Well, drinking alcohol doesn't mean you have to get drunk.SimuLord said:Back in my boozing days, a good whiskey was my poison of choice, but I've been sober since August 14, 1996.
Do the math...that means I've never legally had a drink![]()
Drinking alcohol doesn't mean you have to get drunk, but being a recovering alcoholic means you don't drink at all. Period. When my friend, who I almost killed in a drunken rage, said "I won't press charges, but only if you promise me you'll quit drinking," well, that kind of changes one's relationship with hooch.Cowabungaa said:I'm pretty fond of a nice, sweet glass of wine actually. Like a good Italian Muscat wine or a nice German one.
That and a few types of liquor, preferably mixed except for Bailey's. And I'm also pretty fond of Guinness.
But I barely drink all those, when I drink it's usually wine.
Well, drinking alcohol doesn't mean you have to get drunk.SimuLord said:Back in my boozing days, a good whiskey was my poison of choice, but I've been sober since August 14, 1996.
Do the math...that means I've never legally had a drink![]()
I drink quite regularly, but all I've ever been in about 5 years of alcohol consumption is getting slightly tipsy after chugging down 3 glasses of wine on an empty stomach in the space of half an hour. Not something I'd repeat.
That changes things indeed, very understandable. Glad for you that you're holding on so well.SimuLord said:Drinking alcohol doesn't mean you have to get drunk, but being a recovering alcoholic means you don't drink at all. Period. When my friend, who I almost killed in a drunken rage, said "I won't press charges, but only if you promise me you'll quit drinking," well, that kind of changes one's relationship with hooch.
Thank you. I don't get many temptations to break with my sobriety these days, although I once went on a date with a girl who had serious alcohol problems of her own and clearly had a conceptual problem with "recovering alcoholic". She kept insisting "c'mon, have a glass of wine" and finally I was like "screw this" and did the Annie Hall bit...when a waitress walked by I actually said out loud "Check, please." Awesome and disappointing in equal measure---the only other thing I remember about that night was the girl's tits. Kind of a shame leaving a slutty girl like that (note trade of one vice for another...Cowabungaa said:That changes things indeed, very understandable. Glad for you that you're holding on so well.SimuLord said:Drinking alcohol doesn't mean you have to get drunk, but being a recovering alcoholic means you don't drink at all. Period. When my friend, who I almost killed in a drunken rage, said "I won't press charges, but only if you promise me you'll quit drinking," well, that kind of changes one's relationship with hooch.
Here's to 14 years of sobriety! *raises a glass of orange juice* Congratulations.