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Post by mangetout on Aug 7, 2021 11:13:52 GMT 1
According to that I drink within guidelines, but I knew that. It's easy for me, my husband is teetotal and I only drink if I go to a restaurant.
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Post by FFS on Aug 7, 2021 11:23:58 GMT 1
Apparently I may wish to speak to my GP!
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Post by curtis on Aug 7, 2021 11:28:32 GMT 1
Spoil your weekend in just one click
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Post by suein56 on Aug 7, 2021 11:59:03 GMT 1
Apparently I may wish to speak to my GP! Oops ! I wasn't quite that bad
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Post by ajm on Aug 7, 2021 12:49:03 GMT 1
You know you have a problem when you drink more than your doctor.
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Post by Polarengineer on Aug 7, 2021 13:03:57 GMT 1
The last question is missing! it should ask "Are you telling the truth?"
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Post by mangetout on Aug 7, 2021 13:06:19 GMT 1
You're all making me feel like Miss Goody Two Shoes! I used to drink more, but as I've got older and heart problems have kicked in, I've almost given up. Pity because I used to like a good glass of wine. Rarely spirits, perhaps a brandy at Christmas or other special occasions. Anyway, for those of you who can still knock em back, enjoy.
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Post by basileus on Aug 7, 2021 13:14:38 GMT 1
I'm obviously already dead.....
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Post by curtis on Aug 7, 2021 13:16:16 GMT 1
Spoil your weekend in just one click or just a couple of clinks 🥂 Ah, yes! It's the second click that does it.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2021 13:57:12 GMT 1
Apparently I may wish to speak to my GP!
I knew it was going to be useless when I saw the maximum was a measly 250ml glass of 12% wine! Who drinks that??
I'll see you down at the GP, FFS
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2021 14:02:58 GMT 1
I did the quiz two ways, one with "maximum drinking" but no accidents, memory problems, relatives worrying, remorse, and one with all of those. The score went from 12 to 25.
So the answer is clear. Keep your drinking secret, stay indoors, and don't worry. Well, avec moderation
PS I'm enjoying the way you see your text become bold, italic, whatever, immediately on this forum.
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Post by catrose on Aug 7, 2021 15:49:36 GMT 1
The best is the enemy of the good!!
This calculator is so strict that it will put people off! I drink two small glasses of wine (usually 12.5% as don’t like wines that are too strong) with my evening meal 6 nights a week. And this says that is too much!!!
I reckon my drinking is reasonable, sensible, pleasurable and helping boost the French economy. What’s so bad about that!
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Post by FFS on Aug 7, 2021 16:37:02 GMT 1
It's not the calculator that's strict, it's the nannying behind it.
I have a bottle of beer with apéros every evening and three large glasses of 11% red or rosé (bag-in-box) every night, spread out over three hours or so. That's not excessive, in my opinion, but it is in Nanny's eyes.
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Post by exile on Aug 7, 2021 17:05:06 GMT 1
It's not the calculator that's strict, it's the nannying behind it.
I have a bottle of beer with apéros every evening and three large glasses of 11% red or rosé (bag-in-box) every night, spread out over three hours or so. That's not excessive, in my opinion, but it is in Nanny's eyes.
It's not about how much you spread it out - nor indeed what you drink with it to dilute it - it is about the absolute amount of alcohol you are consuming over a set period of time. I wish it were otherwise. My half tumbler of gin diluted with tonic can last me all evening.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2021 17:15:18 GMT 1
I suspect that I drink more than is good for me, but - as catrose implies - it's difficult to know what exactly is an unhealthy amount, since for many of those setting public policy, the public version is pretty much zero.
When surveyed, people typically under-report what they have consumed if you look at the raw figures (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2013/feb/alcohol-consumption-higher-reported-england) but it's unlikely that teetotallers or very occasional drinkers under-report as much as - well, let's face it, the average TOFFee (TOFFer sounded a bit less gracious) - and it's not clear how that factor is taken into account.
Bah. It's five o'clock somewhere
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