What makes someone drink?

pearlman · Post by **pearlman** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:05 pm

some one

telaquapacky · Post by **telaquapacky** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:06 pm

JacksDad;655798 wrote: Telaquapacky!Dad,I'll have a really strong one- Water! It holds up battleships!

pearlman · Post by **pearlman** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:09 pm

The time of day!

telaquapacky · Post by **telaquapacky** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:13 pm

The Temperature helps- though a beer has more effect when it's hot outside.

pearlman · Post by **pearlman** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:14 pm

not me

pearlman · Post by **pearlman** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:16 pm

not as much as I would like

JacksDad · Post by **JacksDad** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:58 pm

What a minute here........

Pearlman, how do you know Earl Canova?:sneaky:

telaquapacky · Post by **telaquapacky** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:42 am

JacksDad;655798 wrote: Telaquapacky!...And how do you know me?

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:46 am

What makes someone drink?

my children!

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:46 am

Okay whats going on here? Am I drunk or is everyone else?

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:47 am

YZGI;658132 wrote: Okay whats going on here? Am I drunk or is everyone else?

too early in the morning for me sorry I can't join ya.

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:49 am

YZGI;658132 wrote: Okay whats going on here? Am I drunk or is everyone else?

yes!

JacksDad · Post by **JacksDad** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:44 am

telaquapacky;658129 wrote: ...And how do you know me?

I thought the Earl Canova pet thing was rather odd so I googled Earl Canova.

Up came Telaquapacky on Forum Garden talking about his friend from Miami, Earl Canova.

Sounds like a job for Fibonacci!

Pass the scotch will ya?

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:25 am

telaquapacky;658311 wrote: Don't believe everything you read on the internet. A little scotch sounds good right now.
I'll be doggone! It's been almost a year. Good to see ya, Tel. :-6 :guitarist

telaquapacky · Post by **telaquapacky** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 11:46 am

JacksDad;658190 wrote: I thought the Earl Canova pet thing was rather odd so I googled Earl Canova.

Up came Telaquapacky on Forum Garden talking about his friend from Miami, Earl Canova.

Sounds like a job for Fibonacci!

Pass the scotch will ya?Don't believe everything you read on the internet. A little scotch sounds good right now.

pearlman · Post by **pearlman** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 10:11 pm

:wah:

Carl44 · Post by **Carl44** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 12:54 am

ouch :-5 my head hurts

why the hell do i drink again:-3:-5

neffy · Post by **neffy** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 2:01 pm

i enjoy a glass or two after work.It just helpes take away a stressful day:D

observer1 · Post by **observer1** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 5:23 am

Neffy, I love those eyes! That's the kind of avatar I've been looking for to go with my name!

watermark · Post by **watermark** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:53 pm

I suppose lonliness can make me want to drink. Sometimes it's relaxing when around people. I can be uptight in social situations and a drink helps me socialize. Though I'm no good on the computer if I've had too many

Just remember, friends don't let friends write drunk haha

Erin

observer1 · Post by **observer1** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:08 am

watermark;675918 wrote: I suppose lonliness can make me want to drink. Sometimes it's relaxing when around people. I can be uptight in social situations and a drink helps me socialize. Though I'm no good on the computer if I've had too many

Just remember, friends don't let friends write drunk haha

Erin

Ya know, I've said the same thing! I live alone & get sooo bored. So I end up going to the local restaurant/bar, where I know a few people. Then I end up regretting having spent the money.

Okie · Post by **Okie** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:01 am

Indian Princess;601082 wrote: What pushes you to have a drink?

I just have not found any other way to get the alchohol into my system that I like. Huffing it is out and any other way too.

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 7:10 am

Okie;680968 wrote: I just have not found any other way to get the alchohol into my system that I like. Huffing it is out and any other way too.

Hey Okie,

Good to see ya....whatcha got to eat...I'm starving and thirsty.

Okie · Post by **Okie** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:43 pm

Kathy Ellen;680974 wrote: Hey Okie,

Good to see ya....whatcha got to eat...I'm starving and thirsty.

I just came home from Taco Bueno. I had a enchilada platter. Not too bad. Only they do not serve beer there. I love Ninos but seldom get there. Actually they changed hands but still the same food. Huge goblets or schooners of beer. Yum.

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Fri Feb 29, 2008 6:39 pm

Okie;680968 wrote: I just have not found any other way to get the alchohol into my system

:wah: funny

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:00 am

The Rob · Post by **The Rob** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:11 am

Chezzie;788961 wrote:

Love it. :wah:

CARLA · Post by **CARLA** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:17 am

In my youth I would drink just because I could. Now really nothing pushes me to drink at all. Actually I prefer not to, the next day is a bitch and I'm toooooooo old for the process, and my body just doesn't like it anymore.

But I'm always up for a good glass of champagne..

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:21 am

CARLA;788981 wrote: In my youth I would drink just because I could. Now really nothing pushes me to drink at all. Actually I prefer not to, the next day is a bitch and I'm toooooooo old for the process, and my body just doesn't like it anymore.

But I'm always up for a good glass of champagne..

That is so me Carla hun....:-6

In my late teens and twentys..boy did I used to get wasted, now I barely touch the stuff.:-6

Peg · Post by **Peg** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 11:47 am

Indian Princess;601082 wrote: What pushes you to have a drink?

If the garden doesn't do it, nothing will. :wah:

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 12:15 pm

Peg;789032 wrote: If the garden doesn't do it, nothing will. :wah:

hah hah:wah:

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 2:32 pm

CARLA;788981 wrote: In my youth I would drink just because I could. Now really nothing pushes me to drink at all. Actually I prefer not to, the next day is a bitch and I'm toooooooo old for the process, and my body just doesn't like it anymore.

But I'm always up for a good glass of champagne..

its the same with me too............. cant be doing with waking up feeling like i've been run over by a bus :yh_sick

you know how you say " im never doing that again " well after taking three days to recover from my last session, thats exactly what i said and i havnt done it since.

besides that, i have a phobia of being sick so i wasnt helping matters was i :-5:-5

mrsK · Post by **mrsK** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 3:31 pm

Chezzie;788992 wrote: That is so me Carla hun....:-6

In my late teens and twentys..boy did I used to get wasted, now I barely touch the stuff.:-6

Same here.

I still remember the hangovers

I don't drink anymore ,haven't for the past 14months.

Don't miss it at all:-6

mrsK · Post by **mrsK** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 3:32 pm

Peg;789032 wrote: If the garden doesn't do it, nothing will. :wah:

Good one Peg:wah::wah:

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Sat Mar 01, 2008 3:58 pm

Nothing makes me have a drink I just have one if I feel like it. I dont over do it like I did when I was younger though.

hoppy · Post by **hoppy** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:41 am

When I was 6-7 I spent lots of time at my grandfolks house. Gramps bought 3-4 cases of Blackhawk beer every Monday to last all week. I developed a taste for beer then that is still with me.

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:45 am

I donâ€™t know, but after reading this post I need a feckâ€™n drinkâ€¦ whereâ€™s the nearest pub?

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:47 am

is it 5 o'clock yet??

:wah:

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:48 am

sunny104;818021 wrote: is it 5 o'clock yet??

:wah:

You start late in America...:guitarist

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:04 am

mikeinie;818023 wrote: You start late in America...:guitarist

:wah:

*sigh*

I know......

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 8:56 am

I hardly drink at all, probably because I just don't appreciate the taste enough to warrant spending the money.

watcher · Post by **watcher** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:08 am

What makes me drink is... me, any excuse will do.

Carolly · Post by **Carolly** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:38 am

Seeing I have had 3 people in my life who all had a drink problem to the point of nearly killing themselves over it this thread I felt I had to come on.

One person...a woman....had a bad drink problem because of the way she was treated by society and by her own family.She made just one mistake in her life and for that she was treated like crap and turned to the bottle for comfort.It changed a lovely lady into one that didnt care about anybody and her unhappiness came through as bitterness.May she now know the happiness up there that she never knew here.

The other 2 both come from the same area where some years ago it seemed everybody was always in the pub drinking.One used to go missing for days leaving his wife wondering if he was alive or dead.He made so many promises to her that were never kept until she couldn't take anymore.The marriage is now over and although he is now sober and sees what he has done she knows he will pick up that bottle again and will always be there for him as a friend.The other person hasnt had a drink for about 25 years and was really bad so much so he had to be dried out in a clinic and had to learn how to live again.He has been through alot and yet has never gone back to the bottle.

Yes I could have turned to the bottle a few times in my life and yet didnt.......we all make our own way in life and we all have a free will so what does make a person drink indeed to the point of hurting those all around them........I say circumstances and a persons weakness.

Helen · Post by **Helen** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:33 am

i did have a bit of a problem a few years ago.

it didnt get to the stage were i wasnt paying my bills or neglecting my kids but life looked better for a while, through a sort of numbed haze, then my son in law caught me with a bottle of vodka and promptly tipped it down the sink.

they kept a close watch on me for some time and in the end i got over it.

for a couple of years i didnt tempt fate by going to the pub then i started playing darts again and found i could sit there all night with just a glass of coke.

i have a bottle of vodka in the fridge now and last night, cos things were getting on top of me again, i poured out a big glass of it.

it was still there when i got up this morning and ended up down the sink again and im feeling a bit proud of myself.

qsducks · Post by **qsducks** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:33 am

beach time is around 2pm

K.Snyder · Post by **K.Snyder** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:34 am

"What pushes you to have a drink?" is so incredibly undermining...

Everyone is not congruent with "What pushes you to have a drink?"...

Even if you'd had a hard day at work and feel like drinking alcohol still gives no credence to "What pushes you to have a drink?"...There are those who choose to drink because they wish to and those who drink because they feel as if drinking alcohol will help their problems...The problem being one instance makes someone feel as if they drink alcohol their problems will go away and the other being one drinking alcohol so as to take a break from their problems in the form of having a good time...There's a very fine line between the two...So much so that I can't think of any line that is more fine than those two variables...

I drink to have a good time, not to think I can get rid of the bad...

Lon · Post by **Lon** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 8:38 am

Indian Princess;601082 wrote: What pushes you to have a drink?

Thirst