My consultant told me that it was drinking every day that caused the problem, I'm pretty sure that one day off in 97 would have saved me a lot of grief.
Emigrating to Canada in early '72 I had to find a G.P. Turned out to be a Welshman about my age ( he was a mate of another lad from Scotland (also a G.P.) who was on the football team I played for) . This is good, I thought, having access to all this free medical advice through mates & mates of mates. First general medical I had with him ( the Welshman) a year later, the usual questions were asked....family medical history, personal medical history etc etc. Then came the serious questions: "Do you smoke ? How many per day ?" Usual lies from me. "What & how much alcohol do you drink per week ?" Tricky one, so I gave a daily intake estimate. Lying through my teeth again 'cos I usually lost count by Wednesday. "Maybe 3-4 pints a day, no spirits, and maybe a couple of bottles of white wine each weekend" was my best answer. He looked at me quizzically. "Is that a problem Doc ?", I asked. "Well, boyo", he responded, "let me put it to you this way". " With that daily intake, if you were an American living in the U.S. you'd most likely be classified as a raving alcoholic". I sighed, in dispair, for what was likely to come next. "However", he said, " here in Canada it's more likely you'd be viewed as a borderline case, but in England, where you come from, it's the cultural norm and no-one would bat an eyelid." This was disturbing, so I plucked up enough courage to ask him what advice he would give me. "**** off back to England, you Yorkshire bastard." was his retort. He & his Scottish counterpart are still my best mates over here. Despite their alleged hatred of the English. Love 'em both, the twats. He was probably right - it can catch up with you after constant use. Hope it works out for you OLM...stick to the regimen.
Have a chomp on this motherfuckers! I'm pissed We've just gone into a club in Basildon We were both ID. I asked if there was an upper age limit. I was told "no sir" We both officially look under 25. **** you age. Night on hand pulled Old Speckled Hen, not a bad pint for southerners.
Hobgoblin four for a fiver at Aldi. Have a wonderful Saturday night, whatever it is that you may be doing.
Just had (lunchtime at pub) Beeston Brewery's 'Worth the Wait', Humpty-Dumpty's 'Little Sharpie' and also their 'Nord Atlantic'. Cold day, no walkers/tourists - just a doz of us around the fire...
Hobgoblin four for a fiver at Asda as well. Well worth. Decent beer at a very good price. Only got two left now
I ended up back in Lion & Key couple of days ago Was on Fat Cat IPA, 6.4%. Really nice, although surprisingly heavy ( Mrs Tash had a mouthful and asked if I'd added a shot to it!) Last night however was an old school long drinking session round a card table with some great chaps. Corona, Grolsch and shots of Fire Eater liqueur...until 4am. I was a little fragile this morning
From this pub/brewery, DBT? https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=f...ved=0CAgQ_AUoA2oVChMIwaaGnsuQyQIVSAoaCh1H6Q0H
Had a few bottles of Punk IPA this afternoon, that stuff is like rocket fuel just had to go for a walk to clear my head!
It depends what your doing really We'd only popped in for a couple so heavy was fine, not a session beer though
