Alcohol Consumption

[NJ2]

Don't think I saw my old man drunk until I was about 20. Seen it a couple of times since, but not often. Seem him drink plenty, but he doesn't really get that drunk all that often, or if he does he hides it well. He was in the navy for many years though, so perhaps he's had his fill (of boozing).
My maw however I've seen drunk countless times. I remember my old man having to carry back to the place we were staying one night on holiday when in France because she was so drunk. I must have been about 8 or 9 then. It was funny when we were younger. It stopped being so funny when it became a huge problem. She lost her job in 2005 or 2006 (can't mind which) when the nursery she was a manager of closed down and she and everyone else was screwed out of money by the owners. Since then she's sort of given up a bit, and has been drunk almost every single night. She gets incredibly petty, spiteful and juvenile if anyone dares suggest she has a problem, but she clearly does. No idea how to address though, and it's at the stage where I sometimes hope that out my parents, she dies first, because without my old man she would be absolutely lost and probably on the streets within weeks. Me and my brothers keep saying we'll one day so something about it, but we haven't yet, and I think we're afraid of what might happen if we do.
But aye, she's an alcoholic. She can be a bit of a c**t because of it,  but she's mostly 'harmless', in that she has loads of wine each night, passes out on the couch, then goes to bed. Rinse and repeat. Not cool.
As for myself, I like beer, and I enjoy drinking it, but felt I might have been getting a bit of a problem myself. I used to get drunk every single Saturday night. When you're younger and you're out with your friends doing it, that's not really much of an issue. When you sit in your flat alone and do it, it definitely becomes an issue. I now don't drink by myself, and haven't done so for a while now. Have been for a couple of pints by myself after a match, but should knock that on the head as it does me no good.
Last time I had a drink was 23rd of September. Next time will be before the next Pars match I go to.

Sorry to hear about your mum having a problem with the drink mate.
Could probably count on one hand the amount of times I can recall seeing my mum drunk. She’ll quite happily have a half pint of a real ale or a couple of glasses of wine but never usually more.
My old mans different (probably one of many reasons they split up) in that I think he drinks every night and is drunk fairly regularly.
I’m a social drinker mainly, I don’t tend to drink in the house or by myself very often (I do like a pint in peace though) but when I go out with mates for one or two I usually end up getting hammered. I don’t really mind that, it’s the amount I’ll spend when I’m drunk that I end up hating myself for. Fine if it’s planned but if it’s just a couple that turns in to a disaster I beat myself up

[Shandon Par]

My old man set a bad example with the booze and I followed.  Went to bed as him and other folks were partying and woke up to the fire brigade sorting out the chimney on fire. At another party him and a pal popped out to the pub and came back all battered after deciding to go horse riding (in the dark, jaked). Remember him drink driving with me in the car and crashing into parked cars on the way home too. 

[Sergeant Wilson]

7 hours ago, DA Baracus said:

 

As for myself, I like beer, and I enjoy drinking it

Do you? When I said that a few weeks ago,you said it was pathetic.

[Jamaldo]

Don't think I saw my old man drunk until I was about 20. Seen it a couple of times since, but not often. Seem him drink plenty, but he doesn't really get that drunk all that often, or if he does he hides it well. He was in the navy for many years though, so perhaps he's had his fill (of boozing).
My maw however I've seen drunk countless times. I remember my old man having to carry back to the place we were staying one night on holiday when in France because she was so drunk. I must have been about 8 or 9 then. It was funny when we were younger. It stopped being so funny when it became a huge problem. She lost her job in 2005 or 2006 (can't mind which) when the nursery she was a manager of closed down and she and everyone else was screwed out of money by the owners. Since then she's sort of given up a bit, and has been drunk almost every single night. She gets incredibly petty, spiteful and juvenile if anyone dares suggest she has a problem, but she clearly does. No idea how to address though, and it's at the stage where I sometimes hope that out my parents, she dies first, because without my old man she would be absolutely lost and probably on the streets within weeks. Me and my brothers keep saying we'll one day so something about it, but we haven't yet, and I think we're afraid of what might happen if we do.
But aye, she's an alcoholic. She can be a bit of a c**t because of it,  but she's mostly 'harmless', in that she has loads of wine each night, passes out on the couch, then goes to bed. Rinse and repeat. Not cool.
As for myself, I like beer, and I enjoy drinking it, but felt I might have been getting a bit of a problem myself. I used to get drunk every single Saturday night. When you're younger and you're out with your friends doing it, that's not really much of an issue. When you sit in your flat alone and do it, it definitely becomes an issue. I now don't drink by myself, and haven't done so for a while now. Have been for a couple of pints by myself after a match, but should knock that on the head as it does me no good.
Last time I had a drink was 23rd of September. Next time will be before the next Pars match I go to.

Very sorry to hear about your mum's issues. My mother is an alcoholic as well and has been for pretty much my entire life. It's been an incredibly distressing situation for me at times (particularly when I was a child) but now that I'm a grown man and not living with her it doesn't affect me as much. I tried for years to convince her to stop but nothing has worked really. People with alcohol problems will make up a lot of shite and lie to you which is the worst part as they know full well they're not going to stop. I've resented her greatly for it for a long time but she's had a tough life. That being said we have a very good relationship and I speak with her on the phone every week but that doesn't mean I won't speak up if I'm pissed off with her.

My main concern is that it will end up killing her but I can't control that so I try not to worry about it.

Anyway, send a PM if you want a natter about it.

[welshbairn]

My mother was cracking a litre of whisky a day in her mid-eighties. After a couple of emergency trips to hospital we threw all the booze out the house and put her on a strict ration, and watered it down 50/50. She accepted it pretty well, she knows if she gulps it down she'll have a long wait for her next drink, so she has the odd sip throughout the day. We still have to hide the bottle though, if she's left alone in the house and finds it she'll knock it right back. No problem in the last 6 months or so though.

[Granny Danger]

23 hours ago, Shandon Par said:

My old man set a bad example with the booze and I followed.  Went to bed as him and other folks were partying and woke up to the fire brigade sorting out the chimney on fire. At another party him and a pal popped out to the pub and came back all battered after deciding to go horse riding (in the dark, jaked). Remember him drink driving with me in the car and crashing into parked cars on the way home too. 

Did he also have shite fashion sense?

[planbiffy]

On 25/10/2017 at 21:52, NJ2 said:

I’ve a bloody right mind too. But it’ll probably be raining and cold outside, not raining and cold sitting in the pub.

very fair point and at the pub you have a significantly less chance of being within 4 feet of vomit at all times

[planbiffy]

On 26/10/2017 at 13:34, DA Baracus said:

Don't think I saw my old man drunk until I was about 20. Seen it a couple of times since, but not often. Seem him drink plenty, but he doesn't really get that drunk all that often, or if he does he hides it well. He was in the navy for many years though, so perhaps he's had his fill (of boozing).

My maw however I've seen drunk countless times. I remember my old man having to carry back to the place we were staying one night on holiday when in France because she was so drunk. I must have been about 8 or 9 then. It was funny when we were younger. It stopped being so funny when it became a huge problem. She lost her job in 2005 or 2006 (can't mind which) when the nursery she was a manager of closed down and she and everyone else was screwed out of money by the owners. Since then she's sort of given up a bit, and has been drunk almost every single night. She gets incredibly petty, spiteful and juvenile if anyone dares suggest she has a problem, but she clearly does. No idea how to address though, and it's at the stage where I sometimes hope that out my parents, she dies first, because without my old man she would be absolutely lost and probably on the streets within weeks. Me and my brothers keep saying we'll one day so something about it, but we haven't yet, and I think we're afraid of what might happen if we do.

But aye, she's an alcoholic. She can be a bit of a c**t because of it,  but she's mostly 'harmless', in that she has loads of wine each night, passes out on the couch, then goes to bed. Rinse and repeat. Not cool.

As for myself, I like beer, and I enjoy drinking it, but felt I might have been getting a bit of a problem myself. I used to get drunk every single Saturday night. When you're younger and you're out with your friends doing it, that's not really much of an issue. When you sit in your flat alone and do it, it definitely becomes an issue. I now don't drink by myself, and haven't done so for a while now. Have been for a couple of pints by myself after a match, but should knock that on the head as it does me no good.

Last time I had a drink was 23rd of September. Next time will be before the next Pars match I go to.

so sorry to hear about your mum's issues. Hopefully she can recover but in the mean time I hope things improve for you and your family.  Glad you have improved your drinking habits and hopefully you can inspire your mum to do the same, although yours were less serious

[Sergeant Wilson]

17 minutes ago, planbiffy said:

very fair point and at the pub you have a significantly less chance of being within 4 feet of vomit at all times

Depends...

[NJ2]

Been out for about 4 hours now. Only had one pint of tennents [emoji17]

[BFTD]

How on Earth do you manage to eke a pint out for four hours? My first last night had mysteriously evaporated by the time I got my change  

[NJ2]

How on Earth do you manage to eke a pint out for four hours? My first last night had mysteriously evaporated by the time I got my change  

Don’t be ridiculous, David. My mate was wanting to go to a few different pubs. Only one had tennents. Eventually we settled in a place with live music and tennents. Inevitably this lead to us getting hammered.

[planbiffy]

On 27/10/2017 at 20:15, Sergeant Wilson said:

Depends...

tbh at the highland show the pubs are all extremely questionable

[101]

Japan wanting to up their drinking culture perhaps we could start selling our toxic drinking culture round the world.

[Enigma]

36 minutes ago, 101 said:

Japan wanting to up their drinking culture perhaps we could start selling our toxic drinking culture round the world.

One of my drunkest states occurred in Japan. “All you can drink” offers are pretty common in restaurants, bars, karaoke places and the like.

[throbber]

What ever happened to Northern Jambo?

[ICTChris]

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/aug/19/generation-sensible-risk-missing-out-life-experiences-therapists?CMP=share_btn_tw
 

Anecdotally there is something in this, most of the young people I meet in work or in my wider family don’t drink and socialise the way that was common when I was their age. In many ways that’s a good thing - people have wider interests that are often more constructive and positive and drinking alcohol to excess. It probably does have downside as well, as the report says.

[Miguel Sanchez]

8 hours ago, throbber said:

What ever happened to Northern Jambo?

He became @NJ2

[throbber]

What ever happened to NJ2?