Is it time to give up drinking when...

[ColinJ]

I have just heard that the brother of someone I know died today, in his mid-50s. He had a long-standing drink problem which was a big factor in his premature death.

 

[Haitch]

Gave up drinking 552 days ago [...] I am now 184 bottles of decent wine in credit!

That's three bottles of wine a day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [/keith oates!]

 

[morrisman]

That's three bottles of wine a day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [/keith oates!]

No, it's 1/3 of a bottle of wine a day!

 

[ColinJ]

That's three bottles of wine a day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [/keith oates!]

Have you drunk three bottles of wine tonight - it is one bottle every 3 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PS Pipped at the post again!

 

[Haitch]

No, it's 1/3 of a bottle of wine a day!

Have you drunk three bottles of wine tonight - it is one bottle every 3 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oops. Hangs head in shame. In my defence I've been working solid for the past 17 hours. Time for a drink.

 

[Shut Up Legs]

[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]
No - they'd just be far better equipped to deal with the incidents that matter, e.g. real crimes, traffic collisions, etc.

 

[asterix]

IMO, if you are drunk and have to be dealt with in any way shape or form by any of the emergency servies, then you should be billed for their time.

You are not alone:
Acpo issues 'drunk tanks' call to tackle disorder

They said drunk troublemakers should be put in cells to sober up and made to pay for their care the next morning.

 

[Fnaar]

At least we'll be able to sing the Pogues Christmas classic like it's relevant to our society..."It was Christmas Eve babe, in the drunk tank..."

 

[ComedyPilot]

You are not alone:
Acpo issues 'drunk tanks' call to tackle disorder

My internet must have been hacked?

 

[gavgav]

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!

Another unnecessary statistic to add to the people who are stretching A&E to breaking point. Working in the NHS myself, I would bring in a policy that if people have to be treated due to excessive Alcohol, they should have to pay for their treatment. I probably risk abuse for this post, but frankly, I don't care.

 

[ComedyPilot]

No abuse from me. Too long has this country been subjected to alcohol based thuggery.

 

[RFATaff]

All for that - totally universal free health care I'm afraid is no longer tenable so I dont see any problem with charging for things like that

 

[Headgardener]

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

I think that might be because he's dead.

 

[king dick]

I think you deserve to get drunk if you've been married for 20 years. As for face planting, just think of it as a small side effect.

 

[400bhp]

We've all done dumb stuff. Welcome to the club - don't beat yourself up.

The floor did that for him - muwahahahaha