Drinking 8 pints a day

Bring back pre-work beers. Hell, let's make it mandatory

 

1 drink and mine's better already!

 

I've jokingly advocated for a shift beer at my work; something real low alcohol so you can't get drunk. When you deal with some of the absolutely shittiest and moronic people in retail all day, I think something to take the edge off is warranted.

 

Been there, done that, don't recommend it. I like beer still, but using it as a crutch is just going to turn into into an obsession. 2019 was a bad year as some may be aware. I was untappd checking in 1500 a year from 2013 to 2019. Last couple years were a few hundred actuals. I micro dose edibles to treat my anxiety and depression, and finding a partner certainly helped figure out what my life missed. We usually only drink when we go out, but even then I'm just enjoying session beers. I really can't let myself go back to the way it was. I enjoy traveling instead of sitting alone drinking. Even my family tried to intervene way back. Anyways, there is so much more to life to see and enjoy. Just remember that. Peace.

 

Rather than the majority of society being "effeminately raised," it's almost like our bodies tend to adapt to environmental pressures, and that modern society has removed the need for the average person to be in peak physical condition.

Exercise is extremely important, sure, but today that is for health rather than survival reasons. That farmer likely would have taken a desk job over back-breaking physical labor given the choice.

 

That could be my new account name: BloatedMess

 

Back in the early 80's when I got my first full-time job, janitors had a beer-filled pop machine that a number of people took advantage of. Many executives also kept liquor in their bottom drawer, and lunch-drinking wasn't that unusual. How times change.

 

Here's another example of beer as the lesser evil. This Dutch experiment was carried out around 8 years ago--I wonder if it's still ongoing:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-25548061

 

How many people actually read the article and didn't jump to conclusions?

 

I don't need to read it to know the details about the halcyon days of, circa, 2014 when the lines for such illustrious pubs as the Treehouse would begin forming in the wee hours of the morning as the mules would begin to tipple their daily allotment of 8 or 9 pints of hazy ipa and barrel aged stout.

 

Cheers to you brother. Appreciate your reviews and all your input on BA, happy to hear everything's looking up for you

 

Factories in Spain removing beer from the vending machines is a fairly recent move.

I've worked for companies with a cafeteria that features a system where, by forgoing your first course and dessert, you could drink 3 beers at lunch.

 

I love beer, but drinking in the morning isn't my thing.
To draw a parallel, beer for me is a way of relaxation after a long and tough week.

 

I've tried explaining to my wife that beers with "morning" and "breakfast" in the name are meant to be drunk in the morning. She selectively hears "drunk in the morning", so I just get the ol' side-eye.

 

I drink about 200 oz. of liquid a day between tea, coffee, diet soda, coconut water, regular water, seltzer (not hard).

These were like UK pints which are 19.2 oz. But still, that's only about 153 oz.

I often wonder if you had 8 beers over the course of a day (at least an hour per beer) how much that would affect the liver. I'm not going to find out, but I was curious nonetheless.

 

According to Mayo Clinic, "The U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine determined that an adequate daily fluid intake is...About 15.5 cups (3.7 liters) of fluids a day for men."

So meeting the recommended amount of daily fluid intake (3.7 liters/125oz) will get you to 97.7% of a full gallon (128oz)/8 US pints (128oz) or to 81.7% of 8 UK pints (153oz).