Do you drink alcohol?

AZ Jim said:
Your friend has good taste in Alcohol. Happy New Year April.....
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Same to you Jim. You're right she does have good taste, look at her choice in a friend. Oh wait, you said alcohol. Never mind. :D


Stay safe don't get behind the wheel anyone, use a designated driver or just stay home if you plan to indulge a bit more than usual, either way, hope you all have a great time if you are in or out celebrating.
 

AprilT said:
If it were legal, I wouldn't mind having a little pot tonight, been decades on that one, just to get the giggles for one night though. Just sayin.
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I live in the northwest and it's legal from Canada to the southern border of Oregon. My estranged brother whom I haven't seen for 11 years was a borderline alcoholic but into the drug scene with both feet. I used to talk to him about his experiences. Shooting up between his toes to hid the tracks, soaking his pot in paregoric for the ultimate high. Popping pills, snorting, whatever he had tried most of it. In his youth he was a standout athlete baseball, basketball, golf,,,etc. He went on to college at Utah State on a full ride basketball scholarship, was Freshman class president and a member in good standing with phi-caps, then one of his fraternity brothers (one of the others was Joe Bananas grandson, Jack) introduced him to pot and the rest is history. He did salvage a trade from our dad (brick mason) and specialized in Swedish stoves and straw bale homes but his days of shooting hoops was behind him, two failed marriages and no children.
 
Son_of_Perdition said:
Coming from a long line of alcoholics on my paternal side, my maternal side were teetotalers (shunning anything stronger than lemonade) and spending most of my life in a very strict 'Mormon' environment my guidelines were hazy. My wife has a minor heart issue and was prescribed a glass of red wine daily. That took her months to get over her similiar upbringings (her father was an alcoholic) & now drinks one with dinner.
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Just curious, and it's none of my business anyway, but there is reason to my madness: by the above do you mean adhering to the Mormon faith, or adhering to their credo of abstinence?

The reason: I gained a friend on-line in an automotive forum who lives in Northern Utah, and prompting yielded revealing his Mormon faith. He however, steadfastly refuses to allow others' beliefs to "get in the way" of friendship. Still, when I mentioned making my own beer and wine, he finished one not by saying, "Be good to your liver". imp
 

As an old friend once told me when I was young after he had a terrible accident that, "Alcohol and Gasoline don't mix." I never forgot it. So if we are out, 1 or 2 drinks and my wife (doesn't drink) will drive home. When at home I enjoy a good cold beer or a glass of wine or a 'Stiffy' at night. Usually I enjoy alcohol on Fridays and Saturdays in the evening and for the ballgames on Sunday. So to all my friends 'crack open a cold one and bottoms up...' Happy New Years!!!
 
Imp, Just curious, and it's none of my business anyway, but there is reason to my madness: by the above do you mean adhering to the Mormon faith, or adhering to their credo of abstinence?
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As a test of my former faith we were to follow the guidelines of our founder Joe Smith. When he held meetings in his Illinois home according to hearsay, they drank spirits, smoked, chewed tobacco and did all kinds of nefarious sins. Emma, Joe's wife or so the story goes hated cleaning up after the night's meeting. She complained to Joe and to make peace in the family Joe had a revelation and mandated the guidelines for the 'Word of Wisdom'. It compares favorably with the advice of science and medical publications of the time in as much as it 'advised' all members to abstain from - 1. Hot drinks. 2. Tobacco in all forms. 3. Excessive consumption. 4. Abstain from all forms of alcohol.

Hot drinks became tea & coffee (caffeine) but hot chocolate and 'Mormon' tea were ok (it's been reported the current church President is or was a Dr Pepper addict, can't say). Tobacco was a given and should be avoided. Excessive consumption is another given. Alcohol, the devil's workshop were taboo. Moderate alcohol, tea & coffee currently are accepted as beneficial to some, wait and see on those. The original 4 have expanded over time and have been used to judge & condemn the members' moral standing. You can lose your pass to the castle if you partake or 'break' the WOW commandments. I'm an ex-Mormon (asked and received my membership cancellation), so my moral compass is my own responsibility.

They have many, many more commandments (rules) to follow but the WOW in my estimation is nothing more than a plagiarizing of published medical papers, same as their belief that the native American (Spaulding) are disgraced descendants of Laman, Lehi's son (one of the 10 lost tribes) and will become 'white and delightfulsome' in the last days.
 
Son_of_Perdition said:
I live in the northwest and it's legal from Canada to the southern border of Oregon. My estranged brother whom I haven't seen for 11 years was a borderline alcoholic but into the drug scene with both feet. I used to talk to him about his experiences. Shooting up between his toes to hid the tracks, soaking his pot in paregoric for the ultimate high. Popping pills, snorting, whatever he had tried most of it. In his youth he was a standout athlete baseball, basketball, golf,,,etc. He went on to college at Utah State on a full ride basketball scholarship, was Freshman class president and a member in good standing with phi-caps, then one of his fraternity brothers (one of the others was Joe Bananas grandson, Jack) introduced him to pot and the rest is history. He did salvage a trade from our dad (brick mason) and specialized in Swedish stoves and straw bale homes but his days of shooting hoops was behind him, two failed marriages and no children.
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So sorry that happened to your brother, my brother did go on to recover from that life, such tragic experiences for them and others who succumb to substance abuse of any kind. But, moderation, I haven't any issue with.

BTW, one of my g-grandfathers was in the brick making business he made and sold bricks most of his life he was a little famous for this. :)
 
It is difficult when we have family history of alcoholism. A skeleton in our closet was a long ago Uncle. He died in a New York hotel room from drink and who knows what else in the 20's. My grandmother had to claim the body and after that became so pro-temperance that she would cross the street rather than pass a tavern.

But then my Mum her daughter really enjoyed her scotch, I mean really, really enjoyed her scotch. She always maintained herself in public. Looking back on all the things she had going on in her later years I don't blame her a bit. But alcohol can definitely shape a family in so many ways.
 
Son_of_Perdition said:
I live in the northwest and it's legal from Canada to the southern border of Oregon. My estranged brother whom I haven't seen for 11 years was a borderline alcoholic but into the drug scene with both feet. I used to talk to him about his experiences. Shooting up between his toes to hid the tracks, soaking his pot in paregoric for the ultimate high. Popping pills, snorting, whatever he had tried most of it. In his youth he was a standout athlete baseball, basketball, golf,,,etc. He went on to college at Utah State on a full ride basketball scholarship, was Freshman class president and a member in good standing with phi-caps, then one of his fraternity brothers (one of the others was Joe Bananas grandson, Jack) introduced him to pot and the rest is history. He did salvage a trade from our dad (brick mason) and specialized in Swedish stoves and straw bale homes but his days of shooting hoops was behind him, two failed marriages and no children.
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He is then, still living? It must take a lot......imp
 
Butterfly said:
Any of those kind of sweet drinks used to make me feel nauseous. Anybody remember the "Harvey Wallbanger?" Back in my misspent youth I got so sick on a bunch of those that I TRIED to die.
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I remember when we'd go to a casino I'd get Brandy Alexander ..lol. I really don't drink or care about it. I remember Harvey Wallbanger. :)
 
Butterfly said:
Any of those kind of sweet drinks used to make me feel nauseous. Anybody remember the "Harvey Wallbanger?" Back in my misspent youth I got so sick on a bunch of those that I TRIED to die.
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When I think of sweet drinks, I think of Strawberry Daiquiris, Bahama Mama, Sex on the Beach or those store bought Seagram drinks like peach fuzzy navel and the like, something where you barely taste the alcohol, but still get some effect. I've never had a Harvey Wallbanger, I have to look that up.
 
The first time I ever got sick drinking was on something called a Singapore Sling at a bar. A friend recommended them. Came in a tall glass, tasted like fruity lemonade to me, and had a cute umbrella. How could they be lethal? Three of those in pretty quick succession and I was finished. Evidently they can be pretty strong depending on the recipe.

Btw, I can count the times I got sick like that on one hand. (Didn't want to give the wrong impression.;))
 
AprilT said:
When I think of sweet drinks, I think of Strawberry Daiquiris, Bahama Mama, Sex on the Beach or those store bought Seagram drinks like peach fuzzy navel and the like, something where you barely taste the alcohol, but still get some effect. I've never had a Harvey Wallbanger, I have to look that up.
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For me it only takes one drink to throw me off kilter than I let it wear off and have another depending on just how much courage I'm trying to garner at any given event. :D
 
Don't do the hard stuff any more, my tipple is wine (enjoying a glass now while I write this), sherry occasionally,
and a liquor once in a while. My favourite used to be gin and tonic, but haven't had one for twenty years or more.
I enjoy my glass of wine each afternoon while playing on the computer, and will top it off a little to have with
my evening meal.
Those who say that people who live alone should not drink have probably never lived alone!
 
When We first started vacationing in Vegas in 1966, the Stardust Casino had a lovely setting in which exotic drinks were served. They called the place Kon Tiki. Everything was
Polynesian in appearance, with palm frond rotating overhead fans. Some of the drinks were so huge, they limited a customer to only two. Quite popular was the Zombie, Rangoon Ruby, and Miserable Bastard!

My nephew Dan's new wife, young and straight out of a secluded life, decided she would order the "Raccoon Ruby"! We laughed like hell, thinking she said it on purpose. She did not. When my wife and I moved there from Chicago in 1972, her first job as a Cosmetologist was at the Beauty Salon in the Stardust, named "Annee of Paris". The owner, Annee, actually was. Her job alone qualified us for a building loan, as I had just given up the ARCO Service Station lease, and was unemployed! imp
 
I am a dry red wine drinker. Merlot & Syrah/Shiraz (spelling, depending on where you live) my favorites. Sweet wine makes me sick. I like to go wine tasting when staying with my daughter in Oregon. So much fun when we take a picnic with us. I also like Bloody Mary's & Apricot Brandy Slush's. Sounds like I drink a lot but not really. Never been drunk in my life. I'm a 1 1/2 to 2 drink max.
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My pop was real big. He did like he pleased. That's why everybody worked on him. The last time I seen my father, he was blind in the cedars from drinking. And every time he put the bottle to his mouth, he don't suck out of it, it sucks out of him until he shrunk so wrinkled and yellow even the dogs didn't know him.
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Chief Bromden,
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
 
In my younger days I drank anything and everything. But those days are long gone, and now I occasionally have a good cold beer, especially if we are eating boiled seafood. :)
 
Relax or loosen up is a polite way of saying getting drunk !!!!

Ii like to get drunk , some people like to do other things.
 
kaufen said:
Relax or loosen up is a polite way of saying getting drunk !!!!

Ii like to get drunk , some people like to do other things.
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WOW! Do you really not know the difference in stages? In my entire life, I may have gotten only to the point of being close to drunk once, never actually drunk, nor would I ever want to get drunk, I'd never want to lose that much control over my faculties at least not intentionally. Not saying it's a terrible thing just not something I want to do nor do most people I know who drink, buzzed, tipsy, sure, but downright drunk is a whole other ballgame in the alcohol consumption realm.
 
I have a friend who likes to get drunk all the time (even now in his 60s), I consider him an alcoholic because he drinks every day and sometimes binges. He's had this problem since he was in his youth. I consider what he is doing as a disease.
 

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