Nice thread.
- Standing Friday night date with my wife: 5-6 pints of Harp (get a buy back on one of the five) or 3/4 pitcher of sangria or 3-4 glasses of wine depending on where we go for dinner.
- The other 6 days: maybe 2 drinks on average.
Generally when I go out to party a few times a month I go for the gold and tie one on by polishing off 8-10 vodka gimlets.
As you can tell, I either get buzzed/loaded or I don't drink. I respect the folks that can have one drink at home each night and stop there. At one drink, I find it tough to savor the flavor of the beverage or get the enjoyment of a buzz so I figure why do it. If I'm at a restaurant that's a different story and I can usually have a drink with my meal and leave it at that.
- Standing Friday night date with my wife: 5-6 pints of Harp (get a buy back on one of the five) or 3/4 pitcher of sangria or 3-4 glasses of wine depending on where we go for dinner.
- The other 6 days: maybe 2 drinks on average.
Generally when I go out to party a few times a month I go for the gold and tie one on by polishing off 8-10 vodka gimlets.
As you can tell, I either get buzzed/loaded or I don't drink. I respect the folks that can have one drink at home each night and stop there. At one drink, I find it tough to savor the flavor of the beverage or get the enjoyment of a buzz so I figure why do it. If I'm at a restaurant that's a different story and I can usually have a drink with my meal and leave it at that.
I'm not one to crave the taste of alcohol. I know some do but not me. If I have a nice big steak in front of me a glass of tea will do just fine. Much preferred that or something else over a beer when having food.
When I decide to drink then I want to get drunk. Beer doesn't do it for me anymore. I usually get full before I get a buzz. Jack and coke with diminishing amout of coke gets the job done. The first one is like geez, how many shots of jack you put in this? Later it's like is there any jack at all in this or all coke??!?
When I decide to drink then I want to get drunk. Beer doesn't do it for me anymore. I usually get full before I get a buzz. Jack and coke with diminishing amout of coke gets the job done. The first one is like geez, how many shots of jack you put in this? Later it's like is there any jack at all in this or all coke??!?
Usually on weekends, rarely during the week anymore. For me it's not the frequency, it's the intensity and opportunity. For example at the Kentucky Derby where bars are open up all night and close for 1 minute between 6:59 and 7 in the morning, then it gets ugly. Throw red bull and vodka into the mix then it gets very, very ugly. But a place like San Diego, where everything closes at 2, I am much more well behaved. I guess I would probably be the definition of binge drinker.
Lets see, drinks at night? Hmmmmmmm...well, couple drinks (glasses) of tea, maybe one of pepsi, coke etc.......and then water......
I'll only drink if I go out or something.....
[This message was edited by Hache man on June 13, 2003 at 05:01 PM.]
[This message was edited by Hache man on June 13, 2003 at 05:01 PM.]
Go out every Wednesday to the local sports bar and usually have 6-8 22 oz. cold ones....Start at 630 Friday night and quit when I pass out, usually after 12-15 bottles of Miller Lite...Then Saturday night after dinner I will drink until I A) Run out of beer, B) Pass Out, or C) The 250 pound neighbor starts to look good to me. I thank the Lord above that the C option only happended once and my buddies told me to go to bed and sleep it off. Many thanks for good friends after that episode.
