Do you drink a lot? How much do you drink?

[zyzz]

27. One weekend day is generally a free for all (beeer, shots,etc) otherwise nothing. In 18-25 years I worked bars, lived downtown, no car. Legit was wasted 7 days a week. If I could go back and collect that money

[habernac]

Originally Posted by troutman

If only there was some legal substance that gave me the good feels, without a hang-over.

Since I quit smoking, I don't get them. I mix in some glasses of water as well to keep myself decently hydrated.

I buy a case of beer, it can last me a month. I'll crack one for the game, I'll have a pint when I'm out playing pool.

If I'm camping, I can finish them off pretty quick.

[calgaryblood]

Never really drank in my life. Had a few drinks in high school, hated the taste and have never had one since. I've been sober for 15 years.

That probably sounds weird but I am weird like that: I've never drank coffee cause I hate the taste and never drink alcohol cause of the first bad experiences with it. Peer pressure didn't really effect me which I'm thankful for. I can still go out and have a blast and not drink.

[puckedoff]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Good job, CP. Nobody over indulges. Let's add that to the list of how awesome we are.

Wing night with my friends can get messy. Usually a few pints each, but every couple of months we'll go completely overboard for no reason. Those are fun, but the hangover is soooooo hard to handle these days.

I buy a case of beer each year. I open one bottle per month, each day I have a sip and then I put saran wrap on the top with an elastic to keep it carbonated.

[polak]

Turn 27 next week.

It goes in waves depending on what's going on within the circle of friends. I can count the weekends since I turned 18 where I haven't drank at all on one hand but lately it's usually only once a weekend and then occasionally a few beers at wing night or something during the week. But then there's also months where there happens to be a lot going on in our group or we go on a trip and we end up drinking 4 or 5 days straight or have things going on both Fridays and Saturdays every weekend of the month and those times are starting to kill me. I can't handle those stretches like I used too. Now I get wicked withdrawals and hangxiety after anytime I drink hard for more than 2 days straight.

I think if my friends had more money where we didn't have to hold normal jobs we'd all be dead. I think money is really what hold us in check.

[Puppet Guy]

I'm drinking on weekends only for the most part (debate night was an exception), and since I started brewing I think I'm drinking less (alcohol content is higher, so it all balances out).

I'm pretty pro-alcohol, but I'm trying to be careful with it given my current stress load.

[Alberta_Beef]

Late 30s, rarely ever drink anymore, used to drink a decent amount in my early 20s. A couple times a year I will drink to excess, unfortunately it still costs me a fortune to get drunk, luckily I still never get hungover.

[Robo]

Used to go out every weekend now I may have a light beer during the flames game and actually get drunk maybe once a year now

[Since1984]

Early 30's

1-2 drinks a day minimum.....I prefer beer over wine and anything else really. Can't stand pop, milk or juice. If it isn't a beer its a water.

[Kiran403]

When I was in college I was a regular drinker as I had a higher tolerance/recovery time and had access to it as I worked in the restaurant industry.
Now I'm 37 and I might have a drink about once a week if even that. I find that once I became a dad, it became too hard to go out and drink as the hangovers would hit me fast and kids have no chill when trying to recover the next day. Plus the time/money factors for going out just weren't worth it to do it on a regular basis. I think I've been drunk 3 times this year and one of those was on a guys trip with no wives/kids.
I do smoke weed pretty regularly and prefer that as my evening wind-down after the kids are in bed since I don't feel tired or sick the next day and it's something I can do at home without having to go out.

[Since1984]

Originally Posted by troutman

If only there was some legal substance that gave me the good feels, without a hang-over.

There is it is called marijuana.

[CliffFletcher]

Drank heavily from 18 to 26 or so (24 beer a week). Tapered off to maybe 12 a week in my 30s. Since having kids I'm down to 3-4 most weeks (double that in summer). Once every couple months I'll get into it with the boys and have 6-? in a sitting.

As far as the observation in the OP about people start to drink heavily as they get older, I haven't noticed that with my friends (we're in our late 40s). Other than a couple guys who are borderline alcoholics and never have cut back from the pace in their 20s.

However, some of my parents' friends descended into full-blown alcoholism in their 60s. It seems that having lots of time and being bored can be a great temptation. The first beer gets cracked at 2 pm. That bottle of wine with dinner leads to another one after. My parents have remarked with sadness about seeing old friends lurch into bed at 8 pm drunk every night. I suspect alcoholism (and other drug abuse) among seniors is vastly under-reported.

[Kiran403]

That doesn't surprise me at all. Once you're a senior and retired and your kids are grown up and moved out, what else do you have to do? Your responsibility load is a fraction of what it was when you were younger. I could definitely see seniors engaging in greater alchohol and/or drug consumption just as something to pass the time.

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by Kiran403

I do smoke weed pretty regularly and prefer that as my evening wind-down after the kids are in bed since I don't feel tired or sick the next day and it's something I can do at home without having to go out.

Pot is probably the best drug for parents. Certainly easier on the pocket-book and less debilitating than booze. Though personally I keep it to weekends, since it irritates my lungs and I tend to get woolly-brained if I smoke regularly.

[taco.vidal]

Originally Posted by CliffFletcher

Drank heavily from 18 to 26 or so (24 beer a week). Tapered off to maybe 12 a week in my 30s. Since having kids I'm down to 3-4 most weeks (double that in summer). Once every couple months I'll get into it with the boys and have 6-? in a sitting.

As far as the observation in the OP about people start to drink heavily as they get older, I haven't noticed that with my friends (we're in our late 40s). Other than a couple guys who are borderline alcoholics and never have cut back from the pace in their 20s.

However, some of my parents' friends descended into full-blown alcoholism in their 60s. It seems that having lots of time and being bored can be a great temptation. The first beer gets cracked at 2 pm. That bottle of wine with dinner leads to another one after. My parents have remarked with sadness about seeing old friends lurch into bed at 8 pm drunk every night. I suspect alcoholism (and other drug abuse) among seniors is vastly under-reported.

Originally Posted by Kiran403

That doesn't surprise me at all. Once you're a senior and retired and your kids are grown up and moved out, what else do you have to do? Your responsibility load is a fraction of what it was when you were younger. I could definitely see seniors engaging in greater alchohol and/or drug consumption just as something to pass the time.

Heres the article
http://www.nationalpost.com/m/wp/hea..._lsa=862d-e58c

It talks about what those two posts touched upon.

[Torture]

Apparently nobody on CP drinks!

I usually share a bottle of wine or two during the week with my fiancé. More during the weekend. I probably drink a bit more than I should. I'm 28.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by Since1984

There is it is called marijuana.

You're too young for troutman's musical references....

[Torture]

Originally Posted by Since1984

There is it is called marijuana.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Sliver

Good job, CP. Nobody over indulges. Let's add that to the list of how awesome we are.

Wing night with my friends can get messy. Usually a few pints each, but every couple of months we'll go completely overboard for no reason. Those are fun, but the hangover is soooooo hard to handle these days.

I still love a good unplanned session.

Go for a few pints and stay for many.

I like you I find this happened every few months.

I don't drink anywhere near as much as at use to, but there was a time in my 20's I got pissed every night. Now I will have 6-10 drinks a week on average.

[rubecube]

I don't drink at all during the week unless I go out for wings or to watch a game with a buddy, which is also rare because I don't generally like to socialize during the week. On the weekends though? Yeesh. I can usually knock back a full twixer or half of one and then head to the bar for 5-6 drinks. Rinse, repeat for the next night or mix-in some day-drinking if it's a Friday/Saturday or Saturday/Sunday combo. That said, I haven't had a drink for two weeks now. Trying to shed a few pounds and get back into a little better shape, and also save some money.