Pinch Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Alcohol is weird... No one would consider it problem drinking if someone got blitzed once a month, but as far as brain chemistry goes, that blitz will still have effects on your I think dopamine production a month later, and so it goes on. I guess some feel it more than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 34 minutes ago, Pinch said: Alcohol is weird... No one would consider it problem drinking if someone got blitzed once a month, but as far as brain chemistry goes, that blitz will still have effects on your I think dopamine production a month later, and so it goes on. I guess some feel it more than others. My doctor is not pleased with my alcohol intake..... I usually have a Long Drink, (from Finland), during dinner and a Gin & Tonic after dinner....he said that's too much. I NEVER get drunk, and don't feel like I have an alcohol problem....but who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, DanvillRob said: My doctor is not pleased with my alcohol intake..... I usually have a Long Drink, (from Finland), during dinner and a Gin & Tonic after dinner....he said that's too much. I NEVER get drunk, and don't feel like I have an alcohol problem....but who knows? At first I thought, that doesn't sound excessive, but that's about a fifth a week, But everyone's different. How are the liver enzyme tests? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, Pinch said: At first I thought, that doesn't sound excessive, but that's about a fifth a week, But everyone's different. How are the liver enzyme tests? I religiously get a physical every year..... I get my results this afternoon....but so far all the tests are good. I've noticed my blood pressure has increased...with years? with weight? Not sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 1 minute ago, DanvillRob said: I religiously get a physical every year..... I get my results this afternoon....but so far all the tests are good. Then you should be fine, Doctors are people too, and I bet a lot of them drink a lot more than they advice their patients to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, Pinch said: Then you should be fine, Doctors are people too, and I bet a lot of them drink a lot more than they advice their patients to. I'm fine with that as long as it's done AFTER they leave their office for the day. Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Just now, Pinch said: Then you should be fine, Doctors are people too, and I bet a lot of them drink a lot more than they advice their patients to. As Willie says, "But there's more ol’ drunks than there are ol’ doctors, So I guess we'd better have another round." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Just now, Whitefang said: I'm fine with that as long as it's done AFTER they leave their office for the day. Whitefang My doctor (who has NO sense of humor) asked me what a Long Drink was....I told him..... Gin, Juniper and grapefruit drink.... about 8% alcohol (if you get the black can).....and of course, a Gin & Tonic.....then he said, "You like your gin, eh?" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinch Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 30 minutes ago, DanvillRob said: My doctor (who has NO sense of humor) asked me what a Long Drink was....I told him..... Gin, Juniper and grapefruit drink.... about 8% alcohol (if you get the black can).....and of course, a Gin & Tonic.....then he said, "You like your gin, eh?" The Lonkero? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 18 minutes ago, Pinch said: The Lonkero? No... this is it....I generally buy the blue cans (5.5% alcohol) or the black cans (8% alcohol). I stay away from the "gluten free" stuff or the cranberry stuff. https://www.meijer.com/shopping/product/the-finnish-long-drink-traditional-6pk--12oz/86027200144.html?&cmpid=SEM:LIA:402501250:1263339722041171:[search:]:Bing&gclid=5f2a39d276bc1a43c22c5d64d90383a4&gclsrc=3p.ds&msclkid=5f2a39d276bc1a43c22c5d64d90383a4&gclid=5f2a39d276bc1a43c22c5d64d90383a4&gclsrc=3p.ds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 53 minutes ago, DanvillRob said: My doctor (who has NO sense of humor) asked me what a Long Drink was....I told him..... Gin, Juniper and grapefruit drink.... about 8% alcohol (if you get the black can).....and of course, a Gin & Tonic.....then he said, "You like your gin, eh?" I love both the Long Drink and the G&T.... recently had a French Negroni at a fancy restaurant, and boy was that a good gin based drink. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 $13 a six pack? You GOTTA be a heavy drinker to think that's some kind of bargain. 🙄 Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdgm Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) I like a G & T and recently had one with some expensive cucumber-flavoured tonic water. So then I bought my usual ordinary tonic, crushed some sliced cucumber in a garlic crusher and added the juice. Perfect! My father drank pink gin which was neat gin with Angostura bitters added. It tasted so disgusting to me I never thought I'd enjoy gin. But hey, we all get older, right? Edited July 19, 2023 by jdgm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 (edited) 7 hours ago, Whitefang said: $13 a six pack? You GOTTA be a heavy drinker to think that's some kind of bargain. 🙄 Whitefang We are on a site where members plop down sometimes 3k, 4k, 5k, and higher for guitars, and justify it. $13 is nothing. Edited July 19, 2023 by Sgt. Pepper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 But you know...... A $5,000 guitar will probably last a WHOLE lot longer than a $13 six pack. Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 2 minutes ago, Whitefang said: But you know...... A $5,000 guitar will probably last a WHOLE lot longer than a $13 six pack. Whitefang Yep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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