Thread: What are you drinking today?

The sun was back out and warmed the rock pool for a midwinter spa sesh after my run.

This Pacific Ale grows on you. I was not too impressed with the 1st bottle last week but it is a rock solid thirst quencher after a run.

Sun had set by the time I drained the last bottle.

The winter sunset throws up some interesting colours. This is straight out of the phone. No shopping.

^ What a perfect place to live.

After 2 whole weeks of no rain the forest is finally dry enough to allow a small burn-off of the fallen fuel.

These Steel Blue work boots are solid as rocks. Much better than hiking shoes for working in when there are loose logs moving around.

A couple of mad jock-juices by the fire as the winter constellation of my birth sign Scorpius emerged from the darkening sky.

Nice!

Spitfire is 99p a bottle at Morrisons today, gonna load up and get onit like a Holdens bonnet

^Brewery of my birth county

I get a 150 NOK voucher every day while I stay at a Scandic hotel as some sort of a loyalty bonus. A pint of Ringnes is 128 NOK and I have one every night, so it doesn't take a genius to work out that there is some shortfall in my spending. I've been here for nearly a month and am finally checking out on Monday so tonight I got the girl to see where I'm at. No-one wants to leave with undrunk vouchers.

I'm a people watcher, and over the last month I've observed that if you ask for a beer just as a coach party arrives to check in, there's a very good chance that the overwhelmed receptionist will forget to put the beer on your room. I'd like to say I didn't take advantage of this.... but I did.

To cut a long story short, tonight I had around 140 quids worth of vouchers left with two nights to drink them. Even at 11 quid a pint, that's still some going and I have a lot to do tomorrow to get finished up.

Anyway, I had three of these...



And then I 'bought' a colleague a pint but he was such a slow drinker I had to have my first small beer to fill the time...



I still had a lot of vouchers to drink but also have a very busy day tomorrow. It goes against every fibre of my body to leave vouchers undrunk, but what can ya do... a real quandary.

Despite my diet I decided on my last pizza from Tony... an extra hot Mexicana to cover tonight, tomorrow lunch and tomorrow night.



I finished the bastard in one go. I've read that alcohol can influence you to make poor eating decisions. They're not wrong, I doubt I've lost much weight today.



Oh yeah, I've gotta finish this bloody box of wine before Monday as well. I've really misjudged things this trip.

Originally Posted by Mendip

I still had a lot of vouchers to drink but also have a very busy day tomorrow. It goes against every fibre of my body to leave vouchers undrunk, but what can ya do... a real quandary

It's your last day FFS!

Get pissed up

I will lose all respect for you if you dont use those vouchers up.

or drink the remaining vouchers for lunch?

The road to hell...

Originally Posted by Mendip

It goes against every fibre of my body to leave vouchers undrunk

Amen brother


Another 4km beer spa at the beach

Little Creatures chaser with today's Pacific Ale.

Did not have my long lens to capture this big sea eagle

Silver angels-beams part the leaden clouds to herald God's triumphant arrival upon the earth

Born aloft upon His gilded chariot of flames He did arrive

What a glorious place to live.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/beer-brixton-reforged-alesmith-b2105162.html

£80 a pint!!

No ale is worth that!

FFS, don't mind if i do..

Originally Posted by Looper

After 2 whole weeks of no rain the forest is finally dry enough to allow a small burn-off of the fallen fuel.

These Steel Blue work boots are solid as rocks. Much better than hiking shoes for working in when there are loose logs moving around.

A couple of mad jock-juices by the fire as the winter constellation of my birth sign Scorpius emerged from the darkening sky.

and a Bellhaven, you have it made! Ever tried Bellhaven black?

Just living the dream Mendy 555

So it's Loopy starting all those wildfires.

Joe rubbing his twig too

4km Jock-Juice chaser on today's Pacific Ale

I have been jonesing to get down here as often as possible while it is not raining

...but the ABC has officially declared the end of La Nina after 6 months of rain.

https://www.abc. net.au/news/2022-06-21/la-nina-officially-over-but-bom-watches-for-reformation/101171920

Originally Posted by Reg Dingle

So it's Loopy starting all those wildfires.

...so I might have a chance at starting some wildfires after all.

Orgiastic sunset again, straight outta the chinko snapper.

And today the ABC has all the answers... It is apparently caused by the Tongan volcano.

https://www.abc. net.au/news/2022-06-22/tonga-volcano-eruption-causing-dazzling-sunrises-sunsets/101170012

That last pic!!!!

Originally Posted by Looper

the Tongan volcano

Great name for a wrestler.


Little cool fact, Edvard Munch's The Scream (Norway) was apparently inspired by the effects of the Krakatoa eruption (Indonesia).

Forgot to put the Pacific Ale in the fridge so I was forced into a Little-Creatures/Jocko-Juice combo at the spa.

Showered and dried and then my rocky seat was too low and I copped a splash.

Climbed to a higher perch for my second bottle.

Originally Posted by Joe 90

That last pic!!!!

Thank you Tonga

^ Lots of foot pictures sneaking into this thread Looper, which is always good to see.

I also had a 'Jocko-juice' drink tonight...

A gin and tonic, lemon from the garden and served up in the latest style Leo glass from Bangkok.

^ You can't drink Hendricks with lemon.

You need cucumber

Originally Posted by Mendip

A gin and tonic, lemon from the garden and served up in the latest style Leo glass from Bangkok.

Welcome home Mendy. Time to get the drink on and fatten up. You got your work cut out for you to catch a lardass like Dilly.