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Do you drink alcohol?
Yes 34%  34%  [ 13 ]
On rare occasions 26%  26%  [ 10 ]
Never 39%  39%  [ 15 ]
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15 Feb 2021, 7:31 pm

Do you drink alcohol?



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15 Feb 2021, 7:38 pm

Way too much!

Its something I've struggled with over half my life..

Anyone else had struggle with it? :(



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15 Feb 2021, 7:40 pm

I don't enjoy being heavily intoxicated.


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15 Feb 2021, 10:52 pm

My NT girlfriend and I are both on prescriptions, so obviously not.


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16 Feb 2021, 5:39 pm

I will very rarely so I put no. Last time I drank was over 2 years ago. I just don't like the taste. I will however politely drink when the occasion comes. I obviously got it all out my system as a teen with a lot of underage drinking :lol:



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16 Feb 2021, 9:24 pm

I think the most alcohol I have ever had in one sitting is three sips, one time when I tried three different alcoholic beverages other people had ordered. I can’t stand the taste of alcohol, which is just as well since now I’m on meds that will not just make me sleepy or throw up if I have alcohol, the combination would put me in the hospital with multiple organ failure 8O So it’s good that I’m not even tempted.


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16 Feb 2021, 9:30 pm

Oh, absolutely: but I don't enjoy even being buzzed, I just like that very slight sedative effect :D I really like making non-traditional beers out of things I find in the woods, or grow in my yard, oh, and hard-root-beers too 8)

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17 Feb 2021, 1:53 am

I used to drink beer and wine. I don't drink that stuff anymore. I don't like the way it makes my mouth and my body feel. I feel dehydrated when I drink it. I'd rather drink carbonated water, tea or the odd sugar free cola.


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17 Feb 2021, 7:17 am

I drink Jim Beam with diet coke.



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17 Feb 2021, 7:25 am

I'm an alcoholic, so no. I haven't had a drink in almost 22 years.



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20 Feb 2021, 9:34 pm

Yes, almost daily - but typically only 1-2 standard drinks. Very rarely more.

Besides drink it, what else would I do with alcohol? :? :p


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20 Feb 2021, 9:49 pm

I love a good night with a good few drinks.
Normally drink what i consider good quality lager or vodka with some form of mixer.
Drink for fun, social, or even at home, while relaxing playing console / watching netflix.
Good fun to party with, whether at a friends home or at the pub / night club.

I have not drunk any alcohol since the 3rd of January, as i have been on a big diet,
in order to lose weight but also trying to be more frugal with money so i can scrape
together enough money to buy the music equipment i want to make music with.
When you live off benefits, this is an extremely slow process, especially if your an honest man.

Anyway, lager, Asahi, Kingfisher, Tiger etc.
Vodka, Grey Goose (if i can afford it), or absolute / Stolichnaya (both really good value), Smirnoff if nothing else available.

Smirnoff brought out a Smirnoff White, which was made with cold filtration, which was a great vodka.
They only sold it through duty free retailers, which was a shame, and now they have discontinued it.

I thought it was almost as good / smooth as Grey Goose / Ciroc / Belevedere level vodka.

I am yet to try Crystal Skull, company owned by the guy from the original Ghost Busters Dan Aykroyd.



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20 Feb 2021, 10:02 pm

Crystal Skull vodka is okay, but not Great IMO. It has an ultra premium pricetag because of the packaging - it's a cool bottle - but I would rate Stolichnaya as a better product. Belvedere is my favourite of the typical premiums I've tried.

The benefit to buying Crystal Skull once was getting to keep the bottle and use it as a fish tank for a beta fish. :) It looked pretty cool for as long as that lasted. 8) With the exception of possibly ever doing that again, I wouldn't spend the $$$ on it when there are $$ vodkas that are better. IMO.

I recently bought something like $1300+ worth of whiskey - many of the bottles on behalf of others - because it was rated as World Whiskey of the Year 2020 and while double the price of basic stuff, still not excessively expensive. I bought 6 bottles for myself (Alberta Premium Cask Strength) but have yet to open one up and try it yet.. waiting for a special occasion before I crack one open. One of them will be to share with friends at the beach when all this covid crap is over. The rest? Who knows. But the last 2 bottles I have are for gifts for some deserving whiskey connoisseurs from a local mens group/non profit charity I'm a part of called "BC Whiskey Wizards."


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21 Feb 2021, 6:03 am

Not at all

I dont like the way it changes my perception or affects my body

To me, its a most unpleasant drug


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21 Feb 2021, 6:47 am

Steve1963 wrote:
I'm an alcoholic, so no. I haven't had a drink in almost 22 years.


Same it's been about 6 years for me. I'm not as old as you :D


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21 Feb 2021, 6:49 am

babybird wrote:
Steve1963 wrote:
I'm an alcoholic, so no. I haven't had a drink in almost 22 years.


Same it's been about 6 years for me. I'm not as old as you :D

Good for you! Stick with it. I'd be lying if I said it gets easier though. :)

And if you're very lucky...someday you'll get to be my age. :P