No Booze for 2 weeks.

Post by **Best First** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:13 pm

Can i do it? eh?

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:23 pm

Friend of mine gave up alcohol for six weeks (for lent).

She lasted three days.

Post by **Best First** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:26 pm

i have just had two spectacularly unhealthy weeks, so i am gunning for not dlinking until my mates stag a week on sat.

we'll see...

saysadie · Post by **saysadie** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:43 pm

Go for it! And good luck...

I'm giving up cigs. Again. For the third or so time.

Not quite the same thing, but hey...

Post by **snarl** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 2:37 pm

I stopped drinking for about a year.

It was great, I became spectacularly **** at holding booze.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 2:42 pm

I am sure you can do it - but I don't see why you should do it.

IronHide · Post by **IronHide** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:20 pm

2 weeks? Pffff.....i went almost 4 years. Top that.

Professor Smooth · Post by **Professor Smooth** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 3:37 pm

Best First wrote:Can i do it? eh?

Sure ya can. Just keep plenty of salad and pink lemonade handy.

Snowcat · Post by **Snowcat** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 4:01 pm

And start smoking pot.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 4:12 pm

i did 2 weeks once

Stormwolf · Post by **Stormwolf** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 4:34 pm

Best First wrote:Can i do it? eh?

I've already lasted longer than 1 month, so 2 weeks aren't that hard.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:07 pm

yeah, you can do it.

from personal experience, not drinking for two weeks is easy... however it is the pringle effect afterwards...

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:10 pm

I've done a couple of weeks...anything longer than that is tough tho'

And you'll be spazzed at the stag after your third or fourth, I reckon. No tolerance, see?

Post by **Best First** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:25 pm

nah, my tolerance is massive at the moment, it will take more than 2 weeks to really hurt it.

and lets not say 'spazzed' eh?

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:29 pm

Best First wrote:nah, my tolerance is massive at the moment, it will take more than 2 weeks to really hurt it.

you might be surprised.

Post by **Best First** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:30 pm

bring it on.

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:31 pm

I used to start my night off with a bottle of Goldschlager and end it (about 6 hours of drinking and vomiting later) with a shot of Everclear. Now, I drank a couple of pints of Wexford last night and got a pretty good buzz. So taking a break, even a short one can really mess up your tolerance, which is a good thing

Oh yeah, and I woke up this morning hearing Koen in the living room.. Downing the last of the pint I didnt finish. Good job Joey

I hate when he climbs his baby gate.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:36 pm

I start with a pint of guinnes, follow by 10 pints of anything - then hit the spirits - stop when dying

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:44 pm

I can still drink ungodly amounts of Jack Daniels for some reason

sprunkner · Post by **sprunkner** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 6:42 pm

I made it 25 years without a drink...

(waiting to be kicked off the site)

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 6:49 pm

You sick sick bastard!!

IronHide · Post by **IronHide** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:17 pm

Optimus Prime Rib wrote:I can still drink ungodly amounts of Jack Daniels for some reason

Ugh......no sir. Jack is wack.

I'm a Crown kinda man.

bobaprime85 · Post by **bobaprime85** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 9:31 pm

I've actually never had a drink.

I feel so alienated.

Dylan · Post by **Dylan** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 9:39 pm

Tshh... I'm always very much unimpressed by people who are addicted to smokes or alcohol. I never smoked in my life (except for Emvee's weed), and only from time to time drink a beer. I could give up on that instantly, there's just no reason to.

I think it's a much better idea to cut down on alcohol in general if you think you're drinking too much, than to abstain for two weeks or so.

But I'm just really tired at the moment, so perhaps my opinion is a bit unsubtle.

Post by **Best First** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:12 pm

Dylan wrote: But I'm just really tired at the moment, so perhaps my opinion is a bit unsubtle.

that would be a euphemistic way of saying 'i know i'm being a bit of a knob but i'm not going to let that stop me', eh?

the difficulty will actually be because the pub is a large part of my social life and my social life is a large part of how i'm dealing with what i have been going through recently. so kindly stick your judgements up your arse.

Dylan · Post by **Dylan** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:20 pm

Best First wrote:that would be a euphemistic way of saying 'i know i'm being a bit of a knob but i'm not going to let that stop me', eh?

I don't see how my comment is euphemistic? I fully realise it's a fairly straightforward remark, and I'm still saying it.

And I'm not judging your behaviour, I have nothing to say about that, though I do care about your well being. If drinking helps you in dealing with your troubles, then that's awesome, I mean that.

If you say - drinking is part of my social life, then ok, so be it. But I see no "reason" to drink alcohol during social gatherings.

It's all about why you would want to stop drinking for a while, really.

Post by **Best First** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:25 pm

Dylan wrote: And I'm not judging your behaviour

course not mate.

Dylan · Post by **Dylan** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:33 pm

Dude, why don't you ever believe me? Why would I ever want to judge you?

Really, I have nothing to say or think about what you do.

IronHide · Post by **IronHide** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:05 pm

Dylan wrote:If drinking helps you in dealing with your troubles, then that's awesome, I mean that.

Dylan wrote: If you say - drinking is part of my social life, then ok, so be it. But I see no "reason" to drink alcohol during social gatherings.

Wait, I'm confused. You're applaud drinking to "drown your sorrows" but you don't see a reason to drink with friends in a social setting? Usually it's the other way around for most people. I mean if you're at a bar with friends, you're supposed to have a beer, that's why you go to a bar. If you didn't plan on drinking than you should've gone to a restaurant or cafe.

Dylan · Post by **Dylan** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 11:27 pm

I applaud pretty much everything that helps you in dealing with issues.
(As long as you're not hurting yourself too much or anyone else etc etc).

Perhaps my experiences or views on things are just different from other people's - if I go to a pub or restaurant or cafe, it's because I want to talk to people, not to drink alcohol. But we don't have real "pubs" or "bars" in the Netherlands, we have cafe's, but maybe those are close enough. ("A place to meet people and drink beverages")

And what's normal "for most people" sometimes does seem pretty strange to me. The term "supposed to" usually triggers an alarm bell in my head.

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