Reply to: Alcohol consumption

[NotAllThere]

...A nice bottle of wine between 2 is always a must with any decent food. ...

There's nothing better than sharing a bottle of wine with a friend. Preferably a tee-totaller.

[chef]

tulip,

A nice bottle of wine between 2 is always a must with any decent food. But then you have the bottle of beer to drink while deciding what to cook, and then the bottle of beer while actually cooking. Then after the delicious meal it's nice to sit and watch TV with the g'friend and it'd be rude not to have a glass or beer while doing that...

so which option do i choose.. hmmm let me see

[BlasterBates]

Looking at the results it is clear that the UK does not have a pension crisis.

[cailin maith]

CM doesn't have a drinking problem!

She never misses her mouth

She drinks, she falls down No problem

Piss off.... I'm not that bad! Not had a drink since Sunday.... and I have been out for lunch and everything

[Diver]

Good one!

CM doesn't have a drinking problem!

She never misses her mouth

She drinks, she falls down No problem

[wobbegong]

Ayone elso detect the new Liebour spin machine softening us up for a hike in alcohol duty 'for our own good'?

Indeed! Plan B; Hooch.


You ain't seen me, right?

[RSoles]

Ayone elso detect the new Liebour spin machine softening us up for a hike in alcohol duty 'for our own good'?

[NotAllThere]

Good news! This article indicates that the whole "safe limits" thing is totally arbitrary.

What's funny, is that when he was deliberately drinking above the "safe" limits, it was still less than his mates.

I like the "are you an alcoholic" test at the bottom. Have you ever felt remorse after drinking? Yes, but only because you told me that I'd breached the "safe" limit.

[Denny]

According to the new guidelines given here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7201874.stm, how many units of alcohol do you drink a week?

14 is supposed to be the "safe" amount for women, 21 for men.

I drink about a three quarters of a bottle of wine per week, and perhaps 5 glasses of fortified wine or spirits. Usually much less, but my consumption has gone up since Christmas for some reason.

Not sure what that amounts to. Probably just around the safe limit for a woman.

[BoredBloke]

I'm giving up cheese for lent mainly because I can't stand the stuff.

Oh and I'm up at the big end of the scale cos I'm great at drinking...and it makes me look sexy...as did smoking until I gave it up.

[Pinto]

750ml bottle X 14%abv / 1000

= 10.5 units

I generally drink 2 bottles of 13% wine at the weekend, leaving me a thimble of weak beer per working day, which I enjoy very much, particularly with a whole peanut.

[Shimano105]

Try this for a pragmatic way to change your lifestyle:

http://www.everydaysystems.com/glassceiling/

Better than binge - give up for lent - binge again to celebrate etc..

- NickyG

[cailin maith]

Dont try and understand it - just pick the highest option like me

At least we're on the same wave length....

[SallyAnne]

How much is a unit?

Dont try and understand it - just pick the highest option like me

[cailin maith]

Good one!

No really....