The giving up/cutting down alcohol support thread! Part 2

biscotte

10/10 for me too winebox. Grey pilgrim that's a sudden lose on you graph isn't it - did you do anything special to loose that much so quickly? Well done anyway.

GreyPilgrim

biscotte wrote: »

10/10 for me too winebox. Grey pilgrim that's a sudden lose on you graph isn't it - did you do anything special to loose that much so quickly? Well done anyway.

i was going to be crude and mention some sort of 'rapid digestive transit' issues...but thats lowering the tone of the forum somewhat, innit..



No, not really, just exercise and lots of proper fresh food. And only eating when I'm hungry, and stopping when I'm full

maman

Needstochange wrote: »

maman - know what you mean about drinking on tv its on every programme nearly. Saturday Kitchen is one of my favs and the start on the wine at 10am:eek: I doubt they will ever ban drinking on tv though its so ingrained in our society (mind you i guess smoking was a few years ago too)

:T

I love that saying 'I love to cook with wine, sometimes I put it in the food!'

I know drinking is ingrained in the culture and there is big money in sponsorship but I watched a Buddy Holly tribute last week and it was a re-run of programme they'd done for the 25 year anniversary. It was amazing seeing people smoking while being interviewed. I felt I was watching people doing something really naughty!!

GreyPilgrim

maman wrote: »

I love that saying 'I love to cook with wine, sometimes I put it in the food!'

I know drinking is ingrained in the culture and there is big money in sponsorship but I watched a Buddy Holly tribute last week and it was a re-run of programme they'd done for the 25 year anniversary. It was amazing seeing people smoking while being interviewed. I felt I was watching people doing something really naughty!!

I like the bits of The Simpsons, where they'll be watching an old black and white kids show, and it'll be sponsored by Laramie Cigarettes....

"Daddy, I can really taste the flavour in a Laramie Cigarette"

jo1972

maman wrote: »

I watched a Buddy Holly tribute last week and it was a re-run of programme they'd done for the 25 year anniversary. It was amazing seeing people smoking while being interviewed. I felt I was watching people doing something really naughty!!

I watched that (great wasn't it!!) and thought it looked funny when the people sat behind him on the 'stage' (although looked more like one of those huts you get on the beach and this was meant to be a festival kind of affair!) watching him playing and singing where puffing away! On another note, did you see that weird looking bloke continually smiling inanely at the camera during his entire set!?

Must admit though, although I wasn't around yet in the 60's it looked like an amazing time to live through during teenage/early 20's life, made me quite jealous, no surging forward of the crowds, stabbing, drunken behaviour (:rolleyes:)

xx

GreyPilgrim

jo1972 wrote: »

Must admit though, although I wasn't around yet in the 60's it looked like an amazing time to live through during teenage/early 20's life, made me quite jealous, no surging forward of the crowds, stabbing, drunken behaviour (:rolleyes:)
xx

I think the older generation who recall the sixties do so through rose-tinted spectacles sometimes....

graemecarter

GreyPilgrim wrote: »

I think the older generation who recall the sixties do so through rose-tinted spectacles sometimes....

Yes, there was drunken behaviour in the 1960s.
Wasn't someone killed at a Rolling Stones concert too?

I look back with fondness at the 80s, but it may not be a great decade, all things considered. Love the music though

jo1972

graemecarter wrote: »

Yes, there was drunken behaviour in the 1960s.
Wasn't someone killed at a Rolling Stones concert too?

I look back with fondness at the 80s, but it may not be a great decade, all things considered. Love the music though

Yeah me too GC, maybe it's just nostalgia and the fact that we're all getting older that we think back with fondness!!

Patchoulli

graemecarter wrote: »

I look back with fondness at the 80s, but it may not be a great decade, all things considered. Love the music though

"Club Tropicana...drinks are freeee":D

GreyPilgrim

graemecarter wrote: »

Yes, there was drunken behaviour in the 1960s.
Wasn't someone killed at a Rolling Stones concert too?

I look back with fondness at the 80s, but it may not be a great decade, all things considered. Love the music though

yup, altamont free festival.

Someone thought it would be a great idea to hire the local hells angel chapter to act as crowd control...