Given up alcohol this year ...

[NotAllThere]

"Son, never trust a man who doesn’t drink because he’s probably a self-righteous sort, a man who thinks he knows right from wrong all the time. Some of them are good men, but in the name of goodness, they cause most of the suffering in the world. They’re the judges, the meddlers. And, son, never trust a man who drinks but refuses to get drunk. They’re usually afraid of something deep down inside, either that they’re a coward or a fool or mean and violent. You can’t trust a man who’s afraid of himself. But sometimes, son, you can trust a man who occasionally kneels before a toilet. The chances are that he is learning something about humility and his natural human foolishness, about how to survive himself. It’s damned hard for a man to take himself too seriously when he’s heaving his guts into a dirty toilet bowl." - James Crumley.

To which I replied. Don't you "son" me, you patronising alky git.

[SupremeSpod]

... like I quit cigs 5 years ago.
Doesn't feel strange at all, like I thought it would.
Quite like the freedom of driving everywhere, restaurants, dinner parties and the like.
The only dull bit is when people get drunk - then you find out what bores they really are.

Sounds like you had a drink problem. To have to totally abstain shows how weak a character you really are.

[sasguru]

Sounds like you had a drink problem. To have to totally abstain shows how weak a character you really are.

No I was a moderate drinker.
Just didn't think it was enhancing my life and didn't like societal pressure to conform to drinking on certain occasions.
To make a comment like the above shows what a weak, go-with-the-flow, Mr. average you are.

[stek]

Given up alcohol this year ...

Sleeping, drinking and masturbating.

The Holy Trinity if you can do all three one once..

[sasguru]

Gave up coffee as well. I only had two mugs a day, but the withdrawal symptoms for that were severe.

[sasguru]

Oh and run for at least an hour a day every day.

[MarillionFan]

Gave up coffee as well. I only had two mugs a day, but the withdrawal symptoms for that were severe.

A man without vices is a man without virtues.

[sasguru]

A man without vices is a man without virtues.

Any other cliches you'd like to spout today?

[SupremeSpod]

No I was a moderate drinker.
Just didn't think it was enhancing my life and didn't like societal pressure to conform to drinking on certain occasions.
To make a comment like the above shows what a weak, go-with-the-flow, Mr. average you are.

I'm not the one who feels the need to announce a battle with addiction to all and sundry.

[sasguru]

I'm not the one who feels the need to announce a battle with addiction to all and sundry.

What battle with addiction? That's just a figment of your addled brain.