DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:31 am
I'm doing the 'Sober October'...not for any sobriety reasons, but for health reasons.
I've been dealing with a lingering cough/congestion for a few months now. I have coughing spells that come and go, but its really bad when I lay down to go to bed. And I'll wake up in the middle of the night coughing, and have to get up and 'hock a loogie' and get a drink of water.
I just assumed it was allergies, but I went and saw my doctor, who prescribed some nose spray, and sent me to an ENT.
The ENT was fairly dismissive, but said 'it might be reflux'...what he called nighttime GERD. And one of the things on the handout he gave me as he shuffled me out the door was to stop drinking. So no wine with dinner, and no beers as I'm making dinner on the weekend.
So a few months later...I'm still having the issue, so I figured maybe he was right. So...not drinking. And so far? Can't really tell if its having an effect or not. I'm definitely not having the same coughing issues when I lay down, but still having coughing spells in the middle of the night.
I went through a period a couple years ago where any time I drank whiskey, I'd wake up in the middle of the night choking on bile. In addition to the lovely sensation of waking up choking, it burned my throat, which made it feel like something was stuck in my throat for 24 hours and burning. On really fun nights, it'd occasionally find its way up my nose, too. Mentioned it to my mother, and turns out my sister was having the same problem, minus the whiskey. Her doc told her it was GERD and told her to sleep more upright, with her back against the wall. That worked for her. I tried it and it seemed to work. I stopped whiskey before bed for a while then I completely forgot about it until just now.
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 12:38 pm
by DaveInSeattle
rass wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:38 am
Belushi seems skeptical.
Somewhat skeptical. Probably wouldn't hurt me to not split a bottle of red wine with the GF every night at dinner. But just wondering if this is one of those general purpose things that they throw out just to placate people.
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 1:44 pm
by P.D.X.
Just do your drinking earlier in the day. Problem solved.
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 5:14 pm
by Giff
P.D.X. wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 1:44 pm
Just do your drinking earlier in the day. Problem solved.
That's what I've been doing!
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 6:38 pm
by DaveInSeattle
P.D.X. wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 1:44 pm
Just do your drinking earlier in the day. Problem solved.
You can't drink all day if you don't start first thing in the morning.
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:36 pm
by Giff
I joke, but with working from home, I actually have been starting earlier, but also ending earlier. I've noticed a huge difference in how I feel the mornings after I have had drinks.
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2020 10:16 pm
by DaveInSeattle
Giff wrote: ↑Thu Oct 15, 2020 7:36 pm
I joke, but with working from home, I actually have been starting earlier, but also ending earlier. I've noticed a huge difference in how I feel the mornings after I have had drinks.
That was me...I would RARELY have anything to drink after dinner.
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 2:17 pm
by HaulCitgo
Happy election mutha fuckers. Take a couple shots and let off a couple rounds for democracy. What could be more american.
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 2:38 pm
by MaxWebster
have a brand new bottle of Laphroaig Select.
even though i'll not watch a minute of tv tonight...I can see a good % taken out of it over the next 12 hours. f. i'm working from home, why should i even wait...
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 2:38 pm
by cerrano
HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Tue Nov 03, 2020 2:17 pm
Happy election mutha fuckers. Take a couple shots and let off a couple rounds for democracy. What could be more american.
Dying of covid?
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 2:43 pm
by brian
The Founders Mas Agave seltzers are really, really good. They use real fruit juice so they're a little sweeter than the other seltzers out there and have a different flavor profile.
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 4:44 pm
by The Sybian
brian wrote: ↑Tue Nov 03, 2020 2:43 pm
The Founders Mas Agave seltzers are really, really good. They use real fruit juice so they're a little sweeter than the other seltzers out there and have a different flavor profile.
Interesting, I haven't seen this yet. I do have some Founder's Mas Agave beer. Gose with grapefruit juice aged in tequila barrels. It's a but strange, but I absolutely love it. Great for drinking on a hot day.
MaxWebster wrote:have a brand new bottle of Laphroaig Select.
Had Laphroaig Select in my hands and went with the Laphroaig Triple Wood instead. I regret my choice. It's good, but not much smoke and just too much going on the flavors don't meld.
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 4:46 pm
by Pruitt
MaxWebster wrote: ↑Tue Nov 03, 2020 2:38 pm
have a brand new bottle of Laphroaig Select.
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2020 7:27 pm
by MaxWebster
South Shore of Lake Ontario
:D
you are always welcome Pruitt
HaulCitgo wrote: ↑Tue Nov 03, 2020 2:17 pm
Happy election mutha fuckers. Take a couple shots and let off a couple rounds for democracy. What could be more american.
Dying of covid?
That you caught at a Trump rally?
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:19 pm
by rass
Fuck it, I’m going in. Dinner is gonna have to figure itself out somehow
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:53 pm
by mister d
Doing one since we have to go to one of the kids’ friend’s houses later on.
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 12:56 pm
by P.D.X.
*shrug*
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:01 pm
by rass
You can take the boy out of Portland, but...
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:05 pm
by Pruitt
The good scotch comes out tonight!
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 7:07 pm
by DaveInSeattle
Champagne was flying off the shelf at the market this afternoon...
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 8:20 pm
by DSafetyGuy
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 8:21 pm
by HaulCitgo
DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 7:07 pm
Champagne was flying off the shelf at the market this afternoon...
DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 7:07 pm
Champagne was flying off the shelf at the market this afternoon...
Champipple in my house
Ha. I was telling my friend about Fred Sanford and Champipple just a couple days ago.
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 10:32 pm
by BSF21
Finished a 2 year old ration of Blanton and I’m popping scotch next.
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 10:47 pm
by A_B
BSF21 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 10:32 pm
Finished a 2 year old ration of Blanton and I’m popping scotch next.
Now I know why you won’t come meet me and the fam tomorrow.
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 11:43 pm
by Rush2112
rass wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:01 pm
You can take the boy out of Portland, but...
he moves to Boulder..
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 11:44 pm
by Rush2112
DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 7:07 pm
Champagne was flying off the shelf at the market this afternoon...
I have a friend that's the GM at a large liquor store in Denver. They did 4K the hour before the announcement, 15K in sales the hour after the announcement, and sold most of the in-house champagne.
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Sat Nov 07, 2020 11:52 pm
by govmentchedda
BSF21 wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 10:32 pm
Finished a 2 year old ration of Blanton and I’m popping scotch next.
Just killed my scotch.
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Sun Nov 08, 2020 12:00 pm
by P.D.X.
rass wrote: ↑Sat Nov 07, 2020 1:01 pm
You can take the boy out of Portland, but...
I drank 8 pints of Verboten Pilsner last night and capped it off with a hard 'booch and feel fantastic today. This is gonna require further study.
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 8:28 pm
by brian
Took a shot and got some Bud Light Platinum Seltzer and it’s like drinking flavored rubbing alcohol. That shit is strong.
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 8:54 pm
by govmentchedda
FIL poured me three fingers of Balvenie Doublewood. It's your birthday, bro!
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:02 pm
by BSF21
They opened Indy's first Total Wine and Spirits a half mile from my house this week.
Several 4/6 packs, a bottle of Oban 14, and they had Patel Habano Toros for 6.49 in the cigar humi! Ya boy did some damage.
Now it's 40 degrees out and blowing 35 and not even nice enough to go sit out by the fire table and enjoy one :/
Re: What?? Are you drinking?
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:03 pm
by BSF21
govmentchedda wrote: ↑Sat Nov 14, 2020 8:54 pm
FIL poured me three fingers of Balvenie Doublewood. It's your birthday, bro!
This is more than acceptable. In fact, I'ma pour myself a little doublewood here after this next drink.
