time of the month, what we do or do not drink - lots of variables really.

- one is still in the AA.

He is a recovering alcoholic and if he follows his program he will be an AA member till the day he dies, so don't be waiting for him to come "out".

[Jeebo72]

I would suggest its possible your level of drinking, if continued, could lead to problems sooner than you think - although everyone's different.

I like to procrastinate as well as drink at lunch time, so I’ll worry about that later …

[DaveB]

But are you equating your definition of "sensibly" to your tolerance levels?

3 large glasses of wine (= bottle) is fine for me and isn't that unusual - 3 pints though and I'd likely be on my ear.

Now one bottle of wine ( 750 ml ) at 12% = 90 ml of alchohol

1 pint of beer (570 ml) at 5% = 28.5 ml of Alchohol * 3 = 85.5 ml of alchohol.

In theory at least, you should get slightly more pissed on the Wine than the Beer.

[cailin maith]

Now one bottle of wine ( 750 ml ) at 12% = 90 ml of alchohol

1 pint of beer (570 ml) at 5% = 28.5 ml of Alchohol * 3 = 85.5 ml of alchohol.

In theory at least, you should get slightly more pissed on the Wine than the Beer.

I think my body has built up a resistance to wine

[DaveB]

I think my body has built up a resistance to whine

Must be all that time you spend hanging around with Churchill

[cailin maith]

Must be all that time you spend hanging around with Churchill

I get off lightly... he would say I'm the one who goes on with myself!

[sasguru]

He is a recovering alcoholic and if he follows his program he will be an AA member till the day he dies, so don't be waiting for him to come "out".

Yeah I'm not sure the AA has got it right - its more like a religion/cult that labels its adherents alcoholics so they are stained for life - bit like the "original sin" concept of the Catholic church.
I think its bollocks. It is possible to drink moderately rather than not at all as the AA preaches.

[Churchill]

Must be all that time you spend hanging around with Churchill

Hi Dave!

F**k off Dave!