Ulythium
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Post by Ulythium on Oct 22, 2022 23:14:59 GMT
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Post by LegendaryApe on Oct 23, 2022 3:58:22 GMT
Nice one Wunt!
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EMarkM
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Post by EMarkM on Oct 23, 2022 8:31:33 GMT
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Post by dfunked on Oct 23, 2022 8:34:23 GMT
Nice one wunts. Just hit a month without drinking here, which seemed like an impossible milestone at first.
Managed a lunchtime trip to a pub and a meal out yesterday without caving.
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Post by Dougs on Oct 23, 2022 9:05:02 GMT
Good stuff all round, huge congrats.
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Post by cubby on Oct 23, 2022 9:30:47 GMT
Yeah nice one wunty. Been about 12 years since I've had a drink. It's the friends who insist that you're boring for not drinking that really wound me up. But I think people are generally a bit better about it now, or I've got better friends!
I always found it much easier to socialise while not drinking. You have full faculties, while the ones who are drinking are losing theirs, it just tends to be easier to be funny and engaged for me that way.
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Oct 23, 2022 9:36:14 GMT
Thursday I never even thought about it. I just chatted to folk... Until they got to the "shouting spit into my ear" stage of their drinking as which point I made my excuses. I'd forgotten how loud pubs are. 🙂 Whilst I still drink I don't really do pub, except quiet meals out with the immediate family, think my last proper pissup in a pub was about 4 years ago pre-covid, literally my only memory of the evening, apart from a stinking hangover the next day, is the bloke next to me accidentally spitting in my face whilst he was drunkenly eating a burger.
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EMarkM
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Post by EMarkM on Oct 23, 2022 10:32:45 GMT
Thursday I never even thought about it. I just chatted to folk... Until they got to the "shouting spit into my ear" stage of their drinking as which point I made my excuses. I'd forgotten how loud pubs are. 🙂 Whilst I still drink I don't really do pub, except quiet meals out with the immediate family, think my last proper pissup in a pub was about 4 years ago pre-covid, literally my only memory of the evening, apart from a stinking hangover the next day, is the bloke next to me accidentally spitting in my face whilst he was drunkenly eating a burger. Yeah, fuck that bollocks. I never liked that side of being "social" anyway. In any case, whilst we're taking the thread at a tangent ( ), three weeks without the demon drink here for me, and I have spent quite a bit of time analysing what's actually good (for me specifically) about alcohol, and the answer is precisely three eighths of fuck all. Well done, everyone – keep enjoying all the "positive things that just happened"!
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Post by Dougs on Oct 23, 2022 12:38:29 GMT
See, I love the pub. I am instantly at home and relaxed, and love just chilling and chewing the fat.
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Post by mrpon on Oct 23, 2022 13:20:01 GMT
Yep I've started going on alternate Saturdays after I've dropped my daughter for gymnastics. Two hours of just chillin watching the world go by with a pint and an immense steak and ale pie. Like, the best.
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Post by Dougs on Oct 23, 2022 14:57:46 GMT
Man, that sounds good.
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Post by nexus6 on Oct 28, 2022 9:39:49 GMT
So the wee man is 7 and a half. Isn't really into football at all but got interested during the euros last year and kicks the ball with me of an evening.
Anyway, I picked up the free Panini sticker album for the WC the other day. He took to it and put the 6 free stickers in etc. All good.
Then I bought a (ey wateringly expensive) box of 8 packs. I was explaining the shiny stickers but we hdan't had one after 2 packs. He calls it that the next pack will have one. We were on Cameroon pages and he said it would be that one. Well what do you know Cameroon badge only pops out first! The joy on his wee face was exquisite. We jumped up, had a hug and got on with sticking them in. Bliss.
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Post by Vortex on Oct 28, 2022 10:06:41 GMT
Remember that memory for 6-7 years time.
It'll be one of the few things that keep you from some homer-esque throttling.
😉
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Post by nexus6 on Oct 28, 2022 10:21:22 GMT
6-7 years? Don't you mean 6-7 minutes?
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Oct 31, 2022 18:19:35 GMT
Turns out that he road we moved into (which effectively runs along a valley) typically has poorly lit steps either up or down to get to the front doors on each side of the road, seems this discourages tick or treating so no shitbag kids knocking on the door at all hours tonight (so far). Mrs Mercury bribed our youngest to not go out trick or treating, cost her £10 mind!
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Oct 31, 2022 18:38:24 GMT
Gah!!!!!!!!!! I spoke too soon! Already had two!
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Post by cubby on Oct 31, 2022 18:44:22 GMT
Don't put the pumpkin out your front door?
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Oct 31, 2022 18:45:25 GMT
Three now. I'm staying in the office with the door shut.
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Post by dfunked on Oct 31, 2022 18:47:17 GMT
Over 40 groups of the little fuckers here so far. My missus expected me to just sit in the sitting room in the dark so that the window display looked better (because a lamp would've ruined it obvs)
Fucked off upstairs to play a game instead.
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Post by mrpon on Oct 31, 2022 18:49:41 GMT
Yeah you need to put the pumpkin on the doorstep so people know not to knock.
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Oct 31, 2022 18:50:15 GMT
In America can you shoot them as they set foot on your property?
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Post by RumMonkey on Oct 31, 2022 18:51:02 GMT
First time taking the 4yr old out trick or treating due to covid restrictions stopping previous years. Her face lighting up at all the costumes and sweets was worth the torrential rain.
Then I came in here and see how miserable it makes people and makes it an even more magical night.
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Oct 31, 2022 18:59:57 GMT
Gotta carve up a feckin pumpkin now. The joy never ends.
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Post by Dougs on Oct 31, 2022 19:03:29 GMT
I'm nearly out of sweets and chocolate. 3 big fuck off bags, gone, the savages.
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Post by cubby on Oct 31, 2022 19:04:43 GMT
My partner ordered a kilo bag of Halloween sweets, it's nearly empty now.
We've had no trick or treaters.
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Post by 😎 on Oct 31, 2022 19:04:59 GMT
Surely the kids will start to avoid food from freddie’s house after the first few deaths from mycotoxin ingestion start occurring.
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Oct 31, 2022 19:13:59 GMT
Six now, it seems we're actually a Mecca for trick or treaters. Surprisingly how effective necking a quadruple Rum and coke is, quickest pumpkin carving ever, actually a pretty good job and I've done a fair few in my time. Back in the office now to catch up on the work I should have done earlier on, both the cats wont let me alone tonight despite scowling at each other all the time, most peculiar. Perhaps they can sense I'm about to have a stroke and they're bidding their time to chow down on my corpse?
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Post by Vortex on Oct 31, 2022 19:20:04 GMT
I'm about to have a stroke and they're bidding their time to chow down on my corpse? 🎵 It's the circle of liiife🎵
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Oct 31, 2022 19:40:35 GMT
Peace reigns .....
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Post by Aunt Alison on Oct 31, 2022 20:28:36 GMT
I'd have to put the cats out of the room if I was going to have a stroke. It'd feel too weird with them watching
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