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There's a lot of drunks in the early PM on Melbourne Cup
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I was in a similar experience for a good two years after finishing school and working early shifts Sunday mornings.I'm not ostracised because I don't go out for money reasons, but because I used to work back to back close and open shifts all weekend in the days when it was more common for my social group to go out.
When you're trying to hit people up to accompany you for a big night out on Wednesday you realise how fickle people can get when your routine doesn't fit in to the norm. The kebab shop used to stay open for me and the one mate I could rely on though. That was nice of them.
Maybe it's you?Americans are people I used to respect but you go there and they're generally rude campaigners in New York City or else ignorant, dullard campaigners who deserve the reputation, fat, bad food, terrible TV, and s**t presidents they get.
And risk burning out?Silent Alarm I reckon I would seriously get like 10 times the amount of productive things done with my spare time these days when not drinking at all.
And risk burning out?
Life is about enjoyment.
How much did you used to drink?I’m 270 days without a drink as of today, and even then it was just a couple to get me through a long flight (I’m a nervous flyer).
There are lots of people with functioning addictions. I would say the majority of people do this, and as I always say there are people with bonafide sugar addictions, spending addictions, or lifestyle addictions. They aren't as classic as your piss head or junkie but they are crutches, vices, and the little spikes of fun that keep a bland life consistent.I find winter to be the biggest temptation to drinking more often than I should. It's cold, you go to work in the dark and get home in the dark so having a couple of drinks is something to cure the boredom. The hardest thing has been not playing competitive sport this year for the first time, you don't have the 3 nights training and game day that largely prevents you from drinking.
The thing is, is it that bad if you're having a few drinks every night? Some people would happily label you an alcoholic for that without second guessing themselves when they say "I can't start the day without a coffee".
I'm lucky to be someone who doesn't have an addictive personality (is that real?) but I do find the older I get the less I care about, say, having a couple of beers on a Monday night if I feel the need.
There are lots of people with functioning addictions. I would say the majority of people do this, and as I always say there are people with bonafide sugar addictions, spending addictions, or lifestyle addictions. They aren't as classic as your piss head or junkie but they are crutches, vices, and the little spikes of fun that keep a bland life consistent.
Did you ever go out much or drink socially a lot?
I see a lot of people now getting into that couple of glasses a night sort of thing. Most of it is boredom and routine and a sense of reward. Weirdly enough when I had a really long day I'd feel more guilty having a $10 solo down the pub after work than I would getting through six or seven alone with a week day off the next day. As people lose that regular social contact which is either beers after uni, big blow outs with their mates every weekend, the cheeky Tuesday session you generally lose your excuses for drinking. And fundamentally drinking feels good, and to a certain extent, it reminds you of those times. Throw in the fact that at 25, 26 you're going to get more out of sitting down the pub for eight hours with your mates, or at home getting through a few, than you are at a shitty nightclub. I'd rather sit in and have a few ales and chuck on some music when the buzz is hitting, or catch up with the old man with a few, or watch some footy and do some cooking while consistently knocking open a beer every half hour... so in a way it's way more alluring to drink more consistently, but to lesser amounts, for a more 'relaxed' version of it.
I can see it being dangerous when you're that 40 year old woman who doesn't have kids and never really had the husband and definitely doesn't now. If you have a small social circle then it's going to invite pretty scary behaviour. I saw a lot of women buying three bottles of wine every single night which is scary. The other one is lots of older blokes (and women) who are at that 50-65 range, where the kids have all moved out, you still work like a dog, your social life is the odd work event/one or two close friends/going out with the person you're married to. Very easy to not have much to do but have more money and less sort of 'framework' (not running around after kids, not stressing about a big dinner for everyone, a smaller and smaller mortgage). That's when you're going to start getting into that habit of a couple of beers down the pub a few times a week, probably drinking 10 or so in a sitting on the weekends, and not giving two shits about having a few on a weeknight.
That's the experience with the adults I know through my mates and stuff: their dad's get into home brewing, or craft beers, whatever.
To be honest is there that much wrong with it?
How much longer do you think you'll live like this? Because to me it's my goal for the next... ten years. Not long ago I thought I'd probably have a kid or something at 30 but that's no chance for lots of reasons and generally not something I actually want. At the same time, I used to think I'd be off the grog at 30 and thought it was pathetic to drink at 60 or something. Now I think that, if you drink in accordance to your age, there's no shame or issue with it – those old fogeys nursing icy schooeys watching the trots for a few hours every afternoon with a mate or four look like the most relaxed people around.If boozing ever started to effect my finances, health, relationships or work then that will be the time to address it I feel. For now, if I want to have a beer and watch the World Cup replays after I finish work then I shall. Some people enjoy responsibilities like kids and a mortgage and work hard to keep them, I work hard to avoid having any responsibility.