Army Thread Sunday 28th October

[mario]

Army Thread Sunday 28th October

Sat you will have to ride this through,after a while they will stop asking you,my family are very big social drinkers and at the start of this journey I got huge pressure to go down to the pub just for the one,sure one won't kill ya they said.nowadays I am lucky to be asked out to anything at ll if alcohol is involved,the family have moved on and left me in there merry wake. Thankfully..its annoying sat but it will pass.

[Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)]

Army Thread Sunday 28th October

I hear you on that one Benji. Unfortunately we in Ire have been brought up to believe drinking is the norm for every social occasion from the cradle to the grave. Drinking at christenings, confirmations, weddings and funerals. Drinking cause we are sad, drinking cause we are happy, lets celebrate by getting hammered. No wonder there are so many problem drinkers in this country.
Unfortunately this is a fact of life and unlikely to change and by stopping drinking we make ourselves stand out. The thing I can never understand is how a vegetarian isnt hassled into eating meat, a none smoker is harangued into puffing away on a cigarette but for some strange reason some people see it as an an affront if we say we dont drink. When all is said and done they can all go screw themselves, in my book it is nobodys business but my own if I choose not to destroy my liver any longer.

[Tabbers (a.k.a. KTAB)]

Army Thread Sunday 28th October

Panno;1400885 wrote: Looks great, will you be doing a structure or are you planning on a hedge, wish I had a large garden the kids would love that dome

Looking for a replacement to screen a neighbours house after he took down huge ugly llandii trees and this seems like a good option.
I thought some of the structures were brilliant, especially the igloo, no young kids in this house any longer though.

[littlepinkcat]

Army Thread Sunday 28th October

satzy my friends do it, come on come to a party, i say look i dont drink anymore, their like yeah neither do i , to them not drinking is rarely drinking for me its never drinking: i tell them it interfers with my medication as i take tablets for my mental health and that seems to put them off for a bit, maybe u need to find what u feel comftorble telling them y u do not drink

[satz123]

Army Thread Sunday 28th October

Thanks to you all here today. I'm glad I'm not the only one !
Tabbs you are so right about this country. :l

The idea of tonight sitting in a packed pub in the town - noise blaring from live band for hours on end is Mr Satz dream - my nightmare. Al dulled the pain of it for years.
But SOD 'em I will not be bullied.
Pinks - you are young so the pressure must be HUGE!:l

Mario thanks for encouragement :l
JC - option #1 may be a tad aggressive ?:H:H

[satz123]

Army Thread Sunday 28th October

KTAB;1400899 wrote: Looking for a replacement to screen a neighbours house after he took down huge ugly llandii trees and this seems like a good option.
I thought some of the structures were brilliant, especially the igloo, no young kids in this house any longer though.

Love them - wish I too had a large garden. Postage stamp comes to mind

[mario]

Army Thread Sunday 28th October

See you all later, took me ages to log back in to say that.

[littlepinkcat]

Army Thread Sunday 28th October

satz123;1400878 wrote: Folks need strength from you :
The 'phase' I've been going through apparently is over.
I am now getting subtle pressure from family.
"you Still not drinking" "why" - sister
"come on down pub - you never go anywhere & socialise" - Mr Satz

I feel constantly having to defend mysef , make excuses and make other plans so i don't have to go to these places that even bored me while I drank. In fact I think I drank to kill the boredom

Anyone else get this ?

KTAB;1400881 wrote: Living willow:

Living Structures

satz123;1400914 wrote: Thanks to you all here today. I'm glad I'm not the only one !
Tabbs you are so right about this country. :l

The idea of tonight sitting in a packed pub in the town - noise blaring from live band for hours on end is Mr Satz dream - my nightmare. Al dulled the pain of it for years.
But SOD 'em I will not be bullied.
Pinks - you are young so the pressure must be HUGE!:l

Mario thanks for encouragement :l
JC - option #1 may be a tad aggressive ?:H:H

im not that young, im 31

[littlepinkcat]

Army Thread Sunday 28th October

tarra mario

[Recluse]

Army Thread Sunday 28th October

Afternoon army

I'm up at my mum's in Worcester and following the Merseyside derby.

Hope everyone's having a great weekend.

[satz123]

Army Thread Sunday 28th October

littlepinkcat;1400935 wrote: im not that young, im 31

ah you are same age as young AJ in Oz. He wwas born September 18th 1981.
If things were different I coulda set yous two up :H:H

The mother-in-law from hell eh ????

Funny - he was telling me he thought he was drinking too much & stopped too.
Girlfriend gave him a talking too - just like Mrs Pinky . Funny that - just thought of it.

I'd say maybe once the teens & 20's are over - when it's acceptable to be hammered - the 'real drinkers' float to the top eh?
And problems arise.

[Panno]

Army Thread Sunday 28th October

No wonder I'm fecking divorced ...?80 lighter in the frigginsupermarket and not a proper meal can be made :upset: on the upside lots of choccies sweets and cake and a gloating me passing through the wine aisle and not a second thought

[Panno]

Army Thread Sunday 28th October

My daughter is 31 on Nov 5th

[satz123]

Army Thread Sunday 28th October

ok off to Ikea - wish me luck with the wet Bank Holiday hoards :egad:

[satz123]

Army Thread Sunday 28th October

Panno;1400957 wrote: No wonder I'm fecking divorced ...?80 lighter in the frigginsupermarket and not a proper meal can be made :upset: on the upside lots of choccies sweets and cake and a gloating me passing through the wine aisle and not a second thought

Isn't that just the BEST feeling ever Panno ?