by minimus 41 Replies latest jw friends
one cannot be DF'd for being an alcoholic. They can only be DF'd for being drunk.
I had a CO many years ago who went into explict detail on that very point. Really hammered the point home.
Looking back, it makes you wonder if he has reason to expound on that particular point....
Functioning alcoholics are everywhere. Unless they had a blood test, you would never know they were alcoholics......Also, I do think some people look at any alcohol consumption means you have a problem. That's the other extreme.
From my experience.
The younger you are the more you can drink without being aware of the consequences.
When I was in my 20's I drank a 6 pack of beer a day.
In my thirtys I slowed down to a 6 pack in 2 days.
In my 40's I was down to 2 beers a day.
In my 50's a six pack on the weekend.
Still holding to a six pack on the weekend in my 60's
I tried to drink everyday when I retired 3 to 6 beers a day.
But I couldnt handle it.
What I mean by I couldnt handle it is I can not process the empty calories out of my system fast enough.
Therefore my Blood pressure, weight, colesterol and blood sugar goes up.
That is a deadly combination leading to any number of dire consequences.
Also my body hurt. I could not play soccer because my knees and legs hurt.
I curtailed my drinking to a 6 pack on the weekend, my wife thinks I am only drinking 3 beers on the weekend,
no meat before dinner, little red meat mostly chicken, fish and vegetables.
And I am running like a banshee.
Playing soccer 4 nights a week. Succussfully defending and keeping up with 20 year olds.
4 90 minute games no breaks.
I realize i drink when I am bored and have nothing to do.
Soccer entertains me, gives me something to do.
On days when the games are rained out, I end up in the beer.
Thankfully it only happens about once every 2 weeks.
I will have a problem when i get to old for soccer.
The oldest person I play with now is 74.
With him as my role model I should have 12 more years
then I might go back to the bottle and die a drunk
unless I find a replacement.
My other passion is music.
But music is played in bars.
If you hang around in a barbershop long enough you get a haircut
and if you live and work in a bar you will drink.
I have already conducted that experiment on myself.
That is my experience
Results may vary.
I do think some people look at any alcohol consumption means you have a problem.
I know a few people like this. They all have one thing in common - they don't like the taste of alcohol. To them the only feasible reason to drink is to get drunk, so any drinking means you have a problem.
I, on the other hand, weep for those who can't appreciate a good glass of scotch. They know not what they're missing.
bug light.... that's too funny!
Oh, ha - that was a typo, honest ... but it works so lets go with it :)
The keyboard on my MacBook is fantastic ... for a laptop keyboard. I got a wireless apple keyboard for when I'm at my desk and it is a piece of crap, nowhere near as good as the DasKeyboard I have on my PC. Same for the Apple mouse vs a proper logitech one.
Your alcohol-recovery time does increase as you get older - the idea of going out drinking never appeals to me anymore, it just seems stupid. In fact just going out is a bit of a faff.
i can always tell if ive had too much to drink.
it pours out of my ears
I don't understand what happen with me I started drinking at age
15, my ex-brother-law would give me vodka. I drink like a fish when
I was a JW, you can't have fun without a few drinks.
Satan decided (not Jehovah) ok that's enough drinking for you,
each time you try to consume any alcohol I will make it
so painful in your guts that the smell of alcohol will send
you running.. Damn't and I loved drinking.....
Today I can't drink wine, beer or any alcoholic beverage, not
even a rum cake.
Was it a blessing from Satan because Jehovah organization kept
the booze flowing..
I don't like the taste of scotch or any whiskey for that matter.
But a ice beer in a frosted mugg
on any afternoon in Florida is Nirvana.
I have been blessed in a way.
I come from a family of alcoholics, Irish, German.
But I cant drink alcohol because I hae a hiateal hernia.
I will throw up within 30 minuts of drinking whiskey.
But I can drink light beer, Coors light, Bush light, Miller light.
i can drink up to 9 of those every so often.
I have one other problem.
I cant drink one beer.
If I don't have at least a 6 pack around.
I wont even start.
If I have a 6 or 12 pack iced in the fridge.
I can sometimes only drink 3 or 4.
I knew of an italian family that regularly drank wine before meetings, including elders meetings. clearly, he was inebriated at some meetings. But funny as hell.
