What say over 65ers or younger ABers. ?

[vivandorron]

I feel I must have a little whine, before drinking a 'few' glasses of red wine.

It seems to be that there is a movement afoot to have me sitting at home of an evening with just a small glass of plonk and perhaps consume it by dipping a baby's dummy; instead of enjoying my cigarettes whilst quaffing wine.

http://www.dailymail....-65s-say-doctors.html

Ron.

[rowanwitch]

lots of anti-oxidants in the good plain chocolate also magnesium and some trace elements

[giveup]

They didnt say what size glass to use. Just use your initiative.

[jno]

just the one glass, though, Ron

http://www.skyuser.co...one-big-glass-day.jpg

[vivandorron]

What do you expect, Viv and me to drink from the same glass. In fact I am even thinking that we should have individual bottles.:-)

Ron.

[vivandorron]

Jno...Just in case you are thinking of buying Viv and me a suitable present; I submit for your consideration the following.:-

http://community.guin.../3011644/7691.html?b=

Ron.☺☺☺

[emmie]

According to the Channel 4 news, and a article i had a look at, this report came from the Royal College of Psychiatrists. And as someone has pointed out that you are expected to work till you drop, but cut back on anything that might make that fact a bit more palatable.

[vivandorron]

em....I hold the view that some Psychiatrists are in need of medical attention for their unfortunate mental disorders.

Ron.

[Bummle]

It's a bit much asking us to work until we are at least 66 and telling us we are too old to drink more than a couple of units a week at 65 - where is the motivation in that?!

[emmie]

I have seen a few in my time, and believe me its they who should be having treatment, on the channel 4 news with Jon Snow earlier he had one of the psychiatrists involved in this report and the other was a doctor, who was a lovely old chap, with a sharp sense of humour, he suggested that if you can't have drink at that age, when its all falling to pieces, when can you, not exact words, but i thought he was wonderful. The poe faced chap just receded somewhat into the background.

[welshlibranr]

Well, I'm just going to carry on as usual, and please myself how much I drink!........my choice!..............enjoy a few glasses of wine, and why not!.......

[derekpara]

BOO, you can pick me and my 'vrittle' bones up any time you like !

As for being a burden, I only weigh 12 stones - I'm sure you could cope with that !!!!

D xxx

[Quizmonster]

Thanks for your kind comment, J.

I went six times "over the limit" in my local yesterday evening...ie I had three pints of ale. I told the landlord he should, in all conscience, stop serving me, but he just laughed. What else can I do?

[emmie]

enjoy it, and think that you and your fellow drinkers, are helping in a small way to keep the pub going, Smoking ban has been the nail in the coffin to many, not the only factor of course, but they are falling like ninepins

[vivandorron]

You all know that I am way past 65 and often slip into the columns of AB one of my 'poetical' compositions. The following being about my thinking whilst drinking.
............................

I think I thought that I had thought that I would think.
And then thought, I'll first buy myself a drink.

Well having bought the drink that I had sought,
I sort of thought about the thought I'd thought;
Then thought, there was ought but nought about the thought I'd thought. Or so I thought I think.

So I bought another drink, which led me on to think,
That I could no longer think, because I was getting drunk.
Or so I thunk; I think!!
.............................

Hic, Hic....Ron.

[vivandorron]

My thanks to all who contributed to this thread.

Incidentally, if any one of you folk see me in a pub, please feel free to call me a plonker..........Red wine, Large glass. :-)

Ron.