Is it time to give up drinking when...

[cd365]

I am not sure is the OP was looking for sympathy but if you need to smack your face on the floor before realising you've had too much to drink you don't need sympathy.

I'm not looking for sympathy, I am treating this as the moden equivalent of being put in the stocks.

 

[The Jogger]

Have you ever thought of going on a beano in BLACKPOOL?

Seriously what age are you just out of interest?

 

[Glow worm]

I'm not looking for sympathy, I am treating this as the moden equivalent of being put in the stocks.

We've all done dumb stuff. Welcome to the club - don't beat yourself up. Look after Mrs cd - hopefully she'll look after you as well.
At least, in 1997, you didn't decide to cycle 25 miles home, somewhat 'refreshed', from the office Christmas party. Sigh...

 

[cd365]

Have you ever thought of going on a beano in BLACKPOOL?

Seriously what age are you just out of interest?

I've done many beanos in Blackpool, it was good 20 odd years ago but last time I went, 3 years ago it wasn't so good.
I'm 43

 

[The Jogger]

Some things are gentle reminders that you are no longer a teenager, yours was just not that gentle.

I've never been to Blackpool, heard about it and thought it would be suitable.

 

[michaelcycle]

There's never a good time to give up drinking but your timing really needs some work.

Pamper your Missus a little on her return though

 

[Herbie]

So I went to Leeds on the lash with a group of friends, got absolutely trashed and then late on I face-planted the floor and ended up in A&E, where after getting bored of waiting I left without being seen.

So after getting home I find that my wife has taken a turn for the worse and is being admitted to hospital, so off I trot. Whilst there I take a turn for the worse and collapse, next thing I know is that I'm on a trolley and being wheeled into A&E. I get released 9 hours later after a brain scan, luckily I just have a minor concussion.

When the wife gets home no doubt she will have a go at me wondering when I'm going to grow up or at least drink a little more sensibly!

Absolutely knock it on the head and grow up a bit....nowt wrong wi having a drink but for me its about quality and not quantity these days and knowing when to stop

 

[Cycling Dan]

You need to drink more if anything. Build a tolerance so this wont happen again

 

[Cycling Dan]

[QUOTE 2643218, member: 9609"]If it weren't for those who like to drink themselves into oblivion, I would imagine a great many people currently employed in A&E, the NHS and the Police force would be being made redundant.[/quote]
Birth rate would probably go down significantly.

 

[Maverick Goose]

All things in moderation,especially moderation.

 

[Puddles]

Last time I went out with Dad to supposedly a 3rd birthday party (It was in a social club and was mostly adults and was a bit odd and more of an excuse for a family get-together I think) Well I was driving had the small people with me too and drove Dad, he never knows when to stop either, lots of people bought him lots of drinks, when we left he managed to fall over break his glasses he had only picked up the day before , cut his face & head, blood everywhere and freak both his grandchildren out. He has since then been quite sensible in his drinking, apparently having your daughter read the riot act to you at 70 whilst you have a hangover and are feeling delicate does have an affect, because when you have upset said daughters children you really want to stand by for having your ears pinned back and being told exactly what is thought of your actions. He was also very lucky Mr P was there to deal with him and get him in the car, as if it was just me & small people I would have left him there.

 

[martint235]

It's never helped with my dad. We've read the riot act to him many times. There was one occasion when I'd been out with my mates and my mum and dad had been out to their local club. I got home around midnight. Fell over my dad in the back yard. My mum was apparently quite happy to leave him there but I suggested it would be nice to at least get him into the kitchen. The occasions have decreased as he's got older (he's now 85) but still occur. The two tours we did of the Battlefields of Northern France have gone down into family legend. My dad maintains that half of the things attributed to him never happened but unfortunately for him we have video evidence of a lot of it.

 

[asterix]

[QUOTE 2643218, member: 9609"]If it weren't for those who like to drink themselves into oblivion, I would imagine a great many people currently employed in A&E, the NHS and the Police force would be being made redundant.[/quote]

[takes the troll-bait]Aye, and a lot of people who need their services through no fault of their own could get them when they need them. There is also the issue of abusive drunks attacking staff and members of the public. [you really weren't serious were you?]

 

[asterix]

You need to drink more if anything. Build a tolerance so this wont happen again

Yeah, worked for George Best, no one has seen him pissed for ages. Gascoigne's still working on it.

 

[Archie_tect]

Spent eight hours in A+E with my mum [81] last night so I spent from about 9.30 watching the mess that the A+E staff deal with- there were six pairs of police looking after the drunks. One fell asleep snoring on a trolley with the sides up but he woke up, climbed over the rail and fell into the doorway opposite cutting his head badly so went off to have x-rays and checks for concussion and stitches in addition to his check-up before he got taken away to be locked up. He was shouting and threatening the nurses and receptionist the whole time. How they cope with that night after night amazes me. The other 20 odd people quietly waiting in Triage would have been seen much faster without the six or so drunkards' antics.