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Drinking on your own?

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    #122
    The Scientician
    Registered Users Posts: 1,724 ✭✭✭The Scientician


    Well, what do you reckon? Is it ok to get langers on your own? Ok to get blotto when there's no one else around? What say ye AH?


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    #123
    Captain Darling
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    Nay.


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    #124
    simit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 101 ✭✭simit


    Nah!


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    #125
    squod
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,704 ✭✭✭squod


    Need to hire a drinking buddy? PM for details........


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    #126
    MyKeyG
    Registered Users Posts: 2,282 ✭✭✭MyKeyG


    The Scientician wrote: »
    Well, what do you reckon? Is it ok to get langers on your own? Ok to get blotto when there's no one else around? What say ye AH?
    I gave up on the oul gargle a while ago but I had no problem drinking on my own. Rarely in a pub but a rake of cans with the telly for company suited me no end.


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    #127
    kraggy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,414 ✭✭✭kraggy


    Absolutley fine.

    One of my favourite pastimes is to have a Youtube night, just me and a load of beer, playing air guitar, air piano, air drums and looking at Cool vids and pics etc.

    Usually goes on all night too. Couldn't be happier.


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    #128
    Cavehill Red
    Registered Users Posts: 6,109 ✭✭✭Cavehill Red


    There's drinking for enjoyment and there's drinking to get drunk.

    I like a good whiskey. I like it with friends, but I like it just as much to have one by myself, where I can focus on the flavours and aroma without distraction.

    As for sitting on my own swilling gargle till I was twisted? What's the point in that? I think anyone who does that is either seriously addicted to alcohol or else has a very miserable life.


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    #129
    wp_rathead
    Registered Users Posts: 10,071 ✭✭✭✭wp_rathead


    ya, have a can with dinner- no big deal
    wouldn't get loaded on my own in thats what ya mean


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    #130
    naughtysmurf
    Registered Users Posts: 3,262 ✭✭✭naughtysmurf


    Yay, perfectably acceptable as long as there is nobody else around


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    #131
    RickRoll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 232 ✭✭RickRoll


    Nay, I have friends.


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    #132
    Sindri
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    Yes but I'm an alcoholic.


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    #133
    policarp
    Registered Users Posts: 3,664 ✭✭✭policarp


    Drinking to get blotto, whether on your own or in company is not healthy.


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    #134
    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    It's your life do whatever makes you happy (that's legal of course);)


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    #135
    davet82
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,753 ✭✭✭davet82


    Does boards count as somebody? :(


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    #136
    CianRyan
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    Yay, the odd time anyway and I wouldn't be getting locked.
    Cans as I play guitar and sing progressively worse can be fun.


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    #137
    vicwatson
    Registered Users Posts: 28,403 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Poll Poll Poll


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    #138
    CianRyan
    Registered Users Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    davet82 wrote: »
    Does boards count as somebody? :(

    It does if you're posting in P.I.


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    #139
    My name is URL
    Registered Users Posts: 25,068 ✭✭✭✭My name is URL


    I love how some otherwise frequent drinkers seem to have a problem with those who choose to do it at home in their own company. Drinking in a group or in a pub doesn't negate the fact that you're doing the very same thing.

    I'd much rather have a bottle of wine or so at home every so often than spend 5 times as much just to do the same with others.


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    #140
    Peetrik
    Registered Users Posts: 1,674 ✭✭✭Peetrik


    Getting a buzz on and interwebbing is fine. Getting ****faced on your own and crying yourself to sleep... not so much


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    #141
    KeithM89_old
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    Merged.


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    #142
    SafeSurfer
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    Drinking on your own is preferable. It saves you being judged by how much, how quickly or what you drink.

    Eg. Have you drank 3/4 of a bottle of wine?

    Versus.

    I am so bollixed I am considering ringing a taxi just so they can open this damn tricky fourth bottle.

    The conversation is usually much better too.

    Multo autem ad rem magis pertinet quallis tibi vide aris quam allis



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    #143
    SafeSurfer
    Registered Users Posts: 6,427 ✭✭✭SafeSurfer


    allovertheshop wrote: »
    had taxi driver on pause so jsut finishing up watching it now too and also down to last cig but already have half can drank so can't make it to shop to get more:(

    You won't drive because you have drank half a can of beer?

    Multo autem ad rem magis pertinet quallis tibi vide aris quam allis



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    #144
    cloptrop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,923 ✭✭✭cloptrop


    I like to get ****faced at home, i drink responsibly when im out. You dont have to worry bout passing out in the street at home. I have woke up on the couch one or two times though and wondered why i didnt go to bed.


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    #145
    naughtysmurf
    Registered Users Posts: 3,262 ✭✭✭naughtysmurf


    Home alone right now, having a few drinks....I luv you guys


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    #146
    Liam Byrne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,163 ✭✭✭✭Liam Byrne


    Wattle wrote: »
    Having a can or two is fine but getting hammered regularly on your own would be a bit of a worry.

    Getting hammered regularly is a worry whether it's alone or not.


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    #147
    cloptrop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,923 ✭✭✭cloptrop


    Liam Byrne wrote: »
    Getting hammered regularly is a worry whether it's alone or not.
    Its not a worry for me, depends what you call hammered though , id be sober enough to be up and alert for half 8 in the mornin , and wouldnt start drinking till after 9 , so i suppose not that hammered


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    #148
    DonkeyStyle \o/
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,145 ✭✭✭DonkeyStyle \o/


    I don't see it as being any more sad than people using alcohol as a social lubricant or personality crutch. Having a load of drunken bollox-talking enablers sitting around you while you drink doesn't make it seem any more classy to me.
    But then I would say that; I'm drinking on my own right now... with the lads, the lads on boards.ie... I LOVE YUOS... *hugs* YIZ ARE ME BEST FRIENDS


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    #149
    BadGirl
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    Having a couple beers and boards/youtube/chat tonight too.... i don't work fridays so this is the start of my weekend....


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    #150
    saa
    Registered Users Posts: 2,194 ✭✭✭saa


    Awh yeah, the summer before last I had a great time getting through a bottle of red on my own while getting ready to go out, sunset over the country side, window open with a nice breeze, favourite tunes nothing better.

    In the past while the odd occaision I would have a captain morgans and coke or two at home not to get drunk but just tipsy while watching tv to unwind.

    I think if you're balanced when you have a drink or two at home its fine you're not doing much get a little bit of a buzz and wake up fresh the next day.

    If however you get completely disorientated and properly pissed at home and have a massive hangover you'd have to ask yourself why you're binging but thats when its the whole drink to deal with my feelings or avoid something not good or having a drinking problem in general is nothing anyone would wish for but I think that is why people are weird about someone having a drink on their own but if its responsible how different is it to having a drink watching tv with someone else?


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    #151
    cloptrop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,923 ✭✭✭cloptrop


    What about drinking in the dark with nothing but absolute quiet, there could be a teddy there for comfort but not too big that you would feel threatened by him. You used to have a cat but he left and took her with him.
    Is this normal?


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