The January Abstinence Club

[DTCwordfan]

Co Presidents, Sibton and I

Purpose - one month of the booze starting today, a support group to help, cajole, berate any ABers to meet this goal. The benefits being the drying out of the old leather known as the leather and a lack of ethanol in the body helping to lead to weight loss - which can be a couple of pounds a week.

You are welcome to join us and rant away with our grumps and withdrawal symptoms and then become all-saintly and righteous when we get towards the goal.

Any questions? Though sibs and I won't necessarily answer them. Will Sqad contribute on any medically related issues?

[DTCwordfan]

there we go - should read "off the booze!"

Must be pickled.

[jd_1984]

Surely thats "one month OFF the booze!"

[rockyracoon]

I would love to join but unfortunately I'd be a failure by friday evening.

[cazzz1975]

Im already saintly and righteous ;)

[jd_1984]

I too am trying this as I onsidered overdosing on laxatives after over indulging for an entire week. Over 10 units consumed each day and god knows how much I drank on Christmas Day/New Years Eve! So I am committed to the cause gents!

[giveup]

I'll drink to that !!

[grasscarp]

Can I join on Friday. (There are 1.5 bottles of wine that must be finished). With temptation out of the way I will be good for rest of January - with your help.

[Tilly2]

Can we drink at weekends?

[albaqwerty]

the drying out of the old leather known as the leather

surely aka the liver?

[DTCwordfan]

( and gals, jd!)

Wonder if the Ed could make this a sticky or something if we get numbers up.....

[DTCwordfan]

Nope in principle, tilly but if you have too......

I must be half cut, alba, though I am not.

[albaqwerty]

It's AB, DT, it's soaks into one's brain :-D xx

[DTCwordfan]

yes grasscarp, you can.

I finished with a nice 1995 Langoa Barton, a St Julien and a couple of glasses of a Smith-Woodhouse port.

This is the eighth year I have done this.

[DTCwordfan]

Now I know, alba. What's the cure for that, a month off AB as well?

[mccfluff]

i'll do tonight and maybe tomorrow

[giveup]

Bet you can't wait for February

[grasscarp]

Thanks DT. Will check in for support. Great idea btw.

[DTCwordfan]

I may go for a wee run into Feb, the objective being a stone off the weight as well, the booze clobbers me on poundage, I must say

[lady-janine]

i'll join. (after i've finished my nearly empty bottle of blackwoods. this coming friday should see it gone). l just could not bear leaving a couple of drinks left in the bottle. after all it might go off and what a waste of money (good gin) that would be. promise not to open any bottles after that. will that do?

[DTCwordfan]

yep.....the pubs and booze shops of Cornwall will suffer between us, Lady J. (Though I go for a non-alchie ginger beer to replace the wine/Guinness and occasional beer).