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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:08:54 PM EDT
[#1]
its still a terrible idea, you're just drunk like I am
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:12:40 PM EDT
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:14:22 PM EDT
[#3]
In.
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:19:42 PM EDT
[#4]
I drink all day too. Mostly water though.
I'll go be poor somewhere else. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:21:30 PM EDT
[#5]
Having a drink in the middle of the day kills my motivation for most of the rest of the day, I figured that out early.
I rarely drink anyway, but when I do, it's after the work is done, no point in ruining a whole day by getting lazy halfway through it. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:22:46 PM EDT
[#6]
Quote HistoryQuoted: its still a terrible idea, you're just drunk like I am 2 cocktails hardly makes me "drunk"..... If you're 110 pounds, YMMV. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:23:18 PM EDT
[#7]
I dont miss drinking, but I do miss day drinking.
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:23:48 PM EDT
[#8]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Having a drink in the middle of the day kills my motivation for most of the rest of the day, I figured that out early. I rarely drink anyway, but when I do, it's after the work is done, no point in ruining a whole day by getting lazy halfway through it. A couple (I'm talking 2-3) tends to actually make me slightly MORE focused for a couple hours. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:25:21 PM EDT
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Quoted: I used to think drinking during the day was a terrible idea. Mainly because when I was younger I had a very hard time regulating the amount of booze I drank, and I always ended up having too much. Now, I find that 2 cocktails around lunch hour is quite nice. It's enough for a little "head change" but not so much that you start noticing that awful "coming down" feeling. I also find that if I have a couple drinks (4-6oz of 80 proof, for example), I am actually MORE focused. Of course, like a lot of places work does not allow us to drink during our workday. My go-tos during the day are some kind of cheap American beer (I'm an unsophisticated slob, don't judge me) if I am having it with lunch, or if I'm not eating, I like a gin/tonic or a Tom Collins. I was wrong about drinking during the day, and I am sorry. Seems somewhat sensible... |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:25:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: its still a terrible idea, you're just drunk like I am Yes.....a 21'er fight. My body is ready. 
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:28:04 PM EDT
[#11]
Quoted: I also find that if I have a couple drinks (4-6oz of 80 proof, for example), I am actually MORE focused. 
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:31:06 PM EDT
[#12]
Quote HistoryQuoted: A couple (I'm talking 2-3) tends to actually make me slightly MORE focused for a couple hours. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Having a drink in the middle of the day kills my motivation for most of the rest of the day, I figured that out early. I rarely drink anyway, but when I do, it's after the work is done, no point in ruining a whole day by getting lazy halfway through it. A couple (I'm talking 2-3) tends to actually make me slightly MORE focused for a couple hours. You just think you are more focused, because you're buzzed. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:31:22 PM EDT
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Alcohol is a depressant.
It doesn't make you focus more, it just slows down your thinking and let's you give two shits less about everything else and you can "focus" on that one thing more than you would've before. I see no problem with it |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:31:51 PM EDT
[#14]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Two doubles is "a couple drinks"? Sorry, I meant 4-6oz total, not per drink. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:32:27 PM EDT
[#15]
Quote HistoryQuoted: A couple (I'm talking 2-3) tends to actually make me slightly MORE focused for a couple hours. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Having a drink in the middle of the day kills my motivation for most of the rest of the day, I figured that out early. I rarely drink anyway, but when I do, it's after the work is done, no point in ruining a whole day by getting lazy halfway through it. A couple (I'm talking 2-3) tends to actually make me slightly MORE focused for a couple hours. I don't mean to shit on you, but it is an early sign of withdrawal. For a lot of people, the beers aren't making you focus better. They are clearing your mind of wanting booze. Then again, a couple drinks does make the average person better at most things (including driving), so maybe it's not WDs. 
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:32:43 PM EDT
[#16]
Exactly how substance abuse starts. Every day drinker started exactly the same way.
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:32:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 2 cocktails hardly makes me "drunk"..... If you're 110 pounds, YMMV. sure it does you are drunk |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:33:35 PM EDT
[#18]
Quote HistoryQuoted: You just think you are more focused, because you're buzzed. Well, whatever it is. I'm not chasing as many rabbits like I normally am. I'm diagnosed "ADHD", so that might explain it. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:35:01 PM EDT
[#19]
You can’t drink all day if you don’t start in the morning.
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:37:29 PM EDT
[#20]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I don't mean to shit on you, but it is an early sign of withdrawal. For a lot of people, the beers aren't making you focus better. They are clearing your mind of wanting booze. Then again, a couple drinks does make the average person better at most things (including driving), so maybe it's not WDs. I sort of doubt that.... My typical drinking habits consist of: 1 night / month (not lately due to COVID) of pretty heavy drinking (maybe 6-10 over 4-6 hours) during a night out on the town with the wife. 2-3 cocktails 1-2 nights per week to unwind at the end of the day Very infrequently I'll have 1-3 during the day around lunch I don't think I use alcohol with enough frequency or in sufficient quantity to start experience "withdrawals" from it... |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:38:52 PM EDT
[#21]
6 ounces of 80 proof liquor is 4 standard drinks. If you’re having that in an hour, you might be over .08. Just FYI.
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:40:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Exactly how substance abuse starts. Every day drinker started exactly the same way. I don't know man.... I've been doing this for several years with no real increase in the amount of alcohol I consume or the frequency with which I consume it... I have the same 40-hour dayjob that I've had for about 6 years, plus a wife and 4 kids, and a mortgage... Maybe some people can use alcohol without letting it ruin their lives? I can also have a slice of pizza without ballooning up to 400lbs. Go figure.... |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:43:53 PM EDT
[#23]
Quote HistoryQuoted: A couple (I'm talking 2-3) tends to actually make me slightly MORE focused for a couple hours. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Having a drink in the middle of the day kills my motivation for most of the rest of the day, I figured that out early. I rarely drink anyway, but when I do, it's after the work is done, no point in ruining a whole day by getting lazy halfway through it. A couple (I'm talking 2-3) tends to actually make me slightly MORE focused for a couple hours. it doesn't, you are just confusing thinking harder with being focused 
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Posted: 7/21/2021 8:49:24 PM EDT
[#24]
Also, can’t believe this hasn’t been posted yet.
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Posted: 7/21/2021 9:13:18 PM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryWhere are the cookies? I was promised you had cookies. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 9:16:47 PM EDT
[#26]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Also, can't believe this hasn't been posted yet. https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/ballmer_peak.png Interesting... https://observer.com/2012/04/bottoms-up-the-ballmer-peak-is-real-study-says/ |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 9:21:14 PM EDT
[#27]
I do my job better drunk.. But usually only when working from home
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Posted: 7/21/2021 9:29:34 PM EDT
[#28]
Actually, the significant "benifit" of drinking when (trying to) work, only applies to skills also practiced when drinking.
The study group was professional UK darts players, whose OJT mostly took place in bars all their lives. They needed 2-3 pints on board to get in "the zone" and could self-regulate their drinking from there on to stay buzzed but focused. Of course, this result only really applies to fine motor skills, not general focus/concentration. And the "practice said skills while buzzed" should probably not be attemped with shooting, or driving.... No word on whether they tried the same study with Lawn Darts. BR |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 9:44:53 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Mostly water though. Fish fuck in it. You could be giving some large mouth bass a blowjob by proxy. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 9:51:20 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I sort of doubt that.... My typical drinking habits consist of: 1 night / month (not lately due to COVID) of pretty heavy drinking (maybe 6-10 over 4-6 hours) during a night out on the town with the wife. 2-3 cocktails 1-2 nights per week to unwind at the end of the day Very infrequently I'll have 1-3 during the day around lunch I don't think I use alcohol with enough frequency or in sufficient quantity to start experience "withdrawals" from it... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I don't mean to shit on you, but it is an early sign of withdrawal. For a lot of people, the beers aren't making you focus better. They are clearing your mind of wanting booze. Then again, a couple drinks does make the average person better at most things (including driving), so maybe it's not WDs. I sort of doubt that.... My typical drinking habits consist of: 1 night / month (not lately due to COVID) of pretty heavy drinking (maybe 6-10 over 4-6 hours) during a night out on the town with the wife. 2-3 cocktails 1-2 nights per week to unwind at the end of the day Very infrequently I'll have 1-3 during the day around lunch I don't think I use alcohol with enough frequency or in sufficient quantity to start experience "withdrawals" from it... With that info, I agree. Not WDs. Carry on. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 9:54:01 PM EDT
[#31]
My friends and I call it the two drink fuck its
You're safe with one drink, but when you go to the second you run the risk of saying fuck it, we're getting drunk |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 9:58:49 PM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Actually, the significant "benifit" of drinking when (trying to) work, only applies to skills also practiced when drinking. The study group was professional UK darts players, whose OJT mostly took place in bars all their lives. They needed 2-3 pints on board to get in "the zone" and could self-regulate their drinking from there on to stay buzzed but focused. Of course, this result only really applies to fine motor skills, not general focus/concentration. And the "practice said skills while buzzed" should probably not be attemped with shooting, or driving.... No word on whether they tried the same study with Lawn Darts. BR That's interesting, actually... Since I typically play pool when I am at least have a buzz going, I'd probably be worse playing the game sober, then? The increased "focus" benefit basically comes from a feeling being much less distractable. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 9:59:38 PM EDT
[#33]
Day drinking is a waste of booze and a day of work. Wait until around 7 pm and start pounding that shit.
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Posted: 7/21/2021 10:03:52 PM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Day drinking is a waste of booze and a day of work. Wait until around 7 pm and start pounding that shit. Work is far too much of a corporate HR-Karen-dominated environment for me to be allowed to drink during work hours. There is a specific carve-out exception if you're entertaining clients/potential clients (though that doesn't apply to me). |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 10:04:04 PM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Actually, the significant "benifit" of drinking when (trying to) work, only applies to skills also practiced when drinking. The study group was professional UK darts players, whose OJT mostly took place in bars all their lives. They needed 2-3 pints on board to get in "the zone" and could self-regulate their drinking from there on to stay buzzed but focused. Of course, this result only really applies to fine motor skills, not general focus/concentration. And the "practice said skills while buzzed" should probably not be attemped with shooting, or driving.... No word on whether they tried the same study with Lawn Darts. BR There have been a number of tests that show driving improves with 1-3 drinks. IIRC, ever the Myth Busters admitted this. Motorcyclist magazine did an extensive test about 15 years ago that showed the same. 1 to 3 drinks significantly improves the ability of the average rider. I'm not advocating it, but a small amount of alcohol is a huge PED for clay shooting. Like a single sip from a flask and "xoxxooxo" SC stations turn into "xxxoxxxx". |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 10:04:21 PM EDT
[#36]
These 21'ers are something else.....
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Posted: 7/21/2021 10:05:17 PM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: These 21'ers are something else..... Thanks for showing up to say this, Boomer. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 10:08:24 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Having a drink in the middle of the day kills my motivation for most of the rest of the day, I figured that out early. I rarely drink anyway, but when I do, it's after the work is done, no point in ruining a whole day by getting lazy halfway through it. I'm exactly the same. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 10:10:28 PM EDT
[#39]
You can’t say that you’ve been drinking all day if you don’t start first thing in the morning.
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Posted: 7/21/2021 10:16:53 PM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I do my job better drunk.. But usually only when working from home A quarters player, it seems... |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 10:23:04 PM EDT
[#41]
I was never able to do it.
I can be sober (easy as hell and my default mode 99.9% of the time), or tore up from the floor up. On or off. One of the other. Drinking "responsibly" during the middle of the workday would require every ounce of willpower I have to stop at just one or two, and I'd be fucking miserable the rest of the day until I could finish what I started. But if it works for you, more power to ya. I'm not similarly inclined. 
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Posted: 7/21/2021 10:29:05 PM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Actually, the significant "benifit" of drinking when (trying to) work, only applies to skills also practiced when drinking. The study group was professional UK darts players, whose OJT mostly took place in bars all their lives. They needed 2-3 pints on board to get in "the zone" and could self-regulate their drinking from there on to stay buzzed but focused. Of course, this result only really applies to fine motor skills, not general focus/concentration. And the "practice said skills while buzzed" should probably not be attemped with shooting, or driving.... No word on whether they tried the same study with Lawn Darts. BR I can say that I would like to read more of your posts. Welcome aboard. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 10:36:19 PM EDT
[#43]
I dont know if its still allowed, I retired in '06, but I used to have a couple beers at lunch while I was still on active duty. We had a beer fridge in the Chief's Mess and I would go there for lunch.
With my current job as a consultant, we all drink during the day, even when visiting clients. There are still lots of office bars in the corporate world. I telecommute but the guys who keep a desk in the office all have bottles on their bookshelves. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 10:36:54 PM EDT
[#44]
I workout 4-5 days a week directly after work. I can't drink during the day or it wrecks my motivation and strength (my main focus is growing the main 4 compound lifts). Good thing I use fitness as an excuse, otherwise I'd probably have a whiskey on the rocks at lunch everyday.
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Posted: 7/21/2021 10:38:37 PM EDT
[#45]
Slightly less than two drinks, a classic:
 That Mitchell And Webb Look - Slightly Less Than Two Drinks |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 11:18:33 PM EDT
[#46]
Having a little alcohol at lunch typically makes me an unmotivated piece of shit all afternoon. I have to be a “self starter” and work with no supervision or guidance, and even a couple beers gives me a major case of the fuck-its.
Cannabis, on the other hand, seems to bestow upon me inhuman levels of focus. I’ve only used it a few times - the first time, I spent a couple hours TIG welding stainless in a trance. Beautiful beads. It’s like time slowed down and I was able to watch the puddle freeze in slow motion and really focus on my rhythm. Second time, I plowed snow (on my own property) for a couple hours and felt like I was one with the machine. Like I had some scalpel-like precision through the joystick. And then I registered an arf account under my real name and admitted to using a schedule 1 narcotic.
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Posted: 7/21/2021 11:26:54 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Sorry, I meant 4-6oz total, not per drink. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Two doubles is "a couple drinks"? Sorry, I meant 4-6oz total, not per drink. so 2 or 3 double shots. Got it. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 11:31:15 PM EDT
[#48]
I've come up with a much better solution.
I just empty the saline out of a regular old IV bag, and refill it with vodka. Needle in a vein, slow steady drip, Bob's your uncle. I can keep a good buzz going this way almost indefinately. Infinitately. Indefinably. Whatever. Hasn't hurt MY performance none. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 11:34:03 PM EDT
[#49]
Username checks out.
I won't usually day drink unless we go to the lake or I'm smoking meat. |
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Posted: 7/21/2021 11:37:09 PM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: so 2 or 3 double shots. Got it. Typically a cocktail contains 1.5oz of 80 proof. Of course if it's free-poured, who knows? Assuming a jigger is used, 4-6 oz would be 2.5-4 drinks or 1.33-2 "doubles." |
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