View Poll Results: How many Cocktails do you drink per week?
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Less than 1
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41.11% |
More than 1 but less than 3
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13.24% |
More than 3 but less than 14
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29.62% |
More than 14
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16.03% |
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01-31-2022, 03:39 AM
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#61
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Confused about dryer sheets
Join Date: Jan 2020
Posts: 8
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Its mostly 1 per weekend for us. Off late however it is more like 2 per weekend. Nothing during the week. We will need to keep a check on it once we FIRE. On holidays, we don't keep a count
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01-31-2022, 08:06 AM
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#62
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: The Great Wide Open
Posts: 3,804
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Originally Posted by Rocket Man
Thanks for the reply. Very interesting! Maybe it is the bubbles from the yeast and the yeast byproducts that bother me. Wine and whiskey do not bother my digestive system like beer. Books I have read also have indicated it is best for people with stomach/digestive issues to stay away from beer and try wine or whiskey, vodka or gin in moderation as an alternative.
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Perhaps you are gluten intolerant/celiac; my DW was diagnosed over40 years ago, that is how I got into beer brewing and winemaking. While I not a heavy drinker by any stretch, I have studied numerous products, their fermentations, and strains. I should have studied microbiology instead of mining, but I would probably still be w*rking, studying this stuff.
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01-31-2022, 10:01 AM
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#63
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2006
Location: west coast, hi there!
Posts: 8,809
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I usually have a glass of wine at dinner which is about 4 hours before bed. DW does not drink nowadays.
I just read an interesting article on drinking and how it affects sleep. Short take: you should try not to drink in the period 4 hours before sleep. Drinking can cause sleep issues some hours after nodding off. You might get to sleep but not stay sleeping the normal amount. Article here:
https://www.cnet.com/health/sleep/al...w-to-fix-that/
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01-31-2022, 10:29 AM
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#64
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: South central PA
Posts: 3,486
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Cocktails once or twice a year. DH doesn't drink at home, and I've stopped. I tended to drink when I was bored at home. I drank too much for awhile when the PA stores opened up a few months after the pandemic started. They were completely shut down during the early part of the pandemic.
We keep nothing in the house except when I cook with alcohol (usually wine, sometimes sherry or bourbon). Overall I'm no longer tempted, since alcohol interferes with my sleep. We've never had a "liquor cabinet."
We went out for a cocktail on our anniversary in May, enjoying it outside, and we also had a cocktail in September, on vacation, again outside. That was it for 2021.
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01-31-2022, 10:58 AM
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#65
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Fair Lawn
Posts: 2,961
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I was never a big drinker, and I'm finding my tolerance has gotten even lower.
Pre COVID I'd have a drink once a week Saturday night, occasionally Sunday.....and on vacation I would have one every night. Now, my once a week drink is more like every other week, and often I don't finish it. The last 2 times we went away for vacation I likewise only drank a couple of times. I think I'm starting to lose the taste for booze; as i said I was never a big drinker anyway so I don't miss it.
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02-03-2022, 06:23 PM
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#66
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Thousand Oaks
Posts: 1,111
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Originally Posted by ejman
Zero. My chemo therapy and alcohol do not mix in any quantity. I have however discovered that non alcohol IPA beer is not half bad. Non alcohol wine on the other hand is undrinkable (at least the ones I have tried).
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I like the lagunitas “IPNA” non alcoholic ipa the best , of the ones I have tried so far.
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02-03-2022, 06:58 PM
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#67
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 13,227
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rocket Man
Thanks for the reply. Very interesting! Maybe it is the bubbles from the yeast and the yeast byproducts that bother me. Wine and whiskey do not bother my digestive system like beer. Books I have read also have indicated it is best for people with stomach/digestive issues to stay away from beer and try wine or whiskey, vodka or gin in moderation as an alternative.
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I've had issues with beer too, increasing bladder irritation (IC/BPS). I'm more tolerant of wine or spirits, but those bother me some too, so I limit them. I went 2+ years without a single beer. I went a month gluten free, and I went a few months alcohol free to eliminate some possibilities, but I still haven't found a trigger. Now I'm on a low dose of methylprednisolone, and doing a lot better, and can even have a beer or two a month. Working with my doc to try to find the lowest dose that gives me relief.
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02-03-2022, 07:30 PM
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#68
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2021
Posts: 1,576
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I don't do alcohol, don't enjoy it and it makes me miserable a couple of hours after drinking.
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02-04-2022, 08:39 AM
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#69
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Washington State
Posts: 2,359
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The only mixed drink I care for is a pina colada, and I probably only drink those once or twice a year if that. More of a special summer treat than anything.
We typically have a couple glasses of wine on Friday and Saturday nights while watching movies at home, but rarely during the week. I usually get a glass of wine if we go out for dinner, but it depends on the food.
We also like to try out new stout beers, especially barrel aged stouts. It's not a regular thing, maybe twice a month. There are a few tap houses in our area now with great pizza and taster flights so we can try different stouts.
We also enjoy visiting different wineries in our area for tastings, but that's not real often either, maybe a few times a year.
We do use Rum, Bourbon, and Vodka in various recipes we make, but most of the alcohol burns off and just leaves the flavor. I do make a hot chocolate drink with Rum on a couple cold winter nights each year.
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02-04-2022, 08:45 AM
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#70
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: North
Posts: 4,043
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0. I drank enough from my 20s to 30s for the rest of my life. Haven't drank in over a decade now.
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02-04-2022, 12:03 PM
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#71
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: the prairies
Posts: 5,045
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I don't drink cocktails or wine but enjoy beer. I have about 12 a week which averages under 2 a day, ranging from 0 - 6 depending on what's going on. 0 if not doing anything, 1 or 2 after cutting the grass or doing a chore or after a band rehearsal, maybe 6 if sitting on the deck with friends.
I just recently switched to light beer...not to reduce alcohol but to reduce calories.
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02-07-2022, 04:50 AM
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#72
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: League City
Posts: 58
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A drink is a drink, I think
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02-07-2022, 07:37 AM
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#73
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Michigan
Posts: 5,003
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A large glass of red wine about twice a week. Sometimes something else, but that is what's typical.
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02-07-2022, 02:09 PM
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#74
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Oct 2017
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
Posts: 5,316
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I was drinking a glass of wine with dinner most nights but I eliminated it for January and have stayed off alcohol. I lost 10 pounds since January 1 -- eliminating the wine was the only change I made. There are a lot of calories in alcohol.
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02-07-2022, 02:23 PM
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#75
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Chandler, AZ
Posts: 745
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I'll have one a day usually with dinner. Can be a beer, a glass of wine or a G&T depending on my mood. I thought I was practicing moderation until I read this thread. Now I feel like a lush!
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02-07-2022, 02:39 PM
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#76
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2013
Location: ATL --> Flyover Country
Posts: 6,649
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We do enjoy the occasional adult beverage but usually once every couple weeks or so. During pool (and grass mowing) seasons, beer is the go to. Could be a couple beers. Could be 6+ beers...depends on the mood. We don't drink all the "fancy beer" (it was great for a while but just too many to pick from these days) so alcohol content isn't too high.
We have mixed drinks once in a blue moon or Bailey's with my coffee.
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02-07-2022, 09:58 PM
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#77
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Dryer sheet aficionado
Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: Santa Cruz
Posts: 39
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On odd months, I'll have one drink a night and on a rare occasion, i"ll have two. On even months, zero alcohol. I figure a monthly break for the liver may go a long way. That's just me.
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02-08-2022, 03:32 PM
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#78
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Oct 2020
Location: Sugar Land, Texas
Posts: 1,245
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I don’t drink. What is the health benefit?
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02-08-2022, 03:42 PM
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#79
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 530
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About once a month for me. Usually in a social situation or night out. Haven’t drank at home unless we have company in ages. My father was a recovering alcohol who had 10 years sober when he died 20 years ago. Dad gave me my first drink at 12 on a fishing trip. Got seasick. Everyone in my family drinks, not to excess but I often say I don’t have an off switch. I drank more in the past but for me it’s been a natural progression to drink less and less as I age.
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02-08-2022, 04:09 PM
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#80
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 193
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I don't drink.
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