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Title: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Ever Ready on 01 October 2016, 17:34:59
Having another dry October this year, sitting in on a Saturday night with a fridge full of beer :'( :'(

Anybody else doing it?
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Mister Rog on 01 October 2016, 17:44:38
Having another dry October this year, sitting in on a Saturday night with a fridge full of beer :'( :'(

Anybody else doing it?

ABSOLUTELY NOT !   ;D

I'm catching up with paperwork in my little home office, with a beer front of me.

Spag Boll for dinner this evening, will it be the Argie Malbec or the Italian Primitivo ?   :y

Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 01 October 2016, 17:45:21
Surely going without alcohol can't be healthy. :)
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Ever Ready on 01 October 2016, 17:49:31
I usually end up with too much blood in my alcohol stream :)
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Mr Gav on 01 October 2016, 18:18:44
Having another dry October this year, sitting in on a Saturday night with a fridge full of beer :'( :'(

Anybody else doing it?

Nope! 2 boxes of Tuborg in the fridge and Saturday night is music night if we don`t go out, Kerrang radio and a mix of you tube videos  :y
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Mister Rog on 01 October 2016, 18:21:39
Having another dry October this year, sitting in on a Saturday night with a fridge full of beer :'( :'(

Anybody else doing it?

Nope! 2 boxes of Tuborg in the fridge and Saturday night is music night if we don`t go out, Kerrang radio and a mix of you tube videos  :y

I'm impressed  ;D  :y
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Andy B on 01 October 2016, 18:24:31
....
Anybody else doing it?

Err?  ??? No! Why?  ;) ;)

It takes will (or won't) power to do a dry week these days  :-[
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: TheBoy on 01 October 2016, 18:25:42
Why no drinkie. Me no understandie.

Whilst, contrary to popular belief, I could easily give up alcohol for a month*, whats the point? Or is it one of those stupid charity things?


*I probably haven't had a drink since I returned from hols. But when I do, I do tend to make it worthwhile ::)
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Mister Rog on 01 October 2016, 18:34:21


This lady always gives me a laugh with her blunt attitude


GRACE DENT LINK (http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/sober-for-october-charity-giving-baby-wearing-week-go-home-on-time-black-lives-matter-black-history-a7339326.html)

Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Lazydocker on 01 October 2016, 18:37:31
Can't remember the last time I had an alcoholic drink :-\
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Omega VT3000 on 01 October 2016, 18:49:30
Been doing it for the last 16 years - I can be just as much of a dick without alchohol  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Tick Tock on 01 October 2016, 18:50:01
Can't see the point myself...... sitting here with a large VAT, and also looking forward to spag-bol for tea.  ;D
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Ever Ready on 01 October 2016, 19:11:06
The idea is to raise funds for McMillan cancer support.

I tend to have a large infusion of  inclahol of a Saturday which annoys SWMBO (Good enough reason to do it I hear you say?) ;D

Driving early doors to see Junior ER do the half marathon, so not getting wellied as per usual :y
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Ever Ready on 01 October 2016, 19:14:06
Having another dry October this year, sitting in on a Saturday night with a fridge full of beer :'( :'(

Anybody else doing it?

Nope! 2 boxes of Tuborg in the fridge and Saturday night is music night if we don`t go out, Kerrang radio and a mix of you tube videos  :y

I remember drinking Tuborg in the early to mid seventies when I were a fresh faced schoolboy ;D
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Mister Rog on 01 October 2016, 20:25:41
The idea is to raise funds for McMillan cancer support.

I tend to have a large infusion of  inclahol of a Saturday which annoys SWMBO (Good enough reason to do it I hear you say?) ;D

Driving early doors to see Junior ER do the half marathon, so not getting wellied as per usual :y

Actually, I have a long drive in mornin' to see daughter. Might stop early. Just one bottle of Malbec tonight  ;)
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Tick Tock on 02 October 2016, 00:07:30
Don't get me wrong here - I have every admiration for McMillan and the things they do....... god knows I do, as the misses and myself have relied on their support and advice over the last 6 months since diagnosis and subsequent treatment. That sentiment also goes to a lot of other charities, of which I'm happy to put my hand in my pocket to help support the work they do.

The means of raising money, or giving up something to achieve that is questionable and personal. Each to their own I say, cheers, mines a pint!
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 02 October 2016, 01:13:01
Can't remember the last time I had an alcoholic drink :-\
Had a beer with dinner on Friday, and was going to have one with dinner at work today. Plan was on track until I got to Security...

Apparently stubbies are 150ml too big :D
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: TheBoy on 02 October 2016, 10:39:33
The idea is to raise funds for McMillan cancer support.
One of a handful of worthwhile charities IMHO :y


However, they really pissed me off a couple of years back when they refused to take a, admittedly modest, one-off donation from me, instead hard pushing for a £3 a month direct debit.  So they ended up with nothing.
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Mister Rog on 02 October 2016, 11:27:44
The idea is to raise funds for McMillan cancer support.
One of a handful of worthwhile charities IMHO :y


However, they really pissed me off a couple of years back when they refused to take a, admittedly modest, one-off donation from me, instead hard pushing for a £3 a month direct debit.  So they ended up with nothing.

I don't mind coughing up to charity now and again, but I refuse to do that. It sounds ok at first, but then it carries on forever and in the future you wonder what that £3 is that disappears from your bank account. Nope  :(
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: TheBoy on 02 October 2016, 11:35:57
The idea is to raise funds for McMillan cancer support.
One of a handful of worthwhile charities IMHO :y


However, they really pissed me off a couple of years back when they refused to take a, admittedly modest, one-off donation from me, instead hard pushing for a £3 a month direct debit.  So they ended up with nothing.

I don't mind coughing up to charity now and again, but I refuse to do that. It sounds ok at first, but then it carries on forever and in the future you wonder what that £3 is that disappears from your bank account. Nope  :(
Its not even that for me, I want to remain anonymous when I give. Not out of some self righteous idealism, but because they are like parasites, constantly pestering for that £3 to be £5 and so on.
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: STEMO on 02 October 2016, 12:57:45
Can't see the point myself...... sitting here with a large VAT, and also looking forward to spag-bol for tea.  ;D
A large vat of what?  :-\
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Tick Tock on 02 October 2016, 14:30:42
Can't see the point myself...... sitting here with a large VAT, and also looking forward to spag-bol for tea.  ;D
A large vat of what?  :-\

WAT  :P
Wodka and tonic  :D
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: ronnyd on 02 October 2016, 14:30:50
Vat 69, i think it,s a whisky :-\
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: STEMO on 02 October 2016, 14:34:34
Can't see the point myself...... sitting here with a large VAT, and also looking forward to spag-bol for tea.  ;D
A large vat of what?  :-\

WAT  :P
Wodka and tonic  :D
Yes, I know. I was being sarcastic, ironic, stupid...or something  ;D
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: ronnyd on 02 October 2016, 14:40:02
Can't see the point myself...... sitting here with a large VAT, and also looking forward to spag-bol for tea.  ;D
A large vat of what?  :-\

WAT  :P
Wodka and tonic  :D
Yes, I know. I was being sarcastic, ironic, stupid...or something  ;D
All of the above? ;)
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Tick Tock on 02 October 2016, 18:00:08
Can't see the point myself...... sitting here with a large VAT, and also looking forward to spag-bol for tea.  ;D
A large vat of what?  :-\

WAT  :P
Wodka and tonic  :D
Yes, I know. I was being sarcastic, ironic, stupid...or something  ;D

You'll soon be getting a reputation on here   ;D
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Gaffers on 03 October 2016, 09:25:39
After a rather heavy night on Friday in Paris (I blame my old rugby buddies who led me astray) I have decided to join you in taking a month off the sauce.

It should do me a lot of good :y
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: TD on 03 October 2016, 18:01:31
The idea is to raise funds for McMillan cancer support.
One of a handful of worthwhile charities IMHO :y


However, they really pissed me off a couple of years back when they refused to take a, admittedly modest, one-off donation from me, instead hard pushing for a £3 a month direct debit.  So they ended up with nothing.

I don't mind coughing up to charity now and again, but I refuse to do that. It sounds ok at first, but then it carries on forever and in the future you wonder what that £3 is that disappears from your bank account. Nope  :(
Its not even that for me, I want to remain anonymous when I give. Not out of some self righteous idealism, but because they are like parasites, constantly pestering for that £3 to be £5 and so on.

Agree.... I used to give £6/month to RSPCA via DD .... then one evening I got a phone call asking me if I would up the amount to £10/month....they wrote to me the next month telling me the DD had failed and they haven't had a penny since...its a shame really as I think they are a good cause.....but if they are going to be greedy bastewards then that's their fault.
I now give £8 odd a month to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance, another worthy cause imo, via their lottery
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Ever Ready on 05 November 2016, 16:14:58
First Saturday in November, let the drinking begin ;D :y :y :y


Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: Tony H on 05 November 2016, 16:35:39
The idea is to raise funds for McMillan cancer support.
One of a handful of worthwhile charities IMHO :y


However, they really pissed me off a couple of years back when they refused to take a, admittedly modest, one-off donation from me, instead hard pushing for a £3 a month direct debit.  So they ended up with nothing.

Street "chuggers" really p*ss me off  >:( I give to numerous charities but I like to decide how much and when I donate.
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: New POD on 07 November 2016, 21:14:22

Agree.... I used to give £6/month to RSPCA via DD .... then one evening I got a phone call asking me if I would up the amount to £10/month....they wrote to me the next month telling me the DD had failed and they haven't had a penny since...its a shame really as I think they are a good cause.....

I would never give a bean to that shower of ......

When our cat disappeared (pre-chipping), we contacted them and gave them a photo, and they promised to let us know if she was brought in.
2 weeks later a lady contacted us to tell us that on the exact same day that we asked them, she'd taken our cat in, as she'd been found in distress in her garden.
RSPCA ha
Title: Re: Gonna be a long month
Post by: New POD on 07 November 2016, 21:17:33

RSPCA

.its a shame really as I think they are a good cause.....


I would never give a bean to that shower of ......

When our cat disappeared (pre-chipping), we contacted them and gave them a photo, and they promised to let us know if she was brought in.
2 weeks later a lady contacted us (via our note in the newsagents window) to tell us that on the exact same day that we asked them, she'd taken our cat in, as she'd been found in distress in her garden.
RSPCA had her up for adoption.
She'd had a massive stroke and couldn't actually stand up properly.  We had to have her put down 3 weeks later.
RSPCA had declared her fit for adoption.