Thread: What are you drinking today?

Originally Posted by hallelujah

A 40 year-old who drank up to twice that amount (100 to 200g) cut their life expectancy by six months

...I'll happily donate 6 months of future life for present happiness...a no-brainer, really...

Seems a fair enough price to pay for good tasting sauce. Typically I drink in moderation but when I binge it's another matter entirely. Happens but a few times a year so can't see any long lasting damage coming from it. Tonight I think I will be enjoy affordable red wine without prohibitive SE Asian 'Luxury" tax

In the past I have brought a few bottles of the Teeling Whiskey Small Batch on the right. In Villa on 33/1 it is about 1600 Baht a bottle. I drink it neat and find it smooth with good flavour and a nice after taste.

I figured if the Small Batch was good, the more expensive Single Malt must be better. Drinking it neat, it is a little too sharp and I find the cheaper Small Batch much more pleasant. I think I'll be saving the Single Malt for guests and sticking with the Small Batch as my go to whiskey.

Originally Posted by Barty

Teeling Whiskey Small Batch

thanks - will give it a try

I think I'll open a bottle of red to celebrate joining the gym. Seems legit.

Originally Posted by tomcat

Originally Posted by hallelujah
A 40 year-old who drank up to twice that amount (100 to 200g) cut their life expectancy by six months
...I'll happily donate 6 months of future life for present happiness...a no-brainer, really...

Absolutely a no-brainer. I really never get the guys that after hitting say 50 or so that all of sudden they cut back or stop on the things they enjoy so that they might live a few years longer. I can't see the quality of life from say 70 to 80 being noteworthy enough for me to stop what I enjoy doing , eating and drinking now. Of course its all about moderation, physical activity but still.

I know a handful of guys in the states that went to their doctor and got all that horseshit about borderline diabetic, borderline hypertensive, high Cholesterol..blah blah..... They were put on meds and changed their lifestyle to appease a doctor report but when I talk to them they are miserable fuks who complain about what they can't eat, what they can't drink, their junk doesn't work because of the drugs they take etc. All for what....3 or 4 years more???

Now do not get me wrong, becoming a staggering blithering drunkaholic is not a smart choice but man, eat what ya want, drink what ya want and play hard. When its time to go.....Its time go....

I broadly agree, but it is of course also a question of when that time comes. 'Which point between 70 or 80' is of course not always the variable. In the UK an ex-International football player with a taste for the sauce has recently died of a cardiac arrest at 60, for example.

I'm not saying you're wrong...just that the results of our choices can be rather more stark than perhaps we feel comfortable thinking about.

I agree Cyrille. No one knows when their clock will stop but many become gripped by it and alter their lives only to become miserable because of it.

For me...Today is Mojito day.

Cheers!

Dunno.


But it's strong and being refreshed with impressive frequency.

...JWB: I have a regular supply from duty free that knocks B600 off the local retail price...the advantage of having a spouse who travels frequently isn't limited to alone time...

Originally Posted by cyrille

I broadly agree, but it is of course also a question of when that time comes. 'Which point between 70 or 80' is of course not always the variable. In the UK an ex-International football player with a taste for the sauce has recently died of a cardiac arrest at 60, for example.

I'm not saying you're wrong...just that the results of our choices can be rather more stark than perhaps we feel comfortable thinking about.

I think another point the article makes is carrying on doing the same things you were doing pre-40 after you pass 40, year upon year until your body just gives up. Even I've mostly (reluctantly) knocked midweek binges on the head now I've hit the big 40, and I'd like to think I'm gonna be down to just the 2 days a week by the time I hit 45. Optimistic, I know...

Originally Posted by JPPR2

I know a handful of guys in the states that went to their doctor and got all that horseshit about borderline diabetic, borderline hypertensive, high Cholesterol..blah blah..... They were put on meds and changed their lifestyle to appease a doctor report but when I talk to them they are miserable fuks who complain about what they can't eat, what they can't drink, their junk doesn't work because of the drugs they take etc. All for what....3 or 4 years more???
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You really don't wanna end up diabetic though. Most doctors will tell you that it's one of the worst long-term diseases to end up with (HIV is seen as a relative picnic given the treatment available).

I've got relatives on my wife's side who can only eat a few grains of rice with veggies, have lost some of their toes and are on the verge of having their cock cut off before blindness sets in. Before 50 years old too.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

You really don't wanna end up diabetic though. Most doctors will tell you that it's one of the worst long-term diseases to end up with (HIV is seen as a relative picnic given the treatment available).

I've got relatives on my wife's side who can only eat a few grains of rice with veggies, have lost some of their toes and are on the verge of having their cock cut off before blindness sets in. Before 50 years old too.

I hear ya. I get that we are all different and some folks are dealt a sad blow by being saddled with ailments that radically alter ones life. I am one though that firmly believes in euthanasia and I know for sure that if they had to slowly start to cut off my body parts or I had was told that I can only eat 1 of these or 2 of those I would sooner check out. While I cherish life and have lived a GREAT one up to now I am not going to pretend that I would be happy living under radical constraints and be a burden to others.

Originally Posted by hallelujah

I've got relatives on my wife's side who can only eat a few grains of rice with veggies, have lost some of their toes and are on the verge of having their cock cut off before blindness sets in. Before 50 years old too.

Pay for their medical bills you nasty fucker

Ive gotta take stock of myself, my body cant handle these drink binges anymore. I need 2 or 3 days to get over a session now.. Been getting terrible heartburn and heaving up blood last night. Still off the tabs but whacked loads of fat on. Will be working twice as hard to lose that now affter reading the above

Oh well, su su, better get out of my pit and get in there amongst it

Originally Posted by JPPR2

I am one though that firmly believes in euthanasia

Isnt it illegal here?
I will do it for your R3 buddy

Coughing up blood!
Go and see a doctor

Sinking Euro beers while planning a month in Europe by rail.

Originally Posted by Dillinger

Pay for their medical bills you nasty fucker

Ive gotta take stock of myself, my body cant handle these drink binges anymore. I need 2 or 3 days to get over a session now.. Been getting terrible heartburn and heaving up blood last night. Still off the tabs but whacked loads of fat on. Will be working twice as hard to lose that now affter reading the above

If it's any consolation, it wasn't down to the beer.

Corner shop piss and shit T.V

TV is always sh1t - TD is where it is at

I have another week of smirnoff vodka before I can immerse myself in some malagasy rhum

The missus bought a carton of these,Miller lime flavoured beer. Doesn't taste to bad,can't waste it.

Originally Posted by JPPR2

Absolutely a no-brainer. I really never get the guys that after hitting say 50 or so that all of sudden they cut back or stop on the things they enjoy so that they might live a few years longer. I can't see the quality of life from say 70 to 80 being noteworthy enough for me to stop what I enjoy doing , eating and drinking now. Of course its all about moderation, physical activity but still.

I know a handful of guys in the states that went to their doctor and got all that horseshit about borderline diabetic, borderline hypertensive, high Cholesterol..blah blah..... They were put on meds and changed their lifestyle to appease a doctor report but when I talk to them they are miserable fuks who complain about what they can't eat, what they can't drink, their junk doesn't work because of the drugs they take etc. All for what....3 or 4 years more???

Now do not get me wrong, becoming a staggering blithering drunkaholic is not a smart choice but man, eat what ya want, drink what ya want and play hard. When its time to go.....Its time go....

Interesting point of view.
Over the last 10 years, I’ve had all the tests, glucose tolerance, liver/kidney function, cholesterol, lipids etc, many of them more than once. I take one tablet a day to stabilize my BP.
Since turning 60, my body has tended to self regulate. No all nighters or boozy benders. The body just says no and I find myself refusing another drink when offered.
Im a very sociable person, but I’ve usually had my fill before 9pm so my current “binge” only lasts a few hours.
This morning like any other, I’m on Nescafé instant, because, like me, it’s quick and easy.

Originally Posted by Switch

Interesting point of view.
Over the last 10 years, I’ve had all the tests, glucose tolerance, liver/kidney function, cholesterol, lipids etc, many of them more than once. I take one tablet a day to stabilize my BP.
Since turning 60, my body has tended to self regulate. No all nighters or boozy benders. The body just says no and I find myself refusing another drink when offered.
Im a very sociable person, but I’ve usually had my fill before 9pm so my current “binge” only lasts a few hours.
This morning like any other, I’m on Nescafé instant, because, like me, it’s quick and easy.

I was never a binge drinker. I drink a lot over an evening or at a party staying right on the edge. I am also one who is cursed with never getting hangovers. Nowadays I drink from say 2 to 5 or so and then go out and work around property and usually burn off the pleasantly anesthetized feeling.

I had a basic physical at 50. Doc said "Boring" and just keep doing what you are. I will have another one if and when I reach 60. For now I do what I like, when I like. I have found the best way to stay healthy is to stay away from doctors. There is money in it when they can take over your life with meds. As we all know. You take a med and the side effect requires 2 others and those require meds and the vicious cycle begins.

That said, Tonight is Long Island Iced Tea before the. evening rain blows in again. I see the clouds building.