Alcohol - what's new ?

[Doc Alan]

Each and every one of us is accountable for our own actions and this deplorable behaviour is not acceptable and makes my blood boil .......!

Thank you Rosie . Politicians have their own agendas, so do healthcare workers, but I try to be more honest than them .
I don't care if members grow tired of the message I'm giving, so long as you read and think about it.
My " fifteen units a week " is either consumed while doing the quiz at a local pub or in other company,never alone !

[Steve.r]

After just finishing a stubby bottle of Carlsberg Export hic!! I must admit that I am not a heavy drinker, or to put is another way I am a light weight!! but I am happy with that. I have always lived in the countryside, so meeting friends always meant driving and I have never drunk and driven in the Uk.

While in Phils though, I find the drinking culture much more easy to slip into. In the heat or to be social it is nice to down a bottle of Red Horse in the evening or at a party. Last time I was there, on one particular night I did go over the top one evening, my asawa had said she had never seen me drunk before but that night she saw me. I dont do it very often as I hate the after affects, but once in a while shouldn't do me too much harm. My other half said she thought I was funny being drunk as all I did was smile and laugh. But drinking to excess for me is not what I like. Probably like many, you know your limits and know when you have a 'buzz' and know when to stop.

[Doc Alan]

I have always lived in the countryside, so meeting friends always meant driving and I have never drunk and driven in the UK.

While in Phils though, I find the drinking culture much more easy to slip into. In the heat or to be social it is nice to down a bottle of Red Horse in the evening or at a party. But drinking to excess for me is not what I like. Probably like many, you know your limits and know when you have a 'buzz' and know when to stop.

Knowing you, Steve, you don't have a problem with alcohol .
Drink - driving laws are a good thing. But one consequence has been closure of pubs. An even more significant reason for their relentless closure is cheap supermarket booze. That's regrettable from the social point of view, and it's also why more people drink ( to excess ) at home. There is less control over what they drink at home. Could be worth watching " Britain's Hidden Alcoholics " next Monday ( 20 ) on BBC One.

[lastlid]

Could be worth watching " Britain's Hidden Alcoholics " next Monday ( 20 ) on BBC One.

Watched it. Interesting.

[Terpe]

.....There is less control over what they drink at home. Could be worth watching " Britain's Hidden Alcoholics " next Monday ( 20 ) on BBC One.

Watched it. Interesting.

I've got my recorder set-up and will watch later.

[mickcant]

We drank for happiness and became unhappy
We drank for joy and became miserable
We drank to be outgoing and became self-absorbed
We drank to be sociable and became argumentative
We drank for sophistication and became crude & obnoxious
We drank for friendship and made enemies
We drank to soften sorrow and wallowed in self-pity
We drank for sleep and woke without rest
We drank for sex drive and lost our potency
We drank for strength and became weak
We drank medicinally and developed health problems
We drank because of job stress and lost the job
We drank for relaxation and got the shakes
We drank for confidence and became uncertain
We drank for bravery and became afraid
We drank for certainty and became doubtful
We drank to stimulate thought and blacked out
We drank to make conversation and slurred our speech
We drank for warmth and lost our cool
We drank for coolness and lost our warmth
We drank to feel heavenly and discovered hell
We drank to forget and became haunted
We drank for freedom and became slaves
We drank for power and became powerless
We drank to erase our problems and saw them multiply
We drank to cope with life....and invited death