Do you drink?

[Viva_La_Revolution]

Poll question: Do you drink?

I'm curious.

I know that I'm drinking more as I realize what's going on in our country and the world.
Some days, it's the only way to shut my brain off so I can sleep.

I've noticed a few other things...

Business seems slow in every shop in town except the bars and liquor stores.

Night posts on DU often get R's but no posts... is this because we're inebriated or just because it's late, and we're too tired to post. (I am guilty of the first, occasionally)

[The Traveler]

1. Interesting question

I shall crack open another beer and ponder it ...

[bananas]

15. I'll drink to that. nt

[enlightenment]

2. Had to go with the second option, though it sometimes feels

like the first would work.

Still, I have to admit to anticipating a slight increase in the Newcastle intake -- Premiere league starts in 6 (5?) days and I go to our only "English" pub to watch the matches . . . Go BLADES!

[Endangered Specie]

3. If one was to allow current events to set your drinking level...

you'd soon die of alcohol poisoning.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

5. That's what I was was thinking...

Is there a waiver I could apply for? :rofl:

"You are authorized to drink X more oz per day if the president is a fuck-wit"

"you are authorized to drink Y more oz per day if the fuck-wit president starts an illegal war"

"You are authorized to drink Z more oz per day if the fuck-wit starts 2 or more wars"

[GoddessOfGuinness]

4. I drink less these days...

It doesn't give me joy like it used to. Maybe it's a sign of depression.

[TahitiNut]

6. I'll let you know when I can reach the keyboard from the floor.

:silly: Drink? Well, lemonade, coffee, and Vernors mostly. Nothing alcoholic for about 15 years.

[wildbilln864]

7. I quit drinking years ago. Now I just...

ride that wood truck!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

11. ok, I give....

I googled "ride the wood truck" and nothing...

enlighten me, please.

[wildhorses]

33. does it mean that he is on the wagon?

as in not drinking:shrug:

[LadyoftheRabbits]

8. Well...

First year of college and all, especially where I go to school :P But I don't drink frequently, just socially.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

9. darn! moved to the Lounge

Now the lizards will invade! :scared: :P

Seriously though... I posted this as a social question. :shrug:

[reyd reid reed]

10. I don't drink

Honestly, I've come close a couple of times lately...but I've realized it wouldn't change anything, it wouldn't help anything and I'd regret the hell out of it.

So...no.

[u4ic]

12. I don't drink

stopped completely when I realized it was making me depressed (fine before ingesting anything), and if I wanted to spend money on depressing things, I'd buy a newspaper - costs a hell of a lot less.

[TroubleMan]

13. Haven't had a drink in 6 months....too busy babysitting

Not trying to quit, but:

1. Have a five-month old daughter, and my wife works graveyard shift, so I can't drink while I'm watching her.

2. We're broke because of just having a baby, so I won't spend money on alcohol. Even though I usually by cheap 40's (in FL they're only 32oz) of malt liquor for a dollar or two - I don't have that much to spare!!

3. I've been working 60+ hours a week for several months. I don't drink if I have to work in the morning (anymore).


LOL....this is coming from a guy who could drink a case of beer in one night or drink a fifth of 151 rum no problem. I'd still drink on the weekends if none of the three above conditions weren't met, but that won't happen for awhile.

[norml]

35. Drunken Babysitting Illustrated

[Nicole]

14. I don't drink

Not that I'm against drinking. I have enjoyed many drinks over the years.

I now take meds that don't go well with alcohol.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

16. Interesting replies...

Thanks for lifting my spirits... maybe it's just me (and a few others).

I was afraid we were turning into Russia, pre-collapse. :scared:

[deadparrot]

17. For the most part, I don't drink.

I'm a college student, and might have one now and then on social occasions, but it's rare. I'm not a prude or anything; I've just never cared for the taste of alcohol. When I do have something, it's inevitably one of those fruity, frufru drinks that cover the taste of the booze.

[TomInTib]

18. I drink... therefore...

I am.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

21. I hoped you'd chime in...

I think it was one of your comments that got me pondering this tonight...

:toast:

[TomInTib]

28. I don't know if that is good or bad...

But, heh!, I will take the credit.

Maybe it was TomYossarianJoad talkng about PWI (Posting While Intoxicated).

[Viva_La_Revolution]

30. OMG! It was TYJ!

see, that's what I get for PYI :rofl:

[TomInTib]

31. I intended to type PWI

I suppose the yine made me hit the wrong key.

[LeftyMom]

19. I drink but very little and not often.

I'm a bit of a lightweight. Actually, that's an understatement. I am quite a lightweight.

Politics don't enter into it, except as they effect my personal life.

[Robeson]

20. Yes, I do.

[crim son]

22. I think current events have pushed me over the edge, adding

to the already unwieldy burden of my f**ked up personal life. Yes I'm drinking more. Tried to cut back a bit, but some nights sobriety feels intolerable. :(

[Viva_La_Revolution]

25. maybe I should have added that as an option...

C’est la vie

[crim son]

27. & then we die, eh? n/t

[Richard Steele]

23. Would ANYONE believe me if I said "no"?

And would they be interested in this bridge that I'm selling
at scrapmetal prices?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[norml]

24. I've never been that excited about alcohol, not like I am about weed.

I've always drank moderately, except for a time in the 90s when I got excessive with using it to wash down tranquilizers and pain pills.

I decided to stop that in 99.

I might have to get back to it sometime, if I can avoid getting carried away.

Right now I'm smoking a bowl, and drinking Sailor Jerry rum mixed with a Havana Mojito and lots of ice.

:toast:

[Viva_La_Revolution]

26. I'd be smokin if I had it...

my first choice, actually. I could wake up tomorrow fine instead of feeling bloated and hungover(? sometimes)

[ghostsofgiants]

29. I don't drink.

I'm what you'd call straight edge.

[babylonsister]

34. Thanks for that education. Straight edge? I'd never heard of it. nt

[ghostsofgiants]

39. Yeah...

I suppose unless you're affiliated with a related scene, it's pretty obscure. I discovered it through listening to hardcore punk, which is how I imagine most people discover it.

[bananas]

32. What do you drink to help you sleep?

I find a couple of kahlua-and-creams work pretty well.

[jobycom]

36. If I drink, but not to get drunk, is that still drinking? nt

[Broken_Hero]

37. I'm drinking for other reasons...:) nt

[Starbucks Anarchist]

38. I have a drinking problem...

when I can't get a drink. ;)

(Credit to Tom Waits)

[wildhorses]

40. hey YOU!!! good to see you

love me some Tom Waits:loveya::hi:

[Starbucks Anarchist]

41. Hey there!

:hi: :loveya:

I was actually going to buy another Tom Waits album. I already have Small Change and Rain Dogs, so what do you recommend? I was wavering between Closing Time, Heart of Saturday Night or Swordfishtrombones. What do you recommend?

[wildhorses]

42. that is a HARD one....guess I would have to go with

closing time....

but, really you can't go wrong with any of them

are you in Texas right now? sorry if I got that wrong...but, you will be in NYC in September, right?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

43. I might get a good deal on eBay.

But I also have a $25 gift certificate for Amazon, and most of his albums are $10.99, so I might get Swordfishtrombones off of there and Closing Time off of eBay.

Yeah, I'm in Texas. I'll be in NYC on less than two weeks, though. I can't wait. :D

[wildhorses]

44. oh that works out perfect then!!

I was waffling back and forth between Closing Time and Swordfishtrombones:thumbsup:

[Faux pas]

45. Quit drinking about 16 yrs ago....Think it might have something

to do with my friend flipping her car off the freeway going about 85 mph. Yes she was drunk, we both lived and that last episode kinda took the fun out of drinking for me. I prefer herbal relaxation.

[jpgray]

46. Only to excess

[cyclezealot]

47. Wve drink because we now live in France.

Responsible drinking is a part of the culture. The quality and variety of wine/liqueur, enough said.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

48. I think that alcoholic intake may be on the rise

as one of the coping mechanisms for the speeding up of consciousness. Hold onto your hats, for the speed will only increase (this according to the Mayan calendar).

[Anarcho-Socialist]

49. I don't drink n/t

[NewWaveChick1981]

50. I don't drink excessively, and I don't drink all the time.

There is a history of alcoholism on both sides of my family, and I have been keenly aware of that ever since I can remember.

I drink mainly in social situations. I am definitely not a teetotaler, but after two glasses of wine, I see no need to continue because I usually have a good buzz going. :)

[Mutley]

51. Occasionally.

I'm more of a social/light drinker. I might have a few beers a couple of times a month, but that means I get drunk pretty easily. Three'll usually give me a pretty healthy buzz.

[ForrestGump]

52. Don't drink alcohol -- never did. Or coffee. But I drink just about

everything else... :D

[bigwillq]

53. I drink.

For the pure enjoyment of it. Sometimes if I am stressed out, I drink more but it hardly ever has to do with world events rather events going on in my personal life such as a tough day at work.

:beer:

[tnlefty]

54. Yep. I announced to my family 2 days after the '04 elections that I was

gonna drink my way through the 2nd term of GW** and they were stunned as I had gone for a couple of decades of either not drinking (pregnant, nursing or young kids to care for, severe illness and pain meds. and alcohol don't mix), to drinking maybe 6 beers or glasses of wine a year. A beer at five while starting dinner, wine with dinner and occasionally I'll drink daiquiris or margaritas.

[femmocrat]

55. Another non-drinker here.

Nothing against it, but it just doesn't work for me.

[ZombieNixon]

56. Every so often.

:shrug: